Choga Restaurant

The food here is full of flavor and the portions are generous, especially for the Korean BBQ and samgyupsal. Everything tasted fresh and was cooked perfectly, making it a really enjoyable meal. The atmosphere is warm and inviting, great for both small groups and family dinners. It’s definitely a spot worth coming back to when craving authentic Korean food

Great service, our server was super sweet and attentive. We got the $32.99 Korean bbq option and they had a good selection of meats. Really loved the marinated meats, but don’t bother getting the non-marinated ones unless you season them well (beef tongue, rib). All the sides options were great, and we got super full that we didn’t even need refills on anything. You also get cheesy corn and your choice of soup, either kimchi or soybean soup. Will be back for sure! Great dining experience overall.

I’ve come to Choga ever since I was a little girl. Recently, my dining experience has been rather disappointing. Nothing like I used to remember. It was so empty in there as well. Our waitress didn’t really come and check on us to refill our drinks. Our food was warm/hot. Their seafood pancake is increased in price by a lot but there’s quite a bit of squid. Maybe like 4-5 pieces of shrimp. Their bento is still good! For $15 for galbi is such a good deal. To get banchan, you must order soup. Their kimchi was really spicey but not very flavorful. It’s as if they didn’t let it ferment long enough. Their bean sprouts were non very seasoned too. I’d still come back for their good lunch specials! Other than that, I don’t think I’d come back for their regular menu! Dishes were decently quick to come out though. Food: 3.7/5 Atmosphere: 4/5 Parking: 5/5 Cleanliness: 5/5 Service: 3.8/5

Came here because I wanted to check out the Korean food in the area. Our praty of 3 did not opt for the AYCE bbq. When we arrived on a weekday for dinner, it was pretty empty so I would say no need to make reservations. The vibe is a no frills place. Oddly too quiet, they should've played some music or something. There were lots of people coming in and out for pick ups so perhaps that's what this place is known for. We ordered a variety of things. All in all, the food wasn't bad. They had a good variety of banchans. (Only allowed 1 refill of each though? Saddened my Korean heart). The stew we got was great. Maybe the prices were a bit high? All in all, I had a good experience. Not sure if I'd go back again (would be curious to try other Korean restaurants in the area) but I do commend their authentic dishes!

Food was great but not the customer service. The girl that was serving us never came to check up on us nor did she bring us all of our food that came with the “All you can eat”. This is also the same server I have heard from others about, having a not so great reputation with the service. Overall the food was good just need a better server.

Edited: 15 min after leaving the restaurant, I'm holed up in a random grocery store bathroom, rethinking my life. My stomach is gurgling for round 2 for the toilet! 🫠 I remember when this place used to be good. If I could rate this a 0 stars, that is what I would give it. Complete trash service. They changed their time limit from 2 hrs to 1 hr without informing us when we sat down. They cut us off after the hour from when we arrived, even though the menu says 1.5 hrs (See photos). When we told the server girl, she said it was the owner who is strict on the time limit and nothing she can do. In the amount of time, slow to bring our order (only got in 4 orders), but so quick to bring us two billing receipts (which was a duplicate). Got a 5th order after we complained about the time limit and slow service to bring us our next orders. She also say the cooks are the ones to prep the orders, so she had no control on how quick to bring them out. We were the only customer from when we started to when they cut us off at 1 hour (See video). Overall, the server girl was terrible and unprofessional. She was on the phone the whole time we were there, and had it on speaker like no one was present, so rude. Eating at this place costed us $42 per person with an automatic 18% service fee. Definitely not worth the tip, the girl never once came by to ask if we were okay or needed anything. I was the one to always get her attention. She had a bad attitude, and had the nerve to roll her eyes at me when I was nothing but nice when asking for things. If they refused to service us, then we should be able to refuse to pay the automatic 18% gratutidy. P.S. This place used to be so busy, now look at it (see video)... that says a lot. Now both my wallet and stomach are empty. 😭😡🤬💸🪦

Bulgogi was some of the best I've ever had. Sides were pretty alright and there were several. The soup was a bit bland for me and was seved boiling hot. Service was good. The vibe of the place was kind of off though. Lights were super dim and it had a warehouse feel to it.

