Daebak Korean Restaurant

We came an hour before it closes. Would encouraged others to come a little over an hour before it closes. The service was a little slow because there was only 1 server. The menu was simple, we ordered the special soup - food came out quickly and it was delicious. It was definitely enough portion for 2 people.

Gem of an authentic Korean restaurant in the Denver area. The beef and pork soups (소머리국밥/돼지국밥) here are both delicious, pure comfort food. I liked that the cabbage and radish kimchi is served with tongs and shears for you to cut up yourself - how it's done in Korea. The soy sauce pickled onions (양파장아찌) was good too. Authentic vibes, clean restaurant.

Came here since 2016/2017? And then they closed down for about two years and now have been back. Taste hasnt changed. Still managed by same owners from kitchen to the front of the house. True soul food.

Their gookbap came back!!!! I was so excites when their gookbap came back. Its the best. The broth is so rich and delicious. The kimchi is so good too. Will be visiting often!

Great place to get together. Large open space, karaoke room, and great food. I'm not going to fault them for missing one of our orders, as we ordered a lot and we understood that it was hard to keep track. Soldier stew was delicious.

The food is authentic Korean Bowls. We had the Bulgogi jungle and their Tteokbokki. It was full of flavor and very comparable to the street Tteokbokki I had in Seoul. We will be back !

This is true hidden gem in the Denver area. We found it by mistake but was so happy. Food was AMAZING, service was GREAT and the whole night was so enjoyable. Would highly recommend you checking out this restaurant with very authentic Korean foods. Will plan to visit again next time in Denver.

This place is one of the best deals for karaoke with a meal, I have found. The wait staff was awesome and the food was great. If you're looking for American Pop, or super new songs, they may not have it. But oldies, classics and most top 40 they do have. (Even some tenacious D) But, they do still have limited American music.

Dae Bak is back! We love the excellent soups on offer. The broth is sooo good. The waitstaff are super friendly. Highly recommended!

Decent Korean food, but slow service. It took a while for us to be seated, since there were only 1 or 2 servers working on a Saturday night. We ordered the LA Galbi and the seafood tofu stew. We had the option to cook the galbi ourselves or have them cook it in the back. We chose to have them cook it. The galbi was good, but could have used a little more marinade. Banchan wasn't very fresh and the stew was a little bland.

Dad bak is a diamond in the rough! A very surprising restaurant you wouldn't expect. A friendly staff who remembered us right away but second trip and they knew my wife's drink order! Color my impressed with the artistic walls. They give you markers, pens, or pencils to leave your stamp on their walls. The food is amazing! Everything you eat will leave your tastebuds tingling for your next visit. The price is worth for some tasty home Korean cooking. And we recommend the fried chicken!!

When you walk into Dae Bak, you could think any of these things and be justified: "Why is there a beer pong table?" "Was this a Roman bath house?" "Did this used to be an Olive Garden?" "Is this a restaurant or a bar?" "Naw, maybe this was a pool hall.""Why is it so dark in here?" And then, you'll get your hot pot of boiling Korean food, and you'll be like "Whatever this place is, it's aight with me." AND you'll be happy that you found one of the few Korean places in the Denver area that's open late. With K-Pop playing, you'll check out the menu that has a lot of Korean staples like dduk bokki, jjam bbong, kimchi jun, soon dubu, and more. We got the jjam bbong hot pot, which was plenty of food for two people and had a surprising amount of crab in it. The flavor was good, and it was kind of the best kind of meal on a cold day, even if the JB doesn't quite get to the delish level of Yong Gung, it was still good. We wanted to get the dduk bokki, but the price was highway robbery for DB. This isn't a place for a romantic dinner, as you'll have a bunch of Korean dudes drinking and laughing the night away, but that's ok! If you don't need a restaurant to be fancy, and you don't mind eating a full-on dinner in a place that looks like it should only be serving mozzarella sticks and nachos, Dae Bak has a lot to offer that's a nice change of pace when you're looking for a big ole' hot pot of Korea, but you can only get to Aurora.

