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| - People are always surprised when I say that I haven't tried Piggys yet, given that it's such a staple place for kbbq in the area. So after years of holding it off, I finally decided to go for dinner with my two friends. As expected, it was quite packed at 7pm on a Sunday night, but we were quickly attended to and got lucky with a table.
Since Piggys is known for their kbbq, we were set on ordering a serving each of pork and beef for variety. But as it turns out, unlike other kbbqs, we weren't allowed to mix & match and had to order 2 servings of the same protein. This applies even for 1 serving add-ons. I was a bit shocked to be honest, as this is a first for me.
Nonetheless, we ordered 2 servings each of their beef rib finger & signature samgyeopsal, as well as a seafood pancake. The meal came w/ six banchans & a soybean stew, to which they readily refilled the former whenever we ran out. Personally, the beef was nothing to write home about; yes, it was fresh, but i didn't find it particularly tender or tasty. I actually liked their pork belly more. Maybe it was the marinade, or the fatty bits, but the flavor was a lot stronger. As for the seafood pancake, it was an oily mess; there was literally a pool of oil on the plate. Initially, i tried scrapping the middle bits so that it's not as greasy, but I gave up after two bites.
By the end, the bill came to $134 for the 3 of us. Not worth it at all in my opinion. I've had much better kbbq elsewhere for almost half the price. 3 stars is based on food only.
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