Moo Dae Po II Elite Event

I always knew Dawson was one of the coolest CMs around, but this event even surpassed even the highest praise I thought I would ever give her, why you ask? If it’s one thing that I know about Unilocalers (or Unilocal in general), Korean BBQ is one of the favorite types of restaurants being reviewed.
The sizzle of the grill as you slap a piece of marinated short rib (Kalbi) or marinated beef (Bulgogi) brings out your primal ancestry to cook meat on an open flame. The numerous side dishes (banchan) to keep your appetite somewhat satisfied as you wait for your meat to slowly cook to perfection (or rare for you blood suckers!).
Even with a full capacity of hungry Unilocalers, the staff did VERY well considering, once again, Unilocalers + Free food = starving (not just regular, but STARVING) locusts
The meats we were able to try were:
Kalbi (beef ribs) — nice THICK cuts, with just the right fat/​meat ratio, really tender and seasoned well (not overly sweet)
Bulgogi (marinated beef) — again, tender, hardly any fat, and seasoned just sweet enough to taste the sweetness, but didn’t feel like I was chewing on candied beef
Chicken — we even made fun of one our table mates for wanting chicken, but when we did have it, boy, we did want more. I’m not normally a fan of chicken @ KBBQ, but this I wouldn’t mind ordering again here. Tender, juicy, and flavorful
Sirloin — unfortunately for us, this didn’t get to our side of the table and by the time we found out they had this cut, it was already gone. From what I did get to try, VERY tender (like a baby: x) and didn’t taste much seasoning which is fine with me, because I like it RAAAW (like ODB)
Beef soup — tender cuts of beef, veggies, and I believe it’s seasoned with the bean paste. It was good, but the meat grilling on our grills were the main attraction
Another geek/​foodie in me that surprised and made me giddy like a rabid Jonas Brothers fan (ahem QC), was getting to «meet» the owners of Beverly Soon Tofu and Ham Ji Park. I was STAR STRUCK. Those two ladies sure know how to make a fat man (like myself) happy and getting to see them just really put a smile on my face. I was tempted to ask for a picture, heck, even an autograph, but I let them be and let them enjoy the KBBQ as well.
Overall, free KBBQ, alcohol, and great times. I can’t thank the staff, the owner, and Dawson for an extraordinary evening.

Dawson: You Rock!!!
Moo Dae Po II owner and staff: Awesome job!!! Very accomodating!!!
Menu: AYCE KBBQ for Free, hell yeah!!! Great marinated meat!!!
Drink: Free Beer on d house??? Woohooo!!!
A very cool event and totally thanks to the coordinator and resto owner, thanks Ben and Dawson for letting me in late as +1!!!

Better late than never! This was another fun, and rather interesting, Unilocal Elite Event! To begin, plaudits to Dawson for arranging another fantastic event and making a provision for everyone to pay only $ 2 for valet parking. Dawson, you have some «mad skills»! This was my first time having KBBQ and I’m at a loss of words. I’ll confess, I’m not the most experienced with chopsticks, so that was my main hindrance. After picking up a few pointers from the other people at our table, I kind of got the basics of the chopsticks usage but, I was too hungry for learning new techniques so I flagged down our waitress for a «fork»!
This is a huge restaurant that has so much potential. The music sounded great and the tv screens were large and had great clarity. There was so much food for everyone to eat. The fun came in when we realized we had to cook our own food. Before we knew it, meat was on the grill sizzling, popping, and smelling good. I had to improvise with my utensils and eat the best way I knew how because I never mastered the use of those chopsticks. The hostess with the mostess, Ms. Dawson, came around to assure that all was in order, but little did she know, I wanted to scream, «help us Dawson because these folks can’t cook!» LOL! Anyway, we made the best of what we had. Everyone ate, mingled, laughed, and had a great time. The staff was most friendly, nice, and attentive. They even came around with samples of rice wine, asking about our dining experience, and took photos. This was an enjoyable dining experience. I was told we were given some of the best meat to cook, and that was obvious. Even with all that bbq smoke in the place, I still managed to come home not smelling like bbq. I guess the secret really is in the sauce!

