Mountain in Buena Park Is Like Getting Fed by a Bunch of Korean Aunties

Edwin Goei • OC Weekly • August 18, 2016
Mountain is the most underrated Korean restaurant in Buena Park. I've visited on weekend nights during what should've been the dinner rush and it wasn't more than half full. There's a banquet room that's never occupied and a patio where unused...
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