Grandma's Bapsang

Love the YumDrum Trio for $11.99, and the 5% cash discount is a nice bonus. Great spot for dine-in or quick takeout. I’ll definitely be back.

The food was genuinely good.

It is very hard to find the parking spot even though a big parking lot is just located next to the restaurant. It doesn't allow the customer of the restaurant.

Saw the reviews and came here for some grandmas cooking but failed miserably. First, the portions are so small for the prices. Paid $14.99 for shrimp dumplings and received 10 pinky size dumplings boiled in water. Kimchi and radish did not live up either. The galbi was under marinated and lacked flavor. Be good to your own grandma and ask her for food.

My Korean parents are picky when it comes to food, and nowhere does that show up than with their own cuisine. So when they give their mark of approval to a Korean restaurant, I know it must be good.

The name of the restaurant - Halmae Bapsang - translates to Grandma's Food Table, and that's quite literally what you should expect here. The owner is a sweet and fiercely joyful elderly woman who visits each table, sometimes to bring you your order or to wish you a happy meal. Our family ordered from all over the menu, and everything was markedly fresh. The cold noodles - whether in a broth or the spicy mixed version - are refreshing and chewy, while the kalguksu (or hot noodles) are filling and comforting. My mom is a particularly big fan of their dumpling soup, and I had the privilege of watching one of the chefs hand-making a new batch of dumplings. They are packed tight with filling and delicious.

My own go-to order of hot stone bibimbap was spectacular (to note: they also have regular bowls of bibimbap for a few dollars cheaper). It's served with a squeeze bottle of gochujang so you can make it to your own spice level, and served with a bowl of rich ox bone soup. I tend to judge a restaurant's bibimbap by how crunchy the bottom layer of rice can get in the hot stone bowl, and the socarrat achieved here is tremendously charred and crunchy, adding the most amazing texture in this mixed rice dish.

Orders are delivered to the table, but clean-up and retrieving or refilling water glasses are left up to the customers. This serves as a plus for two reasons - one, you don't have to wait on anyone for dining needs, and two, tip is optional. In fact, when my sister attempted to leave a customary 20% tip, the owner waved her away saying, "No, no, that's too much!"

There are just a few tables and chairs, and a pretty small parking lot adjacent to the restaurant (as well as limited paid street parking right out front). Vibes here are small, simple, and cozy - just the way you'd expect it to be at grandma's place.

Dumplings are supreme! Every dish feels like sweet home. Restaurant is self-service. Dining area, bathroom are so clean and well maintained. And Korean grandma is sooooo sweat and lovely.🥰