I was sad to see Oh My Samgyupsal go but was excited to see Jang Ga open up - especially because they offer something a little different from their competition - EEL! Their AYCE pricing is unbeatable - HANDS DOWN the cheapest in Atlanta by far at $19.99 for brisket, pork belly and pork short rib. Based on our group size of 4-5 people, we went with AYCE, but also ordered the fresh water eel a la carte. The banchan are pretty fresh and tasty - we especially liked the Korean pancake that we kept getting refill after refill of. There's also cheesy corn and steamed egg! For $19.99, the meat quality wasn't bad at all - definitely pleasantly surprised! However, not a fan of the eel - we weren't sure what kind of marinade to get on our eel, and our server wasn't especially helpful in that arena. We decided to try the eel without marinade - but that was a poor decision. Definitely get your eel marinated - it just doesn't taste right without that eel sauce that I'm used to. Not sure what Jang Ga looks like now with COVID raging in the US - according to Google, they are temporarily closed, and on Facebook they last posted in May 2020. The last Yelp review was in March of 2020. I may have to drive by next time I'm in the Duluth area to see what they're up to.
Gina L
The best Eel bbq in the US
Dave M.
This place has been open for over a year but unfortunately this plaza doesn't get much exposure b/c it's not off a well exposed road and most Koreans don't go that way. But we gave it a try. They specialize in eel, which is unique b/c I've never seen that although it's a very staple Korean dish. We got a meat combo thing that comes with 5 different types of red meat and then 2 eel ($130). I thought it was a huge amount of food for the price. The meat was pretty good quality although it's difficult to tell when it's marinated. The eel is flown in from Korean apparently so it's higher quality. I'm not an eel connoisseur so don't ask me. I thought it was a little chewy for fish but whatevs. The waitress was nice although I was a little annoyed when she kept pushing into my space to grill for us. They refilled things quickly and nothing burned on the grill. The side dishes were a little below average in quality and variety but it wasn't a deal breaker for me. The interior is not super nor old. It's pretty large and can seat around 80 if I had to guess. They have some patio seating as well. Overall, it's a decent choice but with so many Korean BBQ options in Ktown Duluth and this place not having anything particularly amazing, it'll be hard to lure customers to go out of their way.
Sarah Y
We had combo A $59.99. It was plenty for three. Friendly staff n good food. And AYCE is starting at $19.99. Will come back again.
Daniel B.
Jang Ga is an interesting new, less-than-year-old, Korean barbecue restaurant that opened in the old Oh! My SamGyupSal ( space in April 2019. What makes Jang Ga special and different from the many other Korean barbecue joints around town is they specialize in barbecued eel. It's certainly niche and makes me wonder how viable a business like this is. Gwinnett has a large Korean population and specialized restaurants, like Jok Ga A Dong Chim ( which specializes in pig's trotters, and Gopchang on Fire ( with two locations specializing in cow intestines, have been successful while other businesses, like Busan Fish Cake Bakery ( specializing in Korean fish cakes, have not been so lucky (I'm aware Busan Fish Cake Bakery has a location inside the Duluth H Mart, but their large-format store didn't make it). To me, Jang Ga is your run-of-the-mill Korean barbecue restaurant, but with the option of eel. In metro Atlanta, the Korean barbecue competition is tough and only getting stronger. Jang Ga is definitely more old-school and traditional when compared to newer Korean barbecue restaurants in the area. The staff and clientele are older and more traditional. You don't see a bunch of young Korean guys running around with K-pop music videos playing in the background. This place is slower-paced with older Korean ladies running the show, golf being played on the TV, and older music being broadcast over the speakers. That said, I do think this place is worth checking out. The food and service we experienced were good. All of the barbecue we tried was delicious. Then again, it's tasty at just about every Korean barbecue restaurant in the Atlanta area to me. Nothing about Jang Ga's barbecue stood out to me except for the novelty of the eel. It warrants a trip, but repeated visits? I'm not