Reviews for Janchi Korean BBQ & Bar in Thousand Oaks, CA
Great place, consistenly high quality food. A bit complicated with the AYCE vs. normal menu but that's fine. Try the tempura
The service here for weekday lunch is top notch. September 2022, there was a lovely and friendly Latina woman who was our... waitress. She was on it, checked in on us quite often, and made some suggestions off the menu to try. It's your typical Koreanbarbecue place, where you cook the meat yourself on a grill. I have to say that this is one of the rare places where theirGrill actually pulls the smoke back into itself. So it's not a smokey restaurant like most of the Korean barbecue placesare. For the price, it's a great value. You want the best deal? Go for lunch, and get the lunch price! It's a tradeoffthough... they keep their prices low by having a limited menu. So if you want to spend the extra money and go all out to havemore choices, you have to pay the extra dollars and get the dinner priced stuff. Parking situation: There is tons of parkingavailable for free in the surrounding lot. Notes: 1. For what this place is, in the area that it's in, it's definitely worthit. Otherwise, you'd have to spend all that money and gas, and sit in traffic to go to the San Fernando valley, or down toKoreatown in downtown LA. 2. With the exception of a few items on the menu (the fatty Bulgogi), most of the meat that you willorder comes without any seasoning. If you want to enhance the flavor, ask your server for some salt, and sprinkle it on duringthe cooking process. 3. Speaking of bulgogi, I think it's one of the best things on the menu at any Korean barbecue place ingeneral. It comes marinated, and the extra fat helps to keep the meat juicy and tender. In summary, this is a great place tobring family to, or out of town visitors. It's a different experience then your typical sit-down restaurant. The flavor profileat most Korean BBQ places is usually sweet with the little hint of sour. So if you're into that kind of thing, give this place atry. Read more
I ordered the lunch bulgogi, it was tasty! I?ve had my fair share of bulgogi and nothing stood out as extraordinary but it was... good. Side dishes for me are sub par, I?m used to other Korean restaurants with more selections like pickled cucumber, fishcake, potato salad etc. I only saw one server in the entire restaurant and tables were spread out, so service wasn?t the best.Not one time did she come by to see if everything was OK. Read more
Food was soo tasty! Meat was tender and delicious! Workers were nice and attentive! Loved the salad and the rice was at the... perfect consistency! I wish the red onions were pickled a little more but overall excellent food! Cute date idea! Read more
My wife loves Korean BBQ. We wanted to try a new spot but this was not it. In general, the portions were small, the options are... a fraction of what other locations offer, but the worst part was that the food was severely lacking in flavor. For KBBQveterans, you should know there is no rice paper, radish paper, ttokbokki, KFC, and only 3 side dishes. The pinnacle of the dullexperience was when we ordered the vegetables and they brought out an awkward plate with 6 pieces of random veggies, at thispoint we couldn't help but giggle as I jokingly suggested we rock, paper, scissor for the piece of asparagus. I will say, theservice was exceptional with waiters checking on us continuously. If you want to stay in T.O. this could pass as a decentexperience, otherwise do yourself a favor and drive 30-45 minutes for a more authentic experience. Read more
This was an interesting experience the decor was awesome the service was great very friendly staff very responsive of food and... me however was a little lackluster very tasteless but overall it was an experience Read more
Food was pretty good. I was surprised when they gave a fork and spoon, since most places only give you chopsticks. Prices are... reasonable, and the side dishes have good flavor. The beef belly and top sir loin were too gamey and tough for my taste but theseasons short rib was amazing. The fat really broke down and turned it into a slow drip. I will be back! Read more
My favorite food in the world is Korean BBQ! I eaten at at least 30 Korean BBQ restaurants. The food here was just ok. It could... be much better if they offered more marinated or salted meats. Quite a few options didn't have any seasoning at all. Very bland.If they simply added salts, marinades, or sauce on the table it would be much much better. Otherwise the atmosphere is good andthe marinated meats are quite good. Just a minor tweak and this place would be 5 stars! Read more