Yakiniku Housenka - Gardena

To my surprise, my meal came with a fairly large salad, which I hadn't anticipated. My friend’s special also included a salad topped with BBQ beef. When our ramen arrived, it had a Tokyo-style soy sauce base broth. I liked the broth, but I found the kalbi pieces a bit too fatty for my taste and somewhat chewy as well. I also tried my friend's soy milk flavored ramen, which was still intriguing. For $10, it was a generous amount of food, including salad, ramen, and rice. I might consider trying something different next time to see if I can find a dish I enjoy more. Both the owner and his wife were friendly and attentive, which added to the overall experience.

I will never dine at this restaurant again! After a long drive, my hunger was substantial. Most of the popular places were crowded, but this one was empty. We were too famished to search any further, so we made the unfortunate decision to eat here. What a mistake! We ordered short rib combination dinners and waited for half an hour. When our food finally arrived, it was just a huge plate of FAT! I've never seen short rib this greasy before; it's unbelievable! I wish I could give it zero stars or even a negative rating!

This is one of the best Japanese BBQ spots in the area. The food is excellent, and it's the only place I've found that serves firm beef tendon (not the chewy variety). The specials change frequently, as they seem to depend on the owner's mood for the day or week. Occasionally, they might not have liver available, but if they do, you definitely need to try it—it's a must! The atmosphere is nice and quiet, and there are usually very few customers, which could be a plus or a minus. If you prefer to be left alone after placing your order, this is the perfect place for you.

Now I'm not an expert on Japenese BBQ but I must say I really enjoyed this place! Approaching the restaurant we were a little hesitant because no one was in there and it was 8:30 pm on a Thursday night. That being said we decided to go in anyway and were pleasantly surprised. Service: The service was just okay. I would have expected a lot better since we were the only ones in there but I'm not going to make a big fuss about it. Drinks: $10 pitcher of Sapporo. I like it!!! Food: Food was great! Had the beef tongue, short ribs, chicken and the chuck roll. No complaints. Love cooking the meat on the grill. I alway get a kick out of it. They have a good spicy sauce! More people should go here! Give it a shot!

Hubbers and I came through here awhile back on the start of a long weekend. It was a little over an hour into dinner hours when we were turned away telling us they were closed. Interesting enough, there were diners indulging in some meat goodness. Whatever, so we left. Fast forward many months later, my curiosity still got the best of me, so I dragged Big Bro and parental units here for dinner grub. Dinner hours posted on Yelp AND their door is at 600pm. 605p and there didn 't seem to be any life inside except for just this one lady who did notice (and ignored our presence. As our hunger persisted and patience wore thin, we all collectively decided to bounce somewhere else. But then she opened the doors, so, in we went. Since we were the only customers, ordering what we wanted was uncomplicated: SMS combo good for 4 people. And because we were the only ones there, it didn 't take long for us to get our food. (For the record, my fellow Yelpers are right: there is only one server and she was really snobby and very snooty. Jaws of life would fall apart if used to attempt crackin ' a smile outta that lady. We got the salad. We got the kimchee. We all thought we were each getting a set considering how little we got, but nope. Why would she think that was enough for 4 people? We did without more salad, but we had to order more of the kimchee. (Yeah, we got charged extra for it which I thought was ridiculous considering the amount she initially gave us was never gonna be enough for 4 people. But the meat was abundant and delicious (if cooked properly, which we did. It was more than enough for a party of four. FOOD: 4. (Would have been perfect if they didn 't skimp on the kimchee. SERVICE: 2. (Seriously, she needs work. A smile wouldn 't hurt, and it shouldn 't be too hard to flag her for extras given we were the only customers the whole time. VALUE: 4. SMS set is a good buy for 4 people. PARKING: Private lot. It 's always busy since it 's shared with other popular vendors. OVERALL: 3.25. After reading other reviews, I figured out why Hubbers and I were turned away the last time: she is the only server and probably felt overwhelmed with too many customers. (There were only a couple of tables occupied back then. We were the only customers from beginning to end. We all wonder how this place could profit and survive if they didn 't attract any more people, especially within the dinner rush. But as great as the food was, and like many other Yelper 's sentiments, I 'm not sure I 'd come back either. That service was just too much of a turn off. (MANAGEMENT: Pahleeaasseee take note of many of my fellow reviewer 's consistent opinion regarding this! It really is too bad because they have great things to offer. They must know and should come into terms (or some kinda realization! with the fact they 're not the only J*BBQ in town. I strongly believe they could turn a serious profit if they did something about their customer service. Oh, well. C 'est la vie.