California Grubbin'

food: 3.5/5 experience: 3.5/5 overall: 3.5/5 This was my second time at KBBQ. And yes, with a packed-to-the-brim restaurant, multiple recommendations, rumors of super long wait times without the ability to reserve a table under ten, and a completely overstuffed parking lot, this has to be objectively the best restaurant in San Jose so I had to try it. They have 37 options of meat. 37! Their banchan selection, I was told, is not the most varied as compared to other restaurants, and I also heard they charged for any leftovers. Oh yeah, and you'll probably walk out of there smelling like beef. First, the wait really wasn't that bad on a Tuesday night. In fact, we got in right away. Second, the parking is fine! I don't know what those people are talking about. The parking lot is huge and the spaces aren't small. Maybe they went to some Gen in an alternate universe. Third, I don't think we got charged for uneaten food. I dunno I didn't pay. Fourth, yes the ba...

food: 4/5 experience: 5/5 overall: 4/5 It was my first official Korean BBQ experience. Instigated by my Korean friend. I had no idea how much food they gave you. No idea. First they give you about twenty different appetizer dishes. There's a name for these, I learned: banchan (hope I'm spelling that right). There was one that looked like bamboo or noodles or something that was my favorite. Wasn't a fan of kimchi, broccoli or any of the vegetables for that matter. They also had these rice cake things that were really plain, wasn't sure what to do with those. Then came the main meal. You get your choice of meat with vegetables. They give you as much meat as you want. All you can eat is definitely not my style thanks to my small stomach but my friend was more than happy to eat my remains. And after the appetizers was even less hungry. You put it all on the little stove in the middle of the table to barbecue and well you know what's up if you've ev...