Yet another lackluster addition to Southend framed in a fun, millennial appealing atmosphere.
The silver lining for this place is their wings. As many others have said in their reviews, their wings are pretty damn good. If you skip out on the wings, you will probably be curious as to why this place is always packed (pro tip, get the Korean BBQ flavor).
The drinks...I ordered an old fashioned, which is pretty hard to mess up, but boy did they mess it up. After 10 minutes the waiter brings out what looks to be someone's drink that had 2 sips left, to which I asked "is this someone else's drink?". He laughed and replied with "that's just how it comes". $13 in the hole for this crap; I was not laughing. It was a watered down mess. I think a nun that's never had a sip of alcohol in her life could probably make a better one. The beer I ordered was also a joke, brought out in a 10oz plastic cup and charged $6 for. $20 later and didn't even have a buzz.
The rest of the food is certainly different and I think it just tries too hard. Their version of chili cheese fries are the kimchi fries. It's a muddled mess of flavor that doesn't mesh well with french fries. Their version of "burgushi" from Cowfish is not exciting at all. Bulgogi beef with no flavor that's wrapped in rice and kelp is just a terrible idea. If you have to put a warning on the menu about it "not being sushi", then it's probably indicative of something that's just a bad idea all around.
Seoul Food Meat Company looks like it should be a killer spot. Unfortunately I think the best thing about this place are the cornhole boards out back. Joining the likes of Zeppelin for crappy, overrated spots in Southend...2.5/5.