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| - 4-stars for Manna and 2-stars for Gen indicates that Manna is twice as good as Gen, which sounds about right to me.
There is no need to go with the more expensive premium menu - the regular menu at $22 is good enough.
Kids under 10 eat for $11.
Ranking of meat taste/quality from best to worst:
1. beef belly - more tender than the brisket
2. chadol baegi
3. galbi - waaay better than Gen's galbi
4. bulgogi
5. jumooluk
6. beef rib meat
7. spicy pork belly
8. octopus - wasn't marinated in gochujang or anything
9. intestine - it is what it is, it's just something to chew on
Vegetables make for good grilling companions, the soybean paste stew tastes way better than the soondubu, banchan is tasty, and the steamed egg is passable. They offer two types of salads, and I liked the onion-cilantro one better than the lettuce one, but both were good. Hite was ice-cold. No dduk wrap here.
We were allowed 3 plates per order, but the food came out fast and more orders were put in really quickly, and the portion sizes were actually quite large. Service was fast, efficient, and friendly. The grill vents that descend from the ceiling kept the smoke after-smell to a minimum, and the ambiance was family-friendly and comfortable. Meat quality is expected for AYCE, but the food here at Manna is of considerably higher quality than Gen's. Factor in the lower prices at Manna, and it's easy to see that Gen comes in a distant 2nd in the race to claim the title of Phoenix's best Korean AYCE BBQ restaurant.
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