RYUU ASIAN BBQ SUSHI & THAI

What was supposed to be a great birthday celebration turned into us trying to hurry and leave due to the lack of service we were receiving and witnessing other tables receiving assistance at anytime time. It felt as though we were being profiled as we were the only mixed or black people in the restaurant. We tried to not think of it like that but after time after time not getting assisted without having to get someone’s attention what else could we think… 20% gratuities applied automatically is fine but not with the service we received.

Visited 4 months ago

Overall, it's not a place I'll be visiting again.

Pros:
- Very friendly staff
- It's fun to cook your own food over a fire
- The menu is decently long for an all you can eat place

Cons:
- The food itself left something to be desired (personally, I don't like it when meat disintegrates into sand with each bite, nor do I like tofu to have a very sour interior while coated in cinnamon sugar for some reason. I might just not be the target consumer, though.)
- The restaurant was extremely loud despite there only being 3 tables full. Most of that is due to the music being blasted.
- It was very, very warm. Yes, I know, open flames makes it hard to be cooled down, but they opened a window at the end of my groups meal that made so much difference it was insane. It was just under 70° out, so that speaks volumes.
- The restaurant has old wine bottles up as decoration but there were several that had their own pet life forms growing in them that made it kinda hard to eat after noticing.

I wanted to like it, and it was fun to have a cooking experience with friends, but personally the only good thing that came out of this for me was the appetizers.

Visited a year ago

The selection of proteins to BBQ was tasty with spicy options along side nearly plain beef, chicken, baby octopus! It was fun and our party of three adults were very satisfied. We limited appetizers because we wanted fresh BBQ!

Visited a year ago

Honestly one of the best experiences I've ever had in a small place like this. I'm surprised they haven't expanded yet. The meat for the smokeless grill they have you use is amazing and the family bbq bundle I got with my sibling and Partner was worth the price. The desserts were great too. The waitress for out table was very kind and even gave us an extra helping of miso soup. Definitely going back here again for a special event soon

Visited 4 years ago

This place is awesome. Best variety of options for the all you can eat portion out of any Korean bbq place out there. Treated us awesome and gave us free dessert on my birthday. Let us spin a wheel and got a free fried rice to go! Love the food here.

Visited 6 months ago

We started with the teriyaki Bao Bun, then got the spicy beef and spicy pork. All the food was fabulous. We enjoyed the sides, sauces and the miso soup.

Visited 9 months ago

It was a unique experience. The 2 person combo option was very tasty and fun to grill. I really liked the mustard sauce. They also had the best Japanese whiskey selection I think I've ever seen.

Visited 8 years ago

Servers were nice but food was okay. Tried the green curry with chicken and laotian noodle curry and both lacked flavor. The potato samosa was alright. The issue with the samosa was it being room temperature. I expected it to be freshly fried.

Visited 6 years ago

Visited 4 months ago

What was supposed to be a great birthday celebration turned into us trying to hurry and leave due to the lack of service we were receiving and witnessing other tables receiving assistance at anytime time. It felt as though we were being profiled as we were the only mixed or black people in the restaurant. We tried to not think of it like that but after time after time not getting assisted without having to get someone’s attention what else could we think… 20% gratuities applied automatically is fine but not with the service we received.

Visited 4 months ago

Visited 4 months ago

Absolutely amazing food and excellent staff

Visited 5 months ago

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Visited 6 months ago

This place is awesome. Best variety of options for the all you can eat portion out of any Korean bbq place out there. Treated us awesome and gave us free dessert on my birthday. Let us spin a wheel and got a free fried rice to go! Love the food here.

Visited 6 months ago

The drunken noodles were flavorful. The take out process was quick and easy. 👍🏼

Visited 6 months ago

One of my faves in Chicago! Kind staff, fast service, delicious foods!

Visited 7 months ago

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Visited 7 months ago

Visited 7 months ago

This is a great AYCE place to host a dinner with friends! The service is fantastic, and while they have strict guidelines surrounding the AYCE they also include a very solid array of options into the AYCE menu, including (!!) ice cream for the end of your meal as well as vegetarian options :)))

Visited 8 months ago

Visited 8 months ago

10/10 best bbq I’ve had I a while very flavorful! And great cocktails

Visited 9 months ago

I love Korean bbq. The people are nice. The flavors are ok. I think I got spoiled with Los Angeles style KBBQ

Visited 9 months ago

We started with the teriyaki Bao Bun, then got the spicy beef and spicy pork. All the food was fabulous. We enjoyed the sides, sauces and the miso soup.

Visited 9 months ago

Hate restaurants that force a tip!

Visited 9 months ago

Visited 10 months ago

Visited 10 months ago

5 star experience!! awesome kbbq with great vegan options! also great other dishes as well. make a reservation if you plan on coming at a popular time if you want a barbecue table!

