Korean BBQ in Orange County

[code7outlaw]

Greetings Chowhounds...

Was wondering if anybody could recommend a good Korean BBQ place in the OC...I'm near the Brea/La Habra/Buena Park area.

THANKS!

[samtron608]

i hate to tell you this but korean bbq is horrible outside of koreatown. i havent found any that is even worth going to no matter how much of a craving you have. imo

[jkao1817]

I respectfully disagree with that statement. there are lots of good Korean BBQ places in the Rowland Heights area.

Which places have you been to that helped you come up with your opinion.

[samtron608]

i dont consider rowland heights to be in the brea/buena park/anaheim area or the general OC area.
i havent been to any in rowland heights.....but i've never heard anyone talk about their bbq places ever before until your post...
please suggest some places and i will check it out when im in that area....

[jkao1817]

Agreed That Rowland Heights is not in the same area.

Try Surah on Beach and Malvern.

For Rowland Heights, try Ong Ja Gib on Colima and Nogales.

[Das Ubergeek]

Like I said, there's only one Park's... but I would put Cham Sut Gol up there with Tahoe Galbi... and Shik Do Rak IS in Koreatown as well as Garden Grove. I would rank Sagan with Chosun Galbee.

Aren't we fortunate to be able to be so picky!! In Topeka this conversation would be very different.

[maiweezy]

Go Goo Ryeo! For the unmarinated short ribs, fo shoo.

[SeaCook]

Ye Dang in La Habra, on Beach Blvd near Imperial Hwy. Across the street from Wal mart. Good and unusal banchan.

[groover808]

Is Garden Grove ok? I really like Cham Sut Gol, they have an awesome AYCE deal.

http://www.yelp.com/biz/cham-sut-gol-...

[attran99]

I agree with groover...that place is great for AYCE. The ice cream dessert is quite enjoyable, too.

[bsquared2]

How about in Anaheim? There is a large Korean community but I don't know where to go.

[Das Ubergeek]

Not tons I've tried in Anaheim but south to GG there's tons. Nothing approaching Park's level but Cham Sut Gol is good (and I like their set menu rather than AYCE), Shik Do Rak or go up to BP for Surah or Sagan, both on Beach.

[mikester]

Das or anyone else - is there any decent Korean BBQ in Irvine, or anywhere near/south of the Spectrum ?

[Das Ubergeek]

I don't really venture south of Spectrum. There's OK (but too sweet) Korean BBQ at the Irvine Tofu House off the 5 at Jeffrey.

[groover808]

There's a new Shik Do Rak in Irvine on Jeffrey and Walnut on the Irvine China Garden/Taiko side. It's pretty decent, I don't think they do AYCE for dinner. They have rice and radish wraps there and service is always efficient.

[attran99]

I didn't they had a set menu. Any menu recs for the set menu...I've been wanting to take the hubby there following my positive AYCE experience. Would love to hear your thoughts. Thanks!

[jkao1817]

Surah on Beach and malvern in Fullerton

[code7outlaw]

Thanks Jkao, I know exactly where that's at! .Any suggestions on what to/not order...

[jkao1817]

The normal BBQ stuff is all good. If you are into roe, they have a Hwe Boop (Sp??) that is really good. Basically rice with various roes and seaweeds.

[soniabegonia]

rice bowl with roe is called "al bap". "hwe dup bap" is rice bowl with sashimi.