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Don Blanc - Steakhouse in Oakland, California

Don Blanc

4.4 (124 reviews)

4390 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA 94609

Korean barbecue restaurant

About Don Blanc - steak house in Oakland, California

Customer Review Summary

Don Blanc offers high-quality meat and delicious sides, especially marinated boneless short ribs and pork. Banchan is fresh and tasty, with excellent service that is friendly and attentive. The restaurant allows you to order a la carte, which patrons appreciate over all-you-can-eat options. Customers enjoyed various dishes, including seafood pancakes and kimchi fried rice, although some found the spicy squid underwhelming. The atmosphere is clean and decor is minimal, with effective heating for colder nights. Overall, diners recommend Don Blanc for its great BBQ experience and value, highlighting an improvement in service and food presentation. Many look forward to returning for another meal soon.

Key Features

Service options

  • Delivery
  • Takeout
  • Dine-in

Highlights

  • Fast service

Popular for

  • Lunch
  • Dinner

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair accessible entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible restroom
  • Wheelchair accessible seating

Offerings

  • Alcohol
  • Beer
  • Comfort food
  • Hard liquor
  • Small plates
  • Wine

Dining options

  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Dessert

Amenities

  • Restroom

Atmosphere

  • Casual

Crowd

  • Groups

Planning

  • Dinner reservations recommended
  • Accepts reservations

Payments

  • Credit cards
  • Debit cards
  • NFC mobile payments

Parking

  • Free parking lot
  • Free street parking

Customer Reviews

Rating Distribution

4.4 out of 5
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Based on 124 reviews

Kathy N.

2 months ago

Great quality meat and sides! We got the Beef Set A and an order small intestines and thought it was a good amount for two people. My favorite was the marinated boneless short ribs, but everything else was also good, especially with the sides. Service was incredible and our server even let us try large intestines free of charge (not shown in the picture), which we ended up loving!

Taylor Stussi

1 month ago

Really good quality meat and banchan - I like that you order what you want vs AYCE. The service here is always on point and they are super friendly. Get the rice at the end with your leftovers - so worth it 💞

Damon Tighe

10 months ago

The cuts of meat are exquisite: marbled beef and flavorful lite marinades. Good Bonchon. Service was excellent, but we were one of the few occupied tables on an early Wednesday night.

Shin Wang

5 months ago

Excellent service for sure,the staff were all nice and helpful.We got the bbq set for 3 people,the marinated pork was so good.Must try the kimchi pancakes.Highly recommended!

Geoffrey Langham

Came in on a quiet, cold Tuesday night with a medium sized group. It is clean inside and decorated sparsely. A little bit of a slow start with taking drink orders and there was only 2 other tables going so it was chill inside. There are wall heaters to keep it semi warm inside, it seems like it would otherwise be very chilly. Anyway, once our orders were taken and the food started coming out, this place really shined. The cuts of meat in the Supreme combo were delicious, and the staff were really friendly and helpful with getting the meat cooked appropriately. Seafood pancake and kimchi fried rice were great, only miss was the spicy squid which underwhelmed. Overall, a fun and tasty experience and decent value overall at $60-70/person all in.

Scott P. Hu

10 months ago

Solid Korean BBQ in the East Bay! I visited this spot with my buddy after having the desire to find a good Korean BBQ spot in the East Bay. We got there early, so getting a table was a breeze. This spot specializes in pork, but we also ordered Jumuluk (beef) as well. The Banchan arrived at the table, all looked fresh and very tasty. The Kim chi was awesome. Presentation of the food was good and the meat were all marinated perfectly. Service was solid and helped us navigate the menu with some recommendations and the restaurant itself was well equipped to handle the smoke, so you didn’t leave smelling like a complete BBQ unit. This place is a must try in the East Bay!!!

Takahiro Kawaguchi

6 months ago

I don't know what happened but the service and quality of this restaurant is significantly increased - better banchan, friendly and helpful staff and food presentation, small stuff like topping of cold noodle become so much better. I definitely will come back here

Khanh T.K. (Genghis Khan)

1 year ago

We came to this place late, around 11 pm and expected a Korean barbecue like any other places in Oakland. But not at all, the menu is different! The service is different and above all the foods are excellent. Recommended! Will be back soon.

Location

Contact Information

Hours of Operation

Friday 5 PM–1 AM
Monday 5–11:30 PM
Saturday 12 PM–1 AM
Sunday 12–11:30 PM
Thursday 5–11:30 PM
Tuesday 5–11:30 PM
Wednesday 5–11:30 PM

Price Range

$50–100