Another impromptu Dinner evening with my friend, who is willing to drive from Lone Tree just to have her Korean Dinner fix. Since this establishment opened a few weeks ago, I decide to bring my friend here. This establishment used to be some restaurant in which I cannot recall the name or the cuisine that they offer. In terms of the décor its weird. With those Roman Columns and graffiti that you can doodle, if you want... In terms of the Menu, they offer several variety. We ordered and shared the following items : * Ttuk-Bokki ($19.99) * Ai-Tang (Fish Roe Soup) ($14.99) * LA Galbi ($25.99) * Extra Noodles ($2) Since I don't feel like cooking at our table, I ask the kitchen to cook the LA Galbi. For now, its 3 stars... Limited options of bachan given to our table. First and foremost the Ttuk-Bokki is a little on a sweeter side for my palate. In the Ttuk-Bokki there are plenty of rice cakes. They also include the glass noodles at the bottom of the Ttuk-Bokki broth, which was a surprised for my friend, and she likes it a lot. She even ask the staff, if we could have more Glass Noodles, and he obliged. Yes you have to pay extra for those additional Glass Noodles. In the Ttuk-Bokki they include 2 hard boiled eggs. For this Ttuk-Bokki, PORTION is generous, you can feed like 4 people for this dish alone. The Fish Roe are huge and they do not skimp the portion of those. On top of the Fish Roe soup, they put big slices of Tofu. The taste of the soup is doable. Maybe next time, I will ask if they could make this more spicier etc. The LA Galbi is doable. I like it, though its not mind blowing LA Galbi. At least another restaurant I can find LA Galbi in which they don't mind cooking it in their kitchen. Sometimes, I would leave the cooking for the kitchen to do, rather than I do the cooking. In terms of service, they are OK. May return when needed though I cannot deny there are other items in their menu that peek my interest. This recent visit was on a Friday evening sometime at the end of October 2017. By the time we finished our Dinner many more patrons dining in. Plenty left-overs especially for the Ttuk-Bokki. DAE BAK 2648 S Parker Road, UNIT 11 Aurora, CO 80014 Tel : (720)-328-9328

Great late night hang out spot with delicious Korean bar food. My friend introduced me to this bar and grill, and I was delightfully surprised by how crispy and tangy their sauces, fried chicken was. Our food came with sides of pickled goodies that made the entrees taste even better. The service is fast, and the food came out in a timely manner. The fried chicken is freshly fried, so you don't have to worry about stale chicken. Check them out if you're looking for a late night excursion!

Dae Bak has been taken over by the owners of Olleh from 2 doors down on the same strip mall. I come here for their pork soup, beef soup, beef blood soup and fried chicken. Usually if I'm by myself, I'd come here for pork soup. It's really good for cold days, or if you're not feeling well. They'd provide some add-ins for the soup options, so I'd always put a ton of chives, a small scoop of red chili paste, and maybe a little bit of jalapenos if I'm feeling up for it. But it goes great with the side dishes they have, and they also have beers and other alcoholic beverages if you want that with your meal, or you can always chimaek it up with fried chicken and beer. I actually enjoy the fried chicken here better than the Rice chicken place near Snowl. This place there are different side dishes (banchan) and also other options to enjoy, where the rice chicken really just has chicken, beer and tteokbokki...nothing wrong with that, but just a personal preference. Dae Bak is always closed on Wednesdays, and other days they are open for lunch and dinner starting at 11am. :)

The food here overall is great. The fried chicken was on point, the beef bulgulgi hot pot was delicious but it was a little sweet for me, side dishes were generously given and tasty! You know the fried chicken was freshly made because of the wait, which was about 20 min but well worth it. I'd probably be back again for lunch! In comparison, the atmosphere, the music is more family oriented in comparison to funny plus. The price point is about the same though. I'd say their hot pot portion is slightly bigger than funny plus though. Would love to try everything on their menu!

The Bulgogi was amazing! I came with my partner around 4pm on a Saturday and we were the only people there. Most of the menu was in Korean with some items also in English but the waitress explained everything on the menu and told us a lot of items off the menu as well. We tried to order two bulgogi plates and a soup but the waitress told us that was too much food so we both got the bulgogi plate. He waitress' recommendation was a good one as the bulgogi plate was huge! I'm a big guy and I eat a lot and I couldn't finish the plate of bulgogi, rice, and cabbage salad. The meal also came with several appetizers including kimchi, radish, and spicy bean sprouts. My partner has a nut allergy and they were careful to let us know what had or didn't have nuts. Everyone was very friendly and the food was wonderful. I will be coming back soon!

