Youngdabang — Restaurant in Irvine

The restaurant is very clean inside and the seating arrangements are very new. It is just more on the tighter side, and very minimal area for dining. It is fastfood like, where you order and pay up front, then find your own seating.

Even if the restaurant appearance and the service overall good. I found the food to be mediocre. Everything served was either too sweet or not hot. The tteokbokki was wayyy too sweet, and some of the ingredients such as the quail egg and fish cakes in the bowl were still cold when served. Everything else like the gimbap and the cheese garlic fries were just ok. Nothing very memorable. I think just having most of the dishes being overly sweet and not really warm on serving were my least favorite parts of the dining experience. Price for food is also too much for portion...

Absolutely do not be fooled by the reviews — this was one of the worst dining experiences I’ve ever had. The food was incredibly bad — I’ve never tasted anything so poorly made. I came here because of all the glowing online reviews, only to realize they were likely written in exchange for free drinks or snacks.

The restaurant was nearly empty, yet I still waited 25 minutes for a dish made from instant noodles. The noodles were undercooked and hard, and halfway through the meal, the server suddenly realized they had forgotten to include the meat that was supposed to come with it. I was shocked.

I’m extremely disappointed with this place and honestly angry at those who leave fake positive reviews just to get something for free. It’s dishonest and unfair to customers who trust these reviews....

Food was delicious. Little pricy for the setup but the side dishes can be a more affordable meal option. Although sharing the main is easy.

The egg kimbap was delicious and and the butter garlic fries were good.

The main dish was flavorful but maybe not a great deal compared to rest. But the meat was good and the rice cakes were yummy.

The corn was good but was not what I was expecting. But still good. Was thinking fritters would be something else. But I enjoyed it still.

Overall the place is cute and food is good. The main dishes are kind of expensive but the side dishes were amazing and I’m excited for their future chicken. Def worth...