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Chrystene Newman

I came here with a friend, we were both craving Korean BBQ and this spot popped up on our map. Quality of the meat was excellent, sides were delicious, and I treated myself to the grape drink with popping pearls and it was a great accompaniment. Personally, I’ve moved away from AYCE bbq spots because I feel like I can never appreciate the meal fully. Again, the quality of the meat was really good, and we even had leftover food to take home later for another full meal. Service was great, our server was really attentive and made sure we had enough sides throughout our meal. I’ll have to come back again with friends again!

Dustin Biser

(Updated Review 8/25/2024) Zip has return their “All You Can Eat” menu! Quality of meat was great! Their Ribeye Steak and Beef Tonge seemed to be of prime quality with good marbling and no signs of gristle. Our server was able to provide a side of beef fat to help cook our meats, which was very helpful. At the end of the meal my significant other and I were also provided ice cream which was a nice addition. At $38/person we thought ZIP’s AYCE and good quality meats was well worth the trip. We’ll definitely be coming back! Thank you too for the great service! (Review 4/24/2024) Used to be my favorite “All you can eat” restaurant near Irvine but starting this week they switched to à la cart. A meal for two cost an extra $20-30 but no substantial increase in meat quality. Side dishes are a bit better, and the poached egg is a nice addition but not worth the price increase moving away from all you can eat. I’d much rather ownership increase the per-person price of all you can eat rather than switching to à la cart. The total cost is just too much now, and I’d rather find a different restaurant that offers all you can eat. If Zip switches back to “All you can eat” style, I’ll definitely go back to eating there often again. It was one of my favorite kbbq places in the area.

diana teo

Everything about this place is amazing, great service, friendly and welcoming to all ages, my daughter who’s 4 enjoyed eating here, especially watching the food cook infront of her, she ate all her rice and macaroni salad and the meats and more of course , it was our first time coming and they made it memorable. The food was delicious so much amazing flavors. I’ll definitely want to come back

Hanna Y

Hubby and I had such an amazing dinner at Zip Korean BBQ. We had the BEST SERVICE ever and the meat quality was top notch 👌 They are one step ahead with everything and even get you napkins before you ask for them. We'll definitely be back!

It was cool we got there before it got really packed so we had really good service before they got to busy, kinda felt like we had the whole staff between just two tables. When it got a little crowded the meat still came out fast. Will be there again soon 🤣🤣🤣

Zip is one of our regular kbbq spots. The quality of the meat is great and customer service is always amazing. One of the servers, Christoper, was super helpful and attentive.

Great deal! Great food! Staff was very friendly, and food came out very fast! Definitely will be back

Zhailah Rosalie

Zip is one of our regular kbbq spots. The quality of the meat is great and customer service is always amazing. One of the servers, Christoper, was super helpful and attentive.

Dillon Roffa

We love zip! We’ve been going here for a year now! It’s the best KBBQ spot in Orange County.

Went here with my buddies who live near this Korean BBQ restaurant and said it was great. They were right. We had fun cooking all the meats, drinking Korean beer, and taking a couple shots! It was a blast. Our server was fantastic. Fun place to hang out with friends!

Not bad at all — I really liked the quality of the meats! There were so many side dish options too, which was great. I just wasn’t happy with the glass noodles — they tasted a bit stiff, undercooked, and not as flavorful as others I’ve tried. Service was definitely good though; they kept changing the grill, which I appreciated. The potatoes were kinda meh though. :)

All you can eat Korean BBQ. Our server was great as was all the staff. For two its a bit tough to try the different meat/proteins. The garlic shrimp is head on in the shell, but can't tell from the menu description. The ribeye steak actually is a full 8 oz steak! You get to cut it yourself. The spicy chicken was good and not very spicy. I loved their Kim Chi . Be very careful when you get your sides from the kitchen. The steaming egg bowl was dangerously hot with small handles so just slide it around the table. As with most all you can eat places there is no take home allowed. We only ordered two rounds of "meat" ,3 items each round and unfortunately still had lots left over. Sadly had to leave it.

