Went to pick up some plate lunch dinners on Saturday evening. Spoke with Will and saw his mother cooking. He told me that they took over this franchise location about six years ago. So I had not been back to this location for over six years -- how time flies! The previous owners made crummy food, even though they are supposed to be cooking from tried and true, franchise recipes. So after trying the old owners' food about three times we gave up on this location. But this past weekend, my daughter wanted their garlic shrimp, so we order from them again.
I ordered three plates, but my order was misinterpreted and we got four plates instead. I paid for all four since we wanted to try the food again and Will assured me that I would not be disappointed. Their kalbi short ribs and bbq chicken was very good, and my daughter said that her garlic shrimp was also very good. The macaroni salad was "Hawaiian Style" and good too. We also had some beef teriyaki and that was mediocre at best -- the beef was too lean and tough, and the marinade was not very good. If they soaked the beef in the kalbi sauce and made a bbq version of bulgogi, that would have been better.
Prices are on the high side; not extremely high, but high. Plates are about $9 each and the short rib plate is like $10.
But I still give them four stars since their food is pretty good and I will be back. Will try some other entrees the next time.