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Korean · La Quinta

4.1 · 293 reviews Google
www.marukoreanbbq.com

About Maru

Maru in La Quinta offers a relaxed atmosphere for enjoying traditional Korean cuisine with distinctive table-top grilling. Guests consistently praise the fresh, visually appealing food, particularly signature dishes like spicy seafood sun dubu, kimchi pancakes, and dumplings. The dining experience i...

Maru in La Quinta offers a relaxed atmosphere for enjoying traditional Korean cuisine with distinctive table-top grilling. Guests consistently praise the fresh, visually appealing food, particularly signature dishes like spicy seafood sun dubu, kimchi pancakes, and dumplings. The dining experience is enhanced by large portions and excellent service, often noted for its warmth and friendliness from the owners themselves. Whether sharing a diverse menu of hot pots, ramen, or bibimbap among friends or family, visitors appreciate the value and quick service. Fully accessible and open daily, Maru stands out as a top Korean BBQ destination that delivers a memorable meal every time.

What Customers Say About Maru

Maru Korean BBQ in La Quinta receives high praise for its delicious food, generous portions, and excellent customer service, especially from owners and servers like Alec. Some reviewers found it pricey and some had negative experiences with service and food quality.

Popular Dishes

briskets (chadol) hot spicy pork with kimchi bulgogi hot pot ramen bibimbap tofu salad SUN DUBU Kimchi Pancake

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Groups Families

Tip: If you enjoy spicy seafood, try the SUN DUBU. The Kimchi Pancake and dumplings are also highly recommended.

Features

🅿️ Parking 🚗 Delivery Accessible 🍽️ Lunch 🌙 Dinner
🎯 Casual 🛋️ Cozy 👥 Groups

Frequently asked questions about Maru

Maru is located at 78-702 CA-111, La Quinta, CA 92253, La Quinta.
Maru offers korean cuisine.
Maru has regular opening hours. Check their profile for updated schedules.
Maru offers the following services: dine-in, takeaway, delivery.
The most recommended dishes at Maru based on customer reviews are: briskets (chadol), hot spicy pork with kimchi, bulgogi hot pot, ramen, bibimbap.
Maru is ideal for groups, families.
Maru Korean BBQ in La Quinta receives high praise for its delicious food, generous portions, and excellent customer service, especially from owners and servers like Alec. Some reviewers found it pricey and some had negative experiences with service and food quality.
If you enjoy spicy seafood, try the SUN DUBU. The Kimchi Pancake and dumplings are also highly recommended.
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Maru La Quinta Reviews

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Reviews (40)
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Noemi Iturriaga

If you enjoy the spicy seafood taste, SUN DUBU is the dish to eat. Kimchi Pancake is amazing. The dumplings are a must🥟. Dolsot Bibimbap is another dish I recommend. Very delicious. Topokki was good but needed more seasoning/spice. Great and attentive customer service. I'm definitely coming back to eat😆Love the music they play.

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Salty Sauce Shef

I've been here a few times now. Service always with a smile. Food never takes awhile. Value is like a new style. Although this place is geared towards multiple guests dining together, I have always gone solo. It can be pretty pricey for the menu items because they are meant to be shared but I save this for when I'm really hungry and splurge a little because it's so good.

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G Santiago

Great service directly from owners! The food was excellent, we ended up sharing among us because we couldn't decide which dish was better! Highly recommend this place!

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Star

Didn’t try the BBQ. The chicken among entree list are delicious. Salad recommended as well.

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Kassy Huerta

I give this place a 10/10. The staff or very friendly. The food is so delicious and fresh. My family enjoyed the scenery very much. Thank you Maru staff. 🙏👌

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leah benavente

SO DELICIOUS!! We have been to other Korean BBQ places in the desert and this one surpasses them all with their HUGE portions and excellent customer service.

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J S

Food was delicious and the service was good. Everything was so fresh tasting and visually appealing. Can't wait to come back to this spot again. Highly recommend it.

