Just got off work and was trying to come here with some co-workers(we work in the food service industry) so we know how things work and how a good business should run. Tonight it was just the four of us. We were planning to spend alot of $$ here and it was 10:10pm, didn’t know they closed at 11pm? but any good business would still be willing to take us in. The lady in the front just told us sry we can’t take u we close at 11pm… the restaurant is completely empty by the way and only 2 people sitting down. really? You could of at least said«sry we stop seating customers at this certain time«and make a sign for it. It was unprofessional how they went about it and your business should think about what you tell potential customers. We took our $$ and good tipping else where thanks!
Norlyn G.
Tu valoración: 4 Honolulu, HI
First time here and have to say really satisfied. I love yakiniku and for $ 29 all you can eat is awesome! They also have another course for $ 26 as well. The pricing is not bad! I’ve been to other yakiniku where it’s expensive and you leave hungry but here you leave full. Thank goodness my coworker recommended this place. My experience was great as well, fast service and even if the staff does not speak English they are great with water refills and changing our grill constantly. Maybe it was a good day for me! Haha but I will be back!
Ron A.
Tu valoración: 1 Honolulu, HI
Been to many Korean Restaurants but gotta tell you this place SUCKS! There’s a thing called customer service n they just absolutely suck at it! Attitude n lazyiness are just the tip off th iceberg as this place is tops for both! One star service as they did refill my water once n brought an extra rice but don’t ask for side dish refill cause it comes when they feel like it! Three star food but they treat you like hurry up and leave — I dunno maybe they had a tv in the kitchen with Kpop or soaps on as there is never a server around when u need one! Milkawon is way better
Daniel H.
Tu valoración: 4 Waipahu, HI
Food is pretty good and the service is attentive but they could be a little more friendly.
Terri K.
Tu valoración: 2 Honolulu, HI
It’s a typical Korean BBQ restaurant. I kind of had the feeling that if you didn’t speak Korean. expect your service to not be the best. We went with a group of people and luckily 1 person spoke Korean. Our waitress only spoke to that person from then on. We ordered the all you can eat set A. Please note that if you don’t finish all the food, there is a $ 3 charge per person. Luckily we got a different waitress that was helping our table. The original waitress stayed with the other half of the group on the other table. Our set came with different types of beef and chicken. Things tasted ok. nothing fabulous or exceptional. We luckily finished everything to avoid the $ 3 charge. Fast forward 2 days. My husband, our friend that shared the same platters as us, and myself all developed the food poisoning. We all had the same symptoms at the very same time. At the time I was 37 weeks pregnant. so I was very worried. We believed it was from the chicken. Might not have been stored correctly. But my husband was sick and out from work for 5 days. I had to tough it out because I was leaving for maternity leave soon and needed to save my sick and vacation leave… let me tell you it was not an easy couple of days. Plus I had to worry about our little baby. And our friend also stayed out from work. To be safe. don’t order the chicken. Usually it’s a common culprit for food poisoning. I don’t think I’ll be going back here. Service wasn’t so good and I don’t want to risk getting sick again.
Kai K.
Tu valoración: 1 Aiea, HI
We got food poisoning. Food was good, service was lackluster. Felt like I was being a bother asking for more veggies and meats for the buffet that we ordered. Also don’t forget that if you don’t finish you meals then you get a 3 $ charge for leftover good(it’s stated in their menu). Also got sick approx 2 days post our meal. My pregnant wife and I both got sick with the same symptoms. We were out this weekend at several places and and shared food everywhere but here. No One else got sick from the other places we ate. I am pretty sure that it was the chicken. The marinated chicken. I’ve had food poisoning from chicken before and it is very similar to what I am going through now. I haven’t ready the other reviews but just be wary of you read other reviews describing good sickness. Just a warning and my presumptions. All in all it was a decent eating experience, but I wouldn’t go back. Update: looks like everyone that ate from our grill got sick. The others on different grills with different food sources didn’t get sick. Heads up. Bummed that my pregnant wife got sick. She can’t eat. Hope this review helps and hopefully this doesn’t hurt our unborn daughter.
Teri K.
