Yong's Kal-bi - Waimea

A truly mom pop shop with great service and great food. This Korean restaurant has the regular Korean food but also some daily specials using whatever they get from the market that day. I have been wanting to try dishes made with breadfruit, also known as ulu on the island. I was pleasantly surprised to saw on their daily special, Korean pancake made with ulu mungbean. This dish was truly vegan, just 2 simple ingredients. It was so good, I came back 2 more times just to eat this pancake, and I’m not even vegan . Their plates are huge and generously priced. Each item comes with 3 sides rice or 4 sides. The boss lady run the front, and her husband is the chef in the kitchen. There are drinks for sale but you could also just stick with the free water and hot barley tea. We came back on the last day before leaving the island to eat the ulu pancake one more time. Unfortunately, it wasn’t available that day because the ulu wasn’t ripe yet. The boss lady was so nice, she presented us with a free kimbap before we leave as a go-away gift

So delicious. The perfect combination of fresh veggies with the garlic pork belly! Staff was super helpful and made suggestions.

Delicious Kalbi in Waimea! Simple location, many parking spaces. Simply call and check order to pick it up.

Try the oxtail soup and the combination plate. Take your own leg.

Delicious food, friendly service. Some of the best Korean food I've ever had. To judge from the non-stop line of customers while we were there, many agree!