Gen Korean BBQ House

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March 01, 2025

We love coming here! Staff is super friendly and it’s such a great family place. And best of all the food is so good!

Buddhika Jayarathna

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March 23, 2025

Gen Korean BBQ House in Huntington Beach is a fantastic spot for all-you-can-eat KBBQ lovers. The meat quality is great, the service is friendly, and the atmosphere is lively. Perfect for a fun night out with friends or family. Highly recommend! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Ngoc Tram Nguyen

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January 05, 2025

Came here every time with friends when we needed to celebrate something. My friends liked the waiters here since they were friendly and handsome 😂 The food was great and delicious also

Vinh

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February 04, 2025

Oh man, it has been years since I've been here. Hell, it's been years since I've been anywhere LOL. Damn you, COVID! It was a friday night but this place was dead. There was no wait. Closing time was in 75 minutes. Maybe it's because Chinese New Years was two days ago? IDK. The place looked exactly how I remembered it though, which isn't a bad thing. Despite what my kBBQ snob friends would say in the past, like there were way better places than this etc, I always thought it was decent. My friends don't even know how to cook so their opinions don't matter. By now, I've tried MANY other kBBQ joints. Some were better but none ever blew me away. I rate kBBQ places either good or bad. I've never experienced an "exceptional" kBBQ place nor do I think any exist in the world. It's usually AYCE so there's plenty that can go wrong since you're not just ordering only one entree. To me, "bad" places are ones where the meat just has no flavor no matter what sauces you drench them in and if the side dishes aren't too tasty. What's new since the last time I've been here over 4 years ago? Back in the day, Gen didn't have a premium tier AYCE. There was only one tier (I think). Now they have a premium addon. It gives you the option of choosing from an extra 7-8 types of meats iirc. It was $20 extra per person for this and of course, if one person gets it, everyone must get it. The sides seemed pretty much the same: good. I asked for rice paper and pickled radish b/c I love that $hit! The Pork Cheese Tonkatsu, the calamari rings, and the glass noodles (japchae) were all good. Anyway, let's get into the meat of this review. I hadn't been here in so long and it was my friend's first time experiencing KBBQ. I figured it was a special occasion so I chose to upgrade to premium. I regretted it. Here's why: 1. Beef tongue wasn't on the regular menu anymore, just on the premium. That's fine. I paid for premium right?! When I ordered it, a plate with 4 paper-thin slices came out. It was so thin that it was translucent. SMH. Even though there were only two of us, it felt super cheap of them that only four paper thin slices of beef tongue were brought out after I had stated how much I love it. 2. Still no steamed egg thing. 3. I ordered one of everything on the premium menu to start. 5 mins later, server returns n tells us sorry. OH GOD. I know what he'll say. He's gonna tell me they're out of something. Yup... no more ribeye steak. "WHAT?! Isn't that one of the main reasons people upgrade?" He asked me if I still want it, knowing that theyre out of it. Whatever, F it right? I didn't want to cheapen my friends 1st experience. 4. After we had started eating the first round, I decided that i really liked one of them. I ordered some more, limit 2 per person. Moments later, he came back empty handed once again and began to say sorry.... "OMFG bro... for real?! What don't you have this time?" I forgot what it was but it was also something on the premium menu that I just had ate and really liked. He said that the manager feels really bad so he/she is willing to comp us some drinks. I told him that I don't like to drink while I eat, especially AYCE. In the end, I asked if they'll comp some soju since it would be less filling. He said sure. The cashier asked me to pay because they were closing soon but we were free to stay and keep ordering. I was pretty salty. I paid an extra $40 to upgrade, couldn't order the two best items on the premium menu, couldn't get steamed egg thing, couldn't enjoy paper thin beef tongue slices and was comped a bottle of alcohol that costs $3 at the market 1st of all, why are they out of 2 major items on the premium menu when the place was DEAD on a Friday night?! 2nd, why didn't they comp me by reducing my bill a bit?! I forgot that korean places really love money so discount is out of the question. Well then, they should've given me a gift card. THAT would have been the smart thing to do. I'd feel like I have to come back and that would mean I'd spend more money here again. But nope, guess I won't be back!

BIG Ant

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April 26, 2025

Gen..All You Can WAIT BBQ. that is what they should rename the place. Not sure if all the locations are this bad, but the one on Beach in Westminster is horrible. The place was extremely busy and the servers were trying their best to keep up, so we just wanted to get our order in one time to save the servers some time. So they have some policy where you can't get a double order of any of the meats. You can get 4 meats at a time, but they all must be different. You can get only get one plate of meat type at a time, and as soon as it's delivered you can order again. So if you come with a large group and all you want is brisket, sucks to be you. When i spoke to the manager about this, she again reiterated their one serving of each meat policy. I asked why, she said they are scared that if they bring you 4 servings of the same meat you might not eat it all. That is an absolutely ridiculous answer as there are signs everywhere that they will charge you $5 a plate for wasted food. There was a good 10-15 minutes we are just sitting there waiting...and waiting....and waiting. I think they do this on purpose so you get full. You eat less, more profit for them. The last 3 times we've been there, they are out of radish slices. more cost cutting I guess. Never ever coming here again, even if it were free. Plenty of better places in Garden Grove in Korea Town. I hope the new soon to open hot pot next door puts Gen out of business.