Tu valoración: 5 Mililani, HI
So damn expensive, but probably the best yakiniku style restaurant I’ve been to so far. Their meats are great quality, especially their brisket that I can eat for years without getting tired of. Overall, their cuts are pretty consistent– meaning you won’t have to worry about being served stringy, half-ass portions(*cough* Sikdorak). To add, their restaurant is very well maintained. Well-lit, quite large, and not greasy! They also have AC! Huge bonus when it comes to these types of restaurants where you’re sitting around a hot grill. Don’t forget to try their cinnamon tea on your way out! My boyfriend loves it so much, I’ll give him my cup that comes with the soda I order so he can fill that up instead of those little pill cups provided.
Linda K.
Tu valoración: 4 Honolulu, HI
Enjoyed a nice all you can eat buffet with the office gang! Tried the lunch special which pretty much includes all the beef, pork, chicken cow tongue and kal-bi your hungry for! Pricey for lunch at $ 29.95 Course A, but we were there celebrating a co-workers birthday and TGIF!!! Service was excellent! Everything looked fresh! Kinda like the idea of all you can eat and enjoy, where the food comes out fresh and is cooked right away and eaten right away. Whereas a buffet line where the meats are sitting and there is a lot of waste. We ordered ONLY what could eat without any waste. Didn’t fill up on rice. We enjoyed the kal-bi and ribeye a lot! Nice cuts of meat! Wouldn’t go here everyday because of the cost, but it was nice for special occasions! Plus it was fun to cook! Iced water and hot tea is served and at the end of your meal you are treated to a cool cup of cinnamon tea! More expensive than Sikdorak, but it’s less crowded, no waiting in line and we liked the service and atmosphere more.
Don T.
Tu valoración: 3 Mililani, HI
We had the AYCE A. They brought out several side dishes(ban chan), which weren’t very good. The meat was OK. I liked the ribeye and samgyupsal(pork belly);the best. We had to ask for lettuce and garlic, and they said that they would only provide 1 serving of lettuce per table. It’s AYCE but only for meat. If they could improve the side dishes and stop being chintzy with lettuce and garlic, this would be one of my go-to places. Unfortunately, they didn’t impress yesterday.
Jin Hee K.
Tu valoración: 1 Honolulu, HI
First time back since the owners had changed. The meat was ok, service was mediocre and they gave us wilted lettuce! They made it seem like they were doing us a great service by giving us the lettuce for free! My friends happened to join us toward the end of my meal and the staff kept policing our table! They REALLY didn’t want us sharing the meat. My friends weren’t planning to order the AYCE yakiniku and I only had a few burnt cold pieces of meat left on the grill. I guess once they realized there was no meat for us to share they stopped coming around. Customer service was horrible! Not worth it! Can’t wait for GEN to open!
Jennifer L.
Tu valoración: 3 Honolulu, HI
New Shilawon is near Don Quijote on a side street. There is parking below the building and there are signs saying which stalls are okay to park in. Read the sign! This night’s restaurant selection was on the boyfellow so he chose this place because he read good things about it and I had been there once and said the quality of food was good(although I had gone for an ex’s work party so we didn’t get yakiniku — we just got ala carte on our own stuff). Personally, I prefer Sikdorak if I’m going for yakiniku. Or even Stadium Camellia. I dislike that we have to order the SAMETHING. Great… so the boyfellow wants yakiniku. what if I wanted something else?! I mean, I can see why they say that but it’s really frustrating. If I knew I was forced to have yakiniku, I’d go somewhere else! For cheaper! Don’t get me wrong — I love it… sometimes. I just don’t want to feel like I HAVE to order the same thing someone else does or they have to order the same thing I do. Same with shabu-shabu. Both people have to order it. We chose Course A which costs $ 29.95 and they give you the entire selection on the first go-around. This is also silly because what if we both don’t eat certain items? Good thing the fellow eats tongue because I sure won’t. We also ordered mandoo, and that was delicious as hell, so they win points on that. What the boyfellow liked was that if he had to cook yakiniku for us, at least it had air condition and he was comfortable. He said the extra dollars were worth it. I disagreed quietly. His soda had attentive refills but my water took longer. Oh well. He also liked that the servers cut our meat for us and they were careful to never leave scissors on the table. I joked that they didn’t trust us muggles with sharp objects. :p
Natalie N.
