Grandma Tofu Bbq - S San Diego

I only did not want to give a good decent rating only because I believe it’s all about customer service, taste of the food and cleanliness when it comes to restaurants. We had made an order for the group and had asked if the meal came with rice, she said yes. She did not mention to us that it was the purple rice. When I was taking a picture of the menu, the lady had grabbed it with force instead of waiting for me to hand it to her. Some of the utensils were dirty and the plate too. It had like a hard residue. At first I thought it was water stains but as soon as I touched it to confirm, it was like a hard residue of something. We did not bother to say something because we were already uncomfortable from saying something before the food was even served. Overall, the price is a little high for me for the amount of food that we had. It’s good to eat in here if you don’t have a big appetite and you just want a little portion but if it’s a bigger group and you want to enjoy, I definitely do not recommend since it is not a buffet style (not unlimited) for the meats or the sides.

Overall the food is pretty good, but I recommend sticking to the tofu soups. The prices are high across the board, but the food is meh for many options other than the tofu soup. I prefer the mixed seafood tofu soup and have gotten it many times. I will say that the maximum spicy level is not super spicy if you have a good spice tolerance.

My favorite traditional Korean restaurant! Great food and great atmosphere. They always give you a lot of food which is awesome. Some portions are quite big so I recommend sharing like the Kimchi Pajeon. Also recommend going right when they open for lunch at around 11-12. Not many people and they are usually quicker to get your order out.

The food was alright, on the other hand the service was disappointing. Our young server Gemma had a condescending tone every time she served us and kept rushing us to order in the beginning, no customer service experience at all. She seems like she does not care for her job or the customers. Not a good look for the restaurant.

Better rating is mostly for the food. Terrible service though. Very slow and inconsiderate older team members. The newer team member is nice and eager, but can only do so much without the proper guidance. Tables were dirty when we came. Had a bit of leftover spices and was sticky. There were two other tables eating beside ours. The new waitress introduced herself. It was her first day, but her service was superior compared to her seniors. Even when she was eating she still was eager and wanted to know if we needed anything. She was nice, but unfamiliar which was okay since it’s her first day. I felt bad asking her for things while she was on break, so I looked to her senior. I had to call more than two times when the senior passed my table to get her attention. The senior with the bright pink lipstick that was training the junior had terribly awful service. Extremely lazy and an expert at finding ways to escape work. It was her junior doing everything. From placing our order, bringing us tea, to closing out our check. Just a clarification, only the senior with the pink lipstick was awful. The other senior lady was nice and even asked how we were. The reason why I say the senior with pink lipstick is awful is because she finds shortcuts and had problems with her attitude. The bibimbap (mixed rice) that we ordered came but with no rice. They said we have to wait for the rice. By the time we are almost half finished with our other orders, the rice still hasn’t come so we gave them a gentle reminder. One of the side dishes only came with two pieces of tofu. That is fine. We finished it and asked for more. The senior came back and only put one piece in. She didn’t have a good attitude. I also asked for tea since it was a cold day. They gave me one cup for our whole table. Then for the rice pot, the store usually pours tea into it. I asked the senior and she said I could use the cup of tea on my table to pour instead. I looked at her bewildered and she responded that it’s the same tea they use to pour. I know that, but there wasn’t enough tea in my small cup to pour into the rice pot. This was just her being lazy. Other team members poured tea into the rice pot for me before. Lastly, I did not see an itemized receipt. They just took my card and charged it. I got to see the total at least…