My roommates and I were SO EXCITED that a new Korean BBQ place was opening in our hood. Especially a sister restaurant to Tofu Hut, one of our regular spots for KBBQ. Unfortunately we had a terrible first experience here last week.
As soon as we walked in we were charmed by the cute interior. But five minutes later not ONE server acknowledged our existence at the door. They were avoiding any possible eye contact as they were scurrying around the restaurant. All I expected was a greeting of some sort upon entering the restaurant and maybe a hint of how long the wait is. There were no other customers waiting for a table and there were three empty tables available at the time.
I'm a reasonable person so I understand that the opening of a new restaurant is probably very stressful and hopefully they're trying to work out some kinks or training blah blah. So I waited patiently and was a relatively happy camper once the food started arriving. Once I was less hangry I started thinking of the positives like great banchan and romaine cabbage salad, tasty boneless short ribs, and solid rice lol. Things were going swell despite the obvious flirting between the older female waitresses and table of drunk gentlemen next to us (apparently the older waitress with the glasses IS SINGLE for all you lucky dogs, the other is married sorry).
At this point we had half plates of bulgogi, short ribs, and brisket on the table that we were still powering through. The "single" waitress with glasses came around to check on us so my bff stated "I'd like to order something please" to which the waitress briskly responds with "YOU DIDN'T FINISH WHAT YOU HAVE AND WANT TO ORDER MORE?"
What. The.
First of all, my bff just wanted a steamed egg. It's not like we were ordering extra helpings of meat. Second of all.. THIS IS ALL YOU CAN EAT. You don't know me.
You could tell she felt guilty for jumping to conclusions but there was no redemption after that point. They also forgot to bring us the last plate of beef tongue we ordered but by then we were over it.
Overall the meat was inconsistently marinated, edible but nothing to rave about. Banchan decent. Service was obviously lacking. I would gladly drive to a further location for a better experience.