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| - We've been to this one and Seoul Chako (directly across the street) and we much preferred Sota. There were a few items from Chako that I distinctly remember not liking (sushi and meat) because the taste was "off" and we didn't even want to finish them (I would give Seoul Chako only 2 stars). But everything here tasted great. While I do think korean BBQ dinner weekend buffets are a bit overpriced by a few bucks, to be fair, you're paying a little more to have the option to eat a variety of dishes instead of just one entree. Be reasonable, people!
Some other notes:
-Friday is considered weekend (yes, that means you pay more $, but there are also items exclusively available on weekends only)
-Resist sitting in the two-seater couple booths unless you're dining alone. I don't know how a couple can eat there and manage all the dishes in that small space comfortably! This is probably not negotiable if you show up doing a prime-time busy hour.
-The pictures for the food that needs to be cooked (meat, chicken, veggies) are not correct -- the pictures look like platters, but they are more literally like 1-2 pieces per order. (Strangely, the seafood dishes seemed to have more quantity in an order). As a couple, we had two "rounds" of dishes where each round we ordered about half a sheet of paper worth, which was approximately 8-10 dishes.
-There are a few random Chinese/Thai dishes (general Tao chicken, sesame beef, pad Thai) that are quite good and really hits the spot if you just want some asian comfort food. Quantity for these orders were much more (I would estimate to be about 1/4 of a regular order at an actual chinese/Thai restaurant), so don't crazy ordering all of them because you won't be able to finish them!
-Can't speak to the service during a crazy dinner hour (we were there around 5 on a Friday), but service when we went was efficient and attentive. Water glasses were continuously filled before we even emptied them.
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