“Let’s go” quality food with home cooked flavors! If you want a low key kbbq experience without the crowd and exceptional service, check it out!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Thanh ta C.
Went there was
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Bibimbap
Shiri Gradek
Happened upon the restaurant when we were on the hunt for good Korean BBQ. The atmosphere is understated, but food and service was amazing. Truly! The beef was so tender and the banchan was A+. There were 3 very kind employees (owners?) who were so attentive and made it a very enjoyable experience.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jason Park
A delicious Korean restaurant with a Korean feel. Eat well!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 5
JJounG K (JJounG)
This place is a totally hidden gem in Santa Clara!!! Didn't realize there is an authentic Korean BBQ restaurant. The meat qualities are out of this world and server was super friendly. They also have private areas for small and big parties. This restaurant will be my 'Go-TO Place' for Korean Food & BBQ craving.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Samgyeopsal, Pollack Hot Stew, Kimchi Pancake, Korean Barbecue, BBQ Combo, Combo 4, Korean Barbequed Pork
Rene Huchard
Food is delicious and the service is fantastic. I would recommend the place in a heartbeat.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Korean Barbecue, BBQ Combo
Harsh Vardhan
Super nice family run Korean bbq restaurant. Not cheap but totally worth it. Will definitely return.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Korean Barbecue, Spicy Pork, Korean Barbequed Beef
Sahil Kumar Aneja
Friendly and helpful staff, great playlist of music, nice late night atmosphere, and incredibly flavorful food. Good wine and soju options as well.I highly recommend the corn cheese, the sauteed pork with kimchi and plain tofu, the fermented tofu (sides), and the L.A. Galbi (Bone-in Bulgogi).
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bulgogi, Corn Cheese, Korean Barbequed Beef
Mellow Jello
Very quiet place with very good non BBQ Korean food.They do have barbecue, but hilariously I never come here to eat it. I get cold noodles and fried oysters instead!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Oyster Pancake
Antonio
Really good place! Looks very unassuming from outside, but don't let that turn out off. Great food and a relaxing atmosphere unlike other KBBQ places. This is not an all you can eat, but the servings suggested are adequate to what they claim. Great experience, will be coming back for sure-sies.
The Korean barbecue was good, if a bit spluttery and spitty on the grill towards your forearms… The ladies that work there were friendly and cracked jokes, and seemed to enjoy themselves. The pork belly was bomb, the beef was pretty good, and some of the kimchi were excellent.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Korean Barbecue
Kimmy HK
This is the hidden legit K bbq. Somehow only Korean people know lol ? good quality meats (for sure I was disappointed with Gooyigooyi next door. Their dishes are not made fresh at all!! Fyi), their side dishes freshly made daily, omg the soups are the best in the whole bay area for sure. I heard it’s been around almost 20 years?! Only been shared among legit Korean people. I’ve been to every Korean bbq places in the bay area. 100% confident Gaboja and Ilbunji are the best of the best K bbq.Vegetarian options: Veggie bibimbap, veggie tofu soup
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Samgyeopsal
June
When you first walk in, it smells like cigarettes instead of food. Then you sit down and notice there is no music in the restaurant. We take a look at the menu and the prices are ridiculously high compared to the photos on Google Maps. The servings were small and overpriced. Three people at our table have severe allergies and our server insisted that they were safe. One person at our table was not using the dipping sauce because he wasn't sure if it contained fish sauce. The server grabbed his food off his plate, dipped it into the sauce and put it back on his plate which I found wildly inappropriate. After we left the restaurant he ended up in an ambulance and went to the emergency room. There are so many other Korean BBQ restaurants in the area that you could go to instead. You do not want to waste your money eating overpriced mediocre food with subpar service at Gaboja. I honestly wish we left and ate somewhere else after seeing the menu.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 2
Saurabh Goyal
The spicy pork is out of this world!Amazing meat quality, perfect sauce, perfectly cooked.I have tried all Korean restaurants in the south bay and trust me no one comes close to their spicy pork.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
이영지
I’ve been here lots if time and tried bibimbap, spicy pork, ramen, fried chicken. Generally the food was decent and the lady was always nice. The must thing is spicy pork. It’s not too sweet like other restaurants and has a perfect balance of flavors. Fried chicken was large portion too.