Visited 10 months ago

Service was awfully slow on Mother's Day. It looked like there were only 2 waiters especially on that day

Visited a year ago

Great restaurant to stop in for Korean BBQ, all the food was delicious and we’ll definitely go back next time we’re in the city.

Visited a year ago

At first the meat was good but afterwards we got rotting shrimp, and really really tough and chewy. It was really good at first but unfortunately went very disappointingly downhill after the first round. The appetizers are pretty good!

Visited a year ago

Visited a year ago

Overall, it's not a place I'll be visiting again.

Pros:
- Very friendly staff
- It's fun to cook your own food over a fire
- The menu is decently long for an all you can eat place

Cons:
- The food itself left something to be desired (personally, I don't like it when meat disintegrates into sand with each bite, nor do I like tofu to have a very sour interior while coated in cinnamon sugar for some reason. I might just not be the target consumer, though.)
- The restaurant was extremely loud despite there only being 3 tables full. Most of that is due to the music being blasted.
- It was very, very warm. Yes, I know, open flames makes it hard to be cooled down, but they opened a window at the end of my groups meal that made so much difference it was insane. It was just under 70° out, so that speaks volumes.
- The restaurant has old wine bottles up as decoration but there were several that had their own pet life forms growing in them that made it kinda hard to eat after noticing.

I wanted to like it, and it was fun to have a cooking experience with friends, but personally the only good thing that came out of this for me was the appetizers.

Visited a year ago

Visited a year ago

Always a great experience at Ryuu. Drinks and service are top notch.

Preparation of the all you can eat is quick always marinated to perfection

Visited a year ago

Me en cantó se los recomiendo

Visited a year ago

Delicious food. Great value. Tons of options. I hope you like to cook because you have to cook your own food. Don't wear nice clothes it may get messy and it will pick up the yummy smells.

Visited a year ago

I am giving Ryuu 1 star because I can’t go lower.
We have eaten at Ryuu many times in the past, even right after the pandemic, and we always had a delicious meal with kind, attentive servers. The waitresses would bring extra bowls of Korean pickles before we even finished our first, and miso soup was included in our ala carte entrees.
Tonight we came with family who had never eaten there before and we were actually embarrassed.First, they have gone to an all you can eat format at $32 a head, but there are cautions on the menu that if you don’t finish, you will be charged $5 a head penalty. The menus are shoddy and worn out. We were not informed of the change when we reserved, nor were we told that a 20% gratuity was included.
The portions of beef were not marinated and were cut in a Much different way than before. We had to ask for rice because they didnt provide it, and the rice was cold, as was the tea.
Sadly, we will not return.

Visited a year ago

Food was delicious and service was great.

Visited a year ago

The menu is full of really great options; I really loved their crispy rice! Their matcha ice cream is some of the best I've ever had and the service was so kind and helpful!

Visited a year ago

Visited a year ago

The food is really good! I highly recommend coming here to try it out!

Visited a year ago

The only pros are decent music and variety of menu.
We came on a sunday night and the restaurant was fairly empty, but the service was EXTREMELY slow. Waited a long time for apps, food, water, even to pay. Wont be coming back. Oh and a 20% mandatory gratuity. Hard pass

Visited a year ago

Visited a year ago

Best place ever

Visited a year ago

The selection of proteins to BBQ was tasty with spicy options along side nearly plain beef, chicken, baby octopus! It was fun and our party of three adults were very satisfied. We limited appetizers because we wanted fresh BBQ!

Visited a year ago

Everything is sweet. The crab Rangoon was amazing. The customer service was slow and mediocre.

Visited a year ago

Missed a couple orders but at a table of 8 I can't blame them. Meat was extremely well seasoned and I got a video of a friend eating a baby octopus, so all in all not bad

Visited a year ago

Visited a year ago

Good food!!! Amazing savors !!!

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Visited a year ago

It was a total vibe! Staff was super kind and food and experience was awesome! Would definitely go back!

Visited a year ago

Under staffed 1 server 4 plus tables , had to remind the server for a high chair and drinks even thou that was ordered when I was seated . Ordered a few appetizers that were not brought out . It was a birthday celebration so we made the best of it .

Visited a year ago

Cute atmosphere, but the food was a solid 3/10. We ordered the spicy bulgogi (had no spice whatsoever) and the LA Kalpi meat and they were both drenched in marinade to the point where you couldn’t even enjoy it. The grill was barely hot so it also took pretty long to cook. Lastly, I recommend you skip the ice cream. We ordered the green tea matcha and the strawberry flavors and they were not good. Do yourself a favor and go to Iron Age instead.

