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| - Out of all the table-top AYCE bbq places downtown, this is by far the best. The price is slightly more expensive but the quality of the beef is amazing. Also unlike the other places, the price already includes various vegetables for grilling and lettuce wrap, and a bar of Melona to round off the meal.
The grill is better than other places in that it's a thin wire mesh so not as much burnt bits from previous grilling will get on the new piece. They are also very quick to change them upon request. The beef tongue burns the fastest since it's sliced extremely thinly. One fun way to eat the beef tongue is to cook it with the buttery enoki mushroom in the foil tin; won't burn and covered in buttery goodness. The sweet potato gets much better after you grill it for a while and all the liquids reduce so that you get a super sticky and sweet coating. The black pepper kalbi is just covered in pepper, which was a bit too much for me. My favorite thing to grill were the marinated kalbi short ribs, and the asparagus. Don't skip on the asparagus! They are amazing grilled. The bibimbap and cold noodles were disappointing, but that's not their main focus so it's forgivable.
I have no complaints about the service, other than one off phenomenon. When you first order, they are stickler for asking how many pieces of everything you would like to order since they count by piece rather than plated portion. In the later orders, they will stop asking and bring out larger amounts. I made the mistake of not specifying how many shrimps for our third round of orders expecting 2 or 4, but they brought out a plate of 10. I did end up finishing but with much regret.
Overall, a great experience. But 4 stars because the sides were very forgettable, one of the 3 orders of lettuce we got was completely wilted and old looking, AND I was sad that they ran out of the melon flavored Melona.
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