I had never been to this place and based on a fb post saying how wonderful it was we were excited to go today. The girl that seated us didn't explain our options. I wanted to just order a meal off the menu and my husband and my daughter wanted the barbecue. She rushed us to order. She didn't care to notice nor did she bring us utensils and plates when we asked for them. When she brought out all the food we had no utensils and she carelessly just walked away. Every other table had utensils. She refused to take the empty bowl that my husband asked her to take and we had absolutely no room on the table and she never cleared anything out of the way. She didn't replenish the vegetables or sauces. The vegetables were already on the table for who knows how long before we even got there. We were each charged $33 and she only brought one soup that my husband had. The menu also said the meal included boiled eggs and she said you don't get boiled eggs. Mind you we were the only customers there the ENTIRE time. She never asked if we needed any more of anything. We were completely dismissed. Two times in a row she brought my husband's order to me and mine to him. I'm usually pretty lax when it comes to service but there was a problem at every turn. We weren't planning to tip and they forced an 18% service fee on us. She definitely did not earn that. So we paid $140 for that disappointing experience.

My husband and I lived in Korea for a couple of years, just popped in here for lunch and were blown away. From the cold, barley tea, Bibibop served in sizzling stone bowls, Pan Chan that came with the meal, to the menu, offering cooking your own meat at the table. The flavors of the various small dishes were perfect. The prices are fair, we have paid a lot more for a lot less. This is not Hawaiian, Chinese, or Japanese masquerading as Korean... If you want to know what Korean food really tastes like, this is your place.

Edited: 15 min after leaving the restaurant, I'm holed up in a random grocery store bathroom, rethinking my life. My stomach is gurgling for round 2 for the toilet! I remember when this place used to be good. If I could rate this a 0 stars, that is what I would give it. Complete trash service. They changed their time limit from 2 hrs to 1 hr without informing us when we sat down. They cut us off after the hour from when we arrived, even though the menu says 1.5 hrs (See photos). When we told the server girl, she said it was the owner who is strict on the time limit and nothing she can do. In the amount of time, slow to bring our order (only got in 4 orders), but so quick to bring us two billing receipts (which was a duplicate). Got a 5th order after we complained about the time limit and slow service to bring us our next orders. She also say the cooks are the ones to prep the orders, so she had no control on how quick to bring them out. We were the only customer from when we started to when they cut us off at 1 hour (See video on Google Reviews*). The server was terrible and unprofessional. She was on the phone the whole time we were there and had it on speaker like no one was here. Eating at this place costed us $42 per person with an automatic 18% service fee. Definitely not worth the tip, the girl never once came by to ask if we were okay or needed anything. I was the one to always get her attention. She had a bad attitude and had the nerve to roll her eyes at me when I was nothing but nice when asking for things. If they refused to service we should be able to refuse to pay the automatic 18% gratutidy. P.S. This place used to be so busy, now look at it (See video on Google Review*)... that says a lot. Now both my wallet and stomach are empty. *Link to video: https://maps.app.goo.gl/yjJZH9GkVd5QG9aU6?g_st=ac

I will never step my foot in this establishment again. I would give it zero star if I could. GO TO KPOT OR CHOSUN! Spend your money where it's worth it. We have been coming in for years. Twice a month! For the most part, we put up with the bad attitude from the owner because they have an item on their menu that we can't find anywhere else. We usually call in to see if the owner is there. She gives off very mean vibe when she is around. If you are NOT friend with the Owner or Korean, do not expect any sort of customer service. Tonight was the last straw for us. 20 minutes into AYCE, the owner came by and turned off our grill. We have a group of 4. But they only let us ordered 2 items at a time. And only brought out tiny portion for 2. The menu noted you have 90 minutes for AYCE. But tonight, they brought out the check an hour into our meal. I asked. They said the AYCE policy has changed. An hour to order and 30 minutes to finish eating. This was not explain to us. WE HAVE BEEN COMING FOR YEARS. The food came out extremely slow. The servers were too busy catering to the owner friends. We got 4 round of meats. No more Korean steamed egg due to egg price. Lessen eating time. Serve tiny meat portion. Brought out our bill with no last call notice. Imagine paying over $200 for AYCE and still walking out hungry? I asked to talk to the owner, but was told she is busy eating with her friends in the corner table. Poor servers did not want to interrupt the owner because her friends are more important than the restaurant guest. The owner is not very nice to her staff and her customers. DO NOT COME HERE!!