First time here, of the wide selection of korean bbq this was pretty good. Ive been to may of them and each have a unique dish or way of serving. A this one was very good. Fresh sides and nice and hot garlic and peppers. We ordered the fried chicken and kalbie ribs, tons of beer and sojo. All of it was great! And great service.

Very cool place, it's a total hole in the wall, but I love that about these kind of restaurants. It's got a unique ambiance to it that you don't really see in Denver and throws you off when you first come in. The waitress is very pleasant and enjoyable, she made sure we were happy with what we got! And served us very well at that. They have the BEST Korean fried chicken. Other places are sorta meh but not here. They'll bring out everything for the bbq. Unfortunately I wasn't able to try the soups. But from the looks of it, it seems like I'll be coming back as a regular :) thank you for being amazing to my family and I!

I am truly shocked how bad the food is here. I rarely throw out the 1 star reviews... but this place deserves it based on food. The staff was friendly. The budae Jjigae was like a bowl of flavorless salt.. this is a dish that is usually impossible to screw up. The bulgogi was tough and really chewy. Lacked any flavor. They must have cooked on a crowded pan where the meat just steams and doesn't get a chance to carmelize. Rookie mistake by the kitchen. On top of all this... poor service... they didn't give us rice... had to ask twice. I will never go back... and do not recommend it. Bitten by Yelp reviews yet again. Clearly folks who have no idea what good food tastes like. This why you can't trust positive reviews on yelp.

Honestly, I'm not sure what I expected when I decided I wanted Korean food in Aurora. I guess I just don't know the demographic of this area but I wasn't expecting something so authentic. They have quite the variety of Korean food but all we wanted was soondooboo. My friend got the gyoza but I wasn't a fan. I also thought their banchan variety was lacking. But the soondooboo was on point. The perfect spice and perfect for a cold night. We also had the peach makgeolli which was delicious. It was like drinking dessert. As this was our last stop before heading to the airport, I'd highly recommend it.

This place is a freaking hidden gem... I at least feel like it is, being that it only has 14 reviews. I'm a little perplexed... does no one know about this place? If you don't, you should. Finished work around 10 and really wanted any kind of Asian food. This was pretty much the only place open on a Sunday night. Last call for food is at midnight and they close at 1. Places open late = super convenient!! It doesn't look like much from the outside, but the inside is pretty big. Looks like a great place to throwback some soju and have a great time! We were greeted and seated right away. When we first looked at the menu, I was thinking everything seemed pretty expensive, but then I realized most of the items are family style. And thank god I realized that before we ordered (haha). We got the seafood hot pot and the calamari. Seafood hot pot is HUGE! My boyfriend and I barely finished half of it. We probably didn't need to order the calamari haha. It was so delicious with authentic Korean tastes. It was so spicy, but so tasty. It had lots of fresh vegetables and plenty of seafood including parts of a crab! The calamari was good, but a little bland. It was okay though because the sauce was flavorful. The service was really great! Super friendly and checked on us frequently to make sure we were okay. I liked the atmosphere of the place. Cute drawings everywhere. I will definitely be back and I'm coming with some friends to enjoy the soju : )

Flew in from Baltimore and needed that comfort food asap. This honestly hit home with beef broth soup and chicken wings. The soup was really meaty and flavorful - definitely packed with enough beef. The chicken wings were crispy and made me content. Solid family owned restaurant

The best Korean BBQ I've had in the states! The kimchi was on point! Not too spicy. I'm not a tofu person but the sesame oil on the tofu was delicious. I'll definitely go back!

Totally disappointed. My wife who is Korean ordered spicy pork bulgogi. They brought out just plain pork bugogi. We have been to many Korean restaurants and this was the first time we were told we had to order it by a different name. So we asked if you could take it back and add the spicy sauce. Waitress said no. Are you kidding me? Never had this problem at Seoul barbecue. Won't be back.

