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| - My friends used to go to the location on Fort Apache all the time and I would tag along occasionally. My friends developed some sort of odd relationship with the staff. Whenever the staff would see them coming from the parking lot, they would hold the door shut so my friends couldn't get in. Yeah, strange, I know. But my friends like to mess with people so I guess the staff caught on and reciprocated. They would let them in eventually.
Anyhow, the owners opened a new location on Rainbow and my friends started going to this location because it's closer to their home. One of them wanted to do the AYCE Korean BBQ for his birthday, so there we are. With a large group of people, it is super fun.
Everything on the AYCE Korean BBQ menu in red, you get automatically. Everything in black you have to order. The whole table must participate. You can get some sushi rolls, noodles, baked mussels, garlic edamame (yum!) etc. so it's fairly unique and there is something to please everyone. Except for ice cream and baked mussels, everything on the list is AYCE. And it's only $20 per person.
They've got those "order accordingly" signs all over the place threatening to charge you for food you don't eat. But they aren't nazis about it. But the signs did make some of our guests feel a little uncomfortable. ("If I don't eat every last bit of the fried rice, will they charge us for it?" No, they won't.) The signs are a little tacky, but most AYCE sushi places do this so c'est la vie.
Everything tasted very good to me. The only thing I miss is all the little sides you get with normal Korean BBQ places (e.g. pickles, kimchi, random potato salad, etc.). Unless I'm with a large group, I think I might stick with Maru for my Korean BBQ fix, which is more traditional and close to home. And I've got my regular sushi place (Sushi Fever) so it won't replace that either.
The owner was super nice and gave us free sake bombs to celebrate! It was a great time and I really recommend it for large groups.
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