My new favorite kbbq spot. Love the charcoal grill idea. Got the premium option. Meat selection was pretty good. The apps could be better but I couldn’t complain. Everything was very tasty. Would go back again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Guanhua Yin
The female server is very rude. Unpleasant experience，will never come again.
Service: 1
Xinyue Guan
I hope to improve the service quality. Can your waiters educate the guests? I went to eat today and ordered a little more. I wanted to ask if I could take it away. I thought if I could take it away, don’t waste it. If I couldn’t, I would try my best to eat it all. But a female clerk started to emphasize endlessly that we were wasting it. Yes, I will be fined for wasting it, but forget it this time. I said it once is not enough. I said it at least five or six times. My friends and family were all there and I didn’t say anything. When a guest asks you something, just answer it. Who gives her the right to go? To educate guests? ? Is this how business is done? In the end, we all finished what we ordered, but the mood of the whole night was ruined. To be honest, I didn't even want to give a tip. I gave it because of the hard work of the clerk, but I won't come here again. It was very unpleasant.
This place has just become number 1 in my list. We go to so many different places in a regular week and the meat at this place is so delicious, they deserve like 10 stars. Plus the charcoal BBQ is another game. Best dinner of the month so far. People working were also super nice and attentive. The local was clean and the atmosphere and music is good. I'm definitely looking forward to come back soon. Good job team!Edit to add:I was here yesterday again. Only two days after the first time and again I can o ly say that it is going to be incredibly difficult to find another Korean bbq that can top this one. I shouldn't say this much because the wait might get even longer but to be honest it is realllyyyy good and I can't get enough. I'll be back in another 2 days.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Brisket and Steak, Spicy Beef Noodle, Prime New York Steak, Prime Cut and Oyster Mushrooms, Marinated Sliced Beef
Haoming Lai
It will be our top choice in San Diego. Meat quality is very good (Except lamb tho). Considering the price and variety of choice, nothing can beat this restaurant.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jay G
This was my third time dining at the fire spot and had to leave a review. Firstly, there is no substitute for a charcoal grill in KBBQ. If you are unaware, most KBBQ spots use gas, not charcoal; it's a game changer. I was pleased with the meat the first two times, and the service was great. This time, the meat was even better and the service was exceptional. Aaron and Raul were the best KBBQ servers I've had. Communicative, prompt service, and even recommendations upon request. In all honesty the chicken is forgettable, but every other meat item is 100% worth it.Top two recommendations are prime ribeye steak, and black pepper finger meat. For those wanting to venture beyond meat I could recommend their shrimp items too. Banchan and lettuce salad are nice accoutrements. Other than that I have had squid, brisket, beef tongue, short rib, lamb, corn cheese and some other things. All solid. Expect a wait but standard for any decent KBBQ in SD. Would recommend highly.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Brisket and Steak, Marinated Beef Short Rib, Marinated Lamb, Prime New York Steak, Prime Cut and Oyster Mushrooms, Lettuce Salad, Chicken Heart, Marinated Beef
D S (RedPandaGi)
Service was awesome! Just like the food! Definitely coming back again.Favorite is the brisket which is the first photo.
No wonder it fills up fast cuz it’s tiny and tasty. Fantastic meats and price for an AYCE spot. Had much worse for a higher price tag elsewhere. The bonchon was great but made with more sugar than I’m used to. The marinated beef and spare ribs were amazing. Any meat that says “finger” is super fatty and you should leave on the grill much longer than anticipated to get it to taste right (made the mistake of taking a few pieces off too soon and was disappointed). The bulgogi was less flavorful than I anticipated.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Marinated Sliced Beef
Aaron Janz
This is the best Korean BBQ we have ever had. Real charcoal grills! My wife and I have been to quite a few Korean BBQ places, and this is our new favorite. Amazing food and excellent service. Get here early though, and even then, expect to wait a little bit. Well worth it though. We recommend the lamb, the brisket, the tongue, the ribeye, the short rib, and the pork belly. Everything we had was out of this world.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Brisket and Steak, Marinated Beef Short Rib, Marinated Lamb
Angela Lin
One of the best AYCE bbq. The meat is super tender and juicy. They have marinated lamb that is our favorite.The service is great and the place is nice and clean. Tip is to arrive slightly before opening to get in with the first round of seated guests or else the next round will be seated in 1.5hrs.
Everything here was really good! I loved the bean sprouts the most. It had a great crunch & Sichuan taste. We enjoyed all the meat cuts. Would probably skip out on their corn cheese next time because it had a weird aftertaste. All the dishes came out really quick too.
P L.
Price of this all-you-can-eat restaurant is very reasonable for the quality of meat that it offered. There are lots of choices of meat, and very nice side orders, particularly the noodles - both Chinese and Korean styles. There is no limited on order of any items on the menu. Really love it uses coal instead of gas - much better grill results! Service was super efficient, and servers were super friendly. Will definitely visit it again.
