Yaedam Korean BBQ - Korean restaurant in Pleasant Hill - 1428 Contra Costa Blvd, USA

Really quite delicious and a great variety of banchan. I specifically love the eggplant which usually isn’t given at other Korean places nearby. Also a great lunch combo! It comes with rice, soup, and a protein. Great portion and perfect for leftovers too. Their broths are really flavorful and warming. So definitely come on by and try yaedam!

On a chilly Christmas Day, when many restaurants were closed, we stumbled upon this gem and couldn't have been happier! We were cold and hungry, with minimal expectations, but the delicious food and warm atmosphere instantly lifted our spirits. The food was absolutely incredible, warming us up from the inside out. It truly saved our Christmas!

Yaedam KBBQ is slightly better than your average korean bbq restaurant based on the quality of their meat. We decided to go a la carte (though they do have AYCE) since we weren't very hungry. We ordered the premium pork jowl and brisket. Both dishes were good portions. Our party of three adults had plenty to eat. Each order came with a side of steamed white rice and assorted banchan. Their banchan dishes were decent, but was disappointed that they didn't provide anchovies. Also, we weren't offered refills and were only given two pieces of lettuce for wrapping. I guess refills only come when you do AYCE. Their housemade bean paste was excellent. As for the atmosphere, there could be some improvement. The lights were not turned on during our meal so it was rather dim. Also, there were uncleaned tables near us despite the restaurant being more than half empty. We came right as they re-opened from their afternoon break so not sure why there were still dirty tables. Service was decent; nothing stood out good or bad. Overall a very underwhelming experience. We won't be going back.

OK, First things first. The food...Flippin' AMAZING! I might be biased because I'm Korean but seriously, the food is delicious. This place used to be a different Korean restaurant pre-pandemic but everything's new/different/changed now and this is yet another example. Back to the food... The banchan is well done and flavorful and has authentic flavors that is really hard to do well. The Kim Chee Jigae is OUT OF THIS WORLD!!!!! The richness of flavor without being over salted is what surprised me. They also had a korean beer that I never had before so that was pretty cool. You know I had to order the Kal Bi too. That was super good as well. The manager/owner said that an order would feed 1 and a half people but we found that it'll easily feed 2 and in our case they brought out 4 decent sized ribs and it fed all 4 of us. Granted 2 of my party were little ones (actually 1 little one and my teenage son who could put away the groceries). One of the issues I had was that things I asked for didn't show up and I had to either ask multiple times for them or the wrong thing showed up. Eventually I asked to cancel a couple items off our order. If it weren't for that I would absolutely give this a 5 star review. In the end it wasn't a big deal but I can see these things being exacerbated during high volume times like Friday or Saturday evenings. With that being said I think it's a 4.5 star place. Well done, authentic Korean food is hard to do and good places are a rarity. I would be more than happy to drive an hour to come back with my family or wife on a date night/cruise. Support your local korean restaurant, give this place a try (just not on Friday or Sat night lol).

We came here for Dinner. Didn't do AYCE. Banchan was great, the Mackerel and GalBi were amazing. Spicy pork was ok. It was pretty empty so service was great, can't relate to when it's busy. Will try AYCE next time.

FIRST TIME WE CAME HERE AND WE ARE IN LOVE !!!! MY PARTNER IS A VERY PICKY EATER AND TO MY SURPRISE HE DEVOURED EVERYTHING ON HIS PLATE THE FOOD WAS VERY TASTY AND VERY HOT. I LOVE THE CHICKEN WINGS AND EVERYTHING WE ORDERED THE RESTAURANT LOOKS VERY CLEAN AND WELL DECORATED BUT OF COURSE THE MAIN CHARACTERS ARE THE DELISH MEALS THAT CAME OUT OF THE KITCHEN TOTALLY TOTALLY I RECOMMEND YAEDAM KOREAN BBQ TO EVERYONE WITH A VERY SOPHISTICATED PALATE THE FOOD IS 놀라운

My first time here and it was delicious. You get so many sides with the all you can eat !!

Lunch was delightful. Friendly server made soju recommendation. Lunch special was fast. Mackerel beef bulgogi. Kimchi pancake, calamari, soft tofu soup were all flavorful