Genwa Korean BBQ - Los Alamitos

Let’s start with the positives. There is valet parking for $5. The ambiance and service is really good. The staff is super attentive and kind. The negatives were the food. We had the M1 for $165 and it wasn’t flavorful. The best part of the food was the free sides you get but even then those portions are really small. It got very loud even though the restaurant was not full. They also charge for the rice. Overall not the best experience.

The food was excellent, service could have been better, although they did a good job of refilling water glasses, we were never offered refills of iced tea and never saw our regular waitress to order drinks after the first round. One of the dishes that we ordered did not come out with all of the others, we pointed it out to one of the wait staff who said that dish took longer to prepare (which it should not it is a common dish made with rice cakes no protein and often served as an appetizer). Even after asking it took them another 20-30 min to bring it out, after everyone had finished their entree

This is at least $70 a person, including kids. Definitely not cheap. The meat quality was good as were the sides but you can get good AYCE for less elsewhere.

What a feast! Also, our server was great. There was a lot of food to take home and we were pleased that it still tasted great.

High quality meat, cooked for you at table side. Quite tasty. Drawback is the price, which in turn probably turns customers away, so restaurant fairly empty, thus atmosphere was less fun. Agree with others, great ventilation.