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I’ve now been twice to this recently opened restaurant, once with my daughter and two grandkids, once for lunch on my own. GEN features AYCE (all you can eat) Korean BBQ, $26 for dinner ( 1/2 price for 10-yr olds or under, no senior discounts) and $17 for lunch. But weekends are all at dinner pricing. There is a good variety of offerings. A brisket was one I hadn’t encountered (and I lived in Korea for a while) but it turned out to be quite good – lots of slices, quick to cook, delicious with the dipping sauce. The bone-in galbi was very good; the bone-out galbi was not as well received. The latter was in chunks of varying size and thus cooked at different rates. Several were found to be “stringy” and that doesn’t fly with youngsters. Subsequent cycles only included the bone-in. The bulgogi was quite good. Not the best but then our doing our own cooking versus having more expert cooks at other places could be a factor. And that is something to consider when going to GEN. You will be doing the cooking. While that is fun, it does add to the dining time and also means you’ll have ample time NOT eating. The staff have always been very good at swapping out the metal cooking surface which avoid carbon build-up. Good marks for being on top of that element! Besides the bone-out galbi, the spicy pork belly we tried was also not a great success. First off, it was hard to unroll. It also was more difficult to cut with the meat scissors; that perhaps was our own inexperience, but nevertheless, it didn’t go smoothly. It cooked very slowly. The crispy result was acceptable to my daughter and me but the kids didn’t relish it at all. With only two of us sharing, we wound up scorching the last couples of pieces from neglect. While I note a couple of unsuccessful choices, I emphasize that we had a great time and I also greatly enjoyed my solo lunch (and kudos to Joseph for exceptional service!) The kids have been anxious to visit again and they are quite choosy about favored places. I also intend to make this one of my regular lunch places. One further note. The first time, Korean Hite beer was only available in the large bottle and given all the food we had, that proved a challenge for me to finish (my daughter helped out at the end). Now Hite is on tap. As I developed a liking for Hite while in Korea, that is a nice extra.

Maht Gaek ë§?? Korean Restaurant ?í???? ?ì§?ë?±ê°?ë¹?/ì?¤?í?? ì ??? – Menu with Prices – 151 W Spring Creek Pkwy, Plano

They close after lunch so we waited til 5 to come. No line at 5 but by 6, it was packed inside and outside!!!! First timers, so we ordered the pork ribs, original and spicy. And added the Galbi to it. The pork ribs were really good! Our favorite was the original, more flavor! The spicy was good but it wasn’t spicy at all even my 7 & 10 year old ate them and they tasted no spice. It was pretty plain to us. Galbi was good and what you’d expect from most korean bbq joints. Lunch portion about 14 and dinner was $24….I’m not sure if there is a portion difference so I was a little hesitant ordering dinner version lol. But it was good! The sides we had was kimchi, seaweed, sprouts, sesame salad and macaroni. My boys ate thru the macaroni 3x!!! Loved the raisins and corn inside! Yum! And their Kim chi was very very good!!!! I had that refilled twice! Overall great experience. They charged us $1.50 for extra rice which I found annoying. There’s no kids menu and we ordered 3 plates (2 adults, 2 kids). My kids are 7&10 and can not finish a portion of anything so we usually order 3 and rarely we charged for rice. Definitely would return!