Visited a year ago

Visited a year ago

Visited a year ago

We drove 12 miles ,because other Korean bbq was closing at 10 pm, I though ,we will sit longer and drive in Chicago traffic for 27 minutes.We were there at 10:00 pm,they said they are closed already . Gotta change google store hour so they won’t confuse people and waste peoples time .

Visited a year ago

Terrible service, ignored by server

Visited a year ago

The delivery service is great good drivers good service love it

Visited a year ago

Terrible service, first time I go and the waiter did not give instructions, the food fell through the bars, soda without ice, without napkins and they charge 20% service

Visited a year ago

Some of the appetizers were good. The temperature of the stove was too low all the time even when we turn it to the max. So it took forever to cook the meat. When we were about to leave there were more costumers and the smoke was crazy due to lack of ventilation. The service definitely didn’t worth 20%. They rarely come ask and even when I ask them to come(cuz we were in a rush) they don’t. We had to order more rice and appetizers to get full cuz it took so long for meat.

Visited a year ago

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Visited a year ago

Food is delicious. Service was phonemenal.
Definitely recommend this place to everyone.

Visited a year ago

Meat was good. Female server with the glasses was rude as heck. Barely came to us. Waited most of the time to order more meat. On our third order, she told us it would be our last because we been there for an hour already when we’ve only order twice and waited to order most of the time. And there were 5 of us.

Visited a year ago

Visited a year ago

Visited a year ago

Decent all you can eat. We ordered a lot and ate a lot. Def get a grill table that’s the funnest part. They charge $5 per dish you don’t finish but are great at pacing and getting out food. We took it easy and kept adding dishes and they came out quick. The only thing we weren’t fans of was the calamari. And the fan faves were spicy ribeye, spicy bugolgi, and the pork dumplings. Also great cocktails! Try the lychee (sans simple if you don’t like too sweet) cocktail or the white iver-san cocktail.

Visited a year ago

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Visited 2 years ago

Rubbish. Inauthentic, poor quality

Visited 2 years ago

The girl who service us yesterday was really rude. She also disappeared most of the time. Other people is not able to process the order. So we have to wait her to come back. It’s really waste our time.

Visited 2 years ago

Visited 2 years ago

Never had korean bbq, but the whole experience at ryu made me fall in love with it!
Definitely recommend stopping by and will come again soon!

Visited 2 years ago

Food is great here, their sushi is amazing too!

Visited 2 years ago

I’ve gone to multiple bbq places, and this one is one of the best hands down! I didn’t know upon arriving that we had to RSVP for the BBQ, but they still let us sit without waiting. Our waiter was very attentive, gave us recommendations and was friendly! As for the food, Their appetizers were great. They had a large variety of food and drinks. Definitely recommend.

Visited 2 years ago

First time here waitress kept walking past us. We didn’t even order! the only thing at our table was this roach!!!

Visited 2 years ago

Visited 2 years ago

I loved this place!!! Highly highly recommend for the quality of the food. Everything from the meat selection, appetizers, drink menu, and even sauces are top notch. If there is any critique, food comes out a little slow but we were a table of six during peak dinner time. This is a must go to place for any kbbq lover!

Visited 2 years ago

This is my go to place and I’ve been a customer here for a year. I’ve always had good service , fast and prompt, and the servers were always great . However recently we brought my siblings who were from out of town to experience it for the first time and it was not up to expectations .

Service seemed to be low staffed today which I understand however the newer servers didn’t seem too friendly as well and never smiled . The food took forever to come out and reorder to the point we were sitting for a while between meat grilling. The food was great however i was a not impressed by the service today.

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Visited 2 years ago

Food was fine and the atmosphere was fine. My biggest issue is that this all you can eat kbbq restaurant does not have the proper vents to get rid of the smoke. Once the flame is too high then the server will immediately run over and turn down the cooking temperature. They turn it down so low that it takes forever to cook the meats we ordered for all you can eat. This makes it not worth imo because I'm trying to be able to cook food in a timely manner and get my moneys worth. I will not be coming back here until they get the proper equipment. The server yesterday had to sprint to my table like he was running a 40 yard dash. Very disappointed as we had a party of 6 and spent most of our time staring at each other vs all you can eat kbbq.

Visited 2 years ago

We had a very rude waitress named Tina, basically yelling and madly dropping grills on us because we used the wrong grill (seafood grill vs grill for pork belly) … you can tell the food quality is low too, meat looks weird and about to go bad. We barely ate anything. Never coming here again.

Visited 2 years ago

Cute place and the all you can eat korean bbq was good! There is no all you can eat sushi though—they have two rolls as part of the bbq but thats it.

Visited 2 years ago

This was the second time coming here and it's quickly becoming a favorite in the city! The food here is so good here and it's only $32 for AYCE!

Visited 2 years ago

Bad service, no water refills, had to refill my own water. Smoke was everywhere, like we were in a smoke lounge. Food was subpar.

