Let's Meat BBQ Reviews Summary

Category: Korean barbecue restaurant New York

Address: 307 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016, USA

Phone: +12128890089

Rating: 4.3
based on 316 reviews.

Service

Pros:

  • "Service was very welcoming and took good care of us with recommendations and asking us what we wanted."
  • "Jiwon was an amazing server who cooked the meats for us and replenished anything we needed with no delays."
  • "Servers are fantastic! They help you cook the meat and are incredibly attentive and friendly."
  • "Our server David was super quick and efficient with the orders."
  • "The service was friendly and attentive, especially the FOH staff and our waitress."
  • "Our server cooked our meat perfectly and made sure all of our needs and wants were met."
  • "The servers cook for you, which is nice."

Cons:

  • "Service is brusk."
  • "Had a mixed experience at this restaurant. Our waiter Paul seemed in a hurry and consistently rushing us to finish within the 90-minute limit."
  • "The service was pretty slow at first and my group was ignored for some time."
  • "Our server, Bong, was terribly mean."
  • "Now and unfortunately the customer service is awful they was rushing me and my family out and also ignoring us when we needed attention like drinks and food I don’t recommend this restaurant."
  • "Even it is not busy but the server still slow and hard to get a refill on side dish."
  • "It seems that the staff is overworked and sometimes have trouble getting orders to the table."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "Nice vibe and good food."
  • "The quality of meats are beyond decent."
  • "Nothing bad to say about the food, absolutely delicious, stuffed myself full to bursting and still wanted more."
  • "The price is sooo worth it for all the yummy food!"
  • "Great Korean BBQ restaurant! The food was excellent and reasonably priced for all-you-can eat, especially at lunchtime."
  • "Food was amazing."
  • "Quality of meat was excellent."

Cons:

  • "Poor seasoning and sauce are not tasty at all."
  • "All the different meats tastes the same. Maybe they are marinated in the same one or two spice but is not that flavorful."
  • "The food tasted great, minus the brisket which wasn’t seasoned so i won’t be trying that again."
  • "The taste was delicious, but it was so fatty that I could only eat a little of it."
  • "All Beef options are tough (very low standard) and seafood selection is minimum - shrimp and squid only."
  • "The meat has NO flavor."
  • "Super sweet and teokbokli tastes like I was eating sugar syrup. The duk was dry on sides."

Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "This place was a great place to eat, relax and be entertained by the food cooking in front of you."
  • "This is such an amazing and fun place for your group to meet!"
  • "The place is clean and following Covid guidelines."
  • "Best Korean BBQ that I have tried in North America."
  • "Loved this place! I would happily come back again."
  • "The atmosphere is (nearly) identical to what you would experience in Korea."
  • "Amazing atmosphere filled with vibrant energy."

Cons:

  • "As for the atmosphere, I did deduct one star because telephone service cuts off if you are seated at the very back of the restaurant."
  • "The place can get very hot with all the grills cooking."
  • "The place is a bit small however."
  • "But overcrowded, too noisy, menu is Manhattan price."
  • "Music was too loud."
  • "On a cold day hovering at freezing temps, the eating area was a tad chilly."
  • "The air conditioning could be colder. I was sweating while eating."

Value

Pros:

  • "For $34.99 you get all you can eat from a selection of food."
  • "The prices are very reasonable, particularly for an all you can eat setup."
  • "Price is great for NYC AYCE. Meats were quality - def get the brisket!"
  • "We got the lunch special which is pretty good value considering that the tofu stew is included."
  • "All you can eat Korean BBQ for $43."
  • "With a $19.99 all you can eat lunch special Monday-Friday and a $24.99 lunch special on the weekends and holidays, you can’t do better price wise!"
  • "The price is simply unbeatable. $30 for lunch and you eat a monstrous amount of meat."

Cons:

  • "We paid $48 for all you can eat and they were so greedy with the food, you don’t even get your moneys worth."
  • "If you're trying to get your moneys worth and you eat a lot, don't go here."
  • "Pretty good KBBQ place. 38 dollars for the premium meal is a bit steep."
  • "Dinner prices are a bit high too."
  • "The classic AYCE menu is around $43 (which can be pretty pricey compared to the west coast KBBQ locations I’ve been to)."
  • "Price are quite pricey: for 2 people, we paid $100 (including 15% tips)."
  • "Sure its a little pricey as far as a dining experience goes but you'll walk away satisfied."

Service Efficiency

Pros:

  • "Our server took her time and give us some time to finish meat before she started cooking other meat."
  • "Service was fast."
  • "Service here is pretty goated."
  • "The service was quick and the staff explained to us how the experience goes as it was our first time."
  • "Staffs are super polite and friendly."
  • "The service was super fast, sanitary and efficient."
  • "The servers were super attentive and filled up our waters often."

Cons:

  • "We were delayed over and over again. We finally sat down at 5:46 pm."
  • "Worst experience!! food was good but your place could be better if you are hiring staff with good attitude, very grumpy, bad attitude!!!"
  • "The service was terrible, the server was rude and very unpleasant."
  • "The service was a bit unenthusiastic, and seemed unhappy to be there."
  • "Very bad service made us wait for an 1 45 minutes and send a text saying they made a mistake a lot of people were waiting and never made it to the table very rude service."
  • "The woman wait staff is really rude she was rushing us and everything."
  • "However, we were told the wait would be 45 minutes to an hour, but our wait was an hour and 30 minutes."

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