Man… I hate always being an hour late to Elite events. I should learn my lesson and be on time from now on.
Coming in just after 8, we found the place completely packed. My plus one, me, and new friends Chris and Irma had to park ourselves down at the only table left. Except, one problem. The table didn’t have a working grill! Oh no! How are we supposed to BBQ?
Thankfully, the next table was nice enough to shuttle over some of their excess cooked food for us. As fast as it could, it wouldn’t be enough to fill two tablefuls of Unilocalers’ empty stomachs. We tried our best to chow down on banchans and beer, but we came here for the meat.
After a while, we spotted a table in the smaller room that opened up and left their grill, so like a pack of hyenas, we picked up our beers and pounced! We got three plates of meat shuttled to our table in a hurry, because just about everyone else in the place was done eating. I remember this is when the place turned on the music and dimmed down the lights… time to party! People dancing on the chairs, kpop on the TVs, and house music… wait, am I really at a restaurant here?
No chance to get up and dance for us, we finally got our chance to eat some cooked meat. It was really delicious too… bone-​in galbi, boneless rib meats, bulgogi, and chicken. They were all great. And they use real charcoal to give it some extra flavor. I’m not sure what the material for the grate was, but it definitely wasn’t your typical cast-​iron grill. I don’t think it was as effective in getting the meat hot, so we turned up the heat.
We probably should have been warned, because all of a sudden charcoal sparks were flying all over our table and the Korean girls, like ninjas, came out of nowhere to turn down our heat. Added element of danger with your meal.
All in all, a great event. Who can complain about a free KBBQ meal with unlimited beer? NOBODY. Valet parking was even cheap too. Not sure how often I’d come back as the KBBQ market is so saturated and most already have their favorites, but it’s definitely a great place.
When Dawson came by, she mentioned that 180 out of 180 guests showed up. 100% Attendance? Nobody got stuck in traffic or bailed last minute? That’s just utterly amazing. Guess everybody loves their free KBBQ. Unfortunately I was in the side room for the night so I didn’t spot some Unilocal friends in the cafeteria room. I’ll try to show up on time next event.

AYCE KBBQ?! I’m there!
It was a treat: all-​you-​can-​eat Korean BBQ (salad, banchan, and meat) with complimentary pitchers of Sam Adams and Coors Lite beer. I was in heaven. I loved the succulent boneless kalbi (#1 fav), bulgogi, bone-​in kalbi, marinated chicken, and spicy-​marinated chicken. Yum! Plus, they used charcoal! Each piece of meat had a nice charred grill mark with their use of a steel grill grate.
This was not the average KBBQ restaurant. The atmosphere was amazing. Moo Dae Po II was KBBQ meets supper club with booming dance music, several flat screen tvs playing music videos and sports, and karaōke rooms for the after-​party (not open during the event, but a must-​try during regular business hours). Extra stars for hanging college team flags (Go Trojans!) and Dodger memorabilia. I loved the table layout. They had a huge dining space with long marble tables and vents over each grill. It was the perfect venue for the elite event.
Thanks Dawson for organizing this event. This was one of my favorites. I’ll be back Moo Dae Po II!

Only in America food lovers can unite to celebrate their love for food. Only in American food lovers can meet in Korea Town at all you can eat Korean BBQ event. Only in America, and thanks to Unilocal,the enormous amounts of food and drinks can be consumed and celebrated free of charge!!!
I simply could not believe when the food kept coming and coming and the waiters where not unhappy about serving bunch of hungry and roudy Unilocalers. The food was just coming and coming!!! First salad, then some eggy baked deliciousness and typical Korean sides of banchan: kimchi, spinach, fish cake, macaroni salad, soy, etc. And then stacks of marinated meet: bulgogi, kalbi and chicken. When we finished the entire tray, they would bring more. Did I mention free booze and beers in pitchers??? Seriously, kudos to everybody for making this work, because it shows the power of the Internet, brains of Korean BBQ and strenght of Unilocal community!
And the best part is that I live across the street from Moo Dae Poo II and I would not change it for anything else!
Thank you Unilocal and Moo Dea Po II! (and thanks to Winfield H. for reaching to his Korean roots, handling the meat and making sure we are having the best experience)

