Roll House

Sad, sad, sad–
Will miss this place and the owners they were great, friendly and amazing cooks– food was amazing.

Bummer! I went to what I thought was Roll House and it turned into another Korean restaurant. Ugh! I had my heart set on Galbi Tang. I looked at the sparse menu and thought well, I’m here and it’s still Korean so I’ll try it. The still had Galbi Tang on the menu and ManDoo as well. I started to think maybe that’s their nitsch.
The nice girl brought my poor excuse for pan chan… NO KIMCHI! I inquired but she said they don’t do Kimchi. WTF? So the generic yellow pickle, a small iceberg salad and rice is it. The soup came and looked great. The broth good but it stopped there. Stingy on the noodles big time and as soon as I started on the meat, I stopped dead! CHEWEY. I kindly asked for it to go so I could finish simmering the soup. The ManDoo is their only redemption. It is good. But I know great Man Doo places I will rather go to.

Goodbye, Roll House. This is the end of an era. :*(
Owners moved back to Korea. I am devastated.

I AM SO SAD. IT’S NOT ROLL HOUSE ANYMORE. IT’S A CHAMPONG PLACE aka SPICY SEAFOOD NOODLE. THE OWNER’S LEFT AND ALL THE DELICIOUS FOOD WITH IT.
THOUGH THEIR CHAMPONG WASN’T THAT BAD TO BE HONEST.
No more free miso! Insert sad face here.
They offer basic side dishes such as kimchi, radish kimchi, pickled radish, the yellow-​semi circle crunchy stuff, and a salad.
My boyfriend got the jjajangmyun, and although the sauce was watered down a bit, it was still tasty (5.99)
I got their champong since that’s what the new place was all about (6.99) and got it at their 4^th level spiciness. My memory is failing me but I believe you can choose up to 7 levels of spice. It was sparing in squid, but could have used some more shrimp, and there was a muscle which made me very happy!
Their menu is rather small carrying varied fried rices, ddukbokgi (spicy rice cakes), nengmyun (cold buckwheat noodles), bulgogi (a signature Korean pork dish), various teriyaki bowls, and what made me happy was they had a Mongolian bbq dish (you can choose pork, beef, or chicken), which i’d like to come back and try, and some other items.
Service is your typical Korean restaurant type service, however they are very friendly and won’t hesitate to help you out.
I’m not sure, but I’m pretty sure there was very little English on their menu besides the prices, so go with a Korean friend or have some general knowledge of Korean dishes beforehand, or just go by the pictures. You’ll probably figure it out if you’re a Korean foodie.
I am extremely distraught the owner’s changed because I was looking forward to trying their sushi, but it is life.
Either way, give it a chance.
It never hurts to go in and try something new and support a new restaurant!

A little place. Home– made food. Not fancy at all but very yummo. Way better than mandoo rang. The duk bok gi was the best i’ve had anywhere. The kimchi fried rice — the flavor of fried kimchi was not overwhelming. Just perfect. The dumplings in the ramen were so good that i bought a bag of frozen dumplings (50) for $ 16. The kimbap was slightly disappointing in that it was just ok.
Will be coming back!

4.5 service…
5.0 food…
Love this place, cheap cali & crunch rolls and DELICIOUS! Tried the spicy dragon roll one YUM! Seems family owned… very nice and humble people && attentive. Everything really good :)

good price, but food was just okay.
Hard to find at night. the sign is not lit up so becareful while your passing by, it’s easy to miss! Same plaza as Subway.
The décor needs work… but it makes u feel like an actual hole in the wall

When I eat out with my parents, I always expect it to be Korean food because that is their food of choice. When they brought me to Roll House my expectations were lowered by the simple name and dingy décor. But the food was good enough to bring me back on my own.
The cold buckwheat noodles are my secret weapon for hangovers. The combination of the tasty noodles with the ICE COLD soup that actually has crushed ice in it abra-​cadabras my hangover away! I come in with baseball hat and disguise-​hide-​my-​baggy-​eyes sunglasses and walk out feeling like a responsible and upstanding citizen. I’ve also had the crunch roll, which is pretty huge & delicious, a great combination. Bi-​bim-​bap is also really tasty. The owners are really nice and friendly as well and have often asked me how my parents are. I like coming here because it feels like home cooking and the prices are great and they cure my hangovers.

I Was looking for a place close by for some spicy reman and found Roll House by accident as I searched Unilocal.This place was like others already mentioned a mom and pop shop. If you’re looking for Korean home cooking then you won’t be disappointed. The price is right on and food was very good. Try the healthy rice dish and the spicy shredded beef soup.
Bön Appetite!

We freaking love this place!
Okay, yes a little ghetto and weird but very cute. The owner uses one of the booths as a desk and follows Korean stocks– cracks me up every time!
Food is good. Feels like something a Korean mom would make. Prices are good too. Banchan is boring but you won’t mind here.
I hope this place stays in business forever.

It’s a good substitute for fast food. It is well priced and a very casual place. A lot of workers in the area come by during their lunch break. I had their bibim chik naeng myun () today and it wasn’t the greatest but it was good. I also had their pork bulgogi () and it was on the way over done side, but I wasn’t complaining. They marinated it pretty well.
Also, the service was friendly.
The parking lot is small but I never had trouble looking for a parking space.

If you want something inexpensive (6.50) and does it job by fulfilling you, I suggest this place. One plate can nearly feed two people. I had my own plate and I had leftovers.
It is a hole in a wall kind of restaurant. Very Korean-​oriented. There was only one waiter, but the service was not too bad.
It looks dirty, but the food is pretty darn yummy!

