"Every appetizer was delicious, especially the pancakes and the dumplings."
"Amazing barbeque experience."
"The food here is very well prepared and oh so tasty!"
"The steak was very tender and it was also very flavourful."
"Samwon yangnyum galbi is a must order! Very savory sweet soy sauce flavor and soooo tender!"
"The meat quality was amazing."
"The meats were delicious."
Cons:
"Food was ok, nothing special."
"The meats were bland which is very surprising. Korean food is very flavorful."
"The ribeye cut was pretty tough, unfortunately."
"Food was great but the service was extremely bad."
"The food was terrible."
"The food wasn't that good to me. Is not bad, but I have tried bulgogi before and definitely this one was on the average side..."
"All that, and you get really poor food."
Service
Pros:
"Our chef was awesome, the staff also worked as a team in bringing and cleaning up our food — very attentive."
"Our waitress was soo friendly and super interactive while cooking for us we loved every moment."
"Service was amazing and quick."
"Host and servers were super attentive and courteous throughout our meal."
"The servers are all very helpful, and ensured that our experience was as enjoyable as possible."
"Must also shout out Micah, one of the bartenders. He was super friendly and welcoming!"
"Service impeccable, they cook for you."
Cons:
"They don't refill banchan or even water unless you ask them to."
"We were rushed by our server."
"Service was subpar. We received our appetizers at the end of our meal."
"Service unfortunately was lacking mostly over the fact that there were a lot of items were 86’ed or forgotten."
"The service was very bad, which is super unfortunate in regard of the superb food and ambience!"
"The service is slow and not friendly, they rush you through it."
"Worst service! Probably food was good but we did not enjoy it because of extremely rude service we received."
Ambiance
Pros:
"This place is at the heart of Korean town with multiple floors."
"The restaurant aesthetics are on point (makes you feel like you are in South Korea)."
"The ambiance inside was phenomenal since it was chill and dimmed."
"The ambiance exudes a delightful, contemporary charm, immaculately clean."
"The atmosphere is very cozy."
"It’s well decorated, creating a pretty atmosphere."
"The ambiance is really excemplary. Aside from it being clean looking and smells really good."
Cons:
"Ambiance is bad (dirty and sticky floors, etc.)."
"How does this place have a Michelin star? Literally disgusting."
"General interior was not very nice and would go so far as to say dingy."
"Booths seemed dirty and general interior was not very nice."
"Vibes outside look good but we got a table on 2nd floor in back corner next to an employee door which was dirty looking."
"The moldings were caked with dust, and the walls were covered with grease marks."
"Sat on the 3rd floor in a crowded corner filled with gas smell, had to squeeze myself to get out and move to the bathroom, almost got claustrophobic."
Value
Pros:
"The lunch specials are reasonable and good portions."
"It was great awesome so much food for a good price we were 4 people and we had 3 sides and the love set A."
"The portion and taste was great with reasonable price."
"A good meal in ktown without breaking the bank."
"The price was great - we got a full table of food and soju and spent about $70/pp including tip and we had leftovers."
"The price is reasonable for Manhattan too."
"So many gems you find just walking around the city. All this for lunch at a very reasonable price."
Cons:
"The quality of the food was good but totally overpriced!"
"Very good meat at high prices. I wish they were more generous with the banchan."
"Given the price and the quality, I feel it’s a little bit expensive."
"It’s slightly expensive."
"The price of each meat by itself is a little bit insane but expected for Ktown."
"The price is quite high grill meat is $40+, definitely have to dig deep in the wallet."
"The prices are WAY too expensive for the portions that they give."