Underwhelmed, I think the bar in K-town is very high for Korean food and while nothing particularly wrong with this restaurant, the food could have been better executed. Bottom line: there are many better options in the area.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Minh Hua
You can see below my previous review from several years ago. This used to be my favorite high-end Korean barbecue place in Manhattan. However, the place has really fallen off. The service is awful.
The place also doesn't seem to be as busy. So I can imagine the lack of customers feeds into poorer service and vice versa.
I do not recommend anyone coming here.
------ One of the best Korean restaurants in K town. I live nearby so have tried them all on 32nd street. Only complaint here is that it's a bit pricey.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 1
Stephanie
Best Korean BBQ ever!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
andrea accardo
Very nice Korean BBQ, a pity for the service which went so down along the years. I remember that in the 2011-2012 service was perfect, unfortunately nowadays not anymore...it seems that the new generation thinks that the gratuity and tips are mandatory even if the service is so so..
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 3
Joseph Su
pricey for bbq but decent quality
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Sam Hahn
Few makeable reservation Friday evening. Korean BBQ so popular. Haven't been here long time. Looks like seating changed a bit. Food reliable. 물비면 good idea alike 짬짜면. Server attentive.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ed Skhisov
The food was delicious but very pricey.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mandy Li
Service is good. Price is reasonable. Recommend it.
M. Saszare
Nice place with good service & tasty food.
I visited here because If was a Micheline recommended place on the Micheline guide website. It definitely did not live up to those standards but who knows, maybe it was just a marketing thing.
I ordered the boneless sliced steak which came with a choice side of seafood soup, steamed rice, & small condiment sides such as kimchi & assorted others. The flavors were good but not great. This was the lunch special $25.95 (June 2025 price)
Overall I would say the quality and flavors were good but not amazing. I aim to return here to sample their green tea noodle dish.
Aydin Cubukcu
Just an amazing experience! Quality of meat and all is great....
I thought the food and meat specifically was delicious. Although ironically, no dessert dishes on the menu. They should absolutely fix that. Everything was Very fresh and I give it a five stars. however I felt the service was a bit rushed and felt like they just wanted to turn a table. They were very nice although I felt they lacked some of the professionalism that you should expect in a nice restaurant for instance, leaving the check on a table full of dirty plates. it could be a new server and lastly, I felt the atmosphere was lacking. It felt like a bright industrial space could definitely dim lights and add a little bit of a vibe., especially on a Thursday night dinner
Wendy
Absolutely fantastic food. We had the Kobe platter for 2. Well worth it. At the beginning our server was delightful. Halfway through the meal our server disappeared and didn't come back to the table for 40 minutes? We saw her chatting with other servers in the kitchen a few times. Very bizarre. We ended up paying someone else and never saw her again. Perhaps she was new or not usually a server because service for other tables seemed excellent. We will definitely be back. Overall wonderful experience.
Shawn
Tough meat, in and out in less than one hour, staff coming out of the washroom without washing their hands, odd seating at BBQ table, it's no wonder reservations were available same day on a Saturday night. Worst Korean BBQ i have experienced.
Woody
For a bunch of people who don't know Korean BBQ, they probably should have taken more time to explain the variousdishes and all the things they put down on the table in front of us. That being said, the beef was amazing and everybody left happy, but a bit confused.
nancy
Delicious food. Great service. We were able to get a bbq table with regular chairs rather than sunken chairs that was helpful for one in our group with a cane.
Underwhelmed, I think the bar in K-town is very high for Korean food and while nothing particularly wrong with this restaurant, the food could have been better executed. Bottom line: there are many better options in the area.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
You can see below my previous review from several years ago. This used to be my favorite high-end Korean barbecue place in Manhattan. However, the place has really fallen off. The service is awful.
The place also doesn't seem to be as busy. So I can imagine the lack of customers feeds into poorer service and vice versa.
I do not recommend anyone coming here.
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One of the best Korean restaurants in K town. I live nearby so have tried them all on 32nd street. Only complaint here is that it's a bit pricey.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 1
Best Korean BBQ ever!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Very nice Korean BBQ, a pity for the service which went so down along the years. I remember that in the 2011-2012 service was perfect, unfortunately nowadays not anymore...it seems that the new generation thinks that the gratuity and tips are mandatory even if the service is so so..
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 3
pricey for bbq but decent quality
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Few makeable reservation Friday evening. Korean BBQ so popular.
Haven't been here long time. Looks like seating changed a bit.
Food reliable. 물비면 good idea alike 짬짜면.
Server attentive.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food was delicious but very pricey.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Service is good. Price is reasonable. Recommend it.
Nice place with good service & tasty food.
I visited here because If was a Micheline recommended place on the Micheline guide website. It definitely did not live up to those standards but who knows, maybe it was just a marketing thing.
I ordered the boneless sliced steak which came with a choice side of seafood soup, steamed rice, & small condiment sides such as kimchi & assorted others. The flavors were good but not great.
This was the lunch special $25.95
(June 2025 price)
Overall I would say the quality and flavors were good but not amazing.
I aim to return here to sample their green tea noodle dish.
Just an amazing experience! Quality of meat and all is great....
Restaurantji Recommends
I thought the food and meat specifically was delicious. Although ironically, no dessert dishes on the menu. They should absolutely fix that. Everything was Very fresh and I give it a five stars. however I felt the service was a bit rushed and felt like they just wanted to turn a table. They were very nice although I felt they lacked some of the professionalism that you should expect in a nice restaurant for instance, leaving the check on a table full of dirty plates. it could be a new server and lastly, I felt the atmosphere was lacking. It felt like a bright industrial space could definitely dim lights and add a little bit of a vibe., especially on a Thursday night dinner
Absolutely fantastic food. We had the Kobe platter for 2. Well worth it. At the beginning our server was delightful. Halfway through the meal our server disappeared and didn't come back to the table for 40 minutes? We saw her chatting with other servers in the kitchen a few times. Very bizarre. We ended up paying someone else and never saw her again. Perhaps she was new or not usually a server because service for other tables seemed excellent. We will definitely be back. Overall wonderful experience.
Tough meat, in and out in less than one hour, staff coming out of the washroom without washing their hands, odd seating at BBQ table, it's no wonder reservations were available same day on a Saturday night. Worst Korean BBQ i have experienced.
For a bunch of people who don't know Korean BBQ, they probably should have taken more time to explain the variousdishes and all the things they put down on the table in front of us. That being said, the beef was amazing and everybody left happy, but a bit confused.
Delicious food. Great service. We were able to get a bbq table with regular chairs rather than sunken chairs that was helpful for one in our group with a cane.
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