K-bap cafe SOPUNG – Menu with Prices – 7930 N Mesa St, El Paso

Let’s start with the good. We were served a complimentary peach tea and it was absolutely delicious. The waitress was extremely friendly and kept our glasses full. Unfortunately, we did encounter a lot of trouble in our first visit. We ordered bulgolgi ($16), galbi ($16), and gimpop ($12). When our food was brought out, they served us both bulgolgi and we had to remind them that one of us ordered galbi. We shared the bulgolgi, and by the time we finished, the galbi arrived. Not ideal. Both the bulgolgi and galbi were flavored well, but were not made with great cuts of meat. As we were eating the galbi, we figured they had just forgotten the gimpop and decided to let it go. As we were just finishing up the galbi, a huge plate of gimpop was placed in front of us. Again, very poorly timed. The gimpop was extremely thick and difficult to eat, and mostly made up of rice. We had to ask for a box to take it because it came so late in the meal and we were finishing up at that point. It’s nice to have a Korean restaurant on the west side, but the other Korean spots in town are better value. This spot would benefit from an appetizer menu — maybe a half order of gimpop could be an option. As it is, the prices are far too high for the quality received and the timing and mistakes were more than a bit frustrating.

Naru Korean BBQ – Menu with Prices – B, 2088 Lowes Dr a, Clarksville

My in laws were initially really excited about their first Korean bbq experience. Our apps were fine, banchans were good. And then the meats for the grilling came… This is the first korean bbq restaurant where I had stand and sweat and cook ALL the meats and had ZERO assistance from the servers. The server dropped off the banchans and the meats and never assisted/flipped a piece of meat in the bbq portion of the dinner. I didnâ??t get to eat until all my children and in laws were fed and ate awkwardly as i tried to quickly eat my dinner as they waited on me. I was hoping since it was a fairly new korean bbq est. that the service would be better than the other korean restaurants in the area. Super disappointed. Iâ??ve had Korean bbq in several places in Clarksville and many other states and never had to do ALL the grilling the whole dinner through. New Korea restaurant serves grilled meats on a charcoal grill which tastes way better. Now mind you, they donâ??t have the most prompt or friendly bbq service but they come by and help you manage the grilling meat so you can enjoy eating while you cook. I really wanted my in laws to love the experience but I doubt my they will ever try to eat here again. They were too incredibly intimidated by all the work I had to do to cook their food for them.

NolaKorea Korean Restaurant – Menu with Prices – 3120 Cleary Ave Suite A, Metairie

I was excited to try out the newest Korean restaurant in NOLA. After seeing the good reviews and pics, I just had to try it out with some friends. I am not so fond of the location and it is the fourth Korean restaurant in Metairie. My friends and I missed the restaurant while driving on Cleary Ave, we only saw “Korean Restaurant” on top of the restaurant. We did not notice the actual NolaKorea sign on the other side of the building. The place was much smaller than expected, but it was clean with one unisex restroom. There’s a screen with the menu with a picture of each item, which was nice to help us choose what we wanted. We ordered the Beef Fried Rice, Galbi, Jeyuk-Bokkeum, Ganjang Chicken, and Tofu Jjigae. Food didn’t take too long to come out. It seems to just come out in whatever finishes first, not by appetizers and entrees. Korean fried chicken is one of the things I always look forward to when I go to a Korean restaurant. It’s usually nice and crispy with a slight glaze of their signature Korean sauces. We had their Teriyaki sauced chicken wings and it wasn’t crispy, it was soggy and more on the salty side. We were not a fan of the fried rice at all, they put way too much bell pepper in and it overpowered the dish. It was only good to fill up our stomachs. The galbi was decent, it’s hard to mess up but it just tasted slightly off. It was cooked nicely though. The sweetness was there, but I can’t describe what it was missing. The tofu soup was piping hot and good, but it could have used some more flavor. The tofu was cooked perfectly and just melted in your mouth. The best dish that we ordered was the Jeyuk-Bokkeum and there was a perfect balance of spicy and flavor. It wasn’t too saucy and went well with rice. Last but not least, the banchan was just there for us. I usually enjoy eating banchan at every Korean place, but I did not care for it. Overall, a decent Korean place in NOLA. We don’t have many Korean places to begin with, but this place was just average to me. I would rather go to the other Korean restaurants. I would probably give this place another chance and try different dishes one day.

