Kogi Korean BBQ

5447 Kearny Villa Rd A, San Diego
(858) 505-0611

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David Siddiqui

Bad experience for me and will not go back:

1) table has a large water spill from placing a water container which I didn't think much of it until I had to clean it myself.

2) I asked for rib fingers which came out. Some peice were all fat, most other pieces about 80% fat. I asked for leaner peices, and at this point, I should have left but I made the mistake of staying. The waiter then took them to the back and brought a smaller plate of it that were still extremely fatty.

2) the brisket we ordered was 80% fat! Almost all fat with a small stip of red meat. At this point I wanted to leave so back but my GF insisted we already ordered so we have to pay and so we should stay.

3) you must flag down waiters any time you need anything, its annoying. And you can tell they get annoyed by people asking for anything.

4) Tipping starts at 16% and they hold the machine over you while you chose so it made us feel uncomfortable alittle.

4) They never chnged the gill cover so we kept frying out food on burnt stove-top. Other places continues changes when it become black.

4) not sure if the vent was working properly or we have had a burn stove-top and so more smoke but we smelled like kbbq smoke more than ever before.

Go here if you want KBBQ fat as all their meats here is nothing but fat and very little actual meat.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 2

Anthony Layos

Went for a friends birthday and the staff was friendly and helpful. Very tasty food.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Cero Grubs

Was very excited to come back here for my second time, And it was spectacular as the first time I came here. Came here with my buddy and we loved it. Service was great and fast, which is always nice at Korean barbecue restaurants. We got the premium menu because we wanted to try a little bit of everything. Our favorite beef items were the beef, Bulgogi and the Korean short rib bone in. The beef brisket and beef belly were also yummy. Our favorite chicken item was the spicy and barbecue chicken. For seafood, we got shrimp and octopus, and it was tasty. We got a strawberry drink. I forgot the name of it, but it looked like it was mixed with strawberry and milk, and it was insane. Restaurant was clean and staff was friendly and helpful

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Brollybanter

Too much smoke inside the dining area which caused our kids to feel difficult to breathe and also us adults were coughing a bit due to smoke. Wish they had better ventilation system.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 4

Dion Davila

My son in law, took me to this place for the first time. I was amazed about the concept and the variety of meat cuts that are offered. All the staff is kind and friendly. I really liked this place.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Isa Gonzalez

So good the service was great and the food was delicious, the prices were fair. Will come again

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

John Griggs

Food and service was excellent.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Anthony Malcuit

Come here every other weekend or so. Late Night Special or Regular Menu đŸ”„đŸ”„đŸ”„. Never disappointed!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

yuna

As a korean or even as a person who is not picky about their food, i would def NOT recommend this place.
For starters:
1. they advertise “LATE night eats” but their kitchen closes pretty early @11pm
‱ we were told in advance that last call is in 5mins and asked if that was okay. we said that was fine so we just decided to order everything all at once.
‱ we were almost done with our food, but our drinks and appetizer was still not out. they never changed the grill plate. they didn’t even check on us once.
*I understand that we came in late however, they could’ve easily refused service if they knew they couldn’t give us the same full quality of service. Instead they chose to make more money, and give crappy service.
2. the food was terrible.
‱ As a korean who’s been to multiple Kbbq’s this has to be TOP WORST. The marinate is terrible in all the meats we tried (premium set).
‱ No ë°˜ì°Ź (side dishes). The server (maybe manager) asked “oh
would you like the side dishes or..?” when usually in all korean restaurants they come out as a given regardless of the customers asking for it or not. Seemed like “oh since you guys are last call do you really need it?”. it seemed lazy.
‱ No 양념임s (sauces/salt/dippers) whatsoever. like what kind of KOREAN bbq place doesn’t give it?
*The ONLY pro i can say of this place food wise was that the 된임찌개 was the best. Definitely flavorful and good.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

yujin ko

My family and I got there around 11pm-11:10pm. Let me preface this by saying we 100% came in willing to pay (which we did) and we don’t expect anything free (which we didn’t get), this review is solely on the service we got. We were told that the last call was in 5 minutes and asked if we still wanted to be seated, which we agreed to and that we’ll just order once. After we got seated, what seems to be the manager came to take our orders and reiterated that it would be the last call, which again we were okay with. I asked how much meat we were allowed to order since it’s the last call which the server told us just one per meat, but that he could give us a little more and we were also okay with that. We gave our order and the server left. We get told that one of the meats is not available so we order another kind and then everything started coming in. We get all the meats and some sides and while we’re trying to cook and eat quickly so we can let them close, they forget our drinks and some sides. Then when we’re asked if everything was okay, we told them that a couple things were still missing (mind you this was 10-20 mins after we started cooking). So they bring our drinks and then tells us the side is actually not available anymore since the kitchen left for the day and asked if we wanted another meat which we declined. Up to this point the server was slightly short with us (we were trying to give them the benefit of the doubt since it was late and they’re probably tired too). The grill was smoking and burning and no one came to change it, besides the one time coming around to ask if everything is okay, only because he was cleaning up no one came to check in on us. The food was not great (that’s another story). The whole vibe was not welcoming whatsoever and just seemed like they wanted us not there at all which I would have understood, had they had turned us away since it was close to closing, but they didn’t. We weren’t expecting out of the world, above and Beyond service, but just the regular kind of hospitality would have been nice. If they didn’t want to serve people then they should have just turned us away, we 100% would have understood. It’s the fact that they did offer to seat us and then gave us bad service like we forced our way in. This was our first time here and probably our last.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 1

Russell Santos-Weaver

This is my favorite restaurant and food. Always taste great.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Erika Bobadilla

I had to flag down staff multiple times just to get service at our table. The waitresses kept bringing items we didn’t order, which raised our bill unnecessarily though we didn’t really mind at first. Our table was also left cluttered with dirty dishes for far too long.

I understand that an automatic 18% gratuity is added for parties of 8 or more, but our group was 5 adults, a baby, and my grandmother. It felt unreasonable to be charged this fee, especially when I had to constantly flag down staff.

One waitress in particular clearly didn’t want to be working. When she did come over, she placed and removed dishes aggressively, which left a negative impression. (Petite lady with shorts)

In the end, we spent almost $300 for poor service. Unfortunately, I won’t be recommending this place, nor will we be returning.

We came in at 4pm the place wasn't necessary packed. I dont understand the reason of providing poor service. The only one who did his job was the younger gentleman. I have worked in the customer service industry for a long time and I wouldn't want to work there either with some lady being unnecessarily rude.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 3

Service: 1

C K

Great late night AYCE Korean BBQ restaurant. Service was good, AYCE options were explained well, portions were solid for cost, and food was delicious. Can't wait to come back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Dar

I felt like I stepped into so Seoul

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jade Dorsey

Best Korean BBQ we’ve been too since being here, the meats are amazing and flavorful, the amount of meat they bring out is more than I expected, the sides are also top tier. The staff is for the most part pretty quick, we went around 6pm on a Saturday so it was busy but never waited more than 10 minutes for someone to come back around ask if we wanted the plate changed out or if we were ready to order more meat or drinks. Parking is a little rough, you either need to get lucky with a parking spot behind the building or find street parking. Pricing was great, we did the premium selection and order drinks and still spent less than what I expected. 10/10 would recommend!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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