I love this place! Its kinda dirty, but the food is amazing. I loved their donkatsu (pork cutlet) and I am IN LOVE with their boodehjjeegeh (kimchijjeegae with spam, sausage, noodles, etc) they have limited seating, but not many people go to this place. Its owned by a Korean couple. I highly recommend going with a friend or two, and ordering the two plates I mentioned. Incredible for the price. Note. Boodejjeegae is meant for two people at this place.
4.5

Went to this place for dinner, and the food was just above mediocre.
Their sign was not lit outside, so I had a slightly hard time finding it. The place is pretty small and doesn’t have anything to offer in terms of ambiance. There were only four other people there other than my cousin and me, so that in itself created a bad first impression.
My cousin and I shared a Rabbokki (Rice Cake & Ramen in Spicy Sauce) and a Kimchi Fried Rice. They were both pretty tasty, but not something I would rant and rave over.

Mom & pop restaurant, pretty good home food. The prices are quite reasonable. I ordered the kalbitang. Lots of flavor, yet light. I thoroughly enjoyed it. The sides were simply made. They also have sushi rolls not sure how the Korean fits in. Don’t expect too much and you won’t be disappointed. It’s decent. Service is a little slow because it’s just the family running it. Support your local hole in the walls.

So if it’s one thing I realized, you have certain friends you go to certain places with. In the case of the Ki-​master, budget meals are priority on his palette and who am I to judge since it eases my wallet’s hatred for my ludicrous spending on dining at times. Coming from work, he told me to meet him here and we were off. Going inside, reminds you if a reconstructed 90s burger joint, gone Kimchi.
A waitress kindly provided us glasses of water until we decided what we wanted:
–1 order of Spicy Black Noodles w/​Octopus and other stuff (don’t know the proper Korean name)
–1 order of Kimchi Fried Rice
–1 order of Spicy Tuna Roll
Side orders of Banchan: Kimchi, Spicy Potatoes, Yellow Pickled Radish, and shredded salad.
The Banchan, is a must at any Korean joint. With their variety it was about average, considering nothing wasn’t as edible as expected.
The Kimchi Fried Rice, was pretty average as well. Take some lightly oiled fried rice, garnish it with sliced up kimchi, and charge minimum price. Voila, average budgetized Korean food at it’s finest.
Can’t say much about the black octopus noodles Ki-​master got, but he says it’s edible to a certain degree. The texture seemed very thick from appearance and for about $ 9.00 it was what he expected in terms of quality and price association.
The Spicy Tuna Roll, which I would have hoped to be the golden key to this place to freeing my discriminating palette. Unfortunately, it was as generic as if Kirkland were to package themselves and modify it as «American Tuna part two.» The texture and taste was very basic and common place to most Roll variety offered sushi houses.
Overall, from all my experiences of Faux-​Japanese Korean Owned spots, is to only acquire the Korean stuff, and never the American or Japanese Knock offs. For the Korean side of the menu, they provide a decent variety however I feel they need to be a bit more experimental or rather address english descriptions of their cultural dishes so ‘Americanized’ (or non-​Korean) people like myself can enjoy it as much as my Korean brethren. Spending $ 16.00 plus tax and tip wasn’t too much of an overkill for my wallet. Hopefully in the future, I’ll try more dishes to get a better taste of this place.

$ 6.99 for a big plate of dukbokgi (spicy rice cake) and $ 7.99 for a steaming hot bowl of (good) yukejang? The priciest thing on their menu was budaechigae (korean army stew), yet at $ 13.99 it’s still the cheapest I’ve seen anywhere. With prices like these, who can stay away?!
This is a definite hole in the wall if I’ve ever seen one. It has colored pictures of sushi rolls tacked onto their wall menu, but also a huge variety of all around Korean dishes. There’s something for everyone here at extremely affordable prices!

The Good: It’s your basic Korean food, but it’s good and cheap. The place doesn’t really get crowded so you won’t be eating in an hectic environment. The service is very friendly and the side dishes are also very tasty.
The Bad: This isn’t the best quality Korean food, but of course you’re not expecting that at a place like this.
Try: Donkatsu. Crispy and yummy.
Don’t Try: the sushi rolls. I mean you could, but I’d say try sushi rolls somewhere else. Get Korean food here.

Roll house is so tasty, and so cheap! I like that it’s a mom & pop place, as there’s only chains and franchises in Irvine, and that the food is unpretentious and delicious.
I had the tuna roll (not a normal tuna roll, it’s more like a tuna salad roll), steamed mandu, dduk bok gi, and omelette rice. All delicious.
It isn’t much to look at, and the area’s not that great, but the food, prices, and competent service more than makes up for it.

Boodaejigae to go within 10 minutes from work??? Score one for Unilocal!
On the outside, this place looks Japanese, as it advertises sushi (and it’s called Roll House, which sounds like a sushi place, if anything). However, once you step in (and notice that everything is written in Korean), you know that you’re in a good place.
So far here, I’ve had boodaejigae a few times. It’s not the BEST boodaejigae I’ve ever had, but very, very few places actually even have it around OC, so it was fine with me. The ramen noodles in it are just regular old Nong Shim noodles, which is kind of charming and kind of a bummer all at the same time. It’s quite good, and filling, though.
I’ve also had their kimchi fried rice, which is something I’d definitely recommend to anyone who comes here looking for a tasty — and relatively inexpensive — way to fill his or her belly.
The most awesome thing about this place, though, is how the owner and his wife have a little camp set up by the cash register with their own rice cooker, TV and stacks of newspapers. They almost look annoyed when you walk in… but they really do take care of you once you order.