Gaenali Bon Ga - Garden Grove

Great place for marinated seafood jorim, bosam, and other Korea traditional dishes. So small placecand great attactions. Must make reservations otherwise 30 min wait on donner hours.

Tasty food but the restaurant itself is very stuffy with poor ventilation. It's noticeable right when you walk in.

I am not sure why somebody said the people here are not friendly. I had a great customer service experience with the server Jay Kim and even the cook/owner Christina Cho ! I ate around 1:30 pm. The last of the lunch crowd was clearing up. I was the only customer left by 2:15 pm. The staff in the back was beginning to eat their lunches and they were so friendly. 4 ladies had lunches. 3 cooks and 1 server. They even gave me more sides when I said I loved the vegetables ?.The place is clean and the server cleaned the tables as the customers left the tables.The food quality was A for amazing. I ordered the Bulgogi Dolsot or Hot Stone w/Bulgogi, Vegetables Spicy sauce. The flavors were not overwhelming. There was enough spice on the kimchi but not too much. It is a combination of spice, savory, tangy, and smoky flavors on the hot stone bulgogi. It arrived piping hot and the stone was sizzling for over 20 min. I was here for more than an hour and the hot stone is still warm as I write this review! The soup! It was also served in a small hot stone container and it was a nice starter.On the outside, it looks like a little hole-in-the-wall place. But boy, this is a gem! It is a diamond on the rough. If I can rate this place as a 10, It more than deserves it.

I would say this is country side korean food style. Pork kimch casserole was ok but the pork rib was not good quality meat. Atmosphere is just mediocre. As usual in korean restaurants, what service? I can see robots taking over servers job soon.

This place is so consistent and good! I love the hole-in-the-wall, authentic nature of this place.They're probably most known for their bibimbap but their other dishes are also amazing. I personally like ordering their bossam and haemul pajun (seafood pancake).My only negative is that the service is a tiny bit slow.If I'm in the area, this place is one of the first places on mind if I am craving homey, authentic Korean food!