came in on a saturday night at 9PM, 1.5 hour wait. waited about an hour. ate for almost 45 min since staff was super pushy and kept forcing food onto the grill.banchan is great, but definitely felt rushed for no reason.valet parking is best bet
If you don't mind an hour wait for early dinner on a Saturday then it's OK. Best cut of meats were the beef and pork belly. Several are good at keeping the meat flowing. Our party finished dinner in about an hour. You have 2 hours of unlimited food. 19 types of protein to choose from. Limited banchan but they were good.
MacReeves and I came here for the $40 weekend dinner (no lunch menu on weekends) and were a bit overwhelmed by the endless parade of meats to each table. But that’s what we came for: the stuff of a carnivore’s raciest dreams.An array of pretty good banchan arrives first, including potato salad, kimchi, bean sprouts, a lovely green vegetable that was like spinach on steroids, fish cake, daikon, etc, either pickled or cooked and dressed with sesame oil and soy sauce.When the first enormous serving of meat came out to be grilled table top, we knew we were in trouble. Thereafter we were careful to request half orders only. We had marinated beef short rib, bulgogi, spicy marinated pork, shrimp, baby octopus, beef belly and one other type of beef which escapes my memory. No wonder, because after awhile I became semi-comatose from the grotesque amount of protein in consumed. TBH the meats were all bland except for the spicy pork. Even the hot bean paste and dipping sauces did little to enhance most of the meats and seafood.In addition to the meats and banchan we had kimchi pancake, green salad and spicy tofu soup. The pancake was thick and rubbery but the other two items were fine.We had peach soju, Pellegrino and water to drink.Service was just okay, as our server was quite busy rushing around. I had to ask two or three times for rice and twice for water refills.Tab came to about $100 before tip.I would go again for weekday lunch which is a good deal at $30.
If you’re coming on a weekend evening expect to wait 45 mins-1 hr (possibly a little longer) but the quality of the meat and sides is always high, the servers are attentive and the atmosphere is fun. If you really don’t want to wait come for lunch and enjoy a less crowded vibe. My family and I keep coming back because even when we have to wait we leave full and content. A note on parking, it’s best to just valet or if needed park across the street because this plaza gets pretty full at rush hour.
Great place for Korean BBQ for friends and family reunion. meat is fresh and marinated well. Shrimp is not that fresh but it’s ok. $4 valet parking is required since the plaza is relatively small, love the corn cheese, we are so full and didn’t try the kimchi fried rice with cheese. Will try next time. Ktown has so many BBQ places, will try something different next time~
Visiting my friend in LA. and never having had Korean BBQ, my friend knew exactly where to take me to introduce me to it. We went on a Friday at around 7:00 p.m. Parking lot is small but they do have valet parking for $4.00 which worked out perfectly. Not accepting reservations we thought we would have a long wait... people were already lining up, but we only waited 10 minutes and they sat the 2 of us. Justin was our server, he was amazing, very attentive, coming by to stir, cut and check on us regularly. Since it was all you can eat for an $39.99, my friend and I stuck with all the meat and seafood choices, not ordering any carbs or sides. We had the Prime Beef Brisket, Beef Short-ribs, Thick Pork Belly, Beef Finger and Shrimp. All the choices cooked up perfectly. A really fun evening! Atmosphere: traditional Korean BBQ restaurant. Service: excellent. Food: excellent
Me and my friend arrived around 6, and the place was packed. And there was people waiting outside for tables. I put my name on the waiting list and after like 15-20 minutes they called my name. Food was fresh, waiters here were friendly and helpful. I would definitely go back here if I visit LA again!
Good but pretty expensive. The staff is very friendly. Lettuce on the side with an extra $5. The lunch special was still $40. The quality is really good, but definitely comes at a price. Also kind of confusing wait stuff. They start cooking your food for you, but then walk away? Not sure if they’re supposed to serve it to you or if you’re supposed to grab it from the grill. We ended up grabbing it from the grill. Been there a few times and not really sure to this day.
Amazing food great environment recommended
Good but pretty expensive. The staff is very friendly. Lettuce on the side with an extra $5. The lunch special was still $40. The quality is really good, but definitely comes at a price. Also kind of confusing wait stuff. They start cooking your food for you, but then walk away? Not sure if they’re supposed to serve it to you or if you’re supposed to grab it from the grill. We ended up grabbing it from the grill. Been there a few times and not really sure to this day.