I'm actually somewhere between a 4 and a five for this restaurant. I was actually expected to be a sit down restaurant where they take your order and they bring you your Korean barbecue but it's not that. Sit down at a share table and you and your party have a hot stove in the middle of your table and you cooking me yourself. It is a one price per person thing except for drinks. So that makes easy. We have 30 different types of prepared meats you can have. Some like the Korean fried Chicken you don't cook they just bring it to you already ready. Did you charge extra if you waste food. You get some side dishes. Small little lamp but I asked for rice and it didn't come and I had to ask the second time to have it. Not a biggie. I tried their premium steak and it was nice and soft but it wasn't prepared with any spices on it so it's kind of plain. The spicy pork bulgogi was very good. And then I actually did try the Korean fried Chicken and it was decent but not anything special. Staff is friendly. I ordered a drink and the waitress was nice have to tell me that's the 32 oz drink and I said thank you I'll get something smaller. So again somewhere between 4 and 5.
best place in the area ??
Quick SummaryVery much enjoyed the AYCE Korean BBQ at this Gen location. Service is a hit or miss, but it really comes down to how busy they are (e.g. weekends are hectic so a bit harder to find your server, but they're always really fast with food deliveries). Food quality is pretty good. It's a pretty well-run chain locationFood- 4.5 starsFood quality is pretty good for $30 Korean BBQ AYCE. It's a hit or miss sometimes, because some dishes can be slightly too sweet. But otherwise, you really can't beat the quality at this value.Service- 4 starsIf it's a weekday, it's fantastic. But sometimes weekends can be difficult, where you have to hunt down your serverParking- plenty of street and lot parkingBottom LineFantastic AYCE Korean BBQ experience. It's a popular and successful chain for a reason. Love the Yelp waitlist check in. Just try to avoid busy times to get the best service
This place really put me in the tough spot to write this review.My husband and I came from LA county and we might be used to with real Korean bbq in Korea town,That’s why this place quite a disappointed.First of all the ban chan or side dishes,That was the first things suppose to be on the table with varieties of yummy veggies,pickles,salad,kimchi etc. doesn’t matter you’ll eat all of them or not because that’s How Original Korean people do when they eat Korean bbq but with this place you’ll have to order those side dishes with your server,They’ll not bring it unless you ask for,Which I have never experience this in any Korean bbq place I’ve been to.I understand they might try to save cost by not wasting those left over side dishes but it’s just not How Korean bbq place suppose to be.Meat quality was not great but wasn’t bad either,I would give them a OK quality.The most disappointed item I would have to give it to “Thin Slice Beef Brisket” Though.Normally when you put this kind of brisket on the grilled it would almost melted and when you eat the texture should be soft and melted into your mouth but the brisket here was tough and chewy,Which this was my first time I had a slice brisket that was this hard.Another things I have to talk about was the tofu stew soup.They serve in a small bowl with a plastics spoon just like what you get from a cheap buffet.I have never seen any Korean bbq place does that! It will usually serve in a hot stone bowl,So it will remain hot for a while but the soup taste wasn’t bad,It’s was another a OK again.The best things on this visit was staffs,They are all so great! Make sure we got what we want,Grilled had changed as much as we want,Every time someone walked by they’re always make sure we’re doing ok,Love it! So the stars was basically for the service.Overall in my personal opinion,This place wasn’t a great or awesome Korean bbq but it’s wasn’t bad either,It was OK.Will we come back for a second time when we’re in the area? We’ll have to think hard about it.
me encantó todo buenísimo y atención exelente
This place is so good. Most their meats that you try will leave you wanting more. The price for all you can eat is really a great deal. Love it, will be coming every time I'm in town.
I have been to Gen restaurant in Oxnard many times, but of course not in the last year or so. Our recent visit was so disappointing and actually quite infuriating. I will never go back to this restaurant. The menu has changed as has the quality of the food. The service was terrible. We ordered octopus as one of our dishes, it never came. We asked three different times over the course of an hour and were told it was coming, it never did. The Meats were tough. Only half the grill worked, but that’s not even the worst part. As soon as we sat down we were informed we had to leave in 90 minutes. This kind of information overshadows any fun one could have as you become concerned about the time. We also were informed that if we left any food there would be a surcharge on our bill for over ordering. This is ridiculous and of course we don’t ever leave food, if it’s any good. When the bill came we put down two credit cards as we came with another couple and were informed that they would not split the bill. I insisted that they would and was fully prepared not to pay for the meal if they did not. They relented and excepted two cards. I highly recommend the Gen restaurant in Oxnard not be part of your upcoming dining experiences. speak with your wallet as I will and never return.
One of my favorite places to eat in all of Ventura County. Definitely recommend the pork belly and baby octopus. Really like their CapriSun looking drinks!
Me and my g/f stopped by this afternoon for lunch, we were seated without a wait and were quickly greeted by our server and got our drinks ordered, I got water and she ordered strawberry lemonade and was told refills were not free (no problem I'm already paying $25+ per plate) the price of 20$ on Google is absolutely incorrect, conveniently.We ordered the all you can eat meat, we were immediately greeted with dirty utensils (see photos). Told the server and he took care of it, was brought shrimp we never ordered, server took care of it again.After cooking several portions they swapped out our grill with a new dirty grill (see photos), server apologized and took care of it again.To top this all off I'm watching another server fill containers of sauce and putting lids on them, she drops 4 or 5 on the floor, looks around picks them up and starts putting them over containers. It's kinda gross no? On top of dirty utensils and grills it rubbed me the wrong way with this place.So, for $25+ a plate with food I ultimately cook myself, the 2 stars are for me.Clean your restaurant up and stop price gouging customers with sub-standard food. Nobody wants to pay $75+ for anything remotely like that. The broken dishes my utensils were served on is a nice touch too. You get what you pay for right?
Food was good atmosphere good. My one complaint is only because I’ve never been before, I had no idea how the ordering and quantity worked. I would have liked to see the server or hostess explain how it works, what can be ordered how many of each if applicable etc. four of us and only one was an adult that ate only a gyoza appetizer and it cost 175.00. I didn’t say anything because I wasn’t sure what to say.otherwise a fun new experience!