Dan Sung Sa – Menu with Prices – 3530 Mall Blvd NW, Duluth

Oh My God!!! I think I just found my new favorite spot for Galbi Jjim! All I wanted was some cheap bulgogi from Mega Mart but Dragon and his daddy didn’t wanna go in there to eat cuz it’s freeezing in there! So I Yelped Korean and we were rite here next to Gwinnett Mall and the pix of the galbi jjim looked sooo good I was like WE GOTTA GO HERE! There was NOBODY in here and Dragon Daddy was like how good could it be if it’s empty? AF?? But we came and sat and ordered… The steam egg was $9.95!!! Laaawd! Coulda bought 6 dozens for that price but.. It IS a restaurant and It’s bomb too.. and ofcourse we got the galbi jjim spicy.. So the small is 6 ribs. Medium is 9 ribs and Large has 12 ribs. We got 9 so we could take sum home too. It’s dark in here with posters and records every where.. Karaoke room is like class rooms. Weird but watevers.. I’ve been here before after hours to chill after the club. But tonite was family dinner nite. Usually my favorite place for galbi jjim is at Jang Su Jang. And Myung summin’.. oh and Haewoondae. Lawd I can’t spell these Korean restaurants and don’t feel like looking them up but.. Back to the ribs! I love this one cuz it’s actually ON the ribs and the meat melted off piece by piece. Ummm so effin’ good! I don’t care how dark or how inattentive the server was cuz these ribs was bangin’! Go try it!!!

K-Pot Korean BBQ & Hot Pot – Menu with Prices – 414 Grand St, Jersey City

First time doing a detailed restaurant review, I’m Korean American none professional avid Korean food home cook of 20 years and honestly I went with low expectations… This is actually the first time a restaurant went below my already low expectations. I’m only writing this for your own safety so read on. There was nothing Korean about this place other than the loud K pop songs playing through their speakers. Not saying only Koreans should run a Korean restaurant but it just doesn’t make sense to not have at least one amongst the kitchen staff. Every staff I encountered were not Korean including the manager. Imagine going into an Italian restaurant and seeing all Asian staff wouldn’t you question the authenticity? The side dishes are definitely not Korean as it has flavors of “Yun Byun” which are actually North Koreans who escaped and live in the boarder towns in China and North Korea. It’s edible but not authentic Korean spices to say it’s real Korean food. We ordered every cut 1 portion of each pork and beef for BBQ. None marinated and marinated portions to try. All meats arrived semi frozen which can be understandable being that it is all you can eat. Cuts and meat quality wasn’t that great as expected. The bone in “galbi” cuts, about 70% was pure fat, I’ve never seen cuts like this before. The marinate is horrible, it’s literally just salt from the soy sauce with no flavors of real Korean BBQ taste. It’s missing the 3 key ingredients. The grill was constantly turning off every few minutes so we had to keep checking as the flame will die out. The grill although it looks like the authentic is not setup correctly so you will not get optimal experience as you would in Korea Town in Palisades Park Broad Ave. or NYC. First, when you cook none marinated meats the cooking surface should be slight raised in the center so the fat drips out. This grill surface was flat trapping all the fat and burning the meat. Second, when you cook Korean marinated meats pork or beef the grill surface needs to be a mesh surface otherwise the marinate sauce will burn! This not only changes the meat taste you will create toxic burnt sauce coated meats. This is where the problem occurred that made us leave and lose our appetite within 40 minutes. The marinated beef was rotten as I was able to smell it during grilling process. Just to make sure, I even bit into it… It was sour and had scents of spoiled meat. I called the manager over and explained the situation, she disappeared for about 10 minutes and explains it wasn’t spoiled and she would like to provide another serving. Is this a joke? Who would want another serving of spoiled meat from the same batch? When the bill came they gave us a 10% discount, if this happened in a real Korean restaurant the bill would be cut in half in hopes the customer would return. Although I would not return or recommend this place for their questionable food ethics in the kitchen either way. None marinated meats last about 3 to 4 days, the left overs are typically placed into marinate to prolong the shelf life. This place is not using decent quality meats from the start since it’s an “all you can eat” joint. If you are still going to this place, don’t order BBQ. If you are going for Hot Pot, which isn’t Korean at all. I would smell the protein you order first before placing them in the boiling broth to make sure it’s not rotten.

