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| - Gen in Henderson has to be the best AYCE Korean BBQ spot in Vegas. It's a relief that a large restaurant chain like this can provide quality at such an incredible price. I was hesitant at first, but I am now a believer.
To start off, we were informed of a 45 minute wait time. No problem. Like a lot of other restaurants, you write down your name and phone number and they'll let you know when your table is ready. We decided to check out the mall. After working up an appetite, we received a text that our table would be ready soon. We skidaddled back to the restaurant and our table was prepared within 10 minutes.
Upon arriving at our table, I noticed how everything was neatly placed: the plates, sauces, chopsticks, the cooking utensils, the salad, and the banchan. And let me tell you a thing about the banchan (those complimentary side dishes). It's some good quality tasty stuff and we ended up ordering a whole 'nother round of it during the middle of our meal. It's a shame that most of the diners eating around us weren't even touching it.
The meats were all of decent quality. We started off with the Gen Premium Chadol and the beef tongue. Both thinly sliced cuts of meat. I'd have to say the beef tongue edged out on the chadol this time around.
Next, we had the beef bulgogi and their signature galbi. I have to say they're both the best AYCE variants within their respected categories. Galbi is my absolute favorite K-BBQ meat, and they totally did it right. So much so that I ordered another serving towards the end of the meal.
Finally, we ended it with the premium steak and spicy baby octopus. The steak was literally a whole slab of beef. We cut the excess fat, and it paired well with the salt mix that was provided to us. Just don't overcook it! The spicy baby octopus could have been really good if it weren't for the excessive amount of sauce that was lathered on the dish. It was still tasty for what it was and I thought the octopus was juicy and tender.
The only thing I was disappointed with was that the server didn't bother to replace the grill top throughout our meal. It became a charred mess by the end. Other than that, our server was on top of it.
And even though the atmosphere sort of felt like a nightclub, the food was so good that it didn't bother me. I'll definitely be coming back, and I think I just found my new go-to Korean barbecue place.
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