Visited 2 years ago

Second time coming. Service was good, establishment is nice but waitress didn't speak much English and didn't understand our requests. It's not real kbbq if that's what you're looking for but decent asian fusion foods. Meat came out discolored (as if it was left out too long) but appetizers were pretty good. Overall not the best experience but to each their own.

Visited 2 years ago

Visited 2 years ago

The man who makes the sushi here is my hero

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Visited 2 years ago

Food was good but the server never returned to table after first round of food. You have a 90 minute limit so be prepared to have to constantly look for your server or order all your food at once.

Visited 2 years ago

Visited 2 years ago

This place is AH-MAZING!! The food? ..is DELICIOUS!! Device was great, the experience was great BUT the only thing I didn't like is that I felt rushed to eat and forced to eat, so that we didn't get charged extra for uneaten food. I'd def come again and again, but each time I return...I'm coming with the appetite of a sumo wrestler!....I suggest you do too lol

Visited 2 years ago

Visited 2 years ago

So we went there on April 21st to celebrate my brother's birthday, and as we entered, the hostess greeted us with an attitude and unfriendly overall. She asked us what we wanted, and not how can we help you like she did with people in front of us. She sat them immediately, and her attitude towards them was different. She(I didn't get her name she was chubby mid-30s? Asian woman with short hair) side eyes and asked us if we had a reservation, and we said no and paused for a second and was trying to deter us away until she mentions that we have tables but no grill and we have to clean them, again paused and continued because we answered that's fine well take the table she side eyed us again and took a few minutes to get back to us. She comes back and tells us that the tables have no grills that we if wanted the grills, we should have made a reservation and again we said that's fine we don't the grills we were ok with not having that experience she once again side eyed us and asked us to follow her she sped up and sat us down and walked away. She really didn't want us there. We're Hispanic, and we saw that we weren't the demographic they're used too but to assume a lot of things and there were a lot of things I wanted to tell her but I chose not too because I was my brother's birthday. The waiter who waited for us was AMAZING! (I didn't get his name, but he was an average height Asian man with short longish hair, thin body type) we didn't know what to get, he recommended the food we should try he was attentive and over all really friendly he made up the unpleasant experience with the hostess. But to be honest, I won't be returning to this establishment if people working there are willing to behave and profile people like that, it isn't worth spending my money in a place where they'll treat my family like that. I would rather spend it in a place where I feel welcomed and respected .

Visited 2 years ago

Love this place been several times now and sometimes the service can be spotty if they are busy but honestly it’s not that bad

Visited 2 years ago

Food was tasty but service was abysmal. Not the workers’ fault. The restaurant was clearly overworking two poor servers. I got the all you can eat. After the meat was served, the sauce for the meat didn’t come until a half hr later and we weren’t able to order a second round until even later because the servers were in such a rush you couldn’t stop them for a moment. An hour and a half later, we finally get our second round and the kitchen immediately closed right after. It was an incredible long wait for a very underwhelming experience. Besides the service, the food and ambience is good enough for 5 stars.

Visited 2 years ago

Food was amazing. Our waitress was super nice. Totally recommended for anyone!!!

Visited 2 years ago

Visited 2 years ago

Food was so cold when we got it :(

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Visited 2 years ago

It was ok. It was an experience.

Visited 2 years ago

Affordable Asian Barbecue place with lots of options. Recommend to get All you can eat. Spicy Bulgogi is the best.

Visited 2 years ago

Visited 2 years ago

The food was alright. It's all you can eat but you only have 1.5 hours to do it and anything you don't finish gets added to your check. The servers were very informative and helpful and we had an amazing meal, but the crowd inside the restaurant has been very rowdy, most likely from the deep south of Chicago.......

Overall it was a good experience, but I cannot leave 5 stars because of the atmosphere at the moment.

Oh! The crunchy tuna avocado appetizer was mind-blowing! Highly recommend.

Visited 2 years ago

The marinade meat is absolutely amazing! Their appetizers are also really good. I personally don't like avocados, but they have a fried spicy avocado appetizers that I constantly return back for.

Visited 2 years ago

Visited 2 years ago

I had high hopes for this place based off these reviews. To start off I am not new to AYCE KBBQ so I know traditionally what to expect. This place let me down in every way, we got sat immediately because it was slow maybe 5 tables tops with 5 servers on the floor. We ordered 2 appetizers that never showed up and it took 20-30 mins for my soda to show up. Took about 1 hour for us to even get asked if we wanted more items. Overall service was quite poor and slow.

Now on to the food itself, everything is sweet from the sugar marinade. The sides were subpar at best and the meat was even worse, especially the brisket. The brisket isn’t your traditional thin cut but rather this super stringy/fatty meat closely resembling the scraps I would give a dog. We ended up just getting the porkbelly and flat iron which were both again sugary.