Korean Cuisine Bob Sang – Menu with Prices – 4185 Cushing Pkwy, Fremont

Was feeling hungry on a Saturday night so opted for some AYCE kbbq! Parking lot is a bit small but it was an early-ish dinner (6pm) so there were some spots available. Wait was about 10 or or so minutes. They have set dinners and a la carte but AYCE was reasonably priced so that’s what we went for. Standard bonchon, and the meats are split up into ones that you cook for yourself (brisket, ribeye, pork belly), and meats that they bring pre-cooked for you (bbq beef, chicken, pork, galbi). I was here a long time ago and remembered them cooking the meat for our group, but I guess that’s not really a thing anymore. No matter! It’s pretty simple to flip meats and keep everything from being burnt. Brisket was good, rib eye was a pass. The bbq chicken/beef/pork combination platter felt like a filler but the galbi was great. Should have eaten more of that but got filled up on other things. Corn cheese was a bit sweet for my liking. Servers were very attentive, we were hardly ever without some meat cooking (sometimes had to tell them to wait a bit so we could actually finish eating what we cooked before they gave us more meat). It was bustling inside but our waiters made sure we always had enough meat & water. I usually take like 2-3 month hiatuses after kbbqs so I’m glad this place made it a worthwhile experience!

Manna Wok | Oriental Restaurant – Menu with Prices – 4865 E Harry St, Wichita

I found this place about a year ago and go to it when I come into town. Great Korean food, don’t let the little size fool you. The owners are great and friendly. The food tastes just like the food I got as a child (my dad served 3 tours there). The pics on the wall are a testament of their quality. If you’ve never eaten Korean try the Bulgogi, you won’t be disappointed. This is the place, I used to get authentic Korea food when I lived in Wichita. Now I live in the city where I can easily get Korean food in many places, but I still miss their food. From the outside of the restaurant (specially a night and even winter time), it looks a bit scary due to the location of the restaurant. However, once you step inside of the restaurant, you will immediately feel welcome.

Kim’s Korean Restaurant – Menu with Prices – 1314 N Division St, Spokane

Mini parking lot is big no no for big party carpoolers who come from North and South Spokane. Beware not to park in front of the store next door, they will give you a major migraine headache once they levy a fine on your already limited budget. Trust me, I have had that experience before. To remain on the safe side of the handle bar, walking would be a terrific option to save your health. This is not far from downtown at all too as it is smack in the middle of the University District. As for the restaurant itself: casual mom and pop family business with great attention to customers. Owners are very warm-hearted and willing to talk to you. The daughter is really easy to talk to and tries to give you a peace of mind! I thought this was better than the other Korean places in town second only to the locations mentioned by other Yelpers here. Now for the food it is kind of tasty and good for what the region has to offer. My recommendation is getting the Ojima squid dish or the large Dol Sol Bimbimbap. Using the stone bowls and mysterious sauces, you get a fraction of the typical type of food you experience in Korea. You cannot go wrong with the beef short ribs, that is hard to mess up! On the other hand, the Kim-bap was surely on the expensive side. 10 dollars for a snack food roll that is not as large as a regular dinner dish? No deal mister. You can use some cucumbers, seaweed, sour veggies, and other ingredients to make one yourself at a small percent of the price here. Throw in some sticky rice into the mix and you have your “Korean Sushi”done in less than thirty minutes. Banchans are always refillable even the black beans with a somewhat sweet aftertaste. Prices are cheap for the large quantities given. I must admit the Kalbi bones they service during the noontime special looks like what I could whip up with some foodstuffs that I used to make for my Korean uncle who loves his beef flavored bone broth done in his favorite way for a therapeutic skin rejuvenation session. I digress a bit, but one thing to take into account is that never in my life have I seen those cheap Costco bones in a Korean restaurant. Way to misrepresent Busan’s popular dish and not go with the flow of other places where I am from. Low amounts for your calcium based resources if you enjoy grinding them bones for your holiday dinner on a snowing day. Don’t want to hear us freezing then up the grades a little bit. You feel to urge to ask me why the lower rating? I’ve been partly spoilt by what I have had in Gwangju I must say; partiality alert! Bottomline is, I think my previous visit here fell short of what I used to experience. Something just tasted bland and a little out of place. As if all the taste had been somewhat drenched in water and then added again but unequally distributed. I cannot eat like this. My friends sort of claim they can make better food nowadays if the business has declined in their home style cooking. I’ll give it another shot though, but I need some time to think about that.

