Brother's BBQ

I believe there are no relations to the SF Brothers BBQ locations that we frequent. The food and recipes are definitely different.

Quality/Quantity -
Well, we did not share with our friends until after they ordered that we have been on a health kick. Going to have to start all over after this meal. Wait, I am leaving for Las Vegas in two days... No diet or eating healthy for me...

Salad, complimentary - NOT enough for 4 people. My wife could have eaten this all by herself.
Spicy Beef with Korean Cabbage Soup - One of our guests really likes this. The other 3 of us said it needed more flavor and more spices. So he ate and drank most of this soup.
Grilled Pan Fried Flounder - Deep fried, minimum meat and sadly minimum flavor. But the fry was good.
Pork Belly - Two orders, looked fresh and good. Very thick and fatty, just the way our guest likes it. But not marinated, which is what we all would have preferred. Minimum veggies and we had to ask for more. And they did not charge us for extra veggies. The only veggie options were mushrooms and onions...
Marinated Short Ribs - The hit of the meal. Look at the marbling on that meat! Also of good quantity. Our guest took the bones home for their dogs. The waitress also offered to grill the bones for us, since they were larger than our grill.

Banchan - Unlimited refills, and no hassle with the refills; thank you. Decent selection. But again, the flavors were just NOT impactful...

Kloud beer - Smooth and refreshing, complements well with our lunch.

We used to be regulars at Han Dae Gam, until Brian the owner passed away. We miss him and their food.

Atmosphere -
I appreciate you letting more natural light in, I always thought it was too dark with the previous owners.
The bathrooms still look exactly the same. No change from the previous owners. Actually most of the interior looks the same.
Open 7 days a week from 11am to 10pm.
Small shared mall parking lot, but very few customers on this Sunday lunch day.

Service - The two waitresses were okay.
The owner is not that friendly. Well at least not to us. I went out of my way to say hi and bye.
He sat in the corner "watching" the shop.

Price - $283 + generous tip. Expensive for what we got.
We had to "fight" our good friends for the bill. They got here first (30 minutes early) just to make sure they paid. They left their credit card with the waitress. We were able to negotiate with the waitress to at least split the bill in half, since no one would let us pay.

Owner Comment - Congrats on your success since 2022. Hope our next experience is better.

Food: 4/5
Service: 4/5
Price: 3.5/5

Such a a good a la carte Korean bbq spot in San Leandro, and prob one of my favorites over in East Bay (convenience of how close it is to me also plays a part tho lol). The quality of the meat is so so good. Besides kbbq options, they have a bunch of other classic Korean dishes that are good if you're not looking to bbq. It is on the more expensive side, but for the quality of meat you're getting, def worth it every once in a while.

We got the galbitang, M beef combo platter, and pork jowl. They also give you so many banchan options -- the best ones are the kimchi, fish cake, japchae, & cucumbers. The galbitang this time was alright, could've used a little more salt and some of the radish pieces were tough (kind of like it was old).

The beef was so good -- the brisket was a little tough but every other piece was very tender. My favorite was the skirt steak, it's so soft & melt-in-your-mouth. The pork jowl was incredible -- super fatty and tender and goes perfect with sesame oil+salt & grilled kimchi.

For 3 people, this was more than enough food; we even had some leftovers. Great place to come if you're craving kbbq or to celebrate an occassion.

This place is located in a tiny plaza with decent parking.

We were able to get seated pretty quickly and the place was about 40% full around 8pm on a Saturday.

The food was decent and the banchans were not bad. I wouldn't say it was my favorite place but it wasn't bad. I like how the portions were decent.

Customer service was also really great and the people were really friendly.

This might be my first time eating in San Leandro... we were looking for a Korean place before a show at Oakland Arena and this truly hit the spot! When you have a table full of ahjummas and ahjussis sitting in the back, post-golf - you know you've hit a solid spot.

Ordered the standard items: bibimbap, kalbi, and soondubu - all were good and pretty decent portions. Two of us split this and were really full by the end. Not all of the staff were Korean but they've definitely got all of the soju advertisement posters on the walls and kdramas playing on multiple screens. Total after tax and tip was $74.