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J Z

Had a delicious dinner 👍👍 Service and food 100% ❤💛❤

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maayan zikri

Very good food and great portions, there are good options for vegetarian. Nice kpop music playing in the background

Noemi Iturriaga
Noemi Iturriaga

If you enjoy the spicy seafood taste, SUN DUBU is the dish to eat. Kimchi Pancake is amazing. The dumplings are a must🥟. Dolsot Bibimbap is another dish I recommend. Very delicious. Topokki was good but needed more seasoning/spice. Great and attentive customer service. I'm definitely coming back to eat😆Love the music they play.

Salty Sauce
Salty Sauce

I've been here a few times now. Service always with a smile. Food never takes awhile. Value is like a new style. Although this place is geared towards multiple guests dining together, I have always gone solo. It can be pretty pricey for the menu items because they are meant to be shared but I save this for when I'm really hungry and splurge a little because it's so good.

G Santiago
G Santiago

Great service directly from owners! The food was excellent, we ended up sharing among us because we couldn't decide which dish was better! Highly recommend this place!

Star
Star

Didn’t try the BBQ. The chicken among entree list are delicious. Salad recommended as well.

Kassy Huerta
Kassy Huerta

I give this place a 10/10. The staff or very friendly. The food is so delicious and fresh. My family enjoyed the scenery very much. Thank you Maru staff. 🙏👌

leah benavente
leah benavente

SO DELICIOUS!! We have been to other Korean BBQ places in the desert and this one surpasses them all with their HUGE portions and excellent customer service.

J S
J S

Food was delicious and the service was good. Everything was so fresh tasting and visually appealing. Can't wait to come back to this spot again. Highly recommend it.

J Z
J Z

Had a delicious dinner 👍👍 Service and food 100% ❤💛❤

maayan zikri
maayan zikri

Very good food and great portions, there are good options for vegetarian. Nice kpop music playing in the background

K
Kenneth Borg

The food always tastes great. I’ve been getting takeout here for years. A little pricey but it’s a treat every once in a while.

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Rylee Rioux

Seriously the best Korean bbq experience we’ve had yet!! The food is amazing, our server Alec was the best. Would definitely recommend this place to anyone who’s reading this!! Especially if it’s your first time!!

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Yuni Still

We ordered hot spicy pork with kimchi, bulgogi hot pot, ramen, bibimbap, tofu salad, red wine, and beer, and they were all satisfied.

Yuni Still
Yuni Still

We ordered hot spicy pork with kimchi, bulgogi hot pot, ramen, bibimbap, tofu salad, red wine, and beer, and they were all satisfied.

Kenneth Borg
Kenneth Borg

The food always tastes great. I’ve been getting takeout here for years. A little pricey but it’s a treat every once in a while.

Rylee Rioux
Rylee Rioux

Seriously the best Korean bbq experience we’ve had yet!! The food is amazing, our server Alec was the best. Would definitely recommend this place to anyone who’s reading this!! Especially if it’s your first time!!

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Thaddeus Volk

The food itself was really good. Other then the kimchi, the "sides" were a bit lacking in flavor. Still good but not as good as the food itself. The biggest issue was a server. She was nice but couldn't understand what I tried to order, brought me the wrong thing, then tried to charge for it. Had to get our original server involved. Definitely would go back.

Thaddeus Volk
Thaddeus Volk

The food itself was really good. Other then the kimchi, the "sides" were a bit lacking in flavor. Still good but not as good as the food itself. The biggest issue was a server. She was nice but couldn't understand what I tried to order, brought me the wrong thing, then tried to charge for it. Had to get our original server involved. Definitely would go back.

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Michael Plitt

The food and drink seemed expensive. Spent over 90 dollars for two people. The side dishes were not particularly good in my opinion. The meat for the Korean BBQ was mid. The pork belly came partially frozen. We tried to order dessert but they were out.

Michael Plitt
Michael Plitt

The food and drink seemed expensive. Spent over 90 dollars for two people. The side dishes were not particularly good in my opinion. The meat for the Korean BBQ was mid. The pork belly came partially frozen. We tried to order dessert but they were out.

