Kim's Korean BBQ House

Perfect Korean Restaurant!
Clean restaurant,
Very kind servers,
Good original Korean food,
Good price.

I order a hot pot and it was amazing. They have a gluten free option for me and there was plenty of other dishes that had gf as well. The cost of the food was pretty cheap considering what was in the hot pot. The service was also great.

Our family of four had dinner there last night and we very pleased with our dinners - we are visitors to this city and wish we had a Korean restaurant this authentic near us!

We ordered fried pork dumplings (goon-mando), which disappeared in moments. Main courses were sizzling bibimbab, bulgogi and also samgyup (spicy pork belly). The sizzling bibimbab dishes were fabulous, delightfully hot and creating crispy rice at the bottom which we happily scraped off to eat, leaving no crumbs. Our kids happily devoured their dishes as well. We had an attentive, friendly waitress and our meals arrived in a reasonable time. Definitely one of our favorite meals on this vacation!

Hot barley tea and a selection of yummy appetizers lead you to some delightfully grilled meats.

The pork belly bibimbop was the must-have, but all were good.

Nice dining room and friendly service.

Nice atmosphere , cozy little place , not very much for what you pay but very delicious definitely worth checking it out if you like Korean food ,

Over priced. The food was good, reasonable sized portions, but let's face it...it is just a renovated old house with no particular appeal. Coupled with the prices. I love Korean food but...

Should be called Tofu house - not BBQ.

There was no Korean BBQ as it stated - disappointed but the food made up for that.

Great banchai and quality of all the dishes were great!

Good service for an Asian place.
We ordered the Bimibap, Bulgogi, Teriyaki, and Goonmandoo.

Prices are reasonable and they do serve a limited alcohol selection.

I had low expectations when I came here. A lot of Korean restaurants I had been to in small towns were underwhelming. I was pleasantly surprised as I really liked the food.

When we walked in, we were seated right away but the service was poor. It took us forever to flag down the single waitress that was serving the entire restaurant. I'm guessing someone called in sick or the lack of front of house staff is a common occurrence - I don't know if it's the former or latter. Later on in the evening, I think one of the back of house staff members came out to help. Regardless, my impression is that people are more chill about the issues regarding service in Nanaimo. This restaurant is in a house that was renovated to be a restaurant.

We ordered Combo A. It came with 2 bowls of rice, dumplings, dengjang jiggae, a meat dish (we chose pork), and along with typical Korean side dishes. The style of cooking was homey and I really liked it. I think this place is hopping for the non-Asian locals too as most of the customers were non-Asian. I guess good food translates into having a diverse customer base.

One of the best restaurants on the island, top notch service and food. Make sure to try the ddukbaegi haemulbap. It's a seafood rice dish to die for.

Had lunch here in Namaimo. Been craving spicy foods since starting on this road trip 3 weeks ago. Wasn't convinced I'd find a decent Korean on Vancouver Island but Kim's BBQ in Nanaimo was great.
Five stars since it does a good job overall. It won't be fair for me to compare to other Korean restaurants I've eaten in but for Nanaimo, this is 5 Stars. If I came through here again, I'd make a detour to stop by for a meal.

This is the first good Korean meal I've had since moving to the Island over a year ago - all the way in Nanaimo! Delicous. I'm posting this the next day, it was so good.