“Let’s go” quality food with home cooked flavors! If you want a low key kbbq experience without the crowd and exceptional service, check it out!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Went there was
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Bibimbap
Happened upon the restaurant when we were on the hunt for good Korean BBQ. The atmosphere is understated, but food and service was amazing. Truly! The beef was so tender and the banchan was A+. There were 3 very kind employees (owners?) who were so attentive and made it a very enjoyable experience.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
A delicious Korean restaurant with a Korean feel. Eat well!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 5
This place is a totally hidden gem in Santa Clara!!! Didn't realize there is an authentic Korean BBQ restaurant. The meat qualities are out of this world and server was super friendly. They also have private areas for small and big parties. This restaurant will be my 'Go-TO Place' for Korean Food & BBQ craving.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Samgyeopsal, Pollack Hot Stew, Kimchi Pancake, Korean Barbecue, BBQ Combo, Combo 4, Korean Barbequed Pork
Food is delicious and the service is fantastic. I would recommend the place in a heartbeat.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Korean Barbecue, BBQ Combo
Super nice family run Korean bbq restaurant. Not cheap but totally worth it. Will definitely return.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Korean Barbecue, Spicy Pork, Korean Barbequed Beef
Friendly and helpful staff, great playlist of music, nice late night atmosphere, and incredibly flavorful food. Good wine and soju options as well.I highly recommend the corn cheese, the sauteed pork with kimchi and plain tofu, the fermented tofu (sides), and the L.A. Galbi (Bone-in Bulgogi).
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bulgogi, Corn Cheese, Korean Barbequed Beef
Very quiet place with very good non BBQ Korean food.They do have barbecue, but hilariously I never come here to eat it. I get cold noodles and fried oysters instead!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Oyster Pancake
Really good place! Looks very unassuming from outside, but don't let that turn out off. Great food and a relaxing atmosphere unlike other KBBQ places. This is not an all you can eat, but the servings suggested are adequate to what they claim. Great experience, will be coming back for sure-sies.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bibimbap
Restaurantji Recommends
The Korean barbecue was good, if a bit spluttery and spitty on the grill towards your forearms… The ladies that work there were friendly and cracked jokes, and seemed to enjoy themselves. The pork belly was bomb, the beef was pretty good, and some of the kimchi were excellent.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Korean Barbecue
This is the hidden legit K bbq. Somehow only Korean people know lol ? good quality meats (for sure I was disappointed with Gooyigooyi next door. Their dishes are not made fresh at all!! Fyi), their side dishes freshly made daily, omg the soups are the best in the whole bay area for sure. I heard it’s been around almost 20 years?! Only been shared among legit Korean people. I’ve been to every Korean bbq places in the bay area. 100% confident Gaboja and Ilbunji are the best of the best K bbq.Vegetarian options: Veggie bibimbap, veggie tofu soup
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Samgyeopsal
When you first walk in, it smells like cigarettes instead of food. Then you sit down and notice there is no music in the restaurant. We take a look at the menu and the prices are ridiculously high compared to the photos on Google Maps. The servings were small and overpriced. Three people at our table have severe allergies and our server insisted that they were safe. One person at our table was not using the dipping sauce because he wasn't sure if it contained fish sauce. The server grabbed his food off his plate, dipped it into the sauce and put it back on his plate which I found wildly inappropriate. After we left the restaurant he ended up in an ambulance and went to the emergency room. There are so many other Korean BBQ restaurants in the area that you could go to instead. You do not want to waste your money eating overpriced mediocre food with subpar service at Gaboja. I honestly wish we left and ate somewhere else after seeing the menu.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 2
The spicy pork is out of this world!Amazing meat quality, perfect sauce, perfectly cooked.I have tried all Korean restaurants in the south bay and trust me no one comes close to their spicy pork.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I’ve been here lots if time and tried bibimbap, spicy pork, ramen, fried chicken. Generally the food was decent and the lady was always nice. The must thing is spicy pork. It’s not too sweet like other restaurants and has a perfect balance of flavors. Fried chicken was large portion too.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5