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Stephen Rheem

Last night we had 2 orders of briskets (chadol) between my mom and me. My mom threw up all night and I'm having diarrhea since the morning. Need to get food expiration/cleanliness check here. *Reply to the reply from the restaurant- We didn't eat anything until the dinner last night. We will report to the Food and Drug Administration for more detailed inspection of the restaurant. Both me and my mom are having issues with food poisoning today.

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Bruce Plush

Went with some friends and for me it was very disappointing. The orders were brought to the table individually instead of all together so since I ordered Korean ribs it took longer and my gf and friends were almost done. The meat was not good. Fatty and definitely not tender. I will not be returning.

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Hoya Li

We went there after the Golf, the service is ok. But the food is terrible, If you like Korean food, sorry this is definitely you should avoid!!!

김ᄂᄋᄋ

In general, other Korean restaurants have a good guest service. This is a bad service at this Korean restaurant. I hope you guys don't misunderstand and recommend other Korean restaurants with better guest service and better food i has nothing call from the here restaurant. so i drive myself to the restaurant. it was in the diner time . I thought maybe I could order dinner .after we talk of each other. When I arrived, I first asked if I could talk to the manager here. , and the inployee said there is no manager , and I asked if I could talk to the boss here for a little bit. , and boss come out in few minutes. looked at me and so ungry asked me if I posted a bad review on the website yesterday.This was not the way I wannna to talk . I was a bit embarrassed. The boss was so upset with me and asked why I give a bad review on the website. I said that was not the big deal. I asked why she didn't answer the phone . and the boss says so busy can't answer the phone. i called at least 6 times .difren times.she nothing excuses. just keep angry and upset. and she showed me there only take $ 60.77. .but i showed i paid $81.77. the boss she says she doesn't care. says don't complain to her . let me call the Uber eats . just let me get out there restaurant. and she just goes in back to the kitchen. I can't believe it she's act and for the customer service there . of course, I paid a tip separate . normorly, i don't like to stay a review , but it's my first time reviewing like this. Because she was too rude and not even try nice talk with customer . with her restaurant service attitude and rude behavior and words and actions for guests becausea for a americacustomer.? . and said she didn't care and just walked back to the kitchen . So... What I'm talking about right now is about three minutes of conversation with the owner. , and these are 100% true, and I'm so absurd and feel upset .. When I received the delivery food last night, the soup leaked out, so the Korea rice cake tasted bad ,I told her the happn. she said . It's not her fault. don't complain to her . the owner says it's a delivery's fault. because the deliveryman was not good at delivering it. She did not try to listen to me at all. Just keep saying she dont care . had no apology, and keep ignoring me. +++ I ordered three additional white rice in English and Korean. you shouldn't lie that I ordered only Korean in my review reply I I ordered food for the first time here . but I can't believe service like that. i added three white rice and other sauces to pay more than $ 20. and I didn't get anything I extra order . and I keep calld try to ask. but they ne v er answer the phone. and just hang out. so where is my money for the 3 rice and for I pay for extra than ? call me or text me . thankyou. my order code was 8119

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joe mama

Horrible... in 30 minutes we just got water. The waitress never bothered to check on us so we left. If you are looking for a quick place to take a nap then this is the place. If you are looking to eat, just pack your own food when you go.

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Mady O

The waitress that we had was lazy, she hid behind the counter most of the time playing on her phone! At first we thought the place was closed since no one inside.. Food wasn't that great either and way too expensive for a small portion of everything. The standard korean's side dishes are so bland. I would not recommend this place unless you ok with paying more and getting less. Most importantly, they aren't typical buffet where you pay a price for one person and get more of whatever protein or rice when you want more, here you pay for only an order, everything is individually and not as a set. It was tricky since this was our first time plus the very not helpful server there, zero explanation, zero interaction! Very disappointing experience after paid close to $200 for just 4 people!

joe mama
joe mama

Horrible... in 30 minutes we just got water. The waitress never bothered to check on us so we left. If you are looking for a quick place to take a nap then this is the place. If you are looking to eat, just pack your own food when you go.