sure. You'd really have to love eel. I love me some unagi which is what Jang Ga's eel is. It's wild-caught freshwater eel (unagi). It has the same look, texture, and even flavor (if you use the unagi sauce) of the unagi served at Japanese restaurants. The big differences here are the unagi is cooked and cut directly on the grill at your table, the unagi is cut into big, thick slices, and you season the unagi yourself. These pieces of unagi are much bigger and meatier than the pieces you'd commonly find on the sushi version. The way Koreans typically eat unagi is to wrap a piece in a green leaf (lettuce or a perilla leaf) with some sauce (unagi or soy sauce) and ginger. It's yummy. They give you plenty of every ingredient here. The portions are generous. We went with Unagi Combination Jang Ga A for $59.99. It was more than enough food for the two of us. It came with two large eel fillets plus an order each of beef brisket, hand-rubbed seasoned short rib, and pork belly, and several banchan (side dishes) plus a three-sauce tray. All of the proteins were cooked by our server, Misun, at our table. She spent a lot of time with us and both she and another server were attentive and meticulous in their cooking and serving, even paying particular attention to dish placement. The eel was nice and meaty. I can down a bunch of unagi nigiri, but this was on another level. Typically, a sauce tray at a Korean barbecue restaurant includes ssamjang (soybean paste), oil with salt and pepper, and a spicy vinegar sauce. Here, they replace the spicy vinegar sauce with unagi sauce and give you a bowl of shredded ginger on the side. Also included are raw slices of garlic and jalapeno. We enjoyed all of the barbecue meats and didn't have a favorite. We liked them all about the same. The beef brisket, pork belly, and short rib were generally comparable to other restaurants. Good quality. The meats were cooked in the following order: brisket, eel, pork belly, short rib. Both the brisket and pork belly were placed over slices of white onion which served two purposes: the meat
Shijian J.
Great place and probably the only place for grilled eel! So much free side dish and all of them taste awesome. The bbq combo has so much stuff!
ont0622
full serviced korean bbq place. their eels are also good (as their name suggests)
J Lee
Very nice place, and very nice and attentative waitresses. The food was amazing. Everything tasted homemade like I had in Korea at my aunties. This is real Korean food. You can taste it in their side dishes. Anyone can grill meats for you but this place has such good tasting kimchi, green onion kimchi, soy pickles, and mook acorn jelly. They also give you pickled radish kimchi goomul. Ive been to many Korean bbq's and they really have the best tasting food. I will be back and will continue to come back as long as this quality stays. Best meal I've had in a while.
Justin L.
Everyone back up, dont read the negative reviews and hear me, people of georgia. Overpriced? 1 whole eel at 32.99 including all your side dishes, soybean stew, corn cheese, steamed egg, lettuce and perilla leaf wraps. I've worked at one of LAs best eel houses and this eel is so fresh and tasty! The ssamjang is made so it's not too pasty, which goes extremely well with the eel. People who say this is too expensive prolly like iron age. How to properly eat 1 piece of eel: Grab a perilla leaf Place 1 piece of eel Grab a couple strands of ginger Dip the garlic in the soybean paste and place on top Add 1 jalapeno slice Dip the perilla leaf into your choice of eel sauce or chojang (spicy red paste) Eat. This is the way young padawans This place is a janguh house and yet the noodles, pork cutlet was all on point. No complaints here. The kimchi, the scallion kimchi, the pickles.. FIRE. Everything was fire! Service fire! Clean!
Crystal F.
Try unagi bbq!! Awesome!! We ordered Unagi Combo A(for 2), and a beef bulgogi kimchi fried rice side order. The eel is a must try, really really delicious, the brisket and pork belly is good too. (Like other kbbq restaurant) the ribeye is not really fresh today.. the waitress is really nice~
My wife and I have been looking for a good Korean BBQ place since our local favorite changed management and closed down. We've found some pretty good ones, but they never hit that sweet spot of price and quality. Jang Ga hits both of those points perfectly, with a great selection of side dishes and honestly fantastic meat. Service was great and our waiter was attentive to getting us more sides and meat.
