Minari

"Came here on a Wednesday for dinner and was craving some good Korean food! Good: - Fast service - our army stews came out in less than 10 min - Really cozy homey vibes here, wooden aesthetic - The army stew was SO GOOD - the portion sizes were amazing and also the dish itself was the best I've had - so many different ingredients. I especially liked the ramen, the fish cakes, and the spam. - The banchan that came with the entree were great too - had some brocolli and potato salad. Bad: - Pretty simple self service water place Overall this place was such a surprise and a gem!"

"This place is very good, the atmosphere and design of the restaurant and very soothing. THERE IS A JENNIE KIM CUT OUT AT THE FRONT OF THE STORE. They have fewer options on the menu, but it shows how their few products shine brighter then others. The presentation and taste of the foods were very satisfying but a bit salty. There kimchi is very fresh and crunchy."

"The Korean food at Minari is not bad. We had the 6 piece fried wings $18, seafood tofu soup $22, beef stone bibimbap $26 and saba $24. For the fried chicken wings, it came with fries but no ketchup. Some garlic aioli sauce would have been nice. The seafood tofu soup and saba was uneventfully decent. As for the stoneware beef bibimbap, I was looking forward to the crispy rice at the bottom. That was disappointing. The rice was under cooked and did not produce the bottom of the bowl crispy rice. Service was excellent."

"Cute Korean place in downtown San Bruno. They have friendly service but food is on the pricy side. They also have fewer side dishes than some other places but all the side dishes were quite yummy. We got the army stew, corn cheese, kimchi fried rice and seafood pancake. Army stew was really small for $25 which I felt was overpriced. Seafood pancake was done really well, definitely recommend. Corn cheese is super rich and delicious but very heavy. Their stone bowl bibimbap looked quite good and we will definitely try that next time"

"First time visit and happy we tried it out. We went to San Mateo avenue because there are lots of wonderful choices. The first few places we wanted to try were closed and we ended up at Minari. The dining area is nicely open and tables spaced out so you are not back to back with other diners. We were promptly greeted and after putting in our orders, banchans followed soon afterwards. It was a nice variety. Two items not normally served at other places included (very mildly) spicy bean sprouts and marinated seaweed. It was as delicious as all the other banchans. Our mackerel was nicely done, crisp on the outside and moist inside. The mackerel was a decent size. The bibimbap was a generous portion with delicious vegis and perfectly cooked rice. The seafood in the seafood tofu stew was good too. Everything was very delicious and service was very prompt. Water is self serve. Minus one less star for the plastic container for the bibimbap sauce. Personal bias against use disposable plastic ware for dine-in. Would definitely come again."