Simmer & Steamer

Berkeley, CA · Korean restaurant

Rating
4.7/5
★★★★★ 4.7
Reviews
20
Rank in Berkeley
#68
of 478 restaurants
City Percentile
74%
rating percentile
Address
Simmer & Steamer, 2012 Kala Bagai Wy, Berkeley, CA 94704
Phone
(408) 582-3638
Website
simmer-steamer.com
Status
Closed · Opens 10:30 AM

Simmer & Steamer is a restaurant located in Berkeley, CA. It is one of 478 restaurants listed in Berkeley. Its 4.7-star rating is above the Berkeley city average of 4.4 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

About Simmer & Steamer

The Korean rice bowl brand, has more than 200 stores in Korea, finally launched in the US with a reasonable price! Simmer & Steamer Berkeley is our Second store in the US. Thanks for your interest!

Hours

Saturday10 AM–8 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★★☆ 4.0 Kaiwen Zhou · Oct 2025

I got the gan-jang beef bowl for $16.53 after tax. I think the beef flavor was good, but the beef texture itself was inconsistent. There were tender/fatty portions, but parts of the beef were quite tough & hard to chew. It came with a soft boiled egg, rice, sesame, and seaweed flakes. They charge $2.50 extra for kimchi. I feel like if you order the meal without kimchi, it lacks veggies & something to help you finish the rice. If you were to compare that experience to sit-down korean restaurants with free kimchi/banchan, it’s stingier. I would feel better paying this price if it came with kimchi, which seems like a necessary part of the meal. The owner was nice enough to offer me extra beef/free kimchi as a one-time service, and I took him up on that.

★★★★★ 5.0 Oxenear Jeon · Feb 2026

Delicious K-Food. The taste is same as when I ate it in Korea.

★★★★★ 5.0 Dylan Moreland · Nov 2025

Great service and great food. The kimchi, pork belly, and spicy mayo were excellent. The soft boiled egg was a bit undercooked (whites were still liquid) but other than that it was great.

★★★★★ 5.0 tony Needham · Oct 2024

Wow. Great new find. Korean fast and delicious. Kimchee rice was on point. I also got the galbi beef which was equally impressive. I have a dental office around the corner and will definitely be back. Oh the service was very nice too

★★★★★ 5.0 Rosemarie Dizon · Oct 2025

Filling, healthy, and yummy Korean bowls. Good variety of protein, can dine in and take on the go! Service is top notch, owner is so kind and friendly! Close to campus too. :)

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Restroom ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Seating ✓ Assistive Hearing Loop ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot

Services

Korean restaurantAsian restaurantFast food restaurantPhoto boothRestaurantRice restaurant

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