Jean L
Ok first, gotta say this restaurant radiates in awesomeness. So when you go for Korean bbq in Atlanta GA, you get to a point where you can pretty much guess the rest of the menu and side dishes. We ordered a combo that comes with an eel and a variety of meat. The eel was a lot bigger/longer than we expected and the quality of eel/meat was very good. The sides dishes were very well thought out, and they balance well with the meat/eel. I was defintely caught off guard with some side dishes that certainly made this restaurant stand out from the other korean bbq places that I've been. The atmosphere of the restaurant is nice, and the staff is very friendly and speedy.
Jenna K.
I went there on one weekday night with my husband. So it was not super crowded and the service was really good. I was not sure if we should get combo A or B and ended up getting combo A with the recommendations from the server. They gave many side dishes which included fried shrimp, veggie, and a few pieces of salmon sashimi which I did not care for that much. The portion for the actual meal (pork belly, eel, shrimp) was kinda small. The eel was alright, nothing exceptional. Pork belly and shrimp were meh. They were okay but nothing really to write about. Overall, it was ok but overpriced for the portion. I don't think I will come back.
Tim P.
The eel doesn't justify the price for a Korean bbq which isn't unlimited. - Small portions on other meat and everything else except the eel, which you get sick of really quick. - The fried rice doesn't even taste like the normal fried rice we're used to. - While some employees were nice, others constantly kept badgering us on deciding our order when they barely gave us only 2-4 minutes in between reminders to look at the menu. Being rushed to finish overpriced, mediocre food with okay service gave me the only impression I needed, and I'm definitely not coming back after this experience.
Ernest C.
My second time here for lunch today. Both visits have been absolutely amazing. I got the Eel stew (hot pot) today again because it is too good to get anything else. The stew is flavored with perilla leaves, an aromatic green which gives the stew a mild but deep flavor, and the thick soup is just enough spicy to balance perfectly. The banchan were extremely diverse and each perfectly flavored from the two kinds of homemade kimchi, to a peanut one (which I could not try since allergic to peanuts), a potato/egg salad one, and best of all a little chilled soup with radish that tasted like a seaweed base that was the most delicious and refreshing complement ever. The young service staff was attentive, enthusiastic, and very genuine in their hospitality. Each banchan that ran low was refilled til I said "no more". You cannot get a better $10 lunch anywhere in Atlanta. They have other things on the menu that are not eel that also look great so one day I will do my best to try something else.
I was sad to see Oh My Samgyupsal go but was excited to see Jang Ga open up - especially because they offer something a little different from their competition - EEL! Their AYCE pricing is unbeatable - HANDS DOWN the cheapest in Atlanta by far at $19.99 for brisket, pork belly and pork short rib. Based on our group size of 4-5 people, we went with AYCE, but also ordered the fresh water eel a la carte. The banchan are pretty fresh and tasty - we especially liked the Korean pancake that we kept getting refill after refill of. There's also cheesy corn and steamed egg! For $19.99, the meat quality wasn't bad at all - definitely pleasantly surprised! However, not a fan of the eel - we weren't sure what kind of marinade to get on our eel, and our server wasn't especially helpful in that arena. We decided to try the eel without marinade - but that was a poor decision. Definitely get your eel marinated - it just doesn't taste right without that eel sauce that I'm used to. Not sure what Jang Ga looks like now with COVID raging in the US - according to Google, they are temporarily closed, and on Facebook they last posted in May 2020. The last Yelp review was in March of 2020. I may have to drive by next time I'm in the Duluth area to see what they're up to.
The best Eel bbq in the US
This place has been open for over a year but unfortunately this plaza doesn't get much exposure b/c it's not off a well exposed road and most Koreans don't go that way. But we gave it a try. They specialize in eel, which is unique b/c I've never seen that although it's a very staple Korean dish. We got a meat combo thing that comes with 5 different types of red meat and then 2 eel ($130). I thought it was a huge amount of food for the price. The meat was pretty good quality although it's difficult to tell when it's marinated. The eel is flown in from Korean apparently so it's higher quality. I'm not an eel connoisseur so don't ask me. I thought it was a little chewy for fish but whatevs. The waitress was nice although I was a little annoyed when she kept pushing into my space to grill for us. They refilled things quickly and nothing burned on the grill. The side dishes were a little below average in quality and variety but it wasn't a deal breaker for me. The interior is not super nor old. It's pretty large and can seat around 80 if I had to guess. They have some patio seating as well. Overall, it's a decent choice but with so many Korean BBQ options in Ktown Duluth and this place not having anything particularly amazing, it'll be hard to lure customers to go out of their way.
