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MUGUNGHWA Korean Restaurant
Authentic Korean cuisine with generous banchan, house-made kimchi, and warm hospitality in El Cerrito
4.8(5 reviews)
Korean
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Authentic Korean cuisine with generous banchan, house-made kimchi, and warm hospitality in El Cerrito
MUGUNGHWA Korean Restaurant delivers authentic Korean flavors in El Cerrito, with main dishes that come with six generous banchan and options to refill. Diners note house-made kimchi, fresh ingredients, and a clean, modern setting. Favorites include galbijjim, sotbap, Sellongtang, bone harjangguk, fried chicken, and tteokbokki, with friendly, attentive staff and tablet ordering enhancing the dining experience.
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Enjoy classics like Galbi Jjim, Seolleongtang, and Bone Harjangguk, all made with fresh ingredients and served with six refillable banchan sides.
Savor our flavorful, in-house prepared kimchi and a variety of banchan that complement every meal with generous portions.
Try our traditional sotbap, where rice is cooked in a pot to create nutty nooroongji, a beloved Korean comfort food.
Indulge in crispy fried chicken and spicy tteokbokki, perfect for sharing or as a go-to favorite.
Experience convenient dining with our tablet-based ordering, allowing easy menu browsing and quick service at your table.
We love Mugunghwa, their food is delicious & authentic. It’s a privilege to have such well established, family owned Korean restaurant around, something that is not always given. All the main dishes, I believe, come with 6 set of side dishes and please don’t sleep on them - the portions are very generous (& you can ask for refills) and are flavorful. I think they make all their kimchi in house as well. And as a Korean, I grew loving sotbap which is basically a rice cooked in a pot where you can take out the cooked rice to a side bowl and let the rice stuck to the pot simmer in broth which makes a nutty nooroongji. So I got pretty excited when I heard they have sotbap. Our current favorites are: Sellongtang, galbijjim and bone harjangguk. But honestly all of their stuff is great in my opinion so try whatever sounds interesting to you!!
Good and nice clean atmosphere, tasty authentic korean foods. fresh ingredients And kind and smile service especially weekdays.
The food is really good! You order through a tablet on you're table. I forgot to take a picture of the bossam, but it was SO GOOD! The the tofu soup was so good too! The banchan was good and tasty. I would return and highly recommend! The food stayed very warm for a long time and that was perfect! Come check it out!
The star of our dinner was the Galbi Jjim. I would recommend to bring a sophisticated friend to enjoy with you. Try before they get the Michelin star they deserve!!!
I've visited this place twice, and it came highly recommended by a friend. Everything was fantastic, especially the fried chicken and tteokbokki. It was definitely worth it, and it's now my go-to spot for Korean fried chicken. Moreover, the restaurant has a lovely modern decor. The staff were incredibly nice and friendly, frequently checking in to see if we needed anything else.
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