Shozen BBQ — Restaurant in San Diego

We planned on going somewhere else for getting Korean Food for dinner but the other please. We had in mind clothes really early so we ended up here. Real good find!

Husband and I ordered a lot of food and it was good enough for 2 meals! Really big portion size!

Japche - Amazing! The glass was so light and had a good amount of vegetables in there and the flavor was amazing as well. Massive portion size too. Did not seem oily at all and just a good item.

Bulgogi - Such a flavorful and tender and perfect beef! They really marinated the meat well. Did not seem like a fatty cut of meat at all. Loved it. Game with rice on the side and a lot of other Korean side dishes which were delicious. The mixed greens, cauliflower and miso soup were mine and husband's favorite!

Hot Stone Bibimbap - last minute decision to order this and it was a very good decision. Big bowl of food with amount of vegetables on top and rice on the bottom. Then you mix it all in and eat; The flavors went together so so so so well. The crispy rice on the bottom that stuck to the hot store... BEAUTIFUL 🤌🏻🤌🏻

Service was also pretty quick and we appreciated that. Food was all hot and steamy but not so hot that it burnt your tongue....

We wanted to find a place to eat that didn't have an 1.5 wait on a Friday night in Mira Mesa. This was close to us and we ended up seeing the meats on the menu and decided to give it a try. I think this restaurant has fallen prey to the worker shortage problem. That being said I think it is a family run business and they did try their best so something to think about when dining. I have to say their side dishes were very tasty and some came as a surprise like a sweet marinated cauliflower. Their Steamed egg had great flavor and the dipping sauce for the meat was definitely yummy. I was pleased with the selection of meets as I always try to find jowls and good tasting intestine when I fo kbbq. Kind of sick of bulgogi now a days but I will say this is probably one of the best tasting bulgogi I've had in a while, naturally sweet from the Asian pear in the marinade and not full of sugars. Other than waiting an hour for a water refill and more banchan it was a pretty good meal! I am definitely...

Update: I can’t say how much I love here. It feels like in South Korea as the decorations, atmosphere and the owners are all very authentic Korean! The foods here are very delicious. I highly recommend my favorites which are the seafood pancake and cold noodles. Tonight we ordered a new fish to try, the spicy monkfish, it was very yummy. It’s not that spicy but flavor is good. My only wish is I hope here has budae jjigae, which I miss very much. Previous: I love this place!!!! Can't believe why it's only 3.5 stars on Yelp. Probably because it's too authentic for local Americans? Just kidding. But I want to say I love here, I'll definitely come back to try other authentic items. I had Korean spicy cold noodles, it made me think of the noodles I ate growing up in my hometown where is very close to South Korea. My husband had kimchi jjigae. It tastes awesome too. If you love Korean food, you should come here. 5 star from...