Lakasia Oriental House — Restaurant in Cali

Honest review from a Korean food lover We visited this restaurant with high expectations, and here’s what we found: Varied menu: They offer a mix of Asian dishes, and the Korean BBQ requires a reservation (likely due to high demand). It looked decent, but we didn’t try it. Overpriced: For example, a soju that usually costs $7 USD is sold here for $30 USD, which feels excessive. Decent flavors but lacking authenticity: The food was good, but missed the authentic Korean touch. The kimchi was disappointing. We tried the pork bao (Chinese), Bulgogi Gimbap, Banchanbox, and Japchae noodles (Korean). Tasty, but not memorable. Pleasant ambiance: The place is nice and worth visiting if you’re looking for Korean food in Cali. However, we didn’t see any Korean staff, which might explain the lack of authenticity. Summary: Expensive, with a nice atmosphere and somewhat authentic flavors. Worth trying once, but I...

Disastrous. When asking for drinks,

Me: "I'd like this" an alcoholic drink Waiter: "Let me check if we have it" 5 minutes later Waiter: "I'm sorry we don't have it" Me: "OK, so give me this other". Waiter: "Let me check again" 3 minutes later Waiter: "I'm really sorry, we don't have it either" Me: "What about this one?" Waiter: "Give me 1 second" Me: "Please don't go again if you don't know I prefer to ask just for a beer" Waiter: "Ok, in beers we just have this and this" Me: "Get me sparkling water please"

This happened several times, and lastly they told us that they just had 1 dessert, we accepted the offer but never came.

The first time was really good, we invited friends this time but unfortunately...

I became addicted to the hotpot style of Asian cuisine while in SE Asia and figured I would try something available in Cali that was similar. I liked the ambience of the restaurant. However I made a reservation and still ended up waiting close to an hour to he seated at my BBQ station. The servers were friendly and helpful. But service was slow initially considering the amount of people that were there for Korean BBQ. The food was ok. My only suggestion is that they offer more protein in their offering as opposed to the 11 side dishes and sauces you receive. 1 shrimp for 1 person was a little insulting to me. Not sure if I would return unless more protein/meat was offered...