Tu valoración: 2 Honolulu, HI
I gotta say, I’m usually a generous person when it comes to reviewing restaurants. Unfortunately, this is my first two star review. I’ve been here many times and have had no problems, but tonight was the first time I’ve been disappointed with their service :/ It started off fine when we walked in. My bf and I were sat promptly by a male employee, then a female server came by took our drink and food orders promptly as well. We order the AYCE(cuz that’s the way you should do it when you come to this restaurant, duh: p), the server brings out the meats, turns on our grill, we cook, and quickly begin to inhale our food. Deeelicious. And that’s where the good part ends. Since then, we weren’t checked on. Not. Even. Once. Our side dishes were cleaned out, the empty raw meat dishes weren’t cleared from our table, our waters weren’t refilled. Really didn’t notice all of this until our grill was charred AF and it started smoking. My bf and I look at each other as we finished off our last pieces of spicy pork while the grill continued to smoke, hoping a server will come by to change it and take our order for the next round of food. Unfortunately, no server ever came by. I don’t think it should be our responsibility to obnoxiously wave at someone to get some service. We turned off the grill and decided to cut our AYCE meal short. #hangry There were four servers/front of house employees in the restaurant. Pretty much only one was actually working, the male employee from earlier was nowhere to be found, and the two other servers were admiring the the owner’s baby(I assume that was the owner, anyway). I totally get it. It’s a family restaurant, you have a baby(a pretty darn cute one), ya gotta take care of it and still run your business. I don’t have a problem with that. But if you’re gonna take care of your baby in the restaurant, make sure your servers are taking care of their customers! I can think of a few reasons to justify the poor service, but… — Was it busy? Nope. Emptyyyy. There were a total of four tables and four servers. — Were they closing soon? Nope! We sat down at 9, the restaurant closes at 11. — Were we overstaying our welcome, aka, camping? Heck no, we left at 9:45. Sure, every restaurant/business has their off days. Trying not to let this single experience completely ruin it for me. I just hope the service doesn’t become like this on the regular. Might not be back for a while…
Kathy T.
Tu valoración: 2 Fontana, CA
Mediocre to bad… Service blah to bad… Food blah… But I’m comparing the all you Krn BBQ places to L.A. This place comes no where close to the restaurants in So Cal. The service was terrible at first then the servers changed and got a little better. I definitely want to give other Korean BBQ places a try before returning to this one, if ever…
Alex L.
Tu valoración: 4 Kapolei, HI
I’m a big fan of Yakiniku and korean BBQ restaurants. Although my favorite is still 678 Hawaii, this place is now my second favorite spot, which pushed Gyu-Kaku down to third. Anyway, I came here for lunch with a friend and ordered the Course A all-you-can eat. Needless to say, we could barely finish the first batch of meat so we didn’t end up getting more. I think if there were more people with us then this would’ve been perfect. The place wasn’t too busy when I stopped by but the food is awesome, the grill is easy to use and the waitstaff was very friendly and helpful. I would definitely come here again. Things to take into consideration though is parking under the restaurant is very limited, you stay should only be up to two hours and they charge $ 3 per person if there are any left overs(so be sure to order only what you can eat).
Jjjhhh00 J.
Tu valoración: 1 Los Angeles, CA
Fuckin nasty place ever, My roommate brought me gabijjim, And after I ate 2 pieces and I found out cockroach cooked with galbijjim, omg, And my roommate went back there to complaining, they don’t even say sorry, employees are so rude too, I can’t believe we ate cockroach juice galbijjim„ disgusting
ShinnyJung ..
Tu valoración: 1 Ewa Beach, HI
I’d rather go sikdorak. The side dishes are unlimited compared to shilawon. They only offer 3 times fill for side dishes. The restaurant itself isn’t as bad, I just didn’t like that I was rushed by the server. Now, for the really bad part. Tipping. Yeah, I know tipping comes from the heart. I remember giving 5 dollars, but the lady said it is not enough. I’m sure its illegal to ask for tip. I don’t even know if I’m coming back, as it is not 24⁄7 open as sikdorak.
