8 Star Cafe

First time visiting. We ordered the shrimp fried rice, fish mackerel, japchae, pomegranate boba (cold) and matcha tea boba (cold). The only thing I truly enjoyed was the matcha tea. Everything else was oily! Too oily! The customer service and the decor were really good though. Being the only Korean spot in 29 Palms I have to give it 4stars because there is no other 29 palms Korean restaurant that makes boba to compare it to.

This is a surpisingly rare find in the high desert - 8 Star Cafe delivers authentic homestyle Korean food that's honestly on-par with some more expensive Korean restaurants I've been to in LA.

I appreciate the selection of choices on the menu; it caters to a range of palettes. From kimchi fried rice or dumplings, to Soon Dubu Jjigae, everything I've tried is absolutely delicious. Pictured are my favorites: the Spicy Pork Bulgogi and Japchae (glass noodles), which come with homemade sides (aka banchan) and rice.

Their homemade kimchi is also very very good - better than what you'd find in most Korean Markets. I usually buy a jar to take home.

I'll also point out that their boba and Taiyaki seem legit! I don't see many places that actually have a taiyaki press... excited to try it one day when I actually leave some room!

Not your usually korean restaurant, you order and you only get 3 side dishes, it was kind of flavourless, but the staff were very friendly...The fish cakes were tasty tho. Not authentic korean food. It's more a mixture of asian and western culture foods. A quick cafe more like.

The pork bulgogi was a sizzling spicy delight that the chef takes great pride in. It comes with a small bowl of rice but we added an order of kimchi rice to make it a tasty light meal for two.

The only Korean restaurant in town. The chef is a cute Korean auntie so you can rest assure the food is authentic. It’s also funny that they also sell all sort of foods there. But don’t let that scare you. Just order all the Korean food and you are good to go. Food came out quickly and it was yummy. I would definitely come back