Have been to the place for 3-4 times for brunch and dinner. The BBQ and the cold noodles are really good; I would highly recommend trying out these! Though, the wait is pretty long, especially if you want to dine in with the BBQ… we waited for about an hour to get in a bigger party 5 adults and 1 kid; this was expected, so we were all still happy for the overall experience.

Excellent service and food. The staff are veey friendly and helpful. Their bbq combos are reasonably priced. The mixed cold noodles are one if the best I've tasted. It's usually really crowded, even at 3pm in the afternoon. Best bet is to go when they first open at 11am.

We came here for noodles without barbecue and were seated immediately. We got the no spicy cold buckwheat noodles and received a small side of spicy noodles for free! The cold noodles were really delicious. We also ordered galbi-tang (short rib soup) and seafood pancake and they were both also very delicious. I would definitely come back for the noodles and the seafood pancake!

This place is fantastic. Great service, good cuts of meat, so much food you'd better bring a spare stomach. Highly recommend the seafood pancake!!! A little on the pricey side but that was our own fault for over ordering and getting the beer!

Delicious, fresh, + perfect for the summer ;). When we first came there were a lot of people waiting for tables, but we were seated very quickly and the food still came out fast! Overall great experience + food

Omg. This has got to be the best Korean food on the west coast. And probably even the east coast. The seafood soondooboo and bibim naengmyun were off the charts. Felt like I was eating in Korea! My family enjoyed the beef bbq immensely as well. Mo Ran Gak is unique in the sense that it has the quality of a top restaurant while making it feel like you’re eating from the comfort of your own home. Can’t wait to eat here again the next time we’re in LA.

Oh my days! My mom has been trying to get us in for the last 3 years when we visit California. We FINALLY got to taste the nangmyun and it was well worth the wait! The outdoor seating was great too, because the weather was wonderful!

Quality of the food is excellent, service is excellent. You will most likely have to wait for a table - we went on a Wednesday evening at 6 pm and waited nearly an hour for a table for 2. They offer wait list sign-up through Yelp but only accept reservations for large groups. If you've only ever done all you can eat Korean bbq, be aware that this place is more traditional - the staff will grill the meat for you and let you know when it's ready to eat. This feels like a more traditional experience. Servers are very attentive and do an excellent job of offering refills of side dishes. If you get a meat combination platter, the tofu soup is delicious and spicy, and the steamed egg is somewhere in texture between a souffle and scrambled eggs.

Pretty good KBBQ. We paid around 88$ for bbq for three which was enough for 4 people. Wait is around 40 minutes. Service is good. Some don’t speak too much English but they were all friendly anyways :).

Always heard about this place with best cold noodles. Place is pretty distanced from me, KTown Los Angeles. I thought it was worth the stop! I did not try the barbecue, but would love to try one day. Enough servers to be helped. Very kind. Prices are reasonable. It looked taken cared of. Pretty clean. Side dishes were good too! Loved it!

Their bibim nangmyeon and nangmyeon are always great. Galbitang is also highly recommended. I haven't been here in a long time due to extremely long wait times but now that you can use the Yelp waitlist I can go shopping nearby and not waste time standing around. Looks like they also added a permanent outdoor seating so I'm sure it'll help with the congestion.

Best cold noodle, marinated cold noodle, also good quality of meats, and nice staffs. Need waiting time for minimum 30~80minutes.

Seafood pancake was really good here, probably my favorite thing here. The steamed egg looks nicer than most other places, but tastes about the same. BBQ stuff was good.

Always my favorite true kbbq spot. Come here if you want high quality meats and lots of side dishes. Everything is seasoned well and not too sweet. Service is fast and friendly. They’ll cook for you. We did the two person beef combo and it’s a ton of food. We ended up taking the marinated beef home. There is little to no parking when they get busy. There is a lot adjacent to the building and also an extra lot opposite but both get packed quick.

We usually visit Mo Ran Gak once a year to eat with an elderly great aunt. She loves this place and so do we. We had 2 hours before boarding our flight after they open at 11 am on Sunday morning, so we came here at 10:30 am to make sure we maximized our BBQ eating time. It was a chilly morning so they offered excellent free Korean sweet cream coffee and black bean latte out of their vending machine. (It closed after they opened their doors) We signed up on their Yelp waitlist stand and sat on their wooden bench outside their entrance. We browsed through their website menu on our phone while waiting. Once our name was called, we were sat down into a booth. They promptly got us plates, utensils, water and a small tray of dipping sauces (salt with sesame oil and hot sauce) Between the four of us, we got Marinated Combo meat B for 2 that comes with a small tofu soup (soon dubu) and soft jiggly tasty steamed eggs. We also ordered the delicious marinated short ribs (Kalbi) bone-in (since we like to gnaw on the cooked ligaments on the bone afterwards) and mul naengmyeon (long al dente cold buckwheat noodles in a refreshing cold lightly sweet beef broth with small thin slices of beef, cucumbers, and pickled white Korean radish, and a half boiled egg.) You have to add the vinegar and mustard to the broth to your taste. The star of this dish is the al dente noodles and cold broth. It is quite addictive if the broth is made right.) They were generous in refilling the side dishes (banchan). Our favorites remain the well marinated softened torn dry squid, fragrant chapchae noodles and vegetables, and crunchy napa kimchi). They were giving us bonus treats like miniature bindae-tteok (delicious crispy mung bean pancake with soft beanny (?sp) insides eaten with a dipping sauce.) That was soo good! We enjoyed rolling the grilled piece of meats on our square steamed rice pasta. I added some kimchi, garlic in the roll and popped it into my mouth. The service was excellent. Alex was our major to-go staff. He was always checking on us and getting what we needed. But there were four more staff who came to cook and flip the grilling meats, getting us more iced water, banchans, and the tray of sliced garlic, jalapeños, and samjang bean sauce, and more. Together, they made a seamless eating experience of pure enjoyment. We finished eating in 48 minutes and paid by 11:55 am and out the door to SNA airport. We were satisfied and happy. May your days be as tasty!

Seriously the best Korean BBQ resto ever! Everything from the side dish, the meat, and the soup are perfect!

Wow! Mo Ran Gak truly offers the best Korean BBQ experience in Orange County. The quality of the meats and sides were top-notch and the staff provided excellent service. Highly recommend the marinated short ribs and steam eggs! 🤤👌 #koreanbbq #orangecountyfoodie #deliciousness

Clean and great food! Generous selection of side dishes with wonderful flavors arrive when seated. BBQ exhaust hoods are sparkling clean. Line out the door. Sign onto the waitlist online, or on a comouter screen upon arrival. Very courteous staff.

Naengmyeon is the reason I come here. Unlike other restaurants, Mo Ran Gak offers both mul & bibim. You can select the main and have the other as “sari” or extra noodles. The galbi was good but the sample size mung bean pancake was really good. It was nice to come back for naengmyeon. Even though I went right after the restaurant opened, there were line but the line moved fast. Since the restaurant opened there are less parking available. I was able to park at the closed real estate office parking lot next to the restaurant.