Manna BBQ

Christopher U a month ago

Still our #1 Korean AYCE BBQ in San Diego! Never missed a month not eating our samgyupsal here at Otay Lakes location. We were seated upon arrival at 11:45 a.m. No issue with the parking. Ordered our usual A2 with meat selections #18 (Chadol/Beef Brisket), #21 (Manna Steak/Flat Iron Steak), #22 (lumooluk /Boneless short rib), and #25 (Pork Belly). Just needed to cut some tendon parts with the Manna steak while grilling, and the rest were all tender. All the sides were fresh, not too salty, and delicious. Also, their dipping sauce makes us keep coming back here at this location. Staff were nice and quick; always got our orders 2-3 mins after ordering on the tablet. Glad they upgraded the dining. More leg space now on the middle tables (booths) area. Highly recommended for AYCE Korean BBQ!

Christopher Shaffer 2 months ago

Manna is Otay Lakes is the best for food and amazing customer service. We have tried other locations and none compare to Otay Lakes. Linda and Soon and entire staff are always welcoming no matter how busy and staff is quick to get food and drinks plus make sure everything is to your liking. We eat here often and look forward to next visit !

Leo F 7 months ago

Food was flavorful. staff was nice and attentive. only complaint about food was that some of the chicken options are too thick to cook within a resonable amount of time. The way you order through the tablet is not intuitive at 1st either. Other than that we had a great experience. Do expect to wait, this location always has a wait period of around 30min. would go again.

Daniela Alvarado 9 months ago

I've been to other locations but this was my first time at the Otay location. I met my friend here for lunch and we did the All you can eat A2 menu. When you walk in, it's decorated beautifully inside with light signs and greenery overhead. The booth we sat at hardly had enough room for our legs under the table but we made it work. We started with the salad and Bonchon which were all pretty good but the salad i had to mix a little more to get the dressing on all the lettuce. The bonchon was fish cakes, blanched spinach, potato salad, kimchi, pickled onions and beans sprouts. All very great options! We ordered the pork dumplings, Soon Dubu (tofu stew), Manna Ramen, Ssamjang (fermented soy bean paste), corn cheese, cheese fondue and white rice. The pork dumplings were pretty good, nice and crispy on the outside and well seasoned kn the inside. The Soon Dubu was pretty good but the flavor wasn't the same as the other locations, it had a lot more veggies in it than I've had before also. The Manna Ramen was also pretty good, the noodles were cooked perfectly and I like that they had an option for spicy or mild and corn or no corn. The Ssamjang was really thick so I added water to it

Rachel K a year ago

Truly lives up to being the best AYCE Korean BBQ in San Diego! Asked ChatGPT for recommendations and tried Manna BBQ. The meat quality was outstanding for such a great price. Our whole family loved it—kids and adults alike 😋😋 Stylish interior, fast service, highly recommend. If you haven’t tried it yet, you definitely should!