Daol Tofu & Korean Bbq

Recently, I've had a lot of friends move to the state and country of Texas! They tell me about the many different reasons why it makes so much sense to move there ( cheaper gas?) and the bonus of getting " Real BBQ". For me, It's a No thank you for now! Still love the 🌈 rainbow of people, culture, and FOOD of the Bay! Daol is a comfortable and relaxing homey Korean restaurant in Oakland. Warm tofu soup and sizzling bbq items here. The dolsot bibimbop has beautiful colors and vegetables. A great dish that represents the mix and colors of the Bay.

Came on Saturday night past 8PM, modestly busy, wasn't hard to get a table. Was recommended as my friend knew the owner's son. The kimchi pancake was pretty decent, definitely tasted better with something heavily savory like the hot pot or maybe bosam. Their jeongol says it's for 2 - 3, but honestly, it could feed 4 people easily. Maybe 2 Korean guys who just got out of their 2 year service could finish this in a sitting. Portions were very generous, broth was lightly sweet to offset how much beef we were eating. Service was great, pretty attentive, rarely needed anything more than maybe a soup ladle.

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.

We randomly found this place on Google map, and we're super happy that we found it! With 2 adults and two young kids (6 and 3,) we ordered 7 different dishes because we were excited with the variety of dishes they have to offer. And everything tastes so good!! We spent $135 before tips, which we totally think it's worth it. The house special, Bossam is worth trying! Galbi was yummy, not overly sweet, soup and Japchae were great. The banchan was yummy! Fish and pancake were also delicious. Bibimbub was also good.

Super basic space, if ambiance or authentic setting is your jam- this ain't it. Paper napkins. Metal chopsticks for the sustainable win! Never had Korean food, thankfully had a friend who was well versed. She thoughtfully told the server I was vegan. Probably would just stick to saying no fish in the future. She got short ribs and bunchan, amazing selection of little bites. The server kindly separated the dishes with fish, the kimchi was left on my side- there's no fish in it but typically it's in the liquid so, choose your own adventure. I got the bibimbap tofu, no egg. Everything tasted a little like toasted sesame oil, which I love but it was on everything.. veg was all cooked really well, still had texture and color and wasn't mushy. Leftovers were amazing :)