KOBA Korean BBQ Reviews Summary

Category: Korean restaurant New York

Address: 918 3rd Ave, New York, NY 10022, USA

Phone: +19174091410

Rating: 4.7
based on 113 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "Hands down the best fast casual dining experience I’ve ever had in New York City, perhaps anywhere."
  • "Large, tasty portions for such a reasonable Manhattan price."
  • "If you're looking for an affordable and tasty meal, I highly recommend checking this place out."
  • "OMG. Everything is so good .service and food. I can’t believe I could have this quality & generous quantity at this affordable price."
  • "FOOD was so delicious and it was like my mom's cooking on New Year's day."
  • "The food is FRESH, Delicious, & has a GREAT PRICE."
  • "Food is surprisingly really good and flavorful! The portions are big."

Cons:

  • "Food was salty. I needed something to break up the saltiness of the marinated galbi."
  • "However, the food, while decent, doesn't quite live up to the high expectations set by the innovative setting."
  • "While it was a huge serving, an Asian restaurant freezing/microwaving rice is very poor form, how hard is it?"
  • "The flavors and variety are average, leaving a bit more to be desired for a truly memorable meal."
  • "No idea why this place is rated this high. We had their bimbipbop bowls. Taste wise, nothing special."
  • "However a huge pet peeve for me is being served food that isn’t hot or at least warm."
  • "A good concept, but it doesn't deliver. Food is ok, but everything is lukewarm."

Service

Pros:

  • "The staff here are so kind!!"
  • "Easy to order using their tablet and the employees helped explain the ingredients, meal seats and ordering process."
  • "Staff very friendly and clean restaurant environment."
  • "The service from staff here are amazing - they are very friendly and accommodating."
  • "The staff here are so kind!! The food is also amazing and the portion size is just perfect."
  • "The service here is always the best and tries to impress for customers."
  • "Service is phenomenal and fast."

Cons:

  • "Whomever that is, needs to be more alert."
  • "No lane in store, so crowded, hard to reach the front line to speak with someone to pick up my order."
  • "As soon as I walked into that establishment, I was greeted with suspicion and it felt like they expected me to steal something."
  • "The only part I didn't appreciate is the server who brought my food, checked twice with the only other customer in front of me and never came to my table 2 ft away."
  • "Wait one hour if you order online. Poor management."
  • "The worker that began putting my food together, grabbed the seaweed strips and sprinkled it on my food with his bare hands!! NO GLOVES... I was very unpleased at this."
  • "Worst of all is that this place is very, very slow."

Value

Pros:

  • "Koba’s prices are super affordable and the serving size to me could feed 2."
  • "Their Ssam Bap Set is hands down the best meal in NYC. It’s only ~$15 and it’s so well balanced, like a homemade meal."
  • "Super affordable & as someone who eats a lot of Korean food, I can confirm this is very authentic."
  • "Man what can I say, the price/portion of a $99 Korean BBQ grill place for only $16 after tax."
  • "Great food at great prices."
  • "I love that you can ask for ALL the toppings and it’s the same price."
  • "For 'fast' Korean food, everything we got was so delicious. The portions were 100% worth it for the price."

Cons:

  • "For $23, the lunchbox is nowhere near as good as KTown lunchboxes I have had."
  • "$20 is not cheap but it gave us a BIG bowl."
  • "A set of grilled ribs (Korean BBQ) that was distributed free of charge for the Lunar New Year."
  • "The choosing menu you fill out is too small."
  • "Food remains delicious, however, ordering for pickup is a nightmare. My food was scheduled to be picked up at 12:10pm; someone did not start working on it until 12:20pm."

Ambience & Cleanliness

Pros:

  • "super clean! even the bathroom is super clean!"
  • "The food is always delicious, restroom and dining area is clean, and employees are incredibly sweet."
  • "It looks very clean and spacious."
  • "Interior was clean and the lunchtime ambience was pleasant, with nice background music."
  • "They have an unassuming casual take out restaurant vibe but I have no problem dining in."

Cons:

  • "Its almost always packed here so atmosphere does tend to be be a bit rowdy at times but the staff keeps the place spotless and well-maintained."

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