678 Korean BBQ – Menu with Prices – 3880 Satellite Blvd, Duluth

I managed to drag my husband and son back to Duluth to check out this truly authentic KBBQ joint tonight…before heading toward Atlanta. We arrived for a super-early dinner, around 5 pm, so we easily slid right in and we ordered several different cuts/types of meats (Seasoned Galbi, Seasoned Beef Rib Finger and Seared Pork Belly), which again comes with an array of sides, as well as rice and soup. As expected, both my husband and son thoroughly enjoyed it. Well, my son is an extremely finicky eater (not just Korean, but all types of foods – ethnic or not), but he really liked the meats (he’s not into rice or the sides). But on the most part, we slurped it all up! My husband and son both agreed that this coal-fired BBQ version was much better than the one we had back in Charlotte…and even the cuts of meats were of better quality. So basically, mission accomplished. They now know how truly great Korean BBQ can be…when done right. I only wish Charlotte will host more, better KBBQ restaurants in the future. BTW, a quick back-story. I read somewhere that this chain of Korean BBQ restaurants are owned by this famous Korean sumo wrestler turned comedian…and he’s prominently displayed as part of this restaurant’s quirky decor. (I’ve even included a pic as a point of reference!) The restaurant itself is super-casual and rather well lived in…and it definitely has that comical touch, thanks to this sumo-comedian’s mug and body shots everywhere lol! Let’s just say that this place has character…Funny! I’ve tried a few other highly rated KBBQ’s in Duluth in the past few years, including the ever-popular, super-attractive Breakers…but in my opinion, 678 is the best in terms of food quality. If anyone travels to Korea Town in Duluth, I highly recommend checking out this place!

Korea House Restaurant – Menu with Prices – 5507 Veterans Pkwy, Columbus

Hands down the best Korean food I have had since coming back from Korea 2 years ago. The food was delicious and as authentic as you can get without being in Korea. I ordered the Bi Bim Bap and I scarfed it down and wanted to order a to go plate, it was that good. My wife ordered the beef lunch plate and there was enough food on there that she got full and filled a to go box with enough food for a whole other meal. You will not be disappointed with the food or the service. If you are looking for a fancy place to eat, this is not the place, but what delicious, authentic, hole in the wall that only locals know about, is a fancy place? The prices are awesome! For all our food and drinks with tax, was $21. This is a restaurant we will frequent quick often!

Totowa Korean Restaurant – Menu with Prices – 3473 Old Norcross Rd #301, Duluth

I usually come here for a late night snack in the Duluth area. Soups aren’t bad at all but bbq is great here. I always order a lot over $100 worth. Tonight I had bbq c $149 it was all the works. All there different cuts of meat and shrimp. The BBQ is cooked over a charcoal coals. The flavors of meat are authentic like Seoul and other big city places in Korea. Service is slow at time but it’s older ladies working so they gossip a lot lol. Ambience is typical Korean restaurant in seoul. It’s not super nice so don’t expect a 5 star chairs and tables. You gotta service yourself sometimes cause the ladies don’t come around, so don’t be a cry baby lol