KM BBQ — Restaurant in Oceanside

This is an All-you-can-eat (AYCE) Korean BBQ restaurant that is self service buffet style. The way it works is there's an area in the restaurant where all the meats, veggies, side dishes, and sauces/seasonings are located. You grab it yourself (as much as you want) and then you cook it on the grill in the middle of your table.

FYI, a good number of their meat is actually not seasoned so you can grab your sauces, salt, pepper, etc. to season the meat to your liking as you cook them. Of course, they also have marinated meats and seafood as well.

Overall a good experience. The staff is nice and attentive too. I put my review as 4 stars (wish there was an option to do 4.5 instead) because it would have been helpful for them to ask customers if it's their first time and to explain that some of the meat needs to be seasoned the way we want. I'm more used to the kind of AYCE KBBQ restaurants where you order the meat and the server would bring it out to you already seasoned or marinated so it came as a bit of a surprise when my first bite of meat had no flavor during my first visit here.

Also, maybe they could improve the exhausts above the grills. The smell of the bbq kind of sticks to my hair after I left the restaurant. Personally doesn't bother me cause it smells good but just thought it would be worth mentioning for those who might have other places to go after eating there.

They have K-Pop music videos playing on the TVs for your entertainment. There's also a challenge on the wall: there's a digital stopwatch. IF you can get the time to stop at exactly 10.00 seconds, your next meal will be free. But you can only try it once per person per visit. I tried it and stopped it at 10.02 secs! So close! It was fun though. I'll...

This was my second time trying Korean BBQ and I’m super glad that my very experienced friend brought me here to KM BBQ. KM BBQ is conveniently located in a small shopping center just off of El Camino in Oceanside, California. This was my first time here and I totally enjoyed my dining experience. Thank goodness we could dine inside even though we are undergoing many Covid restrictions.

Because we were able to eat inside and the lunch rush-hour was over, there was ample seating and distancing for us. Dining inside also meant we had access to an overhead-fan and a more traditional heating surface to cook on. The decor was Asian-inspired and simple (nothing flashy) and one could see the buffet station and kitchen from the dining area. Although the buffet was closed, it was good to know they had these options. This is still all new to me, so I enjoyed all of it.

The service was friendly, fast and efficient and everyone was safe with masks and gloves. They also returned often to check on us to see if we were satisfied.

We ordered a plethora of meats and were given 4 sides. I’m totally glad that my friends knew how to cook the food and multitask and my only responsibility was to EAT! Hahahahaha!! We had mushrooms, pork belly, shrimp, squid, octopus, meat, meat, MEAT!!

What truly impressed me is that we stuffed ourselves in true ALL-YOU-CAN EAT fashion and it only costed us no more than $18 each!! AMAZING!!!

I just can’t wait to return here when this pandemic is over and I can embrace the entire experience to the fullest! I just hope I can cook without burning anything! I’ll be...

Every time I go to Rookies I see this place and want it. I finally dropped by with my bestie and I was not disappointed.

When we first walked in, we were the only people there, so I got scared. But I'm not a sissy, so I took a seat anyways.

And is a great thing that we did.

Not Long after getting seated, 5 military guys walked in. Then a family of 4 and then more and more. I was excited. But enough about others...

The girls there are nice. I thought it was odd st first because usually your table has all the sides, but not here.

One of the girls said we get up and go our own food and bring it back to the table. What Is this I thought to myself, but I loved it!

I don't have to walt on someone to come back and take my order. I don't have to second guess myself if they understood what I said correctly. This is just totally fantastic!!

They have 3 refrigerated carts holding the meat & seafood, veggies, and Toppings. Then there is a table with the sauces, rice, and pot stickers. I just wish I saw steamed egg, but maybe I have to ask for that.

The girls are nice and pay attention to you so they come by if they see your struggling or need a new grill. They're very prompt.

I really love this place. I ordered a plum soju and it was delicious. 13% hits you nicely with the tasty food. Nothing was over powering, good looked and tasted fresh. Rice was nice and soft yet fluffy. Veggies were delicious!

For $23.99 for dinner, I'll be back. Lunch is of course less than $18, but I'm not sure if the options are different.

I'm glad this place opened and when I need endless meat, ...