I decided to branch out and try a new Korean place. I wanted to see how good/bad my usual place (Cho Dang) was. I wasn't surprised to find out that Cho Dang is in a league of its own when it comes to Korean BBQ in CHandler. Takamatsu was as underwhelming as it gets.
The decor is like a cafeteria. Patrons are very loud. It seems that everyone goes there for the all you can eat sushi. The person who sat us thought we were there for it and our server did a triple take when we didn't have anything filled out on the sushi form. Call me a sushi snob all you want, but I don't go to a Korean place to get my fix, and if I did, I wouldn't go to an all you can eat place. I'm not trying to maximize calories, I am trying to maximize flavor.
We ordered two dishes we routinely get at Cho Dang, Bulgogi and another dish. we had some miso soup that was included which was good. That is literally impossible to screw up because it comes from either a powder or a cube. No points for not screwing that up.
Out came the sides and the dishes. This is when it got very disappointing. The sides were inedible. Most were very bland while others were just bad. I don't think any side was edible. The bulgogi was decent, but still not as good as I'm used to. The other dish was poorly executed and just tasted bad.
Overall, the place was really bad. They deserve 1 star but if I could I would be generous and give them a 1.5 stars because we ate the bulgogi and didn't leave completely unsatisfied. I'll never go back considering there is Korean food that is in a different league just down the street on Ray and Arizona.
This place looked like a chinese buffet, and the food execution was on the same level. I didn't see a single Korean there eating which is a bad sign. I saw a ton of wannabe sushi eaters, a few SE-Asians and several old people.
I gave it a shot once and won't be back. Worst Korean food I've ever eaten without question. Yelp reviewers are really starting to get a bad rap with me. If this is the best Korean BBQ you have had, what places could possibly be worse?