Never opened past 9:30, this is the 4th time I've come here after 9pm and they've told me "Sorry kitchen not open" although it says open till 12am on the front door and website. I'm sure the food is good but I've never had the opportunity to find out.

We were here late at night on our road trip to Michigan. We got the galbi. . The food was medium warm and the banchan was uninspiring. We did not get to grill our food . Spent $50 on 1 dish.

I came here on a weekday to try this place out since it's just down the street from me and I've herd pretty decent reviews on this place. This can be a very tricky place to get to if you're not heading north on Parker Road, but it's in the same lot as Golden Saigon. Most of these places you don't expect too much frills with decor, but this is a pretty large space that can hold a big group of people. Their menus are still paper as I believe they are still ironing out what they permanently want on their menu. So, if you get the chance, I'd give them feedback so that they know what is good and what isn't. I liked that they kept the menu in sections and only have 5-7 choices in each category. It can be overwhelming sometimes looking at menus and deciding on what to eat. My friend and I decided on the bulgolgi hot pot to split (these are pretty large portions and meant for family style). Like another reviewer said, it wasn't exactly what we expected, but it was still very tasty. It was a bit sweet, but otherwise the clear noodles helped balance the flavor. The server explained that most of the hot pots came with noodles . This portion is probably good for 3 people. There was only one server and he was as helpful as he could be with all the tables he was serving. I definitely will be back to try out the rest of their menu, I love me some Korean fried chicken!

This was my second time he's really cute and I was not disappointed! My friend ordered the beef bulogi and I order the half-and-half chicken. The waitress was kind however seemed to be extremely preoccupied with everything else, even though there were only 2 tables besides our own. The other tables were clearly her friends, which we had no problem with. However we needed water refills which we never received after pressing our table button and trying to capture someone's attention. The food took quite a bit longer then expected, but when received was delicious. My friend was able to eat his entire beef meal however the chicken consisted of 8 medium breasts and I had quite a bit of left overs! No complaints there! The most frustrating thing was getting the check, this took over half an hour! The inside was nicely decorated and had a fun wall where patrons drew and wrote all over, definitely a good place to enjoy a meal with a group of people. While our experience was not top notch I would certainly come again and hope for a little better dining experience!

I've been here a few times with my family, and their food is actually pretty good. The atmosphere is very grimy, hole in the wall place feel and vibe, but the food doesn't disappoint. We always get fried chicken and my dad gets some sort of spicy stew, their food taste very much like what you would taste in a Korean restaurant in Korea. I always say my grandpa would like this place if he ever came and visited us. This place is def for more older crowd, despite being mostly run by young people. Lots of OG Koreans come here to hang out and drink soju, but you do see some young peeps from time to time every now and then. Def do come here if you are with a large group of people- they have a lot of seating area waiting to be filled up. Lots of tvs and good Korean music too. Service is fast and attentive, the only thing I believe missing is the vibe- it needs to get away from that old, grimy feel to a more happier, fresher vibe. Clean some things, organize the space, make room for a better atmosphere, and you got yourself a poppin place. The food is good, it just needs that little extra thing to make it really come alive.

I was just hoping that this place would be my go-to for beer and decent Korean food... Unfortunately, it was far from it as of today. Being Saturday, I walked in like 5 minutes before 5pm thinking to avoid traffic. Nobody was inside. I was all alone and I was all alone when I walked out. The beer selection was very lacking. I believe they had Coors, Blue Moon, Bud, and something else. Stuff that won't cut it in any other "bar & grill". But I think they have a good selection of Korean liquor (ones that older Korean folks drink). The kimchee stew was on the subpar side at best. Ordered the fried squid thinking that it would be like Japanese tempura style, but they were just like onion rings except much harder. Tried one piece and didn't touch the rest. I was surprised, since Korean style fried squid is made the same way as Japanese style tempura. As a disclaimer, restaurant employees, cooks, and management change often; and this review is only pertaining to my experience as of today.

There was only 1 server but he did a good job with 4 other tables plus ours. He asked if we needed stuff, filled our waters. Although the fried chicken took 30 minutes because it is cooked fresh to order, it was worth the wait. Chicken was hot and juicy, not dry or sitting out. Corn cheese was ok, mandoo was okay. The cute older lady grandma asked if we enjoyed our food and I said we did. For $30+, not bad.

