We'd tried to eat at a different Korean place before making our way over to Kimchi House. It's run by a husband wife combo, in a small plaza that houses Sweet Pipers and Growlers DogHaus.
We dropped in on a Monday evening (8:30pm). There was one other group eating when we arrived. Food came out incredibly quick (under 15 minutes).
Menu consists of appetizers, rice bowls, bento boxes, soon doo boo and ra-myun.
Banchan
Wasn't expecting such a variety of side dishes.
Japchae, cucumber salad, soybean sprouts, bean sprouts, sliced fish cakes, pickled radish with jalapeños, broccoli, kimchi and seaweed salad. All decent.
Kimchi pancake ($16.95)
Good sized but wished it was crispy underneath. A little too doughy.
Duk bok ki ($15.95)
Spicy stir-fried rice cakes and fish cakes. Rice cakes had a chewy bite. Standard fare.
Dolsot ($18.95)
Beef, fried egg and mixed vegetables. Rice didn't get too crispy but flavours were good.
Dwae ji bulgogi bento ($18.95)
Grilled marinated spicy pork with rice, japchae, salad, kimchi and cucumber salad.
Pork was tasty with a slight char. Best of the dishes that we ordered.
Pork tofu soup ($16.95)
Pork, zucchini, mushroom, onion, green onion and soft tofu. We asked for medium spicy.
Broth had no depth or complexity; all I tasted was chili powder. The pork was overcooked. Don't order.
Spoiled for good Korean eats back home. KH was average.
Kimchi House
https://kimchihousepinole.com/
2400 San Pablo Ave
Pinole, CA
(510) 283-5678
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