Been here a few times now and my favorite dishes are consistently good. Nine fresh appetizer dishes every time, love them! The lady waited on us today was super sweet :)

Galbi is a must for me at Korean restaurants, and this place hits the spot everytime with the quality of the meat and the marinate is just right. I verbally complimented the folks at the restaurant today :)

Lunch menu prices are very good, and portion is plenty!

Keep the good job. I'm a regular now.

Yummy Kbbq if you're in the area, super nice staff and everything tasted good. Sf and South Bay has better and I prefer AYCE but like I said. If you're in the area and craving KBBQ then this place works!

This is located in a small strip mall on Davis Street. The restaurant is on the corner and can be seen from the street.

Parking: They have a parking lot and parking should be no problem.

Service: Friendly, attentive, and they remember you. They checked on us a few times and also refilled our banchan!

Ambiance: Nice clean restaurant. Ceiling hood fans over the table of you are grilling your own raw meat. Otherwise, everything is cooked on the kitchen and brought out to you.

Food: They give you several banchans (Fishcake, Japchae, blanched beansprouts, blanched broccoli, crispy potatoes, kimchi, spicy radish, spicy mungbean sprouts, and spicy pickled cucumbers). All fresh tasting, and well prepared.

Beef Pancake: Korean Style Pancake with beef and assorted vegetables. Usually, you don't see beef pancake on the menu in most Korean restaurants, as they usually just have the seafood pancake and/or a kimchi pancake. The beef was tasty and meaty, like thick. We've ordered this several times.

LA Grilled Short Ribs: Grilled Short Ribs marinated in a sweet soy sauce. These were tender and had a nice flavor. Served on a hot plate and on bed of grilled onions.

Grilled Beef (bulgogi): Grilled thinly sliced beef marinated in a sweet soy sauce. Also served on a hotplate with slightly grilled onions. Pretty good tasting beef. (Not pictured)

Con: They charge for takeout boxes.

Pretty solid meal overall. Great banchan, all very fresh. The standout dish was the vegetable tofu soup, which was so incredibly flavorful and delicious. I could eat that every single day.

I got the beef and vegetable bibimbap and while it was good for the most part and definitely a lot of food, there was a strong oceanic flavor that kept coming through that I was really not enjoying. I'm not sure what it could've been given that no seafood was described as being in the dish, but it's possible it may have been coming from seaweed that was just especially strong in flavor. Whatever it was, it negatively impacted that dish and I didn't enjoy it as much as I would've liked.

Service was pretty slow here and we were ignored for the majority of our meal. Our waitress was very nice though, when she was around, but we were just seated in a way back corner by a hallway and never checked on after we got our food.

The japchae was one of the banchan and it was so good; I'd like to come back here again to try the KBBQ and some other dishes (and to get more of that soup), and I'd definitely like to order the japchae.

We've always loved this place even back when it was the "Sisters". But it's gotten even better.

The week day lunch specials are decent but the real cool stuff are the a la carte menu items. Our favorites are the seafood pancake, bi bim bap, and the soondoboo or spicy soup, either kimchi or seafood. Their banchan / appetizers are a fabulous selection!

Easy parking in the small strip mall lot right in front of the restaurant. Service is by the nice ladies who will always give you advice even if they're busy running around!

I was greeted very friendly by what may have been one of the owners. It was approx 3:30 pm so I decided to have a early dinner while I waited for a client to fly into
Oakland airport.

The server sat me and handed me a wonderful menu with great pictures so that i knew what I was ordering. She brought me a glass of water and some wonderful tea that tasted of roasted grains. I ordered the beef, rice and vegetables with a fried egg on top. She also brought out a great selection of banchan which I was really looking forward to. The dish was perfectly cooked and came out steaming hot ( take a look at my video and you can hear how hot it was). The server checked on me twice, which I really appreciated. I think she asked if I wanted more of a certain banchan but I was perfectly okay.

The restaurant was very neat and clean. They clean the table as soon as someone leaves. They have a lot of pride in their business.