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| - I'd say this might be the AYCE Korean BBQ I've been looking for. After visiting a few hit or miss spots in Chinatown I've mostly settled on non-AYCE Gangnam nearby. Arirang is comparable to Gangnam but with unlimited food! They give you a ton of banchan and appetizers are also included in AYCE. We ordered the egg rolls, orange chicken, tonkatsu, and japchae. I didn't have the egg rolls but would recommend all of the above (especially the japchae). For the meats we got the spicy bulgogi, bulgogi, pork belly, and a few orders of kalbi. At Arirang the waitresses come around and maintain the cooking for you, which is different but fine. They also change out the cook tops often to keep the meat from getting all burned and crispy. I will say it's a lot more efficient than cooking it ourselves, even if it is a little awkward making room for them to reach over your plates to cut, flip and serve meats. The spicy bulgogi was perfectly spicy and I could have eaten this all night. The kalbi was my second favorite, though it was a little fatty (as was the pork belly). I would say Gangnam is just slightly higher quality with the meats. It's also hard to tell if I save any money coming to Arirang because I don't actually eat that much meat. Probably the best part is ordering all the appetizers though. It makes up for it. As far as the service, it was decent. They brought multiple orders to us that we didn't order and they had to bring to a different table. Not sure if they're rushing or the communication is off but we had to tell a server we didn't order prawns about 3 times before she almost placed them on our stove top. It also says on the menu that parties of 4 and over will have an automatic 15% gratuity but it appeared we got charged 18? I'd say this is the best AYCE Korean BBQ I've had in town. Whether or not I can justify coming when I don't eat that much is hard to say but it's definitely fun for groups.
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