Seoul Garden Yakiniku

1679 Kapiolani Blvd, Honolulu
(808) 944-4803

Recent Reviews

That's Zane

I should’ve read the reviews prior to coming. Food was okay, service wasn’t great at all. Very off putting and almost rushed, I left a $10 tip and it wasn’t appreciated. Very rude staff, will not return….

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 3

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Soup, Korean BBQ Seoul

Kawena Ra

Went with friends for lunch/dinner with a party of 8. Once we entered, we were greeted and sat at a table.Staff were very friendly and sociable. I found the restaurants aesthetic very homey.We ordered the All You Can Eat with a choice of 3 meat and 3 soups. Plenty of small sides came with it.It was pretty expensive but it’s Korean BBQ, I think it was worth it.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Spicy Tofu Soup, Corn with Cheese, Brisket, Soup, Korean BBQ Seoul

Sharon Park

The waitresses are very friendly~~^^

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jaylyn Dorsey

My boyfriend said the food was good. Service was disappointing, there was not even an ounce. It was his birthday and I wanted to take him somewhere that did Korean food. The service was horrible and the waitresses were so rude it ruined my appetite to even eat. I had to use the call button to even ask for a drink besides water. When we did receive dishes they were thrown on to the table. No directions or explanation of what anything was. I wouldn’t recommend this to anyone. Worst service I’ve had in a long time.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Brandon Kono

Haven’t been here for years, but it’s still one of the better places in town for good Korean food. Stopped in for the all you can eat and man I was not disappointed at all. I highly recommend the brisket, marinated short ribs and the pork bulgogi.Parking: Limited parking in front. There is a strip club next door.Parking in back is also limited.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

빅마우스

Not even one star is worth it. A restaurant that asks for an 18% tip when paying and is told to give 15%, treats you like a person with no basics and no manners, demands that you tip 18% unconditionally, and when you ask why they are forcing you to do so, they ask you why they couldn't provide you with the service. Restaurants that force you to tip 18%. Restaurant staff telling you not to tip 15% like this while traveling and even telling you that it's basic and unmannered behavior....It's really ridiculous, and when I ask for refills of side dishes in the middle of the meal, they just answer and don't bring them. I ordered beer, but they give me empty meals. This is absurd service.??There are several Korean restaurants around.Go there. A Korean restaurant that ignores Koreans. All the employees are Korean, so why are they doing this?

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Kevin Ding

Need to clean the vents so they don't drip on the

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 4

Service: 4

Isabella Balasoiu

The food was good but when we got our receipt they charged us 16$ extra for a miso soup, which was included in the all you can eat and I had asked beforehand. She told me it was included. After that, when we gave her the tip, she gave us an attitude because it was only 10$ according to her. The service was slow and we had to repeatedly ask them to come. They were very greedy, tried to scam us and service wasn’t great. If you go, Tcheck your bill twice.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 3

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: BBQ

김윤서

While traveling, I was reminded of Korean food.As many people have left reviews, they are a bit sarcastic when making payments.When paying, the lady directly asked me how much I would tip (I was very upset at first because she asked me outright).I said I would tip 15%.He said that 18% is the standard in this neighborhood.I was in a bad mood the second time and didn't answer, but the lady said, "I'll pay by myself," and swiped my card and pushed me to sign the receipt..!I checked and found that an 18% tip had been paid that I did not agree to.If it's like this, I don't even know why I asked, it's so rude.The food wasn't that good either.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Manoa Love Design Hawaii

All you can eat $39! Include sundubu is

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

guerrerosaurio

Since when is tip mandatory? Food was the same as any other buffet of its kind. After eating in and paying, they gave me the change and they asked for a tip, I gave them a $5 and 3 singles and they demanded $13 that was the minimum. Is almost like the price doesn't cover everything, I usually tip at restaurants and no matter what % I give, I always get a "thank you", but the lady here demanded "the minimum tip required". I firmly believe the price should cover all service and tip should not be mandatory, especially for the prices here.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 3

Service: 3

Tony Nguyen

Didn't get to taste the food because lack of service. We waited and waited and waited and waited. Although they have the call button on the table, it is useless. It was completely ignored ?. Our waitress acted like we didn't exist even though she was attentive to the table next to us that was sat after our party of 3 arrived first. After reading the other reviews, apparently this is the norm which I can confirm. Complete waste of time. We left. A few other tables left as well because of the same problem.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 1

Randy Biador

This restaurant and its staff/manager deserve 0 star… why? I was about to make an order and it happened that I really needed to use their restroom/emergency, so I went ahead and their staff followed measking who am I and the manager or owner even knocked on the door and asked me to hurry and get out. I ended up not ordering anything coz of their harsh behavior. Very disappointing ??

Jesse Grantham

Never again, it's the worst place to eat.. our glasses stayed empty, and the mgr was mad that I only left a 20.00 tip for a 200.00 bill, I explained that the service was terrible, and she demanded 85.00 tips... I gave another 20.00 and told her to go away... worst place ever ... do not go ... not veteran

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 1

Mark D.

Hate to edit my review. We came again and had no issues with the food. It was awesome as always. We did have an issue regarding the tip. Gave 15% and once we left, the lady chased us down to our car and demanded we tip 18%. Never in my life has that happened so it was a shock. I wanted to see if it only happened to us but to my surprise, many others had the same issue. I will still recommend their food but beware, if you tip bad, they will point that out and even chase you to your car and demand more.

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