Overall we tried to find something that would make this a decent experience but with a slow restaurant it shouldn’t have been that bad especially for $80. Will not be returning anytime soon.

Visited 2 years ago

The all you can eat here is the best ! Great music and good drinks too ! Definitely must stop by and check it out 🔥

Visited 2 years ago

Restaurant Rule according to our waitress: you can only order 4 meats at a time. Your time starts when you enter your order, so make sure everyone in your party is present.

Constantly being reminded of food waste charges before we put our order in is annoying AF. We were reminded so often of food waste charges that we just gave up trying to order side dishes, appetizers, and carbs.

I'd recommend ordering unmarinated meats to avoid the grill pans from charring, as we experienced slow service and the grill burnt to crisp. Water is slow to be refilled.

There's meter parking. Kids under 6 are free.

Get your free mochi ice cream. At least those come out quickly.

This isn't an authentic Korean BBQ joint. Keep in mind that this is a fusion of Thai-Korean. The meats are Korean style and the sides are Thai.

Visited 2 years ago

Love this place and more food for the decent price.

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This was a pretty awful experience. Despite it being AYCE, I actually left hungry. If we have a 90-minute time limit, then the service needs to be a lot quicker to maximize the meat.

Visited 2 years ago

all you can eat is definitely worth it and staff is knowledgeable on what is gluten free!

Visited 2 years ago

Came a second and last time. Got the same rude waitress. She got flustered easily and made us feel like we were a bother, but she got her 20% tip since they automatically apply it to the bill. Not worth the money for such treatment and mediocre food overall.

Chicken was off and thin brisket was all fatty and not as good as other kbbqs we’ve been to. Overall not so great quality of meats offered.

Appetizers are good but meat inside the steamed buns was cold no matter which meat we chose (chicken, pork and beef).

Didn’t even make it to the 60 minute mark before she reluctantly asked if we wanted anything else but was rushing us out by cleaning and handed the bill before we could respond. She got even more annoyed when we asked for a dessert.

Then there’s a staff member on lunch and publicly displaying his knack for picking his nose and playing with his boogers. Lovely.

Overall: mediocre meat, decent-ish appetizers, and rude/gross staff.

Visited 2 years ago

They house an all you can eat Korean BBQ option and also an a la carte option. Depending on what you're looking for you might be looking at varying wait times. Although they do offer reservations, unlike some other Korean BBQ AYCE locations, so it can guarantee you a spot

I thought I'd give them another chance to see if the first time was a fluke, but I was proven wrong. Service can be quite slow when doing the AYCE option so I highly recommend ordering a lot and often. Otherwise you'll be spending a good portion of your 90 minute limit waiting for your next order to come in. They do offer fountain drink free refills but be careful because it is only for Pepsi, diet Pepsi and sierra mist. If you order a diet coke you'll end up paying for another can if you want more during your meal.

The atmosphere is minimalistic urban modern and izakaya vibes. Cocktails are roughly inexpensive 10-15 and beers can be in the 7 dollar range.
I'd recommend the spicy tuna crunchy avocado as an appetizer.

Visited 2 years ago

The food was excellent, the service was amazing, and the server was wholesome, also some of the best Kbbq I ever tried, and the octopus was exquisite 👌🏼

Visited 2 years ago

Walked out. Hostess was quite rude. When finally seated, excessive wait to even get water. Mind you they were not busy and fully staffed. The kicker was witnessing a server use the restroom not wash her hands, then hand silverware to her table. Will never attempt to eat there again, don’t care how good the food “might be.”

Visited 2 years ago

$32 include LA galbi, ice cream and mochi ice cream

Visited 2 years ago

This was my first time with Korean BBQ. The service was great and they were patient with first timers. The food was incredible and even if you over cooked it a little, it was so tender and flavorful from the marinade or seasonings that come on it. Great experience.

Visited 2 years ago

Came here with my husband for a New Year’s Eve dinner. We have been here before, but it’s been a few years. It was very delicious and our sever was very helpful with explaining the process to us again.

I just have two negatives. We said that my husband had a peanut allergy, our server asked if he can have peanut oil or not peanuts at all. We specified that he is okay with peanut oil (he’s eaten at places that cook their fries and meat in peanut oil) but otherwise he cannot have anything with peanuts and not to bring anything with them since I didn’t want to possibly transfer it to him with a kiss. Well one of the sides he brought over had full sized peanuts in it. Thankfully, it was obvious and we asked him to take it away, but it was concerning that it could have been given to us in a less obvious form.
The other negative is that when you do the all you can eat option, you’re not allowed to take any leftovers home. I do understand in a way because people can try to take advantage of it, that’s why they also charge you a fee per plate you don’t touch. The only issue with that is that we had a little meat and rice left, like enough for a small meal,and although we weren’t charged for that, we couldn’t take it home. So it just felt wasteful in that way.