Lets face it… when it comes to elite events it’s hard to complain when everything is free and our friends (CMs) work so hard to make them perfect. So after every elite event, words like «Best Event Ever!!» tend to fly around a lot. Well… no more. There is no way anyone will ever top a free Korean BBQ and free Draft Beer event, EVER!!!
Not just any Korean BBQ, but one that served thick, fresh, and tender cuts of meat… and did I mention it was FREE!!! I know, it’s hard to imagine. I even spend the entire night just waiting for someone to come up to me and hand me the bill.
Moo Dae Po II, you guys definitely outdone yourselves. The food was outstanding… the service was superb… and again it was FREE!!!
Dawson (our lovely CM) has done a phenomenal job and I’m sure all of us have noticed that we’ve been getting more free stuff and more food with each new event. I love a woman who feeds me… (hint, hint)
Also, I don’t know if it was all the free food that put me in a great mood, but all the ladies looked gorgeous… just had to be said. I don’t think I’ve ever seen girls dress up so nice for KBBQ. :D
Before I let you go, just a friendly reminded for all the other great events coming up… even though everything is free do not forget to TIP!
FREE KBBQ AND FREE BEER!!! I’m out…

Like a dance club where everyone smells like meat.
You ever hit up the club scene in summer and smelled that one guy who clearly went to a BBQ but didn’t shower up before hitting the dance floor? Yeah. That could describe the essence of this elite event. Only it wouldn’t even begin to scratch the surface on how awesome it was.
The fine folks at Moo Dae Po II really went all out for us. Comp all you can eat Korean BBQ and at least three pitchers of beer on each table. That was a pitcher for every two people! It was no wonder that by the end of the night, regardless of how much meat was grilled up, I witness the most drunk people I have seen at a Unilocal event.
If you combine the two things of a dance club and a summer bbq, this is what the monster of a child will look like. It had all the elements of a techno dance scene and all of the food that you could eat. Though you may need that food to give you energy in order to keep up with whatever Korean Pop boy band they were playing.
The place was loud. And oddly enough, the lights going off and then on and then off and then on again just seemed out of place. Still, as long as I can see the food on the grill, I was in heaven.
Now there’s something about me when I have a grill placed in front of me that I can’t explain. Maybe it’s a Mexican thing. or maybe it’s just that I’m a pit master, but if there’s a grill in front of me, I take those tools and I make it my own. Grilling meats left and right.
Our table had to go through at least 5 or 6 platters of beef. They had to eventually lower the heat so low that it wouldn’t cook it in order to get me from stopping. A solid three hours of eating korean bbq. Which made sure I got my monies worth! Oh wait, it was comped. Even went around later after our grill was long dead with my metal chopsticks picking off the surviving meats of the tables and I think I killed two of the people at our table with the amount of meat cooked. A sign of a good time.
The bathrooms also had a strange little quirk to them. I can’t speak for the ladies rooms, but the males had names on the toilets of DAVE and JOHN. I just have to wonder how much (or little) one needed to donate in order to have your name placed on the restroom stall. No higher honor could be achieved by someone, I’m sure of it.
The only real downside to this elite event was that you didn’t get to mingle all that much. You were sort of stuck in the same table as the other five people who were seated with you and all that. So I’m sure I didn’t spend all the time I would have liked to talking to new faces as well as the old favorites.
But some of that was taken care of later in the night after the grills stopped grilling. What an Amazing event. Big thanks to the venue and owner. You made it amazing. I will be coming by here again as the selection and the setting was really bomb for an AYCEKBBQ
There was no way anyone was coming out of that event hungry. Sooo damn good. Thanks Dawson! Here’s hoping I didn’t burn anyone’s eye brows completely off.

