It pains me to give a bad review. The food was pretty good. At least what I had. I'll explain.
I've been meaning to go check out this restaurant because I miss my Korean food. I was excited to see both this restaurant and Ohya open up within a couple miles from work.
I was watching the UFC fight and they open late so I thought I'd get a midnight snack. Went in and expected that they would cook the meat for me in the back since I was by myself but they said there was a minimum order of 2 people's worth of meat to order meat at all.
Now most Korean BBQ places will cook a single serving in the back and bring it out. But they still let you order it. Nowhere on the menu did I see a minimum order requirement. Quite frustrating. It's not like it was super busy so they couldn't give me the attention. I was the only diner in there at the time.
Looking at the menu I was surprised at the cost of the meat. Since I was not allowed to order said meat I can't comment on the quality of the meat, but it is clearly overpriced. Ohya offers all you can eat (with sushi) for $25. Even their combos are about $40-50. I guess Desert Ridge has a premium on rent but I hope they didn't price themselves out.
Since I was there I did order the (cold radish noodle soup). I crave this often but always compare it to The Corner Place () in LA. It wasn't as good but was still good and I could see this being a lifesaver in the hot summer here.
The (side dishes) were good and I will say they were better than Ohya. I was never offered seconds when I ran out as well. Since I wasn't ordering a bunch of meat I guess I can understand but service is service. What did I expect from a place that charges you for rice!
I'm torn writing this review. I think they have potential and hopefully appeal to the trend of KBBQ. I will have to give them another chance but wasn't impressed with my initial visit.