joy garden korean bbq restaurant

alwaysgoodservice andgoodfood. very authentic korean menu. hot foods are wonderful and cooled dishes are even better. easy to find, hard to forget. pretty much eat there on a regular basis

stumbled upon this hidden gem of yakima and have not been able to stop coming back! the food is dangerouslygoodwith the friendliest of service. the menu is filled with authentic korean dishes that leave you satisfied and full everytime! there is a variety of korean bbq style meats that come out sizzling to the table, and plenty of broths and soups that can awaken the taste buds. everything comes out in a timely fashion so that you can either stop in on your lunch break, or have a nice dinner with your family. i can't say enough about this place. have yet to try anything on the menu i haven't liked! the food will have you addicted!

just got done with my yummy soup from joy garden! it helped me with my sinuses! and made me feel really happy, their food is sooooooo refreshing!


-----08 jun, 2013-----

just got back from joy garden and loved it! i think that the chef's should be on iron chef they r sogoodat cooking!


-----07 jun, 2013-----

can't wait to go to joy garden tomorrow for my sister's birthday! it is such agoodatmosphere with the friendly service and really reallygoodfood!

the joy garden is a long way from korea. the joy garden is truly a joy to eat at. unlike chinese or generic asian restaurants, the joy garden is very authentic korean food, made by koreans. i haven’t had the chance to sample all of the menu items, but those items i’ve had have all been excellent.

one of the first items i had there was the bul go gi, which is a popular and typical korean dish. basically grilled bbq beef, it is both savory with a little bit of sweetness and some spice. most dishes are served with a number of relishes and kimchis and korean style sticky rice (which tends to be sticker than regular steamed rice). all the dishes i’ve had and seen come out of the kitchen appear to be made fresh. the general nature of authentic korean cuisine lends itself to the use of very fresh ingredients and very few if any prepared components.

within the past few months they have upgraded their dining room to also support korean bbq. you order a platter of raw, marinated meats and then cook them at your table. again, i wasn’t disappointed; the meats were all juicy and oozing with savory flavors after they came off the grill. also included with your raw meats is onion and mushrooms that are also to be grilled with the meats. one platter meant to 2 could easily serve 3 or possibly 4.

portions are generous, both for bbq and for kitchen prepared dishes. prices are very competitive. the atmosphere is very basic, but with food asgoodas they serve and at the prices they charge i’m not complaining.

finally--korean food in yakima. what a find--especially for yakima! i only come up to this part of the country once a year at christmas to visit my family and was lucky that my sister had heard about this recently opened korean restaurant up on tieton dr. in yakima. it's great to see that there are nowgoodoptions for ethnic cuisine (thai, vietnamese, indian, and now korean), which were non-existent when i grew up there in the 1980s-1990s.

the menu had agoodvariety of classic korean dishes, including bulgogi and bibimbap. the portions are large, fairly priced, and of high quality. fresh shitake mushrooms, pickled daikon, well-spiced kimchee, and roasted barley tea--the flavors are authentic and the chef takes no shortcuts.

the owners are a friendly couple who relocated to yakima from the washington, d.c. area. both stopped by our table to personally ensure that we were enjoying our meals.

i wish i had more time to go back and sample some of the other menu options. don't miss this place!