Meat Quality 5/5 Service 3.5/5 Environment 4.5/5 Excellent selection and quality of mean however the lack of service was what brought down my rating. I wouldn’t say the service was horrible, but there were times where we obviously had finished cooking out meats and the servers didn’t attend to us. We even had to flag them down for more soju. This leads to a less pleasant experience because you are waiting and trying to flag down a server the whole time. I’ve been to this spot a couple other times tho and the servers weren’t this absent - so I will chalk it up to them just having an off day. Thus, I would still recommend others try this place out as their meat quality and banchan quality seem to be much more superior to Gen and other KBBQ. But just be ready as their “premium” selection menu is now $53!! 👀

I love KBBQ. The meat was tasty, a lot of flavor! The spicy beef bulgogi was too sweet other than that the food good..service wise, it was ok and needed to be better. My main concern is the floor is very slippery due to all the oils from the cooked meat! Honestl, I don't think I'll go back any time soon!

Ideally situated next to the AMC movie theater (great for date night) this Korean style BBQ (you cook your food on a tabletop grill) has tasty food. I don't eat seafood or pork so I tried most of the beef dishes like the brisket, sirloin, garlic steak, and the spicy chicken. The side dish of corn is like a cream of corn and was good. The potato salad was dry and tasteless. Overall the food and service were good. Anna the hostess is a sweetie pie. Beware if you leave any uneaten (uncooked) food you will be charged $5.00 per meat plate. So don't let your eyes be bigger than your stomach and go stir crazy ordering everything any once. Pace yourself, order no more than 2 meats at a time and wait until you've eaten them all before ordering additional meat plates. Dinner is about $32, lunch about $23.

Dustin Long

Went here with my buddies who live near this Korean BBQ restaurant and said it was great. They were right. We had fun cooking all the meats, drinking Korean beer, and taking a couple shots! It was a blast. Our server was fantastic. Fun place to hang out with friends!

Lydia Liem

Not bad at all — I really liked the quality of the meats! There were so many side dish options too, which was great. I just wasn’t happy with the glass noodles — they tasted a bit stiff, undercooked, and not as flavorful as others I’ve tried. Service was definitely good though; they kept changing the grill, which I appreciated. The potatoes were kinda meh though. :)

Jose Caceres

I love KBBQ. The meat was tasty, a lot of flavor! The spicy beef bulgogi was too sweet other than that the food good..service wise, it was ok and needed to be better. My main concern is the floor is very slippery due to all the oils from the cooked meat! Honestl, I don't think I'll go back any time soon!

Martin Courtney (Openplzdds)

All you can eat Korean BBQ. Our server was great as was all the staff. For two its a bit tough to try the different meat/proteins. The garlic shrimp is head on in the shell, but can't tell from the menu description. The ribeye steak actually is a full 8 oz steak! You get to cut it yourself. The spicy chicken was good and not very spicy. I loved their Kim Chi . Be very careful when you get your sides from the kitchen. The steaming egg bowl was dangerously hot with small handles so just slide it around the table. As with most all you can eat places there is no take home allowed. We only ordered two rounds of "meat" ,3 items each round and unfortunately still had lots left over. Sadly had to leave it.

James Huang

Meat Quality 5/5 Service 3.5/5 Environment 4.5/5 Excellent selection and quality of mean however the lack of service was what brought down my rating. I wouldn’t say the service was horrible, but there were times where we obviously had finished cooking out meats and the servers didn’t attend to us. We even had to flag them down for more soju. This leads to a less pleasant experience because you are waiting and trying to flag down a server the whole time. I’ve been to this spot a couple other times tho and the servers weren’t this absent - so I will chalk it up to them just having an off day. Thus, I would still recommend others try this place out as their meat quality and banchan quality seem to be much more superior to Gen and other KBBQ. But just be ready as their “premium” selection menu is now $53!! 👀