Well, my husband and I returned to this restaurant to try out the seafood hotpot. I am so disappointed in the lack of attention by the wait staff that I refuse to return. The wait staff were more interested in their phones and each other that they were too occupied to provide us with napkins eveafter repeatedly requesting them. Each time we have visited the place there has been only a few customers. Maybe the service and food need to be experienced in the light of day. But I think we will just to go to one of of our nearby favorites, Golden Saigon or home.

Fried chicken and kimchi pancake where crazy good. We will be back! Very nice and polite service staff.

Extremely nice hosts and servers! They are constantly on the go, making sure their guests are good on water and whatever else they may need. Can also draw on their wall to if you want to! Great food as well, typical korean options available but you can never go wrong with their korean fried chicken

This place is pretty great! If you love Korean styled chicken wings these cant be beat. I recommend the half and half (about $20) so you can try both and alternate. They take 20 ish mins to prepare and be brought out to your table so if everyone else ordered something else you may be left awkwardly waiting but the wait is worth it! The Chicken is fresh and perfectly fried. Also do not be fooled by the price tags you see in the menu, they may seem a little high but they bring you a TON of food to be shared family style almost. I have also ordered Bulgogi for hot pot here and it was great, a little saucier then I personally like but the taste was great. My boyfriend loves ordering the Ox blood soup and will also order the kimchi soup or the soup with noodles (I forgot the name). The flavors are warm and have levels of sweetness with just the right level of heat behind it. Highly recommend this place for a group of friends who just want to relax for a while and eat good food.

I dined in at this place multiple times and somewhat liked the food here (the side dishes are not that fresh), but the server that works there on weekend nights was not that polite and the servic was bad. The server only dropped off food and never checked up on us. We needed more napkins because we have a 1year old, but the two she gave us in the beginning was it. We spilt some water but couldn't clean it up and we had to leave because it was baby's time to sleep. We only tipped a little over 10% because the service was awful, but when we were heading out, the owner lady catched us and complained about us for making a mess (spilling water) and not tipping over 15%. We said sorry and left, but that was out of the line and very disappointing. We never expected that to happen and I feel like that was no where close to being professional. They never asked us how the food was and how THEIR service was, but instead making us feel guilty for their lack of respect and poor service. I would never recommend this place to anyone, and we are never going back again.

Been in there when I had to leave because of cigar smoke. BUT... On all other occasions it was great. The chicken is done just right and the Sweet. Spicy sauce was excellent. The service is very good, but expect to wait 30 minutes while they cook the chicken. A large Hite beer Tops it off perfectly. It all comes with the usual Korean sides to eat while you wait.

Their food was OK when they first opened but now it seems to be a pretty sad excuse for korean food. Fried chicken is still pretty decent but recently had the spicy beef tofu soup to go and there was no flavor and measly pieces of paper thin beef. 2 stars for friendly fast service.

I've only been to Dae Bak once, but I will definitely be coming back. The food is arguably more delicious and cheaper than the competition (*cough* Funny Plus). We ordered the yang nyum chicken, pork belly bbq, and marinated short rib bbq. The yang nyum chicken sauce was SUPER good. Probably the best I've had in town. Pork belly is pretty standard fare so no surprises there. The marinated short rib though was super delicious. We were told that it's just marinated in sesame oil and garlic, but it was very tender and very delicious nonetheless. The sides were also really good - kimchi was on the fresher side which is what my boyfriend and I tend to prefer over more fermented, sour-tasting kimchi. The service was phenomenal and everyone working was super friendly even when we came in late at night. I do believe they are changing their hours eventually. They have plenty of drinks and their menu is decent so there's definitely something for everyone and for every occasion. The space itself is large and very clean. Something weird I noticed was that in some seating areas, it's very dark, making it difficult to see your food and the people you're with, etc. Also, the lack of fabric is very apparent as you can easily hear conversations happening 4-5 tables away from you. Overall we had a great experience and we'll definitely be back! It's cute how they're letting customers write and draw on the walls :) next time I'll take some photos.

