Seoul BBQ

I thought it couldn’t get any worse than last time. Then this time we were eating late night, 1 hour before closing the waiter stood at our table and told us to hurry up because he wants to go home. We asked him for some side dish he says that he already packed the food and he’s ready to go. We just rushed to finish, and still gave 20% tips.

We came on a Sunday morning. There was a little confusion about the opening hours that differed from the information found on the Internet. So, we had to wait 20 minutes for this restaurant to open, as it opened later than it stated on the Internet. This is not a problem because there is a lot to see in this neighbourhood and we walked around.
The restaurant was empty when we arrived and it took a minute before we were seated. You will notice that most of the tables for four were set up for only two place settings. What is more confusing was that they give you a pair of red tongs and a pair of black tongs. Since it has been so long since I have been to Korean BBQ, I didn’t realize that the red tongs were for raw meat and the black tongs were for cooked meat. Please remember this for your own food safety, as the restaurant doesn’t tell you this. Also, make sure your grill is clean, we noticed some residue on ours, but I wasn’t concerned, as I knew that it wasn’t something that someone would have touched. Also, the table had a slight bit of grease on it, which was a little bit of a disappointment.
We had the All you can eat Korean BBQ and we ordered some of everything because this was my son’s first time. What we didn’t realize was that the portions were huge, they offered two servings of everything that we ordered, except for the seafood. So, we set to cooking the meat. I noticed that there was not a lot of vegetable offerings in this. So, please keep this in mind.
Drinks are also relatively inexpensive, only $ 1, fountain drinks, all you can drink. It’s at this point that you realize that your waiter barely does anything except bring you the food and take away your empty dishes.
Since there were two of us, my son grabbed a pair of tongs and I grabbed the other and we set to cooking. It is about this time, when visions of Chuck E. Cheese and the recently closed Woodie Woodchuck swirl in your mind. This was the point that I realize that I may have discovered Scarborough’s version of Disneyland for pre-​Tweens. Here’s a kid that gives you the I don’t know and Whatever answers to all questions who actually cracks a smile and is having a good time. The conversation even kept coming. Keep in mind this is a one hour meal, so, you have time. The burners weren’t cooking very fast. But for a lazy Sunday afternoon, I was okay with that.
The décor was nice. The kimchi was good. The meat well seasoned. The drinks were plentiful. We had a good time. Periodically, the waiter did come by to check on our fire, which I felt was unnecessary.
However, like all good things, it must come to the end. The waiter made a comment that we wasted some food. This applied to the cooked food and not the raw food that we didn’t cook. When I looked at the bill, I noticed that we were charged a service charge, which I suspect was for the wasted food. This was never fully explained to me. In fact, I think my bill disappeared when after I paid for it.
I opted to pay with debit and there was an issue with their machine. Did it ever work? I will not know until my next visit. However, this is not the only Korean BBQ in Scarborough. I had to leave my son and go to the convenience store to get cash to pay my bill. I will note that this irked me. I don’t like leaving my kids anywhere. Had I been able to pay with the debit machine, you would have gotten my standard tip; however, because you didn’t give me enough change even after I went to the convenience store, paid $ 2 for a debit fee, and charged me $ 3 service charge, possibly for uneaten food, plus the fact that as my waiter, you didn’t do anything for you. The amount left on your tip tray was a lot less than you were probably expecting. Get used to it, as this is feedback from your customers.
Overall, I didn’t mind the small stuff in the beginning. I had a good time, so did my son. However, your inability to finish the deal that was the transaction of my meal was the real downfall for me in this restaurant.

Food was okay but not great. I went for a Sunday dinner with my boyfriend. I would say some staff were friendly and helpful but one waiter was very rude to us. When meat was served we thought it wasn’t flavourful enough to our taste so we wanted to get some soy sauce, since we didn’t have a bottle of soy sauce on our table my boyfriend called the waiter over and asked him if he could bring us one, the guy came up with an attitude and an awkward look on his face for no reason, as if he was mad at us or something. When we asked for the bill, first I asked the female owner for bill and as the owner was busy with something else on hand she passed my request to the same rude waiter, the waiter turned towards me from the cash machine and asked me if I needed bill, I nodded and said yes, he rudely signaled that I must go over to the counter and pay. I don’t understand why as I observed most customers had their bills delivered to their table. Never return again if this guys still works there.