But truly the good outweighs the bad and I would recommend this place! Just be prepared to be in a happy food coma!

Visited 2 years ago

Meat was okay at best.

Server was unfriendly. 20% gratuity is included which was generous given the service.

Place looks like it hasn’t been cleaned in years. Layer of grime on everything. Needs to get inspected.

Visited 2 years ago

The food was ok and reasonably priced. But we saw a roach on the end of our table during our dinner and now I will never go back.

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Visited 2 years ago

Excellent experience! We are from downstate and we're looking for a place for our first Korean BBQ experience. It was all pretty straight forward! The spicy bulgogi beef was amazing.

If you haven't done this before, be aware it does take a while for it to heat up. Don't get impatient and throw meat on too quick and wonder why it isn't hot.

All the little condiment trays were delicious. The pickled cucumberd and kimchee were delicious. Didn't care for the pickled apples, but that's me..

The staff were super friendly !!!!!!

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Visited 2 years ago

What a great experience! Never cooked my own food before! Food and service was great!

Visited 2 years ago

Very good food. Set upore for "date night" at the barbecue table, though. Single serve from the kitchen worked. Was a little slow, but terrific food.

Visited 2 years ago

I've had Korean BBQ in multiple cities, and none of them are as good as this place. The service was excellent. Food was delicious. Meat was hugh quality. Would definitely recommend.

Visited 2 years ago

Making me get up during my meal to move to a table next to them cleaning dirty dishes because we decided not to grill wasn’t even the worst part. I only gave it a star because I had to. On a positive note the drinks were good. The tacos were cold and covered in lettuce, the calamari was bland lord, the wings were salty smh.I wanted real crab and got imitation smh and serving food on broken glass plates smh no thanks

Visited 2 years ago

Great place and great value for Korean bbq. They have wide variety of options to choose from for AYCE never seen so much. Includes appetizers and rice and noodle dishes as well. Great location and great space with very high ceilings! Our bill was very cheap for what we got. $32/PP AYCE

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Visited 3 years ago

First time at a Korean BBQ, had such a great experience. No complaints ☺️

Visited 3 years ago

Very clean, our waiter was very nice. Food was amazing

Visited 3 years ago

Got food poisoning after eating here on Friday night. Be careful ordering the beef brisket. Another reviewer took a photo of the meat. Bad quality and tasted old.

Visited 3 years ago

Truly a unique experience. I took my siblings here for dinner. I ordered pork dumplings and calamari and, I gotta say it was very delicious. Definitely coming back here.

Visited 3 years ago

Visited 3 years ago

The ambiance is great, music isn't too loud and the tables have space for everything you order. Plus the food is delicious.

The service is fast and if it's ypur first time here they explain the process well and show you how to cook your meata.

Visited 3 years ago

Visited 3 years ago

So good and so fat afterwards hehe

Visited 3 years ago

This place had a great all you can eat special. If you are looking for something filling it comes at a good price at 32 an hour. The cocktails are tasty and fairly priced. I really enjoyed the spicy ribs and octopus. Worth a visit also don't forget to get your mochi for desert.

Visited 3 years ago

If you’re in the mood for AYCE Korean BBQ, this is the place. There were three of us on a Sunday around 6pm. I would recommend getting a reservation if going for BBQ. The dining room is a bit small, and by time we left, all BBQ tables were taken. There is an area for people who just want to order off the regular menu and there were plenty of tables.

The Food… wow. Wow wow wow. They start by bringing all the traditional Korean side dishes (seaweed, a variety of pickled veggies, and some fried eggs). Then our ordered dishes. From the Edamame to the boa buns, all of the appetizers were great. A few favorites? Chicken wings (not Korean style but just tasty 🤤), see ew noodles (did mine with beef), and fried oysters. My wife absolutely loved their crab Rangoon. The BBQ was incredible. We got the traditional Bul-go-GI beef, brisket, ribeye, Shrimp, baby octopus, and a few veggies. The only thing I wouldn’t get again is the baby octopus. Every thing else 10/10. We topped the meal off with some very tasty mochi ice cream.

The Service… very good. Our server was very sweet and attentive. She helped us navigate the menu, gave great recommendations, and was personable. They include a 20% gratuity on the bill for service, and she made us want to leave more. 10s across the board.

Visited 3 years ago

Visited 3 years ago

I came here with a group of friends on a Saturday for AYCE. We were hopeful it would be more satisfying and authentic than Iron Age, but left sorely disappointed. The service was a little slow and not the friendliest, despite not being super busy as we were the first table seated after they opened at 3 pm. First of all, the table we were sitting at wasn't very clean. There were food particles on the chairs and the grill had black remnants from the night before. We ended up using pork belly to clean off the grill ourselves prior to grilling our own meat.