I’m a surrogate mother to KBBQ twins.
Bulgogi and Kalbi are their names. Dawson is the mother for getting me there. Frank K is the father for keeping my plate full of delicious beef.
Dawson, my dear, how you managed to pull this off without looking stressed out at all, is beyond me… because Unilocalers to KBBQ is like a bull to the color red…
So as Moo Dae Po II promised (per their awesome sign outside):
Meat — Check
Drinks — Check
Music — Check
Flirt — Check
I hope everyone put money in the tip jar!
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I just have to say that it’s events like these that make me wish I were elite.
This place was packed from the get-​go and so it was hard finding a seat as most were already taken (I felt like Forrest Gump on the school bus). But the staff was so helpful in finding us seats and for the entire night dealing with a butt-​load of Unilocalers.
From what I heard, Moo Dae Po II is nothing like the original. With it’s clubby vibe, mess hall type seating, and multiple mega flat screens. Moo Dae Po II is definitely a superior sequel like The Dark Knight is to Batman Begins.
We were fortunate enough to share a table with some very friendly and cool O.C. Unilocalers in Liz and Jeff L. But we were even more fortunate to partake in free all-​you-​can-​eat Korean BBQ and beer? They say at AM-​PM that you can never have too much good stuff but this event was certainly testing that adage.
Endless Bulgogi, Kalbi, Chicken, and Blue Moon mixed with sides such as fish cubes, spinach, macaroni salad, rice, and kimchi! Did I mention it was FREE? Oh wait, yes I did.
Enough said.
Thanks again Dawson!

Good food. Well planned out event. The restaurant was cute. and HUGE. Very clean. The bathroom stalls had names on them? And a\there was a TV in the restroom? and a few flat screen TVs around the restaurant showing random stuff.
Sometimes I felt like I was eating in the middle of a nightclub.
Anyway. the food was good. Tonight. they only served beef and chicken. along with the other frou frou stuff. (fish cakes, spinach, macaroni salad, kimchee … our table didn’t get the bean sprouts). .a limited menu. but if you come back another day. they’ll have the full menu for you.
Towards the end. they brought out this. egg dish that I wouldn’t order again. Everything else was delicious.
Parking. I parked around the corner at the public parking lot. It was $ 2. Found out later that there was valet. but I don’t think i would have used it anyway. I don’t like other people in my car.
I asked a few people if they would come back to this place. and everyone said they would. I asked how much they would pay and the prices ranged from $ 15 — 25ish.

All morning I’ve been confused; I sat down in my car and was greeted by an amazing waft of charcoal, meat, and grease… It was an awesome way to start my morning. I looked in the back seat for leftovers thinking maybe I left something I bought the previous day in my car… but soon I realized it was ME! After that I showered for the second time, and I’m still catching wonderful wafts, IMO that is the sign of a freaking great KBBQ experience!
Now say this with me fast
Moo Dae Po II~Moo Dae Po II~Moo Dae Po II~Moo Dae Po II !!!
It’s quite the tongue twister if you say it fast enough right? But my tongue certainly wasn’t twisted as the first juicy short rib touched it! Oh and marinated bulgogi was oh so buttery and flaky, it was delish!!! Even the chicken was awesome, and I don’t even usually like chicken!
Moo Dae Po II is large, clean, and one of the two best KBBQ places i’ve been to in LA. Their staff was friendly, and attentive from start to finish.
I even had a few minutes to talk to Brian the excited owner of this restaurant, and he couldn’t have been any nicer or welcoming. Thanks again Brian for graciously having us all, I hope to get back to your place again soon! I loved the food, the service, and the modern fun vibe!
Thanks Dawson for setting up what just might go down in history as the best elite event ever, it was off the hook awesome!
How many times did I say tasty, awesome, and amazing in this review, well it doesn’t matter Moo Dae Po II deserves that kind of praise for being so Awesome! It was great seeing all my Unilocal friends as always, see you guys again soon. :)

Some event Pics HERE:
FREE Ayce KBBQ AND Draft Beer?
— Heaven on a platter
Service was excellent even considering how overwhelmed they were by the deluge of Unilocalers.
The entire staff was VERY friendly and patient. bless their hearts, I have nothing but praise for how well they handled this event. KUDOS! I will definitely be back Soon!

I can’t say it enough… DAWSON IS AWESOME!!!
I’m sure everyone has complimented her on this wonderful elite event and it was off da hook!
All you can eat (ribeye and kalbi were best)
All you can drink (stella was best beer)
A sweet venue
Lots of fun Unilocalers
What else could an elite want? I ate and drank waaaayyy too much for my own good.
Thank you Dawson and Unilocal

Dawson is the reason why I spend so much time on Unilocal.All her events are 10-​stars (from me and J).
It’s not every night that you get free, delicious kbbq with free flowing beer, eating with cool Unilocalers and to top it all off, a table dance.
Watch it here:
A little beefy burp + special shout-​out to Anthony S., Shauna D., Tara C., Quinn, Kevin F., Kevin C., Matthew K and Lee (sp?), Erica, Amy P. and Linden (congrats, you two!). I’m clapping my tongs extra loud for Dawson (it’s the high-​five at a kbbq table).
I love Unilocal and all the Unilocalers! and Moo Dae Po II for putting up with us!

