Dong T.
Yelp
Finally got a chance to try this place after hearing so much about them from numerous folks in my social circle. Nice, simple menu in terms of offerings. They have beef, steak, pork ribs, all white meat chicken, and lastly, chicken thigh. All are available a la carte or as a combo which includes rice, a salad, grilled veggies of the day, and a choice of their cucumber mint or chimichurri dipping sauce. They have the hours of typical smaller mom n pop shops, so be cautious on the day of the week and the time you're calling. My first naive attempt at picking up food here, I called at 5pm to place a to go order (they close at 6, it was also just a typical thursday) and was immediately informed by the employee on the phone that they were sold out of everything lol. Good for them! But I was very bummed out. So, we decided we needed vengeance and redemption. Called Saturday at 1240pm (they open at noon ) and still needed to call about 6 times until we reached someone. Their voicemail states if you encounter their msg during normal business hrs, that you should just try calling back as they are in the middle of helping customers. Anywho, finally got a hold of them as was told, based on the tickets they've received so far, the earliest they can promise us a pickup time is 2:30pm. Perfect with me, just dying to get my hands on their food. I ordered their beef koobideh combo, my friend ordered the pork combo, and we got the white meat chicken skewer a la carte just so we try the trifecta of all their offered protein options. We wanted to try the chicken thigh but it wasn't offered that day. Also, they only had jalapeño and grilled tomatoes that day, we both would've preferred to try their Anaheim pepper and grilled onions instead. Which I feel would made this review a 4 instead of a 3. Grilled tomatoes just does not nothing for me. Still soft and mushy no matter what. Grilled onions, when grilled, at least has a change of taste profile. And some individuals like myself do prefer cooked onions over raw. And jalapeño is a bit commonplace for me, I would have rather tasted their Anaheim. Regardless, the beef koobideh was flavorful, with a unique spice or seasoning I cannot identify. The pork was not as tender as other ways I've had pork but delicious nonetheless (in fact, in order of my liking, it was the pork, then chicken, then beef koobideh). Rice was a lil lacking in flavor but nothing some hot sauce can't help. The chimichurri was different. But I grew into as the meal progressed. Will be back to try their other grilled veggies I couldn't try. Plus hoping I get to eat the chicken thigh.
