Seorai Korean Bbq

Had a lunch with few friends. It was not very crowded during lunch. The restaurant layout has modern arrangements with some private quarters. It is very clean. Like the bell on each table to request services. Foods were ready pretty quick from the time order was taken. It is not all-you-can-eat. Clean restroom.

Rating this as a Korean BBQ joint, I'd have to say it was a massive disappointment. No matter what vibe you are going for, high end or simply for late-night drinks, there is one thing you cannot compromise on: the quality of the meat. We had the pork combo which comes with the belly, the cheek, and some marinated version of some part. It didn't matter though cause you could immediately sense how tough and dry all parts were. Essentially, I feel they are using frozen meat or the cheapest quality. As you know, pork quality visually is difficult to tell apart simply with marbling (as they are all fatty). But when you chew on it, you can immediately understand that they have cut corners massively.

The service was great. The atmosphere was great. And there were adequate banchan (although nothing special). Everything felt like it was from a factory. I would given it even fewer stars if we didn't have a good time amongst my friends and crew. At least they gave us great seats with quite a bit of privacy so we were able to laugh and crackle. But that's about it.

Won't be returning at least for a while.

Service was prompt and attentive. We took our time to enjoy lunch, since they were not busy during Friday lunch time.

Price is on the high end.

Quality of meat was good and fresh. Somehow with the price I was expecting all you can eat. 😛

Only Korean restaurant that is open til 12am in Santa Clara, staffs were somewhat friendly, atmosphere is clean and nice, great music, price is on the higher side, service was just okay, the side dishes were large portion compared to other restaurants. Only complaint, it took over 30 minutes for the cold noodles, maybe they forgot about it, by the time they brought the noodle out, I was almost done with my Kimchi soup and rice. For a BBQ place I would think they would put some large chunks of pork in the soup but they were very thin and small. But I was amazed by the look and the taste, it was very delicious! One of the best kimchi and kimchi soup I had in a long time. The cold noodle came late but it was tasty and cool! I didn’t have time to try the BBQ this time but I will definitely come back for it! Overall very satisfying!

We love this place. The service is great, nice environment, bright and spacious. We ordered pork belly and the quality is good (not like other korean bbq places that serves frozen meat). the soft tofu soup is very tasty. We’ll definitely come again