Too expensive, they raised their price again, now it’s $ 20 per person AYCE Mon-​Thurs. The flavour of the meat is either too salty or too bland. The portions are quite small so you have to keep submitting orders. When I was here on Thursday night they only had 2 servers so it was quite difficult to make extra orders and they them to change the pan.
Would not return…

When Seoul bbq started it was a fantastic place to eat. Good selection, fresh and well marinated meats with a distinct sweet flavour. Now the restaurant is just a shell of itself when the new management came in. The meats now are poorly marinated (too sour or no marinade), meat quality has gone down drastically. And many of its hot side dishes now contain fillers. To add insult to injury the price is jacked up from 18.99 with tax in to 22.99! This is generally quite sad and as a often going customer I will not come back again

If you are big on lamb and can’t get enough of it, than this is the place to go. Unlike other Korean BBQ locations, they provide dry spices to compliment the meat. I am a big fan of those China-​Style BBQ lamb skewers and with the spices here, you get the exact flavor.
The service here is exceptional. The servers are very friendly and they take their time to show you how to cook the meat to bring out the optimal flavor using the spices.
The quality of the meat is above average and lightly marinaded unlike some other places which heavily marinade their meats.
This is definitely not you typical Korean BBQ experience. I will be back for sure!

I went for dinner on Friday night with a group of friends. We were seated at a table with 2 grills but were only allowed to use 1 because they said due to safety concerns, only 1 grill could be used for a small group of 4. It was inconvenient to cook for 4 with only 1 grill so maybe it was the restaurant’s strategy to minimize how much food we eat.
Although it was AYCE for $ 20.99, they do limit what you order. With their limited menu, we ordered extra quantities of each item, but they would only bring us 1 serving of each, and some of the dishes had only 3 pieces of thinly sliced meat… which was not fine for a group of 4. They had even conveniently forgotten to bring us the salmon and pineapple we initially ordered. Over several re-​orders, we would get the items we wanted, however, each subsequent orders would receive fewer servings. It was definitely not AYCE when they continue to reduce what they bring to your table.
I also ordered the whipped cream, grass jelly dessert, and found it very bleh.
I’ve been to many other Korean BBQs and Seoul BBQ is not at the bottom of the list.
The service was not bad though. The server was friendly and very chatty, and changed the grill often, and brought out the orders quickly.

The service here was awesome! The staff was very attentive and polite. The food here is similar to food found at any other Korean BBQ. However, they have thinly sliced pork belly (basically bacon) that all of us couldn’t get enough of. I highly recommend getting the daily dessert at the start of the meal (if it’s still the coconut drink with a scoop of ice cream on top). The price here for dinner on a Saturday night is $ 20.99.

