Korean Barbecue Restaurants near Alameda, CA

“Bowl'd Korean Restaurant in Alameda South Shore Center is under the new management, but with the same owner as Ohgane Korean BBQ.New Chef Stella has created a new menu features $5 Happy Hour and Korean street food with variety selections of smaller portions at very reasonable prices. Lunch menu is more healthy choices.The best thing in the menu that you can come in for a smaller portions at less expensive prices or a larger family menu.Aaron the new manager who previously worked at Ohgane has led the team to the next level. Professional, polite, attentive service with detail.Great selections of Korean soju (Korean vodka), a variety of tap beers and wines.Parking: Park anywhere around South Shore Center“

“We eat here about once a month. There’s a large all you care to eat selection, service is fast and they have decent list of beers to go with all the meat. The only problem we’ve had is that their scissors aren’t sharpened- that’s ok, next time we’ll bring our own.“

“I made a reservation at 5 and we were seated immediately. The servers were very friendly & we were pleasantly surprised they cooked our meal for us. We ordered the Beef Combo & Stew Set B and that was more than enough for 2 people. Would definitely come back!“

“LOVE LOVE LOVEEEE this spot!!! It's become my mom and I's go-to! I always order the spicy tofu soup (extra extra spicy) with mushrooms and egg added. And their bulgogi is so delicious and flavorful, too! YUMM! And their hot tea is superior! THE BEST hot, roasted barley tea that I've ever had. Service and ambience is amazing! I love the staff-- they're so sweet and welcoming! Thank you for everything you do!!“

“Overall this is one of the best and most affordable Korean BBQ restaurants you will find ANYWHERE in the Bay Area. They have a wide variety of meats, sides, etc. One such side is TOFU SOUP. When you order tofu soup they ask how spicy you want it. We said normal. Later, we get the tofu soup. It tastes like water. Literal water. Not exaggerating as if it "wasn't very seasoned", but legit water (it still had the right color). They did not add salt / fish sauce / soy sauce or whatever savory flavor is supposed to go in it. Yet it looked like a normal bowl of tofu soup. We had four people at the table (all with different taste buds and spice tolerances) try the soup and all said it tasted like water. Some believe it was water. Pure unadulterated water. And I'm not some "new" person who has never eaten tofu soup before. I am literally Asian, and know that tofu soup is Soon dubu jigae (순두부찌개). So we tell the server that this soup is literally water (even though keep in mind it looks "normal"), and she goes "Yea it's a SOUP". I'm like????? It has no SALT. So she takes it back to the kitchen and comes back and tells us, "The kitchen staff said you guys must have 'crazy strong' taste buds", and I was beside myself. I don't know if anyone even reads these reviews, or cares, but whoever cares about running a restaurant properly needs to be aware that if FOUR separate people tell you the soup tastes like water, you need to have someone try it to confirm because it was simply unbelievable. So unbelievable none of the staff or "kitchen" help bothered to confirm it. You cannot run a restaurant and serve soup that looks like soup, but tastes like water, then insist to people that it's actually flavored. It was NOT flavored. Nevertheless besides the random "commentary" by the server, she did an excellent job, came around to refill our orders frequently, and even asked us if we wanted a replacement. We emphatically said no because what would we do if we get another steaming bowl of "tofu soup" and it tastes like water again? Tell her it tastes like water, not be believed, and then get charged for it? In this economy? All in all, Gogi Time is still an excellent restaurant. I am still giving five stars because I've come here 3 times since c*vid and the meats, fried tofu, pot stickers, and everything has been perfect and delicious. Except this time the tofu soup. The literal water tofu soup that no one believed was water. Also, I am surprised the price is $37. In this economy I would expect AYCE to be $60-70 per person, especially in Oakland where the cost of doing business is astronomical.“