Secondly, we thought it was odd that the table we were seated at was for 6 people but for some reason the grill was located at one end of this table which meant we had to serve the 5th person who wasn't close enough to the table the entire time.

Next, the menu states certain items are available Unmarinated. But when we asked the waitress about getting the rib eye unmarinated, she told us it would need to be a few hours since the meat was still defrosting?? She had a bit of an attitude until we asked her what was the point in having something on your menu if it wasn't available...needless to say, we were forced to eat the marinated version.

The worst moment occurred after we ordered the beef brisket. It was the ugliest excuse for beef I've seen in my entire life! It looked like dog scraps and it was very stringy and mostly fat. We couldn't bring ourselves to eat that so we had it sent back. Waitress gave attitude about taking it back and only did so after two members of the party refused to eat it. We stuck with the LA galbi and flat iron beef options which tasted reasonable.

Overall, I would not recommend this restaurant. Not worth it for $42 after tax and tip. Will not be returning under my own free will...

Visited 3 years ago

Visited 3 years ago

We tried all you can eat for $32 per person. Price is good, but meat quality is poor. The meat is not well marinated, flavorless. Spicy bulgogi for example, tastes very different than it is supposed to be. It was sweet and bland. May options from the menu for sure, but the main bbq is dissappointing.

Visited 3 years ago

If you're looking for Korean BBQ in Logan Square, give this place a shot! My boyfriend and I have been here a few times now and the food is beyond delicious. I definitely recommend the pork belly and spicy octopus, as well as all of the side dishes (be sure to take advantage of their all you can eat flat rate). If you can, make a reservation and ask for Patty; she's very knowledgeable and an absolute delight! Everything is well worth the price and wait, but expect to spend at least a couple of hours here. Get a pitcher of Kirin or Sapporo while you wait, settle in, and enjoy!

Visited 3 years ago

It’s Korean BBQ place. All you can eat or A la carte menu. I love the beef selections, they are great and tasty. We had All you can eat which included appetizer, choices of Beef, pork, chicken, seafood and veggies, ice cream and mochi. oh and all the sides dishes. The server are great. Recommended to make a reservation because it’s busy and it’s not big place. The gratuity is also included 20% in the bill but if u like to add extra, they won’t complain 😉would come back again.

Visited 3 years ago

The food was very low quality and mediocre. There's an automatic 20% gratuity even though service was not great. I think the menu is great, but the AYCE menu is too extensive so it's a competition between quanity and quality. Quantity definitely won. I don't recommend it.

Visited 3 years ago

Visited 3 years ago

This place was good both in service and dine in experience. Unfortunately they have reservations but they have side tables for walk ins. Very nice service she broke down the menu for me and my girlfriend. Also family friendly our lil one liked the food. Food was amazing the drinks where also good definitely coming back to this place.

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Visited 3 years ago

Worst Experience Ever!! There was a cockroach and all they did was give us a drink for free.

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Visited 3 years ago

Excellent food. My first experience with Asian cuisine so I'm not the best to analyze. Cooking at the table was fun with family. Hope to return soon to try more. Excellent service!

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Visited 3 years ago

So smoky that my party almost had to leave

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Visited 3 years ago

Came here with a party of 5 on a Sunday night for the all-you-can-eat option for $32 per person. The appetizers, grilled meats and veggies, dessert - everything was delicious, prices were quite reasonable, and the ambiance is really cozy and fun. Staff is very knowledgeable and helpful. Overall, great experience and highly recommended. Great place for dinner for groups, celebrations, or romantic and friend dates.

Visited 3 years ago

There family package is great. U can get a table with the grill in the middle and they give u the meat to cook already marinated. It served 4 of us.The sides are awesome also. They have individual plates also. Only downfall we ordered a few things and they had run out of like 3 things we ordered. We spent 118 without tip.

Visited 3 years ago

Visited 3 years ago

Bad experience, rude customer service. Went there 1.5 hours before closing time but server was very pushy.

Visited 3 years ago

Food was great but service was awful. We had issues with the grill (kept turning off) and it was really hard to get help. Aside from the technical issue, staff was not attentive - borderline rude - and it took so long to get anything. Because of the grill issue, we couldn’t have desert since we were running out of time. Considering it was their fault, it was handled poorly. Even when the grill was working, no one check on us unless we stop them on their way to the kitchen and they seemed annoyed to have to help.

Visited 3 years ago

It was a first time for me and it was good.

Visited 3 years ago

One of the best spots for Korean BBQ in Chicago! Been coming here for years

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The best !!!