Agreeing with others-apparently this place has been sold to a new owner, and it's no longer a pleasant dining experience. Walking in, it feels dirty and grimy and, surprisingly, also smells strongly of pine sol or some other artificial cleaning agent (you know the scent of strong, artificial cleaning agents in bathrooms in remote gas stations?) that overpowered the smell of our Korean food throughout the entire meal. One of our soups was cloyingly sweet, as if a massive amount of sugar had been dumped into the soup or bulgogi by a non-Korean cook who was having trouble following the recipe, and the Indian servers' English is very limited, making me wonder if they are being taken advantage of and underpaid by traff*ckers who direct them here for "employment" (underpaid service). (Our Indian server was lovely, by the way, just obviously a new immigrant with limited English and kind of sad/scared looking, which is what had me concerned, especially considering the shoddy surroundings, which reeked of the owner's carelessness.) An unpleasant dining experience is one thing, but leaving concerned for our servers' well-being is a much more disturbing thing. The banChan was fine. The whole establishment screams "I don't care, I'm just here to make money" from the new owners. My suggestions to the new owner : -Invest in the your employees and hire people who look like they are not being taken advantage of by you. Your customers will feel more comfortable patronizing this restaurant. -Invest in your environment: find out what other cleaning agents other Korean restaurants are using and switch to those. -Modernize the interior space and replace old furniture. -Train your cooks well (and with respect). -If you'd rather not do this, sell to someone who cares about creating a great dining experience for their customers.

Came here because I wanted to check out the Korean food in the area. Our praty of 3 did not opt for the AYCE bbq. When we arrived on a weekday for dinner, it was pretty empty so I would say no need to make reservations. The vibe is a no frills place. Oddly too quiet, they should've played some music or something. There were lots of people coming in and out for pick ups so perhaps that's what this place is known for. We ordered a variety of things. All in all, the food wasn't bad. They had a good variety of banchans. (Only allowed 1 refill of each though? Saddened my Korean heart). The stew we got was great. Maybe the prices were a bit high? All in all, I had a good experience. Not sure if I'd go back again (would be curious to try other Korean restaurants in the area) but I do commend their authentic dishes!

It's obviously been a long time since I've been here, but I had not realized that ownership had changed hands to a non-Korean team and that prices had been significantly raised and that the decor had been changed (not for the better). Sometimes when you want ethnic food, you don't need it to be up to the "standards" set by the concept restaurants that litter the United States. Perhaps those renovations had to be paid for with the higher prices. I had refused the $42/person buffet pricing only to choose a selection of items from the menu. I paid without grumbling, but on several occasions in the past when I would have ordered "too much" for my party the waitress would intervene and tell me to stop and that if my party was still hungry that we could always order more. No such help here. Mind you, we ate about 75% of everything (which is saying a lot!) and took home what we didn't finish, but it's just one more sign that this place isn't what it used to be, which was an attractive asset that someone wanted to buy. The problem is that if it ain't broke, don't fix it. I used to go here regularly when I lived in Kansas City and made the mistake of bringing my family here after a decade of not having been there. I will not make that mistake again and will be trying other Korean establishments in town. The waitress who took my order was not the same one who brought the food and waited on us and brought us takeout boxes. She was awesome.