2 stars for how dingy it felt. Came in to eat and it was pretty much a ghost town. The place reeked of cigarette smoke as though you walked into a pool hall. The sides weren't that great. The bulgogi soon dubu and kalbi tasted good but the kalbi was on the expensive side as well. Overall, this place was meh for me.

From the yelp pictures it looked like a restaurant that would remind me of the ones in Korea but it was actually this spacious room with a lot of tables. We got tteokbokki and half and half chicken with some hite to have a quick snack and it was pretty satisfying. I wish they were playing music when we went on a Friday night haha

I would have give it zero star if I had a choice. The kimchee side dishes were right out of the jarred kimchee from any Asian market. The pork belly didn't have any flavor - four slicked for over $20. And we were not allowed to order a mix of meats like any other Korean BBQ restaurant does. The answer was, " Yeah I know but we don't so that". Very disappointing food.

I have gone here a few times now, Its great for a large group (one time there was 12 of us) and also for a quick solo lunch. Staff was very friendly and able to help out with a few of the guest with us that were newer to Korean food in choosing something that they would love, Great food and atmosphere, the friends i was with have requested that we go back to eat and have a few drinks here, and so have friends that saw the food pics i had posted on Instagram

Husband and I had just flown into town and were looking for a place to eat, it was pretty late, after 9pm. This little gem of a place was still open, so we thought we would give it a try. I sure wish this place was closer to home (we live out of state)! The food was really delicious! We ordered the seafood pancake, BBQ beef short rib and seafood stew. It was very good. Best seafood pancake I've ever had! Really cute and fun interior, looks like a really fun spot to go and try some Korean drinks. We did not have any alcohol this visit, but they seem to have a decent selection of Korean booze. The service was really excellent, everyone was so nice and friendly!! Can't recommend this place enough. As I understand, they've only just recently opened. I wish them the best of luck! You should definitely go and try them out, food really hit the spot!!

Really really great samgyupsol... And soups made me feel like a Sunday afternoon in busan.

I'm not sure how to spell what I ate. It was traditional spicy pork bulgogi We also had dumplings and Korean Kimshi pancake and the Korean fried chicken. It was all amazing. Our server helped us select since we needed direction. He was courteous and very attentive. We will definitely be back.

The best pork soup I've had in the states. Legit and authentic. Side dishes are great too.

Horrible service. Walked in and staff just ignored us and no one knew English. They served us half cups of water that was brown. Please go somewhere else.

This is a must place to go and grub out on delicious Korean street food to Korean bbq. Atmosphere is on point! Go grub out everyone! You don't want to miss out on this amazing food~

The owner and the employees were always nice and friendly whenever we went and dined in before the COVID-19 happened and also whenever we did takeout once it started. She would always give us a lot of food. Enough to feed 3-4 people easily. Nice side dishes. Excellent service on top of it all.

My friend just introduced me to this gem of a restaurant. Denver was missing a GREAT Korean restaurant and now we have one. Loved the set of free appetizers that come with your meal. Very common in Asia and loved having it as part of my meal. Also had a fantastic bim bim bop, which I have missed from my time living in Asia. It was so good. Definitely highly recommended checking this place out.

This is my favorite place to eat! Tonight i order kimchi soup woth pork. Fantastic dish when its cold! Love the staff!

While their soondae was good, it's overpriced and the service wasn't very good. I haven't tried many dishes but their regular soondae was better than the soondae bokum.

Very nice place! Staff was very nice to me and my girlfriend. Owner came over to say hello and treated us like family! Highly recommended!

This isn't your typical korean restaurant/bar in Colorado. Not only is the food good, but the SERVICE and environment of the store is amazing! The staff is super friendly and are more than willing to get to know you on a friendly basis. On top of that the restaurant is CLEAN! Something some korean places have issues with. DID I ALSO mention that you can draw on the walls and write a little memento about your awesome experience. DAEBAK is the place to be for a chill and fun experience. DEFINITELY WORTH A CHECK OUT!

Best spot for some really bomb Korean food, great service, and the best drunken time will you ever have in your life I really recommend everyone to go try it out at least once and you won't regret it