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*This is not an ayce kbbq joint
Came here during Thanksgiving weekend with the fam, and initially when we got there, it didn't look very busy. There were several empty tables, but it still took us about 15 minutes to get seated. Shortly after we got seated, however, the entire restaurant was filled, and it was a madhouse in there.
We got the beef combo which included brisket, rib eye, and prime rib, and we also received some kind of beef sushi where they sear it in front of us. I thought it was wagyu or kobe beef, but it wasn't. The food was alright, but for some reason, the quality of the meat seems to be better at the Magal in LA. I think I've just been spoiled with really good Korean BBQ in LA that I automatically assume anything KBBQ is just better in LA.
Our server was really rude initially, probably due to my family's demanding requests for more banchan, but she definitely mellowed out throughout the course of the night. We were growing impatient due to our banchan barely getting re-filled, but she apologized saying that the kitchen was short staffed tonight and that they're really backed up. She also mentioned that she couldn't fry the rice at the end, because again, they were short on staff members, and it would just back up the service even more. Understandable but what a bummer, because I was looking forward to the fried rice.
Overall, it wasn't a terrible experience, but I would probably want to try Hobak first before coming back here.
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