I Love BBQ & Sushi

Reviews

• Jules S.

  star star star star star 22 September 2026

  Thank you Alexia. My weekend go to place when the other one is closed.
  I asked for Tasha, it was her day off. To the owners, you have 2 wonderful people working there. Tasha and Alexia, please take care of them.
  
  Ordered Bulgogi and Kimchee Stew with a side of Gyoza. I'll update when our in home delivery guy comes back. I'm kidding, it my hubby.
  
  Just got back from the shot clinic, bad accident on Avenue O and Sierra Hwy. please be safe folks, it's pretty bad.
  
  Peace, Jules

• Armando S.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 9 September 2026

  This place is going down hill in service and sushi guys. (Won't call him a chef.) Been here many times. Ever since the owners got a second location the service at this locations has gotten bad.
  8/24/19 12:00 pm
  The greating was nice but once the first orders went in that was the end of that. Our server was spending more time eating with her boyfriend at a table. I asked for some stuff and since her boyfriend was right over the wall she would stop eat, kiss, chit chat and forget what I had asked her and not return with what I had asked her for. The other girl was spending most her time by the register doing as little as she could. To pay 150.00 and get horrible service.... Yea. Won't be going back for a long time. Hopefully by then they have better staff.

• Gene P.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 4 September 2026

  Our latest excursion west took us through Lancaster/Palmdale.  As a last hurrah for my aunt and uncle, who is in his 80s and had never been to Cali, this was an opportunity to swing by a parcel of land we own in the area and then head to the coast for some beach hopping.
  
  Because of my wife's schedule, we needed to hole up for the night, so I did my advanced research and picked Staybridge (see following review).  Since it was approaching 8PM, we opted for Chinese (go figure), but when we pulled up, we saw Korean BBQ across the lot.  Since my uncle hadn't had the experience, we chose I Love BBQ.
  
  Las Vegas spoils us in some regard.  For Chicago cuisine, Vegas blows chunks (sorry, listening to First Wave on Sirius/XM for four hours does it to you).  But for Korean, Vegas tries hard - to our benefit - to out do one another.  This especially goes for Korean BBQ.
  
  Its why I only give this place 2 stars.  
  
  First, it's self-serve.  Sure the restaurant brings you the meats, but the typical side dishes and ice cream are on a salad bar.  It's also where you get your utensils and napkins.  It's California, so straws* are provided upon request.  Request them - I didn't try to look at the glasses too hard for fear of what I'd find.
  
  Second, the 'side' items were meh.  The kim chi failed to kick.  Allow me to say that again - kim chi was bland.  It's kim chi folks, it's supposed to hit your palette like a punch line to a joke following a drum roll.  Never mind the jap chae and the seaweed salad.  The rest followed suit in quality.
  
  Third, there's a $10 charge if you don't finish your meats.  Now, when you order like we did for a party of 5, you only get 3 meats per table, not per customer.  Granted, the portions reflect the size of the party - somewhat - but it restricts your table in the sampling of options that is the appeal of a Korean BBQ.
  
  Fourth, the furniture and ambiance were slapstick and rundown.  I've been to back alley diners that served great food with the same type of rundown furniture, but this was beyond itself in poor taste and quality - not great ambiance.  Our table - refer to picture - had a crack running down the middle of it like Chuck Norris at there the night before, got pissed, and karate chopped the table in half then the next day, the owners glued it back together.
  
  Fifth.  Cost.  There are varying price points based on your selection of meats.  The basic starts at $14.99 all the way up to the entire BBQ selection of meats and AYCE sushi, which will land you at $33.  We can't speak to the sushi, but if its anything like the BBQ - I'll gladly pass gas instead.  Here's my point - with the limitation of 3 meats per table at any given time, you simply can't justify the cost per person.  For someone who doesn't know better, like it was for my aunt and uncle - they'd love it.  But to a seasoned palette, you'll be very disappointed.
  
  They have two additional locations - one in Baker and another in Victorville.  
  
  I won't go again.  Next time, I'll opt for the original plan and stick to the Chinese.  
  
  *straws/California/environmentally conscious extremism - this is my 2 cents. I'm all for being environmentally conscious.  Sure, we need to recycle and continue to fight the good fight for the betterment of our world.  As a Navy sailor for the better part of my youth, I've been to some nice places and some not-so-nice places.  These not-so-nice places comprise 80% of the world's population.  They are living by the seat of their pants if they can afford pants.  Its a meager way of life.  It's also where our obsessiveness with environmentalism becomes a 'first world' problem.  Places like China, India, Philippines, and even Greece need to focus on getting through the day putting food on the table or surviving the day than worry about fucking straws.  There are so many other areas that you can focus on and you worry about straws.  Anyway, be grateful you can eat to your hearts content here in the US and not scraping by on garbage heaps and stop worrying about straws.  Take a trip to the Ganges and see what India throws in their rivers, or pull a sea and anchor detail in Athens and you'll see what I mean.

• Rebecca L.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 2 September 2026

  Second time here since May 2019 ... FORGET THIS PLACE!
  I just stopped by with a party of 12 people and first thing the waitress tells me (@ 8:20 pm), you need to order before 9 pm because we close at 9:30. Wanting to charge 13.99 per person including children and we had to give them mandatory tip however the waitress is being an asshole? The worst customer service experience here at Palmdale. I do not recommend this place any longer!

• Desiree M.

  star star_border star_border star_border star_border 31 August 2026

  HORRIBLE!
  They sat us at a booth. The seating was soooo right that my knees hit the burner. The tale top had cracks.  We had to get up and serve ourselves the sides at a buffet style display. The area smelled like old cooking oil. When it was time to leave, I noticed there was ice cream are by the door. It was already closing so I asked if they had a cup I can take with me. You would have thought I asked for their heads. Like that was the worst thing EVER to ask for!
  I told the manager this place was horrible and that I would not be coming back  
  GO AT YOUR OWN RISK
  Not worth the all you can eat price... I would much prefer quality.