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| - Tldr: food (5/5). Service (3/5). AYCE bbq at another level, would recommend
Right off the bat I just want to say that Gyubee is not your ordinary, run of the mill bbq joint. It's a safe haven for hungry souls that crave a wide selection of high quality meats at the AYCE level. Might be a lengthier review haha but feel free to look at the subsections.
Food (5/5):
Gyubee boasts of their 100% certified Angus beef and libreterre organic pork. To an amateur food enthusiast, that doesn't really mean much haha... But the moment a perfectly grilled piece of meat enters my mouth, tears of joy and ecstasy start to flow down my face.
The Beef: In my opinion, the beef is the bread and butter of this place. They offer two types of kalbi (beef short ribs), beef brisket, and beef tongue. I personally loved the kalbi and beef brisket. These cuts were fresh and beautifully marbled, like an exquisite piece of art that just melts in your mouth. Flavors were extremely savory and rich as is, so don't you dare taint it by dipping that succulent beef into soy sauce.
The Pork: Gyubee offers pork belly, pork cheek, and pork shoulder. These cuts were pretty good if you're looking for that pork fix. From what I remembered, the pork was quite flavorful as well, though it was on the fattier end (esp pork belly). I might just be biased because I loved the beef so much haha. But don't hesitate to try the pork as it won't disappoint either.
The Chicken: Chicken thigh and knee cartilage was on the menu, but didn't really speak to me...why you might ask? Because over the years of my AYCE bbq experiences, chicken literally takes 10 years to cook, and ain't nobody got time to cook chicken when you're on a time limit (more on this later).
The Seafood: Nothing really interesting here since it's just squid and shrimp. But if you're into that, I ain't judging.
The Veggies: They offer a bunch of veggie options as well...Though if you're a vegetarian this is obviously not the place for you. My favorites out of this section of the menu would be the honey sweet potatoes and enoki mushrooms that come in a cute tiny tin that you put directly on the grill to heat them up (The enokis come with a slab of butter that just mixes so well with the sweet/salty seasoning "juice" and original mushroom flavors....SO GOOD) The other unique veggie selections that caught my eye and taste-buds were the asparagus and king oyster mushrooms. You will definitely not see these options at a Chako or a Korean grill house.
Dessert: Sadly they don't have your usual green tea/mango/red bean ice creams, but they do offer melona (A Korean ice cream-like fruit popsicle) and crème brulee (which I believe they make in-house). At this point you're probably super full and hating yourself for eating so much meat, but hey... there's always room for dessert.
Service (3/5):
This is probably the reason why I'm not giving Gyubee an overall rating of 5/5. The service here is ok, but what can you expect from an AYCE establishment. The couple of times that I've been here, the waiting time for a table has been ridiculously long (approx. 1-2hrs, depending on party size and time of arrival). The people working at the front desk also look real stressed and can sound relatively rude at times. They don't take your phone number to call you when a table is ready either, so get ready to have someone on standby in the waiting area when they call the name you gave them.
If you can get past the wait, most of the servers are quite friendly and bring your food/drinks at a reasonable time. The servers use ipads to take your order, and they glitch out from time to time. The servers also strongly enforce the 2 hour seating/eating limit, and last call was 30 mins before the limit. I also personally didn't like how they rushed us to finish our meal and desserts. An automatic 12% service charge fee is also added to your bill.
The price here is also not a joking matter. The price for an adult is $29.99 (before tax/tip), and $32.99 for weekends and holidays. So be prepared to see your money magically grow wings and fly out of your wallet.
Final thoughts:
Overall, I really enjoyed my experience at Gyubee. This place is great for all ages, for any occasion. I've come back a couple of times, and would definitely keep coming back. Just not too often because you do feel quite heavy and bloated as you leave the place....and it's expensive haha... Indulge away friends!
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