Amazing food and service! Highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Beef is fresh, very juicy and tender !!!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
My new favorite kbbq spot. Love the charcoal grill idea. Got the premium option. Meat selection was pretty good. The apps could be better but I couldn’t complain. Everything was very tasty. Would go back again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
The female server is very rude. Unpleasant experience，will never come again.
Service: 1
I hope to improve the service quality. Can your waiters educate the guests? I went to eat today and ordered a little more. I wanted to ask if I could take it away. I thought if I could take it away, don’t waste it. If I couldn’t, I would try my best to eat it all. But a female clerk started to emphasize endlessly that we were wasting it. Yes, I will be fined for wasting it, but forget it this time. I said it once is not enough. I said it at least five or six times. My friends and family were all there and I didn’t say anything. When a guest asks you something, just answer it. Who gives her the right to go? To educate guests? ? Is this how business is done? In the end, we all finished what we ordered, but the mood of the whole night was ruined. To be honest, I didn't even want to give a tip. I gave it because of the hard work of the clerk, but I won't come here again. It was very unpleasant.
Fantastic! Food was just amazing!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Marinated Beef Short Rib, Marinated Sliced Beef, Corn Cheese, Marinated Beef
This place has just become number 1 in my list. We go to so many different places in a regular week and the meat at this place is so delicious, they deserve like 10 stars. Plus the charcoal BBQ is another game. Best dinner of the month so far. People working were also super nice and attentive. The local was clean and the atmosphere and music is good. I'm definitely looking forward to come back soon. Good job team!Edit to add:I was here yesterday again. Only two days after the first time and again I can o ly say that it is going to be incredibly difficult to find another Korean bbq that can top this one. I shouldn't say this much because the wait might get even longer but to be honest it is realllyyyy good and I can't get enough. I'll be back in another 2 days.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Brisket and Steak, Spicy Beef Noodle, Prime New York Steak, Prime Cut and Oyster Mushrooms, Marinated Sliced Beef
It will be our top choice in San Diego. Meat quality is very good (Except lamb tho). Considering the price and variety of choice, nothing can beat this restaurant.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This was my third time dining at the fire spot and had to leave a review. Firstly, there is no substitute for a charcoal grill in KBBQ. If you are unaware, most KBBQ spots use gas, not charcoal; it's a game changer. I was pleased with the meat the first two times, and the service was great. This time, the meat was even better and the service was exceptional. Aaron and Raul were the best KBBQ servers I've had. Communicative, prompt service, and even recommendations upon request. In all honesty the chicken is forgettable, but every other meat item is 100% worth it.Top two recommendations are prime ribeye steak, and black pepper finger meat. For those wanting to venture beyond meat I could recommend their shrimp items too. Banchan and lettuce salad are nice accoutrements. Other than that I have had squid, brisket, beef tongue, short rib, lamb, corn cheese and some other things. All solid. Expect a wait but standard for any decent KBBQ in SD. Would recommend highly.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Brisket and Steak, Marinated Beef Short Rib, Marinated Lamb, Prime New York Steak, Prime Cut and Oyster Mushrooms, Lettuce Salad, Chicken Heart, Marinated Beef
Service was awesome! Just like the food! Definitely coming back again.Favorite is the brisket which is the first photo.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Brisket and Steak
Restaurantji Recommends
No wonder it fills up fast cuz it’s tiny and tasty. Fantastic meats and price for an AYCE spot. Had much worse for a higher price tag elsewhere. The bonchon was great but made with more sugar than I’m used to. The marinated beef and spare ribs were amazing. Any meat that says “finger” is super fatty and you should leave on the grill much longer than anticipated to get it to taste right (made the mistake of taking a few pieces off too soon and was disappointed). The bulgogi was less flavorful than I anticipated.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Marinated Sliced Beef
This is the best Korean BBQ we have ever had. Real charcoal grills! My wife and I have been to quite a few Korean BBQ places, and this is our new favorite. Amazing food and excellent service. Get here early though, and even then, expect to wait a little bit. Well worth it though. We recommend the lamb, the brisket, the tongue, the ribeye, the short rib, and the pork belly. Everything we had was out of this world.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Brisket and Steak, Marinated Beef Short Rib, Marinated Lamb
One of the best AYCE bbq. The meat is super tender and juicy. They have marinated lamb that is our favorite.The service is great and the place is nice and clean. Tip is to arrive slightly before opening to get in with the first round of seated guests or else the next round will be seated in 1.5hrs.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cucumber Salad, Brisket and Steak, Marinated Lamb, Chicken Heart, Corn Cheese
Everything here was really good! I loved the bean sprouts the most. It had a great crunch & Sichuan taste. We enjoyed all the meat cuts. Would probably skip out on their corn cheese next time because it had a weird aftertaste. All the dishes came out really quick too.
Price of this all-you-can-eat restaurant is very reasonable for the quality of meat that it offered. There are lots of choices of meat, and very nice side orders, particularly the noodles - both Chinese and Korean styles. There is no limited on order of any items on the menu. Really love it uses coal instead of gas - much better grill results! Service was super efficient, and servers were super friendly. Will definitely visit it again.