Daol Tofu & Korean BBQ

We had an absolutely delicious dinner at Doal Tofu & Korean BBQ on Telegraph Avenue in Oakland.
I must confess that this was my first experience eating Korean but it certainly will not be my last.
Our waiter was enthusiastic and very helpful explaining the different kinds of dishes and why he was putting an uncooked egg on our table.we ordered the Galbi, which is a grilled beef that was very tasty and we also ordered Yachae Sundubu, which is a tofu stew that is served so sizzling and hot that we cracked the uncooked egg and added to the stew! It cooked instantly and added a wonderful unique texture to our dish.
We also ordered a veggie pancake, that was the largest scallion- type pancake i’d ever seen.
It tasted wonderful.
We wisely had a bottle of Cass beer that’s a delicious Korean beer.
The prices were very reasonable snd I can guarantee you that once you eat here, you’ll want to return often.

I love this place.
The food is so delicious and reasonably priced.
The staff are so friendly and polite.
The first time I ate there with a friend, we both took one bite of our lunch and looked at each other with glee.
We've been going regularly ever since.
It's one of the top 3 go-to places for us.
Mackerel is amazing, Bulgogi is so tender and flavorful, best kimchi in Oakland...
you gotta eat here.

2022.04 Been back here two more times Mul naeng myeon (cold noodle) for a warm night hit the spot.
The broth was refreshing, loved the delicate slices of radish, apple, and cucumber.
I wasn't the biggest fan of the cut of meat they used (fatty ground meat-like), but the seasoning was great.
I want to eat this all summer. Someone in reviews recommended the mackerel and tofu soup combo--yesss.
Fish flaky and well seasoned, it didn't taste like they slapped a sad frozen fillet onto the grill. There's something so satisfying about sitting down to Korean food and you get a whole spread of banchan with a wide array of colors and flavor profiles. 2021.12 So good! Had solo dinner of tofu soup and galbi, and both were seasoned perfectly for my taste.
Galbi was meaty and not full of stringy fat, and soup was flavorful without tasting like they dumped in ramen flavor packet--it was still great as leftover the next day. Any time I eat Korean food, the banchan is always the star of the show, and I liked the ones here.
Gotta come back for more dishes.