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| - I already know how weak sauce Arizona's Korean BBQ game is, but given a literal lack of other options I think Gangnam BBQ has to do. AYCE meat at affordable pricing that you can cook yourself.
The decor fits exactly what I expect. Giant grills at each table, smoke everywhere, buttons for service, and even blasting K-Pop MVs over the speakers.
Side dishes and sauces were okay, nothing special. I agree with the other reviewers about the lack of gojuchang. We went with the second tier menu as a party of 2. Normally I think one meat item per person is okay, but the portions are so tiny we can finish eating each item in 30 seconds. Plus the service is sooooooo goddamn slow, even with the button. It's actually weird how they make us wait to finish our round before we order the next - ordering after receiving the first is usually the norm.
And that wait is what kills star 4 for me. The meat quality is variable from a dope brisket to an underwhelming galbi, but there's so much time wasted from mediocre service. Everyone we've had was super nice, but somehow the place was super understaffed. From refills to orders to anything else the response time was just not there. The novelty of the place made it forgiving at the time, but if that's the norm I can't see myself becoming a regular.
Ugh, I would love to bash on this place like a lot of people have recently been doing. But if you can't point me in a better direction outside the smack talk, the KBBQ scene here isn't going to grow anytime soon.
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