Moo Bong Ri (MBR Oakland)

"I took my parents who always crave authentic Korean soup and they were not disappointed. My mom and I had blood sausage soup and fried chicken and my dad had chueotang ( boiled mud fish soup ) . They were both good , tasted ones from Korea . The service was ok, they seemed pretty busy maybe understaffed ."

"We enjoyed this place so much that we came here twice within a month. We've been to the Santa Clara location a few times but it's good as good as Oakland's. We've been here only on a Sunday, for lunch and dinner. For lunch, we didn't have to wait and for dinner, there we checked into the waitlist when we had arrived, which took maybe around 20 minutes. We've ordered the blood sausage combo with soup, which was so good. They have the shrimp paste on the table, which you can add black pepper and salt to make your own dipping sauce for the sausage. Just having this alone made a huge difference in our experience because this isn't always readily available for restaurants. I can't remember the name of the dish we got with the added cheese. I just remember it being delicious! As for parking, there's a small parking lot and street parking. We got lucky both times we visited and was able to get a spot in the parking lot. I would highly recommend you check this spot out! Even as I'm writing this review, I want to go back already to eat some more food"

"My sister and I went looking for an amazing spot for Korean food and found it! I had the cold noodle dish with a few banchan and rice. The noodles were amazing with a really yummy sauce. Spice levels were just right too! My sister had the acorn noodles in beef broth and raved about it. I would have loved to see some veggie broth options because there were several soups I would have liked to try. Also, a few more banchan like sweet potatoes and greens would have been welcome. The kimchi was amazing though and I couldn’t get enough of the radishes! Sadly there is no vegetarian menu and you’d need to be pescatarian to eat the dish I had. But this seems to be a meat lovers delight! I always know I am eating somewhere legit when the local community is popping in and out and hanging out outside chatting. This is definitely that spot! I think parking could be an issue for dinner and weekends. We came on a weekday lunch and had no issues. Overall, this was a great find and satisfied our cravings!"

"It's delicious and honestly bigger portions than I thought we would get. Ordered way more than we could actually eat, but everything was great. Service was lovely, everyone was helpful and nice. Just maybe the pork lettuce wraps; they are a very generous portion, but I feel the pork could be not as dry. It tastes very good, though. Definitely want to come back and try other stuff we didn't get to order"

"We ordered: kfc soy garlic, creamy rose spicy rice cake, kalbijjim, short rib stew Food: 4-5/5 depending on dish Service: 3/5 Ambiance: Casual Value: Average The best thing for me was the creamy rose spicy rice cake because it was unique and very flavorful (5/5). Feels like a white cream sauce pasta with gochujang flavor. Kfc was a 3/5 for me since the soy garlic flavor wasn't evenly marinated on the chicken. Some of the chicken didn't have much flavor at all. Crispiness and breading were decent to good. The kalbijjim is a 3.5/5. Compared to Daeho, the short rib is tougher to eat. Takes a lot more effort to clean the bone. Marinade is good, but I'd prob just go to daeho instead for this dish. Still very tasty though! Biggest complaint is the Banchan. Only kimchi and radish whereas I'd expect fish cake, potatoes, or other variety. Overall, the food was tasty and it’s a great Korean option for the bay. I would definitely come back again."