Hoya Li
Hoya Li

We went there after the Golf, the service is ok. But the food is terrible, If you like Korean food, sorry this is definitely you should avoid!!!

Mady O
Mady O

The waitress that we had was lazy, she hid behind the counter most of the time playing on her phone! At first we thought the place was closed since no one inside.. Food wasn't that great either and way too expensive for a small portion of everything. The standard korean's side dishes are so bland. I would not recommend this place unless you ok with paying more and getting less. Most importantly, they aren't typical buffet where you pay a price for one person and get more of whatever protein or rice when you want more, here you pay for only an order, everything is individually and not as a set. It was tricky since this was our first time plus the very not helpful server there, zero explanation, zero interaction! Very disappointing experience after paid close to $200 for just 4 people!

Bruce Plush
Bruce Plush

Went with some friends and for me it was very disappointing. The orders were brought to the table individually instead of all together so since I ordered Korean ribs it took longer and my gf and friends were almost done. The meat was not good. Fatty and definitely not tender. I will not be returning.

김ᄂᄋᄋ
김ᄂᄋᄋ

In general, other Korean restaurants have a good guest service. This is a bad service at this Korean restaurant. I hope you guys don't misunderstand and recommend other Korean restaurants with better guest service and better food i has nothing call from the here restaurant. so i drive myself to the restaurant. it was in the diner time . I thought maybe I could order dinner .after we talk of each other. When I arrived, I first asked if I could talk to the manager here. , and the inployee said there is no manager , and I asked if I could talk to the boss here for a little bit. , and boss come out in few minutes. looked at me and so ungry asked me if I posted a bad review on the website yesterday.This was not the way I wannna to talk . I was a bit embarrassed. The boss was so upset with me and asked why I give a bad review on the website. I said that was not the big deal. I asked why she didn't answer the phone . and the boss says so busy can't answer the phone. i called at least 6 times .difren times.she nothing excuses. just keep angry and upset. and she showed me there only take $ 60.77. .but i showed i paid $81.77. the boss she says she doesn't care. says don't complain to her . let me call the Uber eats . just let me get out there restaurant. and she just goes in back to the kitchen. I can't believe it she's act and for the customer service there . of course, I paid a tip separate . normorly, i don't like to stay a review , but it's my first time reviewing like this. Because she was too rude and not even try nice talk with customer . with her restaurant service attitude and rude behavior and words and actions for guests becausea for a americacustomer.? . and said she didn't care and just walked back to the kitchen . So... What I'm talking about right now is about three minutes of conversation with the owner. , and these are 100% true, and I'm so absurd and feel upset .. When I received the delivery food last night, the soup leaked out, so the Korea rice cake tasted bad ,I told her the happn. she said . It's not her fault. don't complain to her . the owner says it's a delivery's fault. because the deliveryman was not good at delivering it. She did not try to listen to me at all. Just keep saying she dont care . had no apology, and keep ignoring me. +++ I ordered three additional white rice in English and Korean. you shouldn't lie that I ordered only Korean in my review reply I I ordered food for the first time here . but I can't believe service like that. i added three white rice and other sauces to pay more than $ 20. and I didn't get anything I extra order . and I keep calld try to ask. but they ne v er answer the phone. and just hang out. so where is my money for the 3 rice and for I pay for extra than ? call me or text me . thankyou. my order code was 8119

Stephen Rheem
Stephen Rheem

Last night we had 2 orders of briskets (chadol) between my mom and me. My mom threw up all night and I'm having diarrhea since the morning. Need to get food expiration/cleanliness check here. *Reply to the reply from the restaurant- We didn't eat anything until the dinner last night. We will report to the Food and Drug Administration for more detailed inspection of the restaurant. Both me and my mom are having issues with food poisoning today.

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People typically spend 30 min to 1.5 hr here
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