We had combo A $59.99. It was plenty for three. Friendly staff n good food. And AYCE is starting at $19.99. Will come back again.
Jang Ga is an interesting new, less-than-year-old, Korean barbecue restaurant that opened in the old Oh! My SamGyupSal ( space in April 2019. What makes Jang Ga special and different from the many other Korean barbecue joints around town is they specialize in barbecued eel. It's certainly niche and makes me wonder how viable a business like this is. Gwinnett has a large Korean population and specialized restaurants, like Jok Ga A Dong Chim ( which specializes in pig's trotters, and Gopchang on Fire ( with two locations specializing in cow intestines, have been successful while other businesses, like Busan Fish Cake Bakery ( specializing in Korean fish cakes, have not been so lucky (I'm aware Busan Fish Cake Bakery has a location inside the Duluth H Mart, but their large-format store didn't make it). To me, Jang Ga is your run-of-the-mill Korean barbecue restaurant, but with the option of eel. In metro Atlanta, the Korean barbecue competition is tough and only getting stronger. Jang Ga is definitely more old-school and traditional when compared to newer Korean barbecue restaurants in the area. The staff and clientele are older and more traditional. You don't see a bunch of young Korean guys running around with K-pop music videos playing in the background. This place is slower-paced with older Korean ladies running the show, golf being played on the TV, and older music being broadcast over the speakers. That said, I do think this place is worth checking out. The food and service we experienced were good. All of the barbecue we tried was delicious. Then again, it's tasty at just about every Korean barbecue restaurant in the Atlanta area to me. Nothing about Jang Ga's barbecue stood out to me except for the novelty of the eel. It warrants a trip, but repeated visits? I'm not sure. You'd really have to love eel. I love me some unagi which is what Jang Ga's eel is. It's wild-caught freshwater eel (unagi). It has the same look, texture, and even flavor (if you use the unagi sauce) of the unagi served at Japanese restaurants. The big differences here are the unagi is cooked and cut directly on the grill at your table, the unagi is cut into big, thick slices, and you season the unagi yourself. These pieces of unagi are much bigger and meatier than the pieces you'd commonly find on the sushi version. The way Koreans typically eat unagi is to wrap a piece in a green leaf (lettuce or a perilla leaf) with some sauce (unagi or soy sauce) and ginger. It's yummy. They give you plenty of every ingredient here. The portions are generous. We went with Unagi Combination Jang Ga A for $59.99. It was more than enough food for the two of us. It came with two large eel fillets plus an order each of beef brisket, hand-rubbed seasoned short rib, and pork belly, and several banchan (side dishes) plus a three-sauce tray. All of the proteins were cooked by our server, Misun, at our table. She spent a lot of time with us and both she and another server were attentive and meticulous in their cooking and serving, even paying particular attention to dish placement. The eel was nice and meaty. I can down a bunch of unagi nigiri, but this was on another level. Typically, a sauce tray at a Korean barbecue restaurant includes ssamjang (soybean paste), oil with salt and pepper, and a spicy vinegar sauce. Here, they replace the spicy vinegar sauce with unagi sauce and give you a bowl of shredded ginger on the side. Also included are raw slices of garlic and jalapeno. We enjoyed all of the barbecue meats and didn't have a favorite. We liked them all about the same. The beef brisket, pork belly, and short rib were generally comparable to other restaurants. Good quality. The meats were cooked in the following order: brisket, eel, pork belly, short rib. Both the brisket and pork belly were placed over slices of white onion which served two purposes: the meat
Great place and probably the only place for grilled eel! So much free side dish and all of them taste awesome. The bbq combo has so much stuff!
full serviced korean bbq place. their eels are also good (as their name suggests)
Very nice place, and very nice and attentative waitresses. The food was amazing. Everything tasted homemade like I had in Korea at my aunties. This is real Korean food. You can taste it in their side dishes. Anyone can grill meats for you but this place has such good tasting kimchi, green onion kimchi, soy pickles, and mook acorn jelly. They also give you pickled radish kimchi goomul. Ive been to many Korean bbq's and they really have the best tasting food. I will be back and will continue to come back as long as this quality stays. Best meal I've had in a while.
