YUM.
Came here with my Korean compatriot, looking for some BBQ - we will be back!
Ordered the JUMULUK, which is my favourite KBBQ meat option. I just think of it as high quality thicker cuts of beef. No bones to contend with like kal bi, not thin and measly like bulgogi, and not so fatty as samgyeopsal (which, granted, is pork). Definitely give the jumuluk a try.
$40 all-in gets you a surprisingly good spread of banchan, your choice of stew, and the meat plus fixings. It was way too much food for two people.
Stew/soup options were either kimchi chigae (cooked kim chi) or doenjang chigae (fermented soybean). Don't be put off by the description of the latter, as the flavour profile is typically phenomenal. I'm actually not a fan of kimchi chigae - something about the taste of cooked kimchi just puts me off; but my gf loves it and she thought this version was well done.
The meat arrived with the usual fixings: sesame oil and ssamjang; sliced garlic and chili pepper; rice and lettuce. Assembly: (1) tear off a palm-sized piece of lettuce; (2) lay down a base of rice; (3) take one piece of beef; (4) dip beef lightly in the sesame oil [there is salt and pepper at the bottom of the oil dish]; (4) beef onto rice; (5) ssamjang on top; (6) add sliced garlic [that you've heated on the grill] and the chili pepper if you so desire; (7) devour. Repeat until you hate yourself and want to die. Yes, the quantity of food for two people was that plentiful.
Don't even think of going to an AYCE KBBQ place.