Sizzling Lunch Berkeley

I’ve been to the original Pepper Lunch in Taipei and in the Philippines. This is as good as it gets if not better. They have vegan friendly options 🌱 & multiple add ins! Love being able to order at the table with the pad, very user friendly and convenient. Delish and fast. Thanks Bob for the great experience of our beloved sizzling hot plates.

Great food and great service. The indoor ambiance is great, the outdoor is quite different specially if your not into a city setup. We've been to a different location where sizzling lunch is in a complex, this one is not. Still enjoyed the food but we may go for a different location with parking convenience

We ordered the spicy beef pepper rice, chicken katsu curry, and chicken udon. All were delicious! They recommend you use the sauces on the table (teriyaki and garlic shoyu), and I think that's a good move, as the udon would've been a bit plain without it. The other dishes were good without sauce but the sauce makes them even better. The decor is nice and the layout is spacious. Food comes out very quickly (maybe in 10mins), and the employees were friendly. Last, you order from a tablet on the table, which is convenient and nice to see coming out of the pandemic.

Fun concept and good flavors! When sauce is added and garlic butter is mixed in, I don’t think anyone would find it bland! The curry also had good flavor and karaage was also to our liking!

I guess it’s a copy brand try to be Paper lunch from China. It’s been opened for a week. All the main dishes are more than $15. Most of the dishes has no bean sprouts or other vegetables. I remember paper lunch is always has the egg and bean sprouts. Only me ordered the deluxe dish would come with the veggies and the miso soup. The service attitude is ok, but the workers still need more training. The ingredients are just ok, the rice is way too dry and tough, we talked to the workers and they either has no response or tell us if they put more water it will stick on the iron plate more. 🙄The air system should be improved since it’s gonna to be very greasy if all the dishes are cooked on the table. There’s no sensitize on the table. Not really recommend.