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Visited 3 years ago

This is probably one of the worst BBQ experiences I've ever had.
The grill took forever to cook the meat even on the highest setting and somehow the top of the meat was cold even when taken right off the grill? The meat that should take a minute or two, we sat around for at least 6 minutes each for.
The meat was all overly sweet for some reason? Even the pork belly?
Our waitress also seemed to have a bad attitude and would seem annoyed every time we asked for something.
The kimchi fried rice was extremely dry and tasted bland. The waitress also made it a point to stop by the table to tell us in the middle of our meal that if we don't finish at least half, we'll get charged for it.
At one point, she came to change the grill and we had a tower to hold the plates of meat to be cooked. She put the tower with plates still on it on the floor next to my feet to change the grill because it was in her way, then brought it back up on the table and started putting the meat from the tower onto the grill???
I will never be back. Overpriced, unsanitary, and overwhelmingly unimpressed. I left still hungry and thoroughly confused and disgusted by the whole experience.

Visited 3 years ago

Visited 3 years ago

Honestly one of the best experiences I've ever had in a small place like this. I'm surprised they haven't expanded yet. The meat for the smokeless grill they have you use is amazing and the family bbq bundle I got with my sibling and Partner was worth the price. The desserts were great too. The waitress for out table was very kind and even gave us an extra helping of miso soup. Definitely going back here again for a special event soon

Visited 3 years ago

Food was great, however the low rating is unfortunately due to the staff. We had a difficult time hearing the waiter due to the mask and music. Because of this we had to ask them to repeat themselves a few times and they seemed very annoyed by this. Towards the end of the meal the waiter was short and made us feel uncomfortable. We ordered a fried rice and a couple of sides that never came to the table. Will definitely think twice before coming here again.

Visited 3 years ago

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Visited 3 years ago

We booked a reservation for 9:30 and when we got there the waiter said we couldn't do the all you can eat BBQ because it takes 90 minutes. We ended up having to spend way more $ ordering off the single serving menus and not the all you can eat. If you cannot do the all you can eat 90 minutes before closing then the information should be disclosed when the reservation is placed. The waiter didn't really give us any secondary option and was telling us she'd have to move our seating if we didn't pick a menu item to cook at the burner table, which was also more expensive than just getting something from the kitchen and being able to stay in the seat i'm in. It was a frustrating experience.

Visited 3 years ago

Do not order the all you can eat. They will charge you for each plate you cant finish and they will not allow you to take it home. Makes no sense to get charged for food you cant finish in one sitting and they would rather throw away food and still charge you then to let you take a to go box.

Visited 3 years ago

my sister and i came here for the AYCE on a trip for her birthday. during covid times they were of course short staffed, which is very common and i have sympathy for. of course not their fault and i can imagine it’s very stressful to deal with!

overall our experience was pretty poor. our main issue was that the waiter was a bit rude to us and we did not receive any side dishes. the music playing was very loud and we had a hard time hearing our waitress between that and the high capacity of the restaurant. she got a bit short with us when we couldn’t hear her. we of course could have asked if it came with side dishes but when i asked if it came with rice she replied “it does if you ask, but i won’t know unless you tell me” as if i was in the wrong for just asking.

the meat was pretty decent but we didn’t have anything to accompany it besides the rice, including no sauces. as they were short staffed it did take quiet a bit longer for us to receive the food but ordering a soju(comes bottled) took about 30 minutes.

overall we didn’t have a very good experience and felt like we were burdening the staff, especially being the only ones around who didn’t have side dishes, which is an essential part of korean BBQ.

Visited 3 years ago

My experience here was bad. I ordered over the phone and was told my order would be ready in 15mins. I showed up 15mins after and one of the servers told me the order would be “ready soon”. I waited and waited.. finally an additional 20mins went by and I asked the server if my order was almost done. It looked as if she could careless, once again she quickly dismissed me and told me it would be “ready soon”. The worst part is that the restaurant was not even busy.. it looked like there was a total of 3 tables dining in. 2 of them had ordered while I was there, so I’m not sure what the long wait was for. Eventually I ended up walking out and ordering out from somewhere else.

Visited 3 years ago

Buyers beware.

Visited 3 years ago

I had a reservation but was not able to reach there on time, Still they accommodated us. We were a group of 4. The service is up to the make. But I won’t say the food was good. It was more on the sweet side which I didn’t expect since most of Korean bbq I had was on the spicy side. The grill was not that great to cook on. It was taking too much time to cook. Just for an experience one can go for once.

Visited 3 years ago

💥💯 Absolutely OUT OF THIS world good! 💥💯

Visited 3 years ago

the individual portions they bring out for the all you can eat are WAY too big. There is no way to try all the things you want without getting that $5 surcharge per plate you didn’t eat. For example, I asked for zucchini and they brought an entire plate of sliced zucchini when I could have definitely been good with a quarter of the portion they gave me. So, I ended up wasting their product and my bill was higher. I would say do NOT do the all you can eat without a group of a least four people.

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