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| - Okay for when you're craving Korean food, and don't want to cook at home.
The restaurant is nice sized, plenty of space to sit and eat. It's not overly decorated with gawdy trinkets, well lit, and more typical of family run places.
If it's your first time looking for Korea Garden it's easy to miss, since you have to navigate the maze of one way narrow streets of Oakland, and be careful where you park, since you can block someone's driveway without even realizing it. It's like the street, some sidewalk, and driveway are all one block of asphalt with no clear markings.
The service is pleasant, and attentive, not smothering. They say a place can be judged by it's panchan offering, but being in Pittsburgh, I'd say the offerings are decent, and they refilled on request. The bulgogi is usually a safe way to get a feel of the place, and it was okay, nothing spectacular, I really miss the open fire cooked bulgogi you can get in larger cities with a larger Korean population. I also had the chajangmyun, noodles with black bean sauce, and while it took care of my craving, it was no where near what I've had in Dallas, L.A., or northern VA. Pricing is reasonable, considering making Korean food at home is time consuming. I do prefer Korea Garden over Sushi Kim, going on taste alone.
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