Renee L.
Tu valoración: 3 Waipahu, HI
The food here is exactly how I imagined it would be. Similar to Yummys a Typical bbq style meat you fry over a hot grill. It’s smokey and you have several panchan in front of you. My favorite is the bbq chicken and spicy pork since the texture is juicy and tender. I did not care for the pork belly. Chewing on tough leather is probably the best description. Staff seemed efficient and grouchy. I don’t hate it but wouldn’t go here again. It is so so.
Lealo M.
Tu valoración: 4 San Diego, CA
They really make an effort to cook for you even though you say it’s alright. Meat quality pretty good. Tofu soup pretty good. Salad dressing could be better. Kimchi pancake could be better. Pricing pretty good. Hits the spot. LOVE the outdoor seating, perfect for dinner after the sun goes down. Service was pretty good, seems like the manager or owner took over our table after we already had all our food. He was extra nice to us, super grateful and cool guy. Wish we realized they had AYCE.
Angelica P.
Tu valoración: 5 Honolulu, HI
Great service and great choice of marinated meats. 26.95 is a pretty reasonable price for all you can eat Korean BBQ but for 3 dollars more you get 5 more types of meat(bulgogi, chicken, cubed beef, kalbi and rib eye). Best Yakiniku place I’ve been to so far. Haven’t tried the soups yet but I don’t doubt that they’re good! I will be coming back again and again for sure!
Duke M.
Tu valoración: 1 Anchorage, AK
I arrived with my wife and daughter expecting to have a good meal. After waiting for about 10 minutes for the lady to flirt with and check out a party of six and a guy by himself she ignored us completely but when a different party came in the doors she rushed to seat him. As we were leaving she gave us a look that clearly said f you.
Melon K.
Tu valoración: 4 Honolulu, HI
This is one of the few Korean places we go to when we eat out and seek authentic Korean food. We go for the unmarinated meat and side dishes. I think in hindsight you are better off going with the all you can eat, but they pick the items for you. If you like what they give you, go for it. The food was delicious but they really have to work on service. It’s a little too slow and I trust that will change with time. As for other recommendations on menu items look at the reviews for suggestions.
Keith K.
Tu valoración: 3 Kapolei, HI
Good, but not great. Had my mom here and she enjoyed it. I like another place better(rhymes with Choi’s…haha), but might just be personal preference.
Yadel R.
Tu valoración: 5 Ocean Beach, San Diego, CA
Delicious! I had Korean Bbq when I visit Seoul, Korea and omg this place hit the spot! sooo good!!!
Xue L.
Tu valoración: 3 Honolulu, HI
Only go there for bbq or shabushabu. Nothing special with other dishes. The waitresses got some attitude if you don’t order a great amount of food.
Riana S.
Tu valoración: 3 Aiea, HI
Came here with 5 of us, they said that waiting time would be an hour and luckily we waited less than that because I was starving! We sat down and was greeted. We looked over the menu and the best thing to get for a big group is definitely the Set A Yakiniku which came with tongue, pork, chicken, basically all meat for all you can eat. It’s $ 29.99 per person. Place is clean, only down side of any Korean BBQ is that you will smell like it afterward. We ordered our food and I also got a Chive Pancake and everyone got Pepsi’s. Once we got our food they started cooking it for us and once they were done cutting the meat our server left. We waited awhile for our Pepsi’s to come and while we were waiting, the restaurant got busier and busier. It was like they didn’t have enough servers for the tables. We finally got our Pepsi’s which she apologized for which was nice. The meat was good, I think the Set A is a nice spread and the quality of the meat was good. Definitely better than Sikdorak’s quality. After we finished our first round, the boys wanted more flank and brisket, we told another waitress this and she brought the meat and went away quickly. While we were cooking it, we realized it was the wrong meats we ordered. We tried looking for another server but there wasn’t one in sight or they were too busy to see us trying to flag them down. Our grill started getting messy and definitely needed a change out and finally a waiter came by to change it. We asked him which meat was the flank because that’s what we wanted and he said he’d get it for us. Again, it wasn’t the meat we were asking for and we tried to find someone else to flag down but there was no luck. The restaurant was crazy busy and everyone looked like they had their hands full. Nobody really checked in on us or even gave us water the whole time which was unfortunate. I’m pretty bummed because dinner started off great, everything tasted good but the service just became slower and less responsive as the night went on.