We came here as a group of 7 for a friend's birthday dinner. We were at a pottery painting place, and Choga was close by. We arrived around 4:15pm and were seated right away at a long table. 3 of us shared one grill, and 4 of us shared another grill. The AYCE bbq option is $32.99. This option includes different types of meat to grill, rice, banchan, and soup. You can order 3 different meats at a time, and everyone sharing a grill has to agree on which 3 meats to order. I think this can be a challenge if everyone wants different things. For example, I didn't eat pork, while another person didn't eat seafood. The drink selection is pretty limited; they offer a few different types of beer and soju. Drink prices are cheap. Service was just ok. We had to flag down a server to ask for water, napkins, refills, etc. Overall, I enjoyed my meal at Choga. I might come back to try their other Korean dishes, but for AYCE KBBQ, I would probably make the drive to KPOT. It's about the same price and offers a wider variety of items. Plus, the service is better and you can order as many items as you want all at once.

Overall, the experience was okay since the food was good for the most part. The sides didn't look too appealing but tasted fine. The kimchi stew tasted like tomato soup with kimchi in it which wasn't that good. The meats and the cheesy corn were the highlight of today's lunch. Can't believe we almost got charged for four people when there's only three people in my group, and the waiter didn't show up to refill water or to check things very often. Also, it was dim in the inside.

Choga is always a dinner treat! My friend introduced me a few years ago and I have been coming back consistently. They do prefer to call ahead or make a reservation when doing All You Can Eat but I had not known this, but they accommodated for us even though there were close to closing time! The staff was very friendly and prompt to grab our orders. Any of the marinated meats are delicious, my favorites are #2 and #9. So much flavor without being too overpowering. Also don't forget to get a steamed egg, so fluffy you'll want more.

the best authentic korean restaurant in kansas! if you want genuine korean foods, this is the place to go.

Customer service is not great I came in and they ignored me like they didn't need any customers. There are so many better Korean bbq go to KPOT if u want to eat good kbbq and better price

I love trying new things. However, I'm not new to Korean food. The service was average. Our waitress wasn't too pushy, but she wasn't too indifferent either. The Ambience felt like the backrooms to be honest, but it was storming outside so no one else was there. I say all that to say, the food was pretty mid. The Spicy Galbi was not spicy. It said the marinade was sweet-soy, but it was too sweet. You have to get used to the taste before you can really enjoy it The Kimchi is plain. Like really plain. Taste like it's just Cabbage and Gochugaru, that hasn't been fermenting long. Furthermore, the Kimchi Pancake I was served was too burnt, and only tasted good with the sauce it's served with. The good stuff is the Mandu and Gamjatang. Despite the mandu not having much flavor due to the lack of topping on the inside, I'd prefer that over the kimchi pancake. The gamjatang had a ton of flavor, I didn't have to fight the pork off the bone, and had the perfect amount of spice.

When I first came to KC back in 2007, there were bascially three sitdowna Korean restaurants. Chosun on 127th and Metcalf, Sobahn (closed) and Choga on 105th. It was a sad scene, being from Toronto Canada, where there are more Korean restaurants on a single city block than in all of KC (even to this day) where my mother lived. Being of Korean heritage and have worked in Seoul for three years in my twenties, I am very aware of Korean food, The Korean scene has grown in KC to include more trendy foods like double fried chicken, korean style hot dogs and other street foods, but Choga and Chosun remain as the standard sit down Korean fare. When I'm with my Asian friends, they avoid this restaurant like the plague, much preferring the taste of Chosun, since we would mainly eat table BBQ 99% of the time, but as a lover of more traditional meals like stews, soups and rice dishes, I tried Choga because I find Chosun's non-BBQ to be fairly average. I got a stew called Gamja-Tang. Gamja means potato in Korean but it is not the star of the show (vegetables in stews rarely are for Koreans). The star of the show is the pork and in this instance, they use the neck bone pork. This is a hearty dish and often comes in oversized bowls that looks like there is a ton of meat, but then you realize much of it is bone. With a beer, tax and generous tip, I paid $30. The entree itself was $18. The gamja-tang here was great, it was spicy and had good flavor. The meat fell off the bones easily and the amount of vegetables were good. The problem was the portion. The bowl was small and the potato took a third of it, the amount of pork for the price was low. The sides dishes (called banchan) were pretty good though. For a Korean, it doesn't matter how nice the atmosphere is, unless you're a bougie place, we care about PORTION SIZE! The other thing was bothered me was the temperature in the restaurant with the owners either keeping the AC off or it was not working. It was during the heat dome weather and the temperature inside (I took a reading) was about 84 degrees. It reminded me of eating in small streetside stalls in Seoul during the hot summer nights when I worked in Korea. I would recommend Choga for their non-bbq (I haven't eaten their BBQ yet) but for me, the food to price ratio was not great, but again, if there are only 2-3 traditional Korean restaurants in KC, you can basically charge what you want.

