Daol Tofu & Korean BBQ — Restaurant in Oakland

Cold and rainy El Niño winter? Perfect time to eat Korean food! Casserole House is a great neighborhood spot for, you guessed it, Korean casseroles.

You can get other items as well (such as bibimbap and some barbecue like bulgolgi), but the star is really the casseroles. You have a variety to choose from, such as seafood, kimchi, and ramyun. You really can't go wrong. We got the dumpling one. A small is the perfect size for two people. The casserole includes a variety of banchan, a free small pancake, and rice. The banchan and pancake were delicious! I liked that they didn't go overboard with the number of banchan and really focused on quality. I loved the azuki and soybeans. You almost never see that anymore.

The casserole was very good. There's something about fermented pepper as a seasoning for a soupy meal. The dumplings in be casserole were big and flavorful. Even better when they split open and absorb all the flavors of the spicy broth.

Bonus points for the ahjumma who came by often to refill our tea (which was awesome since it had some ginger and other herbs in it), give us tips and fun facts about Korean food, and gave us her secret fermented lemon tea as a finisher. I would go back just to chat it up with her!

When you're not feeling like gorging yourself on all you can eat barbecue (don't get me wrong, ayce barbecue is awesome, but not every week), Casserole House is a great option for a healthy, hearty, and...

Edited on 4/22/25 HOW does this place continue to be so quiet?? My bf requested it for his birthday dinner so we went tonight and it was excellent as ever. Not a single other person there at 8:15pm. I’m really hoping they’re bustling at 6pm or something, I’d hate to see this treasure go. If you’re looking for something delicious, satisfying, and good value, come here! Please. In a neighborhood that’s become too hip for its own good, this place is no hype and 100% genuinely wonderful.

Original review: My favorite Korean spot in this neighborhood. Been living in Temescal for 14 years now and have been to this place a bunch over the years. Always amazing friendly homey service, the food is simple, good ingredients, and delicious, and the prices are decent. The banchan is plentiful- I think the older lady working there still makes the traditional cabbage kimchi. It was super garlicky and delicious tonight, and I loved the bean sprouts and cucumber in particular. I’m usually not a fan of fish cake but that was well seasoned and yummy too. My bf and I got the bulgogi dolsot bibimbap (beef sizzling bibimbap) and the kimchi jjigae. Both so flavorful and yummy, and the rice on the bibimbap crisped beautifully (unlike some other places in the neighborhood who try to offer dolsot bibimbap). So happy they’re in the neighborhood- they deserve to...

2022.04 Been back here two more times

Mul naeng myeon (cold noodle) for a warm night hit the spot. The broth was refreshing, loved the delicate slices of radish, apple, and cucumber. I wasn't the biggest fan of the cut of meat they used (fatty ground meat-like), but the seasoning was great. I want to eat this all summer.

Someone in reviews recommended the mackerel and tofu soup combo--yesss. Fish flaky and well seasoned, it didn't taste like they slapped a sad frozen fillet onto the grill.

There's something so satisfying about sitting down to Korean food and you get a whole spread of banchan with a wide array of colors and flavor profiles.

2021.12 So good! Had solo dinner of tofu soup and galbi, and both were seasoned perfectly for my taste. Galbi was meaty and not full of stringy fat, and soup was flavorful without tasting like they dumped in ramen flavor packet--it was still great as leftover the next day.

Any time I eat Korean food, the banchan is always the star of the show, and I liked the ones here. Gotta come back for...