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| - Today, I have made a visit to the second All you can eat Korean barbecue restaurant that have opened in the last month. The popularity and the expectations are great since these places are here in the valley to satisfy the cravings of meat loving foodies for all you can eat service.
Right out of the bat, the concept of all you can eat might question the restaurant's quality of the food and service however, at Manna Korean Barbecue Restaurant there was nothing but not only quantity but quality. First, when you walk in the bright smiles from the host and server greets you as you are guided to either a booth or tables that could fit a big party. The server has picked a big open table for us since the at the time of our visit was before the dinner rush. Looking around I was able to see the neat table with bright colored booth that was extremely comfortable to sit in for hours. There were televisions everywhere, pleasurable music coming from the speakers throughout the restaurant filling the missing spots just enough to sound enjoyable among the sounds of meats being grilled. For the menu, I was provided two options. For different prices, there were more options of meats. The most expensive option having six more different types of meats, I went with the option that I could try every type of entrée from the restaurant which was priced at $28.99 per person. A bit on the expensive side, there is an option for $21.99 however, they provided enough options so you won't be missing out on
the house specials. I was impressed with all the variety of meats that came out and tasted absolutely great. It was very interactive where I had to grill myself. Each order of entrée plates came out bright red and marvelously. My personal favorites being beef bellies, bulgogi, and spicy pork bellies, after every bite I was in awe of how incredible it tasted. These meats not only tasted great but I felt the amount of work and effort was shown with every cut of the meat that came out. They were tender, without the foul smell that I would usually expect at an all you can eat restaurant--since coming from Korea I know how it usually goes. They definitely scored both quality and quantity side of the restaurant which made me even be worried about the restaurant's budget. Lastly, the cherry on the top of this restaurant experience was the attentive service that they provided. With every entrée, they explained every different parts. Changing
the grill that often needs to be replaced, and filling the side dish every now and then. This was a
complete all you can eat Korean barbecue experience that I craved for. I completely recommend this restaurant for your all you can eat experience.
As I mentioned, this was the second Korean barbecue restaurant of the valley as of recent. Manna and Gen Korean Barbecue, the two that are opened, have very different characteristics. I would prefer Manna because of the food, service, and ambiance that I have explained above.
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