Based on 138 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.3 stars. Price
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ No delivery
Address:
57053 29 Palms Hwy, Yucca Valley, CA 92284
Phone: (760) 228-2794
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Hours
| Friday | 8 AM–8 PM |
| Saturday | 8 AM–8 PM |
| Sunday | 8 AM–8 PM |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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8 AM–8 PM
Hours might differ
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| Tuesday | Closed |
| Wednesday | 8 AM–8 PM |
| Thursday | 8 AM–8 PM |
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Reviews
Pelumi Olaleye
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.
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Anthony Lopez
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.
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C Mck
Everything was great, casual spot where you order at the counter and then find a seat at a table. Soondobu with dumpling was really yummy with a generous serving of vegetables and a nice variety. Seafood pancake is more of a home style and much thicker than most other places but very flavorful and spicy, ideal for spice lovers. Taiyaki was made to order, sweet potato was really good. Best taiyaki I think I’ve had in recent memory, light crispy and soft, less dense but more chewy than others I’ve had, which I liked a lot. Food is made with love, the cook/chef came out to check on us and offer candy lol.
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Huy Nguyen
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
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Melody Monsma
Food and drinks were good. My mom and I both got the soft tofu soup. My husband got the teriyaki chicken to share with our kids. And my dad got the dumpling rice cake soup. All of it was very good. Maybe the soft tofu soup wasn’t as spicy as we would’ve liked but we enjoyed it none the less. My husband and I ordered the honey milk tea with boba and both of us really enjoyed it. Are they expensive? Yes. But the food is made fresh as if prepared in your ajumma’s kitchen plus when you have the monopoly on Korean food within an hour+ drive, you can charge whatever you want.
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Brian Nguyen
From the unassuming front to the passionate owner and staff, 8 Star Cafe was a pleasant surprise for my girlfriend and I while we vacationed in Palm Springs and came up to Yucca Valley for some stargazing. It’s the only Korean restaurant in the area and the area is blessed to have it. We had the bibimbap and the galbi plate which came with SIX side dishes consisting of napa, radish, cucumber, seaweed kimchis, seasoned bean sprouts, and marinated eggplant. The food itself was delicious and comparable to popular Korean restaurants near LA and given in hearty portions that will ensure you are full. The owner and staff make sure to put care into your meal and it shows in the final product and with their service as they will make you feel at home in their cozy restaurant as they tell you snippets of their life story and how they got here in the desert serving Korean food. It was an amazing experience and you should give it a shot if you are in the area.
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Helen-Mia C. Park
The food was super good and authentic. The kim chi was ripe and yummy. I got a bottle to go. I had gotten dehydrated earlier when I went to Joshua Tree and didn’t feel good, their tofu soup (what we call Soon Doo Boo, they use organic tofu here) was on point and helped me get back on my feet. The owner makes all of her kim chee in house without MSG. And her smoothies are made with organic fruits. This would be my go to health food/ethnic restaurant when I visit Joshua Tree. The owner was wonderful with my son.
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Steve Caron
Most excellent Korean BBQ. Super yummy, I had the beef bulgogi and glass noodles. The melon smoothie at the end was out of this world good. We will definitely go back. Great to have this place in Yucca Valley.
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H H
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.
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chuybaka
Very nice lady at the cash register, and the boba is amazing. i love going here. It has recently become my go-to boba shop, and the Korean food is really good. i definitely recommend anyone to go here if they’re interested in good Korean food and boba drinks.
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