Let the negative reviews show that the service is lacking, but don't let it keep you from coming here! Choga was understaffed before COVID, and it will likely always be understaffed, but the food reminds me of home, more than any other Korean restaurant in the KC metro, and that's what I'm here for. This place is great for side dishes and soups. The side dishes change with the chef's preference and can be a bit unconventional, but they still manage to pair well with the food. As for the soups and other dishes like the seafood pancake (haemul pajeon), most of the right elements are there and the portions are hearty. When it comes to the yookgaejang (spicy beef stew), there's plenty of shredded beef, noodles, and vegetables, and the haemul pajeon was beautifully crispy and totally loaded with filling. Both managed to hit the spot despite lacking a certain amount of finesse in the details. On the barbeque: The All You Can Eat (AYCE) bbq is a popular option, but you'll likely get more bang for your buck at Chosun, which is just down the road. Chosun doesn't have AYCE, but the individual plates come with significantly more meat and usually ends up being comparable in price if you're with a group of 4 or more.

Trying to get out to all the Korean restaurants here, and my friends and I decided to check it out on a cold icy night - it was the perfect mood to have some good soup. Yukgaejang is one of my favorite Korean soups so I definitely had to try it if a place ever offers it. My friend ordered Samgyetang, a soup I've always wanted to try myself! The serving size was BIG! My bowl of yukgaejang was so big and very filling for me. It was very solid. I don't have much reference in terms of samgyetang given I've never had it, but my friend and I also really enjoyed his bowl - a hearty and refreshing soup. We had a pretty big group that came, and they were able to quickly accomodate us and bring our food out pretty fast! Prices are on the higher end, but not a bad place to check out if you're in need of Korean food in the KC area.

This was my first KBBQ in the Midwest and it was indicative of such. Kansas City isn't a hot spot for Korean people and while there are a few places to go, it's not like the areas heavily populated with Korean natives. Mediocre AYCE. The brisket was good and portions were decent. You can order 1 meat per person at the table at once, which is reasonable. The people working were friendly, but I had to take over tending to our grill because they weren't. You can only have one soup per table and we chose bean paste soup. Good broth in it. The "kimchi" was the crispy part of the cabbage head tossed in the marinade. Other bonchons were radishes, pickled cucumbers and squash, vinegar marinated white onions, and lettuce. You can't tip on the card, but if you don't have cash, don't worry: a "service charge" is added to the bill! We were a party of 2 adults and 1 7 year old. The service charge was very unexpected, but then again, so was the inability to tip on the card since it wasn't posted anywhere and there weren't any ATMs nearby. Overall I would go back if it was the wait for other places was over 90 minutes, but not because it was my first (or second) option.

The service is honestly subpar. Don't come here expecting phenomenal service however, with that being said, the food is satisfying. The meats for the lunch combos are higher quality (especially the kalbi), AYCE is decent but the competitors have better quality, the sides are what I consider the best part of any kbbq. Overall, temper down any service expectations and just enjoy the experience. Will be back!