Anthony Z.
Tu valoración: 4 Honolulu, HI
Great food! Very spacious, comfortable, and has great sides! You have 2AYCE options, Hotpot and Yakiniku. Hotpot was good, very limited tho. 1 type of meat«can’t remember», vegetables«chinese cabbage, and a couple of other greens» and tofu. I was able to only refill on meat and tofu w/o getting more greens, which was awesome! comes with one type of broth. and a slightly sweet and sour«maybe tanggyy???» dipping sauce, not too bad. For $ 30 you can’t go wrong if you just want boiled meat and not be has heavy as Yaki. Yaki was very good. Having 2 options, I believe it was 24.99 and 29.99 being that the more expensive one has more meat options to choose from esp rib eye. I would just recommend going with the 29.99 and enjoying what ever meat you prefer, it all taste great. Server was always good, they were very nice and always willing to help us flip and cut our meat, but of course we did it our selves since its apart of the experience. I always gone at night so its never packed when I go, but the quality of the food is good. And at the end don’t forget to ask for the Cinnamon Drink they have. Its a great finisher! Esp if you love Horchatas!
Anela G.
Tu valoración: 1 Honolulu, HI
This was a very bad experience. Here goes, As soon as we walked in it felt odd. The hostess was holding her baby(which I don’t find bad btw) and motioned for us to sit. They were very cold and just pointed. The waiter also was very cold and didn’t seem like he wanted us there. We went around 9 pm so not too late. There were 4 of us, but our 2 friends already ate dinner. So they only ordered 2 scoops of icecream for $ 8!!! The icecream scoop was tiny as heck! We ordered the all you can eat choice A. They brought out our sides first and then the meat plate. The meat tasted rancid to me and I couldn’t stomach ANY of the meat! They brought 1 bowl of rice each and a few sides. That’s it! They didn’t bring anymore sides and each of the tiny bowls had very little sides to share. When we wanted more meat they brought out more very reluctantly. And even didn’t understand when we wanted just some more ribeye. When we put the ribeye on about halfway into it being cooked the waiter walked straight to our table without saying a word and shut off our burner and walked away. Which was an indication to us, to leave. I saved my date night to go here and am so beyond sad that I waisted $ 71 on basically nothing. I ate a small bowl of rice and some kimchee. What a horrible waste of my date night and my money, which is very serious since I have a lot of children and savor my time. I forgot!, but at the end if our meal the girl who brought our check did so in a tshirt! Only a tshirt! Weird! Ugh!!! Avoid!
Aaron Koichi C.
Tu valoración: 4 Honolulu, HI
The New Shilowan is in no way disappointing from the old. It has the same flare and personality. The ambiance is just like any Yakiniku restaurant. Sometimes the service can fall when it gets busy, but it’s expected. The great thing about this restaurant is that the YAKINIKU is all you can eat. The meats are of good grades and the taste is overwhelmingly present. The sauces and the appetizers are wonderfully fulfilling and delicious. I’m sharing this place with everyone.
Fran C.
