Serious carnivores · Warm, attentive service
“The short ribs were delicious and marinated very good and was nice and tender, good stuff!”
Korean
Roger called this Kearny Mesa AYCE Korean BBQ spot a great find, praising server Eddie and owner Suk-cha for genuinely warm service; the beef short ribs and lamb tripe were standouts across three rounds of meat, all for about $20 per person.
Start with beef short ribs or beef sirloin or lamb tripe or marinated chicken or pork belly or shrimp, and check the restaurant’s current menu before you go.
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“The short ribs were delicious and marinated very good and was nice and tender, good stuff!”
Working through kim chee, soup, salad and three rounds of meat -- beef short ribs, sirloin, lamb tripe, marinated chicken, pork belly and shrimp -- Roger rated this Kearny Mesa AYCE spot a full five stars for its meat quality and unusually warm hospitality from server Eddie and owner Suk-cha, at about $20 a person.
Stay in the neighborhood
A Convoy District spot Roger rated among the better local options for xiao long bao and pan-fried sheng jian bao, with better-than-typical service to match.
A Kearny Mesa Vietnamese spot Roger praised for freshly made, generous portions — nothing mass-ordered frozen — plus made-to-order coffee and wings he ranks among the only two worth ordering at an Asian restaurant in town.
A low-key Convoy-area grocery Roger called a one-stop shop for a Chinese household: herbal remedies, dried seafood, nostalgic HK/China/Taiwan sodas and whole-leaf teas, tucked in a warehouse half a block west of Convoy.
Keep exploring
Browse the Korean page, or continue to another place with a matching cuisine.
The newer Chula Vista location of Manna, which Roger tried to dodge the perpetual wait at the Convoy branch; better service and the same standout brisket, "finger meat" and beef tongue.
A Koreatown-area soju lounge Roger used as a pre-dinner stop before hitting nearby KBBQ spots; fast service and reasonably priced flavored soju, though he hadn't yet tried the food.