This place used to be the best for Korean in town before they changed to all you can eat a few years back and now it's definitely not in the top five. We did the bbq, which is only all you can eat. I don't have a problem with their price increase, but I do have an issue with how little you can get at a time. There was two of us and we could only pick one meat for each person each time and the portion sizes were VERY small. It was literally only a few bites per person and we had to order more only five minutes later. They were severely understaffed and the owner working the dining room kept coming by and turning our heat down to where it made it very difficult to sear the meat. I think she was trying to make it take longer to cook, so we would not eat very much meat? I had my 18 year old son with me and that wasn't going to happen. The banchan is different for the bbq and the sides are definitely better if you just order from the traditional menu. Sorry, but no pics because my son was starving and the portions were too small to make him wait to throw it on the grill while I took pics. When the bill came it had an 18% gratuity "service charge" and it still showed boxes for a full gratuity to check mark below it. Uhhh......no. I feel that's a little deceiving and ridiculous to expect a 36% tip or more??? I typically do at least 20%, but not when they pre charge it to the bill for two people. Later gaters. Not coming back.

Maybe I am from California and my expectations for food is generally high, but this place is not that good. The meat is mediocre, there's almost to no banchan. And it takes them over 30 mins to give me more meats. Asked them for a separate menu and they said I could only order from ayce menu. Overall not good but the service made it bad. Probably not going here again, didn't like my experience here

Just ate here for lunch today. It opens at 11:30am and that's when we walked in. Waitress greeted us politely and seated us for the regular menu. They do have an all you can eat menu for about $30/premium meats about $39 (cook at your own table.) Reservations are highly recommended for All You Can Eat. Since we didn't want to cook ourselves, we opted for the regular menu. Regular menu is about $17 and up for an entree. It comes with delicious sides. The sides vary every time we visit. They do give you free refills for the sides. You can get complimentary corn tea served hot or cold. It's refreshing. Anything you order here is delicious! Our favorites are the jaeyuk bogum & the bulgogi. You get a pretty good amount of meats that comes in the sizzling skillets. Don't forget to ask for some dipping sauce. We frequent Choga a lot. This is one of the best Korean bbq in Kansas City area hands down. Just a reminder, everywhere is understaff. Please be understanding, patient, and kind. If you are new and have questions, just ask. They are very nice here. You gotta understand that when they bring out your dishes, it's not just one or two dishes.. it's over 10 dishes at once. We tip over 20% even when service is slow. Be nice, people.

Popped by for lunch today, to fulfill my K food craving. The LA kalbi lunchbox is my go-to, and my kids usually get the bulgogi. Today, we tried the chicken bulgogi, which I wouldn't recommend. It was bland chicken with a ginger sauce. But the lunchbox portions are a decent size, service is efficient if you need to get in and out. I like their kimchi, which I believe is made from white cabbage. It's crunchy with a bite, and pretty tangy. Sometimes the beef tends to be oily and a lot of fatty pieces, but the flavor is really good. If you want a Korean lunchbox in a no-nonsense environment, with decent options, this place is a great spot.

They are lucky that this is the only KBBQ ayce option here in KC, MO. Holy, what a disgrace of a restaurant. Right off the bat, as soon as we started ordering, we heard another table arguing with the staff. I thought maybe they had a misunderstanding but I heard the staff replying very rudely and there were yellow lights in my head by that time already. Portions were small and I don't mind because I also don't like wasted food but the orders took way too long to arrive. One time, I got up to order cuz ours wasn't fulfilled for a long while and I was told sternly to sit back down and they'll be there (dafaq?)! 1hr and 15 mins in, we were told it'll be our last order so we tried to place 3 options as indicated, the korean lady told us "No! You can only get one". I didn't want to sour the good time I was having with my friends so I just let it go. If you have been to ANY restaurant, and I'm not even saying it has to be decent, you'd have had better service. Period. Meat quality was actually decent. Nothing above average but definitely not lacking. The service, though, leaves A LOT to be desired.

Good for AYCE with a a decent amount of sides, including cheesy corn, banchan, a soup to share and one bowl of rice per person. The servers are very hands off, which is great if you've done KBBQ before and know what you are doing, but if you are new to KBBQ, then you may need to ask for some help. Be aware that you may need to call in for a reservation if you do AYCE. The website didn't mention this but the server said we needed one when we arrived. Thankfully, the restaurant wasn't too busy so we were able to find a seat. I would have given this a 4 for quality of the food in comparison to price. but a star was knocked off since our fire kept on going out, service was a little slow sometimes even though the restaurant wasn't packed and our grill was never changed, which most KBBQ restaurants do. Would definitely come back to try it again, though.