Everyone back up, dont read the negative reviews and hear me, people of georgia. Overpriced? 1 whole eel at 32.99 including all your side dishes, soybean stew, corn cheese, steamed egg, lettuce and perilla leaf wraps. I've worked at one of LAs best eel houses and this eel is so fresh and tasty! The ssamjang is made so it's not too pasty, which goes extremely well with the eel. People who say this is too expensive prolly like iron age. How to properly eat 1 piece of eel: Grab a perilla leaf Place 1 piece of eel Grab a couple strands of ginger Dip the garlic in the soybean paste and place on top Add 1 jalapeno slice Dip the perilla leaf into your choice of eel sauce or chojang (spicy red paste) Eat. This is the way young padawans This place is a janguh house and yet the noodles, pork cutlet was all on point. No complaints here. The kimchi, the scallion kimchi, the pickles.. FIRE. Everything was fire! Service fire! Clean!
Try unagi bbq!! Awesome!! We ordered Unagi Combo A(for 2), and a beef bulgogi kimchi fried rice side order. The eel is a must try, really really delicious, the brisket and pork belly is good too. (Like other kbbq restaurant) the ribeye is not really fresh today.. the waitress is really nice~
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My wife and I have been looking for a good Korean BBQ place since our local favorite changed management and closed down. We've found some pretty good ones, but they never hit that sweet spot of price and quality. Jang Ga hits both of those points perfectly, with a great selection of side dishes and honestly fantastic meat. Service was great and our waiter was attentive to getting us more sides and meat.
Ok first, gotta say this restaurant radiates in awesomeness. So when you go for Korean bbq in Atlanta GA, you get to a point where you can pretty much guess the rest of the menu and side dishes. We ordered a combo that comes with an eel and a variety of meat. The eel was a lot bigger/longer than we expected and the quality of eel/meat was very good. The sides dishes were very well thought out, and they balance well with the meat/eel. I was defintely caught off guard with some side dishes that certainly made this restaurant stand out from the other korean bbq places that I've been. The atmosphere of the restaurant is nice, and the staff is very friendly and speedy.
I went there on one weekday night with my husband. So it was not super crowded and the service was really good. I was not sure if we should get combo A or B and ended up getting combo A with the recommendations from the server. They gave many side dishes which included fried shrimp, veggie, and a few pieces of salmon sashimi which I did not care for that much. The portion for the actual meal (pork belly, eel, shrimp) was kinda small. The eel was alright, nothing exceptional. Pork belly and shrimp were meh. They were okay but nothing really to write about. Overall, it was ok but overpriced for the portion. I don't think I will come back.
The eel doesn't justify the price for a Korean bbq which isn't unlimited. - Small portions on other meat and everything else except the eel, which you get sick of really quick. - The fried rice doesn't even taste like the normal fried rice we're used to. - While some employees were nice, others constantly kept badgering us on deciding our order when they barely gave us only 2-4 minutes in between reminders to look at the menu. Being rushed to finish overpriced, mediocre food with okay service gave me the only impression I needed, and I'm definitely not coming back after this experience.
My second time here for lunch today. Both visits have been absolutely amazing. I got the Eel stew (hot pot) today again because it is too good to get anything else. The stew is flavored with perilla leaves, an aromatic green which gives the stew a mild but deep flavor, and the thick soup is just enough spicy to balance perfectly. The banchan were extremely diverse and each perfectly flavored from the two kinds of homemade kimchi, to a peanut one (which I could not try since allergic to peanuts), a potato/egg salad one, and best of all a little chilled soup with radish that tasted like a seaweed base that was the most delicious and refreshing complement ever. The young service staff was attentive, enthusiastic, and very genuine in their hospitality. Each banchan that ran low was refilled til I said "no more". You cannot get a better $10 lunch anywhere in Atlanta. They have other things on the menu that are not eel that also look great so one day I will do my best to try something else.