Baekjeong Temple City

Wonderful experience! Just entered and the staff were so welcoming. Good vibes and they did the winter decoration which was nice. Food was amazing- meat so fresh!! Okay caveat, if you are coming here with half a dozen football players and you just want the bang for your buck and eat meat endlessly- this is not the place. But for people like me who don't benefit from AYCE anymore, and prefer quality meat and a comfortable family experience, then this is definitely the place. Here, they cook the meat for you. That was new for me- but it was good experience. The people here work very hard, and constantly on their feet. The sides were good, and their menus are quite fair for the price and quality. I had a great experience, and each table sits about 6 comfortably. The tables are spaced comfortably and there is often plenty of seating. I came for lunch and so it wasn't as busy- but I'd imagine for dinner and busy days, it can be packed and the wait can be a while. Price is higher compared to most Socal KBBQ places...but for the price, the quality, the vibe- I can't think of many places that can beat this restaurant. 5-star for me. Enjoy!

Food was excellent! Service was good, as they cook the meats for you. Price is definitely more expensive than the average AYCA Korean bbq but you taste the higher quality. We end up getting the HODONG'S FAVORITE combo ($79) beef tongue ($45) and glass noodle ($19). Oh also try their Mango Pineapple Sparkler ($6), all are very good!Recommend getting a reservation or else wait time might be long.

I left this restaurant with mixed feelings. Before the pandemic, this place was always busy with huge crowds and long waits, but now there were only about 3-4 occupied tables during lunch. It was definitely more relaxing to eat with fewer people, and the food tasted fine. However, I didn't find the staff to be very friendly or attentive. I just wish the experience had been better.

Excellent place for Korean BBQ. If you're celebrating a special occasion and don't want to be turning short ribs, this place does all the heavy lifting for you. They do absolutely everything for you except eat. They bring water, and have all the salad and banchan there at the table before you sit down. The server came to introduce himself and lighted the grill. He started cooking our brisket and came back in a minute to turn it over. He took it off the hot plate when it was done, but we could eat it when it was still on the plate. I asked him when it was ready to eat. Next, he brought the New York steak or rib eye. He cooked it perfectly, asking how I wanted it cooked. Third, he cooked the marinated boneless short ribs. We asked for more salad, rice wrappers, and spicy tofu. All sides are all you can eat. I gave it 4 stars because it was pretty pricey and the 2 of us had enough food, but in regards to the beef, we could have eaten more. I was glad for the experience. But I can only do this on special occasions if you know what I mean.

The meat quality is really superior here compared to the AYCE Korean BBQ places I usually go to, but be prepared to pay. I've never had Korean BBQ in Asia, just Koreatown LA and SGV, so I'm not sure how it measures up. BJ offers tender, fresh meat. I've only tried their boneless short ribs and brisket. Interestingly, the fried eggs and corn are literally "cooked" in the sides of the grill. Salad dressing wasn't too strong. Besides meat, I mostly fed myself with japchae and rice paper. Would come back to treat myself!

I love this place, very good quality of beef and pork. We got boneless short rib and beef bally. Our server, Eugene, he is really friendly, he remembered us from second time we visited, and he cooked really well on the beef. He cooked the perfect beef! Best K BBQ in town.

The only bad thing was we waited a long time for our table to be ready but we came at a night where it would be busy, the day after Thanksgiving! Super crowded and for good reason. The meat here is so tender and so fresh, I couldn't get over it. The server cooked our meat perfectly and it was nice to just sit back and relax. I just wish we could have more meat but it wasn't an AYCE place so we had the 3 meats and then that was it. I loved everything especially the non-marinated meat. Side dishes were good, but wish the salad was better.