Sookdal — Restaurant in Garden Grove

First thing I noticed from this place was the presentation of the meats you ordered is simply beautiful. This place is famous for its wet aged pork belly and being given the small tag with all the specs of how it was stored and aged brought the nerdy joy out of me. They totally didn't need to do this, but it showed how much they cared about their product which showed in the final product.

I ordered the combo B which included: pork belly, skirt steak, and pork neck.

Starting with the best first, the wet aged pork belly. The waiters and waitresses there make sure to cook the meats to perfection for you. Within 1 minute, I had 3 people come by to make sure the pork belly was getting cooked perfectly. The pork belly had an very clean flavor to it. I had no hint of the off putting pork taste you get at lower end restaurants. At the same time as the pork belly was being cooked, they added pineapple, oyster mushroom and the grilled cheese. All these complimented the pork belly so well. Also along with these grilled items the banchan to accompany the meats were all perfect to eat with these meats. Most of the banchan were pickled and worked well to cut the fattiness of the pork. Also that melted grilled cheese was one of the best things to eat with this pork belly. This is how meat and cheese is supposed to be together.

Next the skirt steak had a firm texture and reminded me of grilled tongue. I did not expect this to be as tasty as it was. The pork neck was the last thing to be grilled and had a very nice contrast in texture compared the the other two meats. It was crunchy yet melted in your mouth. Thought it was a bit fatty, so I wish this was introduced at the beginning or the middle of the meal. It was a bit overwhelming by the end of the meal.

Lastly the kimchi stew was a nice addition to the meal. The stew was a good way to take a break from all the fatty meats. Even with the pork inside the stew, it didn't feel like a heavy soup. I really appreciate this was added to the combo.

Overall this is a must try spot. Everything here was top quality, from the food to the service. If you love pork, make sure to come here and give them a try. It's one of the top korean bbq places in...

I would hav rate 0 if i could. The services is absolutely bad and unacceptable. We wrote our names down for a table of 3 at night around 9-920ish. Confirmed with the waiters ahead of time that the store is still opened( closed at midnight) and still accepting customers. After roughly of 20 mins a waiter comes out and said the wait time gonna be 1hour if we agree to wait. We said ok and was gonna wait since we’re not that hungry. 1 hour later(10:20pm) a waiter came out and said they could not accept our table in. We asked them why, the waiter just said sorry. It’s unacceptable that you would let us wait for a full hour and then announced that you can’t accept us in. If u were shorted staff or with any reason that you could have just provided to the customer, u could hav just told us sooner so we would not wasted our time waiting( there were multiple tables available and the waiters could have announced that they closed the waitlist rather than saying false information like wait for 1 hour then ill let...

Hands down for the delicious aged pork BBQ. I was skeptical at first when it came to pork as I am afraid of the strong pork smell. But no, the meat tasted very good. Side dishes were great, too.

Great service. The well-trained staff will cook the meat to the perfection.

Despite of great food and services. There are few minus points for the place. First, the floor was a bit slippery and could be dangerous if you don't watch your step. Second, you may want to move your seat further from the stove while they're grilling as the hot boiling fat/oil can hit your skin and clothes. Third, the ventilation was weak and not able to suck the smoke well. And lastly, the lighting seemed to be dimmed to the lowest that made it hard to see sometimes. I hope they will make it brighter for people with poor eyesight :)

Overall, this place offers delicious pork BBQ. I highly recommend and...