KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Service has always been great in the recent years."
• "The server was attentive, the food came out really quickly."
• "Service is great!"
• "Our waitress Chance was a joy. Extremely attentive and friendly demeanor."
• "The staff is friendly and attentive to our orders and quickly change our grills."
• "The service was impeccable, server was very quick, checked on us at the right time and was extremely helpful with the menu."
• "Service was surprisingly great. The staff were really friendly, greeted with smiles, and always checked up on us making sure we were okay."

Cons:

• "Servers are very mean, and do not respect people."
• "The staff who attended us was not that friendly."
• "The servers have no manners and could care less about your order."
• "WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS PLACE."
• "The most ridiculous customer service I’ve ever had in my life was this place -5 out of 10."
• "Service was terrible. Usually at Korean BBQs the server will help with cooking the meat, or at least be changing out the grate."
• "Service was poor (our server left us for his lunch break...)."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "This was an amazing place and I had an amazing time here!"
• "The food that my companions and I cooked was fantastic."
• "Reasonably priced and overall the food was tasty."
• "The food was fantastic, our favorite was the split rib, it was soo good."
• "I think you get very decent food for the price charged."
• "The meat selection was great and they are planning to expand their options."
• "The food was great even though we had to cook for ourselves."

Cons:

• "Some of the meats were too fatty, some of the veggies unavailable, and the rice wasn't good quality."
• "The food was good yeah, but it was average compared to the quality and quantity of other places."
• "The BBQ was just not that good."
• "The meat quality is very poor."
• "That’s the worst restaurant we have ever visited by the quality of food."
• "The food is not healthy, at all. The meat is well marinade but it's too sweet."
• "Food is not fresh."

Ambiance and Cleanliness

Pros:

• "Very clean location and fast service."
• "Wonderful ambiance, delicious short rib, excellent hot pot."
• "Clean restrooms."
• "It was very delicious. High quality korean bbq. Very clean."
• "Restaurant is clean with a great atmosphere."
• "Loved the experience. The place was super clean."
• "Everything was fresh and broth was flavorful."

Cons:

• "Negative -100 ⭐️. Very ghetto, not safe."
• "There is no proper ventilation to contain the smoke from the KBBQ so on a hot day it can get a little stuffy in there."
• "On one side of the restaurant they jam pack too many tables so they get pretty narrow to fit in."
• "Flies at the sauce station even at our table. Restroom was disgusting and was greeted by unflushed/uncleaned diarrhea in the stall."
• "The floor at our table was grimy and unclean."
• "The sauce bar was disgusting, maybe they didn't get around to cleaning it yet but do better, especially since its such a small sauce bar."
• "And the buffet style area was a little dirty."

Value

Pros:

• "The best in all of jersey. First of all the staff is beyond amazing. The price is perfect and can I say CLEAN!!!!!"
• "Medium noise level, perfect for group hangout and it’s BYOB!"
• "Absolutely worth every penny!"
• "They really feed you well for the price you pay."
• "You can’t beat the pricing for this place. $28.99 for all you can eat."
• "It's a tad bit pricey but it's worth it since it all you can eat."
• "This buffet is worth the money, you can go the Vegetarian, Pescatarians, or Vegan route it is something for everyone to enjoy."

Cons:

• "For an hour long wait and premium price similar to what you'd pay in Ktown in the city, it did feel like a bit of a bait and switch."
• "We spent over $200 on dinner including tip which I think wasn’t worth it."
• "Never again!!!. First hot pot place i've been visited that we were told we cannot have kbbq and hotpot at the same time but we've got billed for both."
• "The one downside to this place is their waiting list."
• "Got overcharged somehow, and we didn't leave any meat uneaten."
• "Prices are average for Downtown area, but anywhere else they’d be a bit too steep. However they have a pretty decent lunch special."
• "$28 a person is crazy for a 12:00 lunch."