S Ryder (Fairydust)

Ideally situated next to the AMC movie theater (great for date night) this Korean style BBQ (you cook your food on a tabletop grill) has tasty food. I don't eat seafood or pork so I tried most of the beef dishes like the brisket, sirloin, garlic steak, and the spicy chicken. The side dish of corn is like a cream of corn and was good. The potato salad was dry and tasteless. Overall the food and service were good. Anna the hostess is a sweetie pie. Beware if you leave any uneaten (uncooked) food you will be charged $5.00 per meat plate. So don't let your eyes be bigger than your stomach and go stir crazy ordering everything any once. Pace yourself, order no more than 2 meats at a time and wait until you've eaten them all before ordering additional meat plates. Dinner is about $32, lunch about $23.

Zip KBBQ review This establishment has been through and through. I have been to this location since it has opened and I have seen the changes to quality up and down. With the recent changes to ownership and Damien is the da man. His hospitality and customer service is phenomenal. Even when I did not request garlic and jalapeños, he understood the mission and intentions of the customer from observation. Definitely Zip BBQ is a place to go for a quick lunch. I would honestly just go for the service from Damien.

Hamilton Le

Zip KBBQ review This establishment has been through and through. I have been to this location since it has opened and I have seen the changes to quality up and down. With the recent changes to ownership and Damien is the da man. His hospitality and customer service is phenomenal. Even when I did not request garlic and jalapeños, he understood the mission and intentions of the customer from observation. Definitely Zip BBQ is a place to go for a quick lunch. I would honestly just go for the service from Damien.

Sorry but this was a very mediocre KBBQ experience. We only ended up ordering two meat choices (Pork bulgogi and Beef tongue) because they were both way too oily and the bulgogi seasoning was way too strong. I genuinely felt like throwing up after eating. At least the sides are decent. There are better KBBQ spots in Irvine; avoid this one.

Not clean, the floors were sticky and the water carafe had crud in it. The service was slow and we had to ask for the same side 3x before it came, and even then the sides were pretty bad. We love kbbq and there are so many other options beyond Zip that are better to go to, don't waste your $ here

Brooke Pannell

Not clean, the floors were sticky and the water carafe had crud in it. The service was slow and we had to ask for the same side 3x before it came, and even then the sides were pretty bad. We love kbbq and there are so many other options beyond Zip that are better to go to, don't waste your $ here

Pedro Martinez-Robles

Sorry but this was a very mediocre KBBQ experience. We only ended up ordering two meat choices (Pork bulgogi and Beef tongue) because they were both way too oily and the bulgogi seasoning was way too strong. I genuinely felt like throwing up after eating. At least the sides are decent. There are better KBBQ spots in Irvine; avoid this one.

cari Steilstra

I went there a lot before they start having constant price changes every few months. This time I see online that “rewards member $29.95” “Happy Hour 20% off everything” so I assume if i go to Mon-Friday lunch I would get a $24 ish AYCE Tried to call to confirm but phone number is invalid. Had to actually go there. You know what, when we arrived and want to confirm the information, a waiter that speaks poor English (which is understandable) told us the $29.95 only applies to the leftest column and yes 20% off can be applied now (1:30pm when we arrived). I pointed out that beef bulgogi is not even within the column… Then I grabbed another waiter. He told us that $29.95 applies to the full menu but 20% off is only for drinks… ??? how can the waiters not even know the deal and how can the menu posted online to be so misleading??? Left dumbfounded:) and head to another kbbq

Great service but Kalbi is mediocre. Small cuts and considered a premium add on. The side dishes did not taste fresh especially the glass noodles. Not high quality meats. Won’t return.

Jeff Shiu

Great service but Kalbi is mediocre. Small cuts and considered a premium add on. The side dishes did not taste fresh especially the glass noodles. Not high quality meats. Won’t return.