Tu valoración: 3 Honolulu, HI
After reading my Unilocal buddy — Bruddah Dave F.‘s review, and looking at da pics of da grindages… I had to make it a point to stop by the New Shilawon Restaurant, just to try the grub! Just so happens, one of my friends were stopping through the islands on their way home, so they called up the ‘ol gang for a meal… New Shilawaon, here we come! What can I say about the restaurant? The place looks very clean, & new… we were lucky, as we had a private room for the 10 of us. Upon scanning the menu, we did the«all you can eat» Yakiniku thing tonight, & picked two courses - 1. Course«A»($ 29.95) — which consist of Seasoned Ribeye, Beef Brisket, Tongue, Seasoned Cubed Beef Frank, Sliced Pork Belly, Seasoned Kalbi, Bulgogi(Beef), Spicy Pork, Seasoned Chicken. 2. Course«B»($ 26.95) — Sliced Pork Belly, Beef Brisket, Bulgogi, Spicy Pork, Seasoned Chicken. And we also ordered a plate of Fried Mandoo, Meat Jun, a few bottles of Soju, & Beer. What can I say about the grub? The grub-a-dub-dub was Excellent! The cuts of meat was excellent, and very flavorful! I like the way they bring you the various cuts of meats to grill, not like some other Korean«all you can eat» restaurants where you have to get your own meat. I don’t know about you, but for me, it just seems cleaner when they bring the cuts of meats to you, so you don’t see people rifling through the meats. When we ran out of meat, all you have to do is ask for more, and this also applies to the side dishes(Ban Chan). So if the food was good… how come the overall rating of «3»? Well, the downfall of this place was the awful service we received tonight. As we were seated in the private room, we were waiting for one more person to show up… but in the mean time, nobody came into our room to drop off water or tea. We weren’t even greeted by any wait help… and I’m talking a good 20 to 30 minutes or so. At the end, we had to go outside to flag down the waiter. Once we placed our order for the food… the food came out fast.(At least they did something right!) But I gotta tell you, service was very lacking tonight, as there were other incidents — 1. When we ran out of tea… no one came to check on us, so I had to bring the empty tea pot outside to give to the waiter to refill. 2. At various times, we ran out of Ban Chan, and we had to tell the waiter to replenish it. I would think if you’re serving, and supposedly checking on the table, when you see an empty Ban Chan dish… wouldn’t you refill it? 3. When we ran out of meat, they were pretty slow to drop off another plate of meat too. When I go to places to eat… SERVICE is an important part of the dining experience. If I receive bad service, there is a high probability that I will not be back here again. Just something to think about… especially since our group dropped just under $ 400.00 for this meal.
Meigan L.
Tu valoración: 5 Aiea, HI
A coworker recommended this place to me when I asked, «What’s a bomb place to eat that serves a lot of food?», & she was so right… New Shilawon is BOMBBBB. The service, the food, the environment, is great. I forgot to ask for the waiters name, but he did an amazing job; I appreciate how he frequently checked on us to make sure we were doing okay since we were first timers. If you love ‘all you can eat’ places, try New Shilawon out. They do offer dishes Ala Carte but I think getting one of the all you can eat courses(«Course A» or «Course B») is more worth it. Course B has less choices than Course A, but Course B is a little cheaper. I would definately recommend this place to friends, but I’m kinda debating it because I don’t think its that known yet & I like how its not crowded like 678 or Sikdorak. I’ll probably just bring them here to eat with me tho
Brian L.
Tu valoración: 4 Honolulu, HI
I’m glad that this place re-opened after the original one closed. For just a few dollars more, the food is better than Sikdorak down the street, plus it’s not as hot, cramped, or loud inside. The service is also a bit better, but not by much – they are, after all, still mostly middle-aged Korean women. We got the all you can eat premium course. My friends and I were really impressed with the soybean paste soup() the night we visited. We don’t know if it was just a fluke, but it was pretty legit. I remember when we used to come here, they would give you this mandatory first plate of meat including meat we wouldn’t choose to order(like chicken, and other cheap stuff to fill you up and prevent you from ordering the expensive stuff). They now ask what you would like to start out with, which was a pleasant and unexpected change. The meat was marinated well, and the staff was very attentive with refilling water and banchan. Pretty sure we ate enough of the prime meats to get our money’s worth. The cinnamon punch() was also enjoyable too.
Jodi T.
Tu valoración: 5 Honolulu, HI
Today was my first time visiting the New Shilawon. My boyfriend, myself, and my 2 friends all had a great time. We went a little after lunch so it wasn’t too crowded. The waitress was very patient and helpful because we didn’t know what we wanted to eat. All we knew was we were hungry and ready to put down some food. After ordering the food and sides were at our table in super quick. We started off with the rib eye and tongue which were both delicious! The meat were all soft and flavorful. The mandoo is AMAZING!!! Potato salad is ONPOINT as well. Man just writing this review is making my mouth water. The waitresses were very prompt at taking away empty plates and refilling drinks. I have never been so full after leaving a restaurant. My boyfriend and I both didn’t eat dinner because we were so full from lunch. WEWILL be back sometime soon for more delicious foods.