I smell like bbq beef and happiness.
Thank you Unilocal for making my Korean BBQ dreams come true.

Being a Korean myself, I was SUPER excited about this Elite event!!! And it definitelyyyy met, if not exceeded my expectations!
My +1 (Hyerim L.) and I arrived about an hour late and the first thing I noticed was the super fun and energetic vibe of the place! The music was pumping, the lights were flashing… the restaurant felt like a KBBQ lounge/​nightclub! Definitely not your average KBBQ!
The meat was absolutely delicious! My fave of the night was without a doubt the kalbi! There were two kinds of kalbi I had – the ones attached to the bone which were a little chewier, and the ones they brought out later in a bowl which were boneless, softer, and top quality! It was marinated SO well! And as soon as I took it off the grill and placed it on my tongue, it just melted in my mouth. MMMMMM!
Service was AWESOME too! They kept bringing out more meat, more banchan, basically anything and everything we needed! And the best part was that all of it was free – even the beer!
A big huge thanks to Dawson, the Unilocal staff, and Moo Dae Po II for putting on such an amazing event!!! And «go-​ma-​wuh» to Jennifer L. and Nestor for being such fun company! :)

Crazy. fantastic evening of Fun Fun Fun.
Thanks Dawson.

Attention everyone: I will NEVER become a vegetarian! NEVER I SAY! This was one of the coolest Elite events I’ve attended because it had one of my most loved things in the world: MEAT. Last week I had contemplated going on a vegan diet for a few days just to see what it would be like, but after wolfing down slabs of meat all night long I have decided against that vegan idea. I just love meat waaay too much. OK, how many times have I said «meat» in this review already? Probably too many.
I arrived with my +1 exactly at 7PM to find that there were at least 100 Unilocalers ahead of us. That was OK because once the doors to Moo Dae Po II flew open, we were inside the restaurant within 10 minutes. Once inside, we signed in and were whisked away by nice Korean servers to a table in the middle of the room. Apparently, we were seated next to the people who did the interior decoration to MDP… ooh, I guess we were at the VIP table then.
Anyway, once the place started filling up, the music was turned up and the lights were turned down. Throughout dinner, I couldn’t help but feel like I was in the middle of a club dance floor. I almost felt compelled to boogey down, but a couple other Unilocalers beat me to the punch. I think I spotted Kevin C. doing some sort of sexy jig with his tie before he was told to get off the table. Sadness. I was quite entertained.
Since it was a soft opening, we were served 4 different kinds of meat as opposed to getting a full selection. We were given bulgogi, marinated short ribs, spicy marinated chicken, and regular chicken (dark meat). I liked how everything tasted and felt the service was pretty good. In the beginning, everyone seemed a bit confused as rice, wine, and ban chan were passed around. I think the servers were just simply too overwhelmed by the sheer number of people at the event. We really took over the entire restaurant! So props to them for being able to handle a few hundred of us at once.
Thanks again to Dawson for inviting me to this event, even though I was a slow poke and RSVPed super late. She really knows how to reach out to the community and make everyone feel welcomed!!!
P. S. I met a lot of great Unilocalers tonight and truly believe the night wouldn’t have been the same without them. So here’s a shout-​out to Robert H. and his +1 Todd, Cathy K. and her brother (oh gosh, I think his name was John), David O. and Yee-​Shing. Also, it was great running into Roman T. and Jackie G.

*** WOW, the pros crushed the con tonite! ***
The pros:
1. good meat… the ribeye was my fave, excellent.
(also served chicken for non red meat eaters.)
2. music … ala Tokyo Delves: party/​dance all nite.
3. ambiance … large, contemporary, great service.
4. valet prkg … only $ 2 + tip.
5. Unilocalers … always the best is meeting new peops.
Oh the con … a bit noisy, but a minor consequence.
*** I’ve not had a betta time @ a Unilocal event b4. ***