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The meal started off really well with on-the-house appetizers - the fried dumplings were crisp and not too greasy. Unfortunately, it went downhill from there.
Despite making reservations a day in advance, the restaurant was understaffed to handle our party of 20. Our waiter was a nice guy, but as far as waiters go, he was definitely mortal and I don't envy his job last night having to take care of our tables as well as others. More over, four people in our party got their meals when the others were almost done because of chef issues.
A big issue (to me) was with the order in which the courses/sides were served: the Banchan came out first, then the salad, then the meat that we all began to grill and consume, a little later the bowls of rice were passed out, followed by the soup. Also, I've seen a much better spread of Banchan than the three tiny portions that each of us were served along with shared (insufficient) bowls of kimchi, shredded daikon, and what seemed like a corn+mayo salad :P
The meat was good - not exceptional by any means, but I'm assuming when you order the "combo" with different types of beef, chicken and pork, you won't really get their best cuts. That was my mistake.
One thing I did appreciate were their newfangled grills with the built-in exhaust system. Various holes above the grill plate sucked in the air so the restaurant was noticeably clear of smoke and odors. It's rare to have your clothes be wearable the day after you visit a Korean BBQ place, so props to them for investing in the right infrastructure.
The street has too many good restaurants for me to make another trip back to Miga. Maybe if I'm with a smaller party and feel like caring about the ambience, but that's not most days.
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