Mark H.
Tu valoración: 2 Honolulu, HI
It was one of my faves for yakiniku. WAS… Charge me for extra lettuce? Give my gf and me a handful of leaves then charge us for more? Are you kidding me? I am Korean, I wrap my meats in lettuce and gnosh! Salad with browning cabbage? pic provided so needless to say more…( ) Meats not marbled well. Grade of meat are the select variety? Are they still BYOB, if not, then not worth coming here!
Hope Y.
Tu valoración: 4 Honolulu, HI
Lots of ban-chan! So I guess you can call me a fan. Went to eat here twice in a month, and for a $$-$$$ restaurant, that’s a lot for me. First time we did the AYCE and I was pleasantly surprised at their selection, and cuts of meat. It’s BYOB, which makes it a double bonus, because you don’t have to buy overpriced drinks. Kind of surprised that they didn’t switch the burner out at all, but it didn’t change the taste of the meat. Second time we went, it was for lunch, tried the stone pot rice, which was really interesting(purple rice… hmmmm). This time, the hubs was with me and he was getting annoyed because Korean diners were immediately offered hot tea when they arrived, but we had to ask for it. That didn’t really bother me because I don’t drink hot tea before my meals, but he was aggravated that it was so blatantly(his words, not mine) «racist». Our waitress showed us how to properly eat the stone pot rice, with the hot tea, like ocha rice, and it was quite tasty. I’d like to try the shabu shabu, and take hubs for the AYCE dinner, so we will be returning soon.
Cara H.
Tu valoración: 4 Glendale, CA
The meat is great. My favorite when eating at an all-you-can-eat Korean bbq is the brisket. The steak and marinated meats were good, too. The unlimited sides are awesome as well! The cold cinnamon tea at the end was something special. Very nice soothing taste!
Vivian F.
Tu valoración: 4 Honolulu, HI
Came here with a few of my friends, instead of our usual(Sikdorak) because we wanted to try something new. And it was totally worth it! The staff was very friendly and gave great customer service! The only thing was that we were seated in a private room, and although that was nice, it was a bit hard to get the server’s attention when we needed it. Also despite the fact that it was a little pricey, the food was amazing! We got the all you can eat yakiniku which was about $ 30. There were a variety of quality meats including brisket, cow tongue, and much more! It also came with complimentary side dishes, salad, and rice! Those were unlimited as well, which made it 10x better! Their side potato salad and kimchee were delicious! Overall, great food and service!
Susan K.
Tu valoración: 5 Honolulu, HI
First off, I miss the all you can eat lunch bbq. Other than that, I really like the place. It got renovated, seems cleaner, and the food was the star of the show. We got the: chive pancakes– very tasty and a bit of a kick because they slice in green peppers. Perfectly fried to a nice chewy crisp. Kalbi jjim– short ribs. Who doesn’t love short ribs?! In a sweet and savory soy sauce /sugar based broth. Lots of marinating veggies in the pot, too. Served w the bone on. Mandoo dduk gook(mandoo & Mochi soup) — tasty and filling. Home made mandoo. We came for the lunar new year, so I had to get this. Bibbim naengmyun– also a hit. Spicy, noodles that also have Korean pears, cucumbers, and an egg inside. The banchans were all yummy and I liked the flavor of their kimchi… not too sour and not too rare. Service was great! Our servers were very nice & polite. The meal ended w a refreshing cinnamon tea. I’ll have to try the Korean bbq next time but so far, so good! Everyone in our party raved about how yummy the food was. Another plus is there’s parking in the structure… just go down he ramp and they are labeled. Will def be back!
Mei-Lan C.
Tu valoración: 5 Honolulu, HI
New owner in this restaurant. Came today for lunch and tried the tile fish 10.95 $ and the spicy pork 12.95 $ . everything was fresh and good tasting . customer service was 5 stars . everybody was super friendly and attentive . for the grand opening we got 10% off the bill . will be back to try more things.