DZÔ Korean BBQ

2611 Ingersoll Ave, Des Moines
(515) 216-1472

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Annette Lee

Their KFC, and dac chicken with noodles- best we've had anywhere!! And the owners and staff make you feel so at home!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Kai Heng Gan

I shouldn’t have ordered the sundubu-jjigae. It was so bad—it wasn’t sundubu-jjigae at all. It tasted like plain chicken broth with a bunch of chili powder thrown in. There were only three tiny cubes of tofu, three clams, and two great value small-sized shrimp… all for $17.99. Seriously, that price is a joke.

There was a strong cleaning soap smell throughout the restaurant, which completely ruined the dining experience. Very disappointing.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 3

Therese Hong Tran

Great service! Awesome food. Best Korean bbq in town. My kids love going there and alway request DZO for their special occasions.

Apple Campbell

So good! Finally found bao bun tacos!!! The blackened shishitos were amazing!! Will be back!!!!

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 4

Charles Derrig

WOW!!!! The food and experience was beyond what words could describe. Alex was our server and did an amazing job explaining the process with ordering the food and cooking it. He stopped by many times to check in on us, as we were first timers. If you’re looking for a fun date idea or just something new, check this spot out you won’t be disappointed. 10/10

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

tj t

Best Korean BBQ in the town, great service

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Brad Barakat

Love this place great food come hungry the owner even came and chatted with us great guy waitress was awsome and they took shots with us and we got to try rice wine will be back for sure

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jeff S

What a disappointment! Ordered some take out. The Pork & Veggie Mandu 6 pieces aren't much bigger than a quarter and definitely not worth $9. The 1/2 order of Korean Fried Chicken is supposed to come with 4 pieces of chicken but mine came with 2 and definitely not worth $10. The Jeyuk Bokkeum was mostly rice and the little amount of pork shoulder that was included was 90% fat. Definitely not worth $17. $36 worth of food that really wasn't very good and I'm still hungry. Over priced and extremely small portions. I won't be ordering from DZO again.

Food: 1

Charity Peterson

Everything was amazing!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

John S Ortiz III

First time in Iowa and DZO but it will definitely not be our last time! Incredible service and food!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Julian Amesbury

Was a great friendly experience, enjoyed the quieter environment caused by the state fair; but highly recommended

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Micah Meyer

First off, G provided great service - friendly and informative. The Korean chicken and bulgogi were great and the grill was fun too. The banchan sides were good too, made in house

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jorie Schutte

Stopped there right after a comedy show at 9:44pm when they close at 10pm, and it was one single minute before the kitchen closed, but they took our to go order anyway, and then the bar staff continued to engage with us to make the wait time go so much faster! Great atmosphere, fantastic staff, will definitely be back! The food was delicious ( I ordered the Bibimbap) but the true hero was the Korean Fried Chicken, due to family spice differences we even ordered the sauces for dipping, so I could not even imagine how good they would be with sauces cooked onto the chicken. It was borderline euphoric.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Brody Busick

Went here for my 22nd birthday thinking it would be a good time for the family, and it was, but definitely not worth it for the price. The waiter was nice but constantly lingering at our table for what felt like overly long and awkward experiences that I’ve never had at a restaurant before. He then informed us that there was a mandatory tip on top of the 300$ bill, and then had the audacity to ask for a bigger tip and stood over the table watching us pay the bill+tip. This was my first Korean bbq experience and while the cuts of meat were obviously high quality and very good, the concept of paying 350$ for a few steaks and couple lobster tails that I have to cook myself just doesn’t make sense to me. Yes that’s the concept of Korean bbq but why anyone would pay that much for what could be accomplished at your own house for an eighth of the price is still a mystery to me.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 2

Coby Busick

Our waiter was trying to talk to us the entire time making weird jokes and blurting in on family conversations. The food wasn’t bad but nowhere near the price tag and overall it was not a good experience.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 3

Service: 1

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