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| - Chako is my place of choice when introducing people to Korean BBQ. Is it authentic? Maybe not 100% but whatever they do, they do it well. Our group had two rookies and three veterans who have been coming here for years.
The recessed grills in the middle of the table always has newbies guessing at what's about to happen. The vast menu choices usually leaves them a little confused, not realizing they get everything on the menu. Our server took our drink orders and our newbies mulled over the menu. The rest of us didn't need to look.
Our drinks arrived and we asked our server to just bring everything on the menu - soup, salad, rice, sushi, veggies, meats, seafood - everything. The food started showing up (in volumes) and our rookie guests' eyes were growing in amazement. It looked like a lot of food. It was a lot.
The cooking started, the eating started, the rookies were smiling and really started to get into it. The language of the moment was Mmm. Although it was a lot of food, we ended up ordering more short ribs, sliced beef, and pineapple. It was all good. We were stuffed but willing to stuff ourselves even more.
The rookies thoroughly enjoyed their first KBBQ experience and are already planning their next visit and guest list. Our server, Chuck, was excellent, providing probably the best service I've had at Chako. We'll be back. With more rookies. We'll ask for Chuck.
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