Banseok Jeong Korean BBQ — Restaurant in Dublin

Having never been to a Korean restaurant even once in my 67 years, I was startled when the question "Lunch or barbecue?" was put to me. Since we were there for lunch, I almost said "lunch," but I told the woman who had asked the question that I was craving Korean barbecued short ribs and hoped that would do for an answer (I'm such a novice!). We were seated at a clean table and asked what we wanted to drink. They have wine and beer, but we opted for iced tea and they politely asked if we wanted it sweetened or not. When we gave our order, she said something about our order being "dinner," but I did not understand what she was talking about. When we got the raw beef ribs, they had been nicely marinated and smelled wonderful. She put down the grate and lit the flame underneath and showed us how to cook the meat as well as cut it with the sharp scissors. A large bowl of salad showed up on our table, as did the small bowls of rice and pot stickers we had requested---plus maybe eight other bowls of little things for us to try (which we did). I fell in love with "corn cheese." We were still starving, and we told her so, so she magically returned with raw marinated beef, pork, and chicken for us to cook. She said to be sure to eat only what we cook because if we do cook something we cannot eat, we would be charged for it, regardless. They also gave us two little bowls of more special sauce for dipping the cooked meats (I poured mine over my rice---yum!). No forks or knives are provided to you, so you will need to either bring a bib (kidding, but you should have seen my shirt after eating!), ask for lots and lots of napkins, and also accept the fact that you will have to scissors your meat to the size you want and either use your chopsticks or our fingers to eat. There is a soup spoon, but I used it for my rice and sauce. Our bill was about $65 for the two of us, and was about the right price for everything we ate---and loved! We think it was a fun place to eat, reasonably priced, and we...

We come here usually for late lunch and order either the soups, stews or the hot stone bowl (dolsot) bibimbap (rice with protein of your choice, veggies, pickled veggies and egg in an very hot stone bowl). Hardly anyone else is ever there. Quiet. Calm. It's like having your own private restaurant and we usually get attentive attention from the wait staff.

What we like about Banseok Jeong is how generous they are with their banchan (small plate appetizers) in terms of variety and quality than many other Korean restaurants. For two, they will serve 12 sides and we always ask for a second round for everything.

I personally ask if they have any dried jerky fish every time I go. Sometimes I get, sometimes I don't.

At the end of the meal, they serve a refreshing chilled cinnamon soup. It's like tastes like chewing Big Red gum. Cleanses your palate and breath from all that kimchee and garlic!

The only con is there is only one women's and men's restrooms. So if this place gets busy, there will be a line.

In the women's restroom, there is a diaper changing table.

Plenty of parking spaces in the Shamrock Village Shopping Center. There is also a private party room and they have a self serve Korean popiscle and frozen treats...

Great service, usual korean bbq offerings. We (two adults, one toddler) were asked if we wanted a table with a grill, YES! We came for the $26.95 all-u-can-eat barbecue meal. Hot tea served immediately for the adults, water for my girl, and an oval plate with a fork and short spoon for her (adults already had chopsticks and long spoon). We were also given the fried sweet potato appetizer, which i could give my girl immediately. We started with ribeye steak and bulgolgi. Ribeye was tough, but the bulgolgi was tender and sweet, so i could give it to my daughter too. Our lunch included soup, rice, salad, and the usual appetizer spread. Next we had pork belly and brisket. Pork belly was tasty, but the brisket needed help (soy paste, oil, salt). Finally, we asked for two more plates, one bulgolgi and one baby octopus.. i would skip the baby octopus next time, not my thing :). So i dont know what the bad rap is about, the ladies were quite attentive (turning down our grill temp when they smelled smoke, haha), we asked for more tea twice, and our cups were promptly filled, we asked for extra broccoli appetizer, and it was provided. We will come back again, so we dont have to drive to Oakland for Gogi time or down...