KIND OF WEIRD experience going here about a month ago! Came here with some friends as this being my first time trying Seoul BBQ since I’ve tried Grill Time right behind in the next plaza with the fountain a couple times. The service was very attentive — the elder woman was so nice and welcoming and also very informative on specials, dessert menu, drink menu, etc (not sure if she was the owner so that may be why). The other male was not so proficient in English as he was having a hard time understanding our simple drink order for «Coke» but that was okay, quite understandable and he was always pleasant and willing to help us.
BTW this is located at Midland + Finch not McNicoll + Kennedy. The dinner was pretty okay, I had a bowl of rice with mostly beef and short ribs, mushrooms, chicken and fish fillets. The food was sub standard and I’m pretty sure I’ve had better selection before although this would suffice since we were already there lol.
NOW ON TO THE WEIRD PART… So things took a turn for the worse as the night went on because we were seated at a 4-​seater table near 2 booths to our left. The booth closer to the door accompanied an interracial couple of a white male and an Asian girl. It seemed to be a date or anniversary of some sort as there was a bouquet of roses on the table. When we were sat, I noticed they were not at all shy about their affections and seemed very lovey-​dovey/​PDA towards one another — EW first of all lol (I was sitting diagonally across from them so I could see EVERYTHING). The booth behind them closer to the kitchen also had a couple but they were Chinese. So as the night went on I noticed the Asian girl with the white dude left the table to — what I thought was her going to have a smoke — but her man walked after her so I thought maybe he was persuading her not to smoke? So she came back inside and I continued on with cooking until a couple minutes later… she left yet AGAIN but this time with the white guy actually chasing her out the restaurant. AND he left his car keys and the flowers on the table so you KNEW something was wrong. AND they actually did not come back this time — I’m sure they were too embarrassed and our whole crew at the table wasn’t even sure if they paid… (the waiter with poor English took the keys and bouquet outside to try to give it to them which was nice lol)
ON TO THE NEXT BOOTH… after that whole incident with the biracial couple, then the OTHER Chinese couple seated at the booth behind that biracial couple started arguing as well! Except it was the female who started raising her voice very noticeably, attacking her boyfriend or husband whichever… My table just sat there in disbelief as this was going on trying to act normal like we weren’t paying attention with some fake ass laughs here and there to lighten the mood which I guess somehow worked, because after some time of shouting she simmered her ass down and got her shit together for the night lol.
As this being my first time here it was DEFINITELY memorable to say the least lol but I don’t think I’ll be coming back here. I’d rather go to one near Yonge and Finch area where the girls cut the pork for you and offer you different mixes of oils and herbs to make your own dipping sauce with the pork and lettuce. I also found their selection of dinner to be weak and limited.

I came on the wrong day for lunch. Mon to Thurs their lunch special is $ 9.99 for AYCE. On Friday its $ 13.99 for lunch. Cuts of meat were decent at best. Many of the rib pieces were just filled with fat and uneatable. If you want lettuce wrap its $ 2 extra. There is a selection of side dishes (mash potato, seaweed, kimchii, radish, bean sprouts, miso soup). You can also get rice which is included in the price. Soft drinks are also unlimited and self served through a dispenser at the back.
If you are looking to fill that meat craving you have at a decent price then this is an okay place to do it. However if you are looking for nice quality cuts of meat then I would be looking elsewhere. You get what you pay for.

Went for dinner with a group of friends. Food was good. Drinks — selfserve and far away depending on where you’re seated.
In terms of service, it was terrible. Other than the initial pick up of our order form no one came to check on us once for the two hours we were there. And when we wanted to order more food/​dessert no one was to be found. One member of our group got up to find someone and found all the staff hiding in the back (yes, I get this is a business strategy). Also want to add that the entire time we were there, there was only two other tables so it’s not like it was too busy for them to check on us.
Lastly, there is a hidden tip charge added to the bill. All in all the all you can eat I felt was too expensive for what you’re getting.

Do not go here, plain and simple. The grill was poorly powered, the meat had a rotten taste and smell to it, and there are hidden service charge fees that are not posted anywhere except for on the final bill. This is not how contractual agreements (which is what a restaurant transaction is) go on, and this kind of service fee is disputable. The only good thing here was the pop machine, and the kimchi. Stay away. Prices have been inflated from what was last posted on here. GO TO CHAKO!

Good services. Nice food. Had a lot of fun grilling and eating.

Good value for the money. Like the powder seasonings.

The food at this AYCE Kbbq is great. Seasoning and marinate is terrific. The service is not the best. We had to reorder the same items 4 times. It could have a language issue. but the food made up for it. Atmosphere is decent and you’re not cramped in like other kbbq places. The chairs are horrible and are sunken down due to heavy usage. Not the most comfortable. Ask for the booth with the benches.

I really like how this place provides an Alert system…
It will indicate you’ve successfully eaten[AYCE{1}] your share.
We ate countless rounds of Pork + Lamb + Beef + Shrimp.
A shiny Moat of Animal Fat Drippings will appear under Grill.
The Pool of Meat Grease caught on Fire and went auto-​pilot.
At which point, you may turn Gas off and take out Marshmallows{2}.
When you see this Bonfire Effect @Seoul BBQ.
That’s the sure sign that you’ve RIP them off.
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{1} $ 15.99 Dinner (Basic) includes Drinks
{2} Marshmallows are not provided as part of the Meal

This BBQ is much better than the rest from toronto. Dinner delux is only 17.95 drink included.