Very disappointed....the girl worked yesterday Was so rude...She wants me to sit there order From the cooks from inside to do cooking for me? Very rude a guy trying to help she blew him of Making faces right infont of my family....

SCAM ALERT!!!!! I never wrote any food review before but hear me out... I understand the restaurant is understaffed but how do you even want to eat here when the server makes you feel like you're nothing? I guess you have a long day of work but at least be nice to your customers when we didn't even complain, smile back and tried to order slower to give you time. * When I told the server that my party wanted the ayce option, the server gave me the look like she didn't want to serve at all - an annoyed face. ** This was the first time ever I had to use coke to clean the grill for another round of cooking. I asked the server to change the grill and she just said "still good for another round" without looking at us while walking away??? The meat was already burnt and "still good for another round"??? It's just ridiculous. *** It takes the longest time for the server to bring out the meat. She even ignored our table to the point we had to ask the guy, cleaner or idk but he's super nice and responsive, to take our order. He had to remind the server twice to bring out the meat when she just stood still and drank water knowing we were already waiting. NEVER again...

Atmosphere: a bit awkward because there was no music playing, and you can hear everyone's conversations. Food: we did the AYCE (All-You-Can-Eat) bbq for $26.95. We got the beef brisket, pork belly, and thin beef short ribs! The meat was good! Unfortunately, they're not truly an AYCE kbbq because they charge $1.00 for an extra bowl of rice. Seriously, a bowl of rice for $1.00?!? Also, drinks are NOT included. Soup was limited to just one soup. The waitress only gave us 2 because she said she'll allow it since we asked for 2 and because we had 5 people. The soup choice was either a kimchi soup or denjang (bean soup). The kimchi soup tasted like marinara sauce. The denjang soup was okay, shrimp was included in it. The steam egg and corn cheese is included. Service: only two servers for Sunday lunch. There were about 10 tables and the service was slow and forgetful. When we sat down, we were not given menus, I went up to ask for a menu while we waited at our table to get asked for drinks. The tongs that were given for grilling were really DIRTY and RUSTY, so I had to ask for clean tongs. BEWARE! Gratuity is automatically added, no matter how big your party is. Tip: if you check in on Yelp, you get a free drink! Show the server for confirmation.

After a long time, we decided to give this place a second chance. Nothing changed and even getting worsen. Slow service as expected, the food quality was average. Most importantly, the waitress just ignored most of customers' requests all the time. What is the purpose of doing all you can eat while you do not want to let customers have enough portion?

I think this joint has a nice little Scam going on. It's advertised all you can eat, but it's really not. They limit what you can order at one time, the potions brought to the table once you're able to order are very very small and we spent more time waiting for the waitress to come back than we did actually cooking and eating. And to top it off, they decide when you are done. It's advertised as 90 minutes, but at just over an hour and barely had eaten anything, she brought our ticket, shut off our grill and wished us a happy day. All this for 70 bucks, party of two. Do yourself a favor and don't give this place your money.

My friends and I have sat here for almost 30mins. No servers taking our orders. Another group came in after us, have already been served. More group of people came in and had their orders taken right away. On top of that, the automatic 18% of gratuity was unjustified. Especially for their crap service. That's $100 tip from a party of 4! I'm never coming here again, nor am I ever going to recommend this place to anyone I know.

Never knew it would be so hard to find a good Korean restaurant here in the KCMO area. While this place doesn't quite satisfy the SoCal, K-town foodie in me, I can't help but say it's one of the best you'll find in town. Service is pretty poor, but the food is worth it! Trust me! Their banchan (side dishes) are pretty legit and you can ask for refills! My recommendations: - Wooguhji Galbitang - Galbitang - Ddeukbaegi Bulgogi - Yukgaejang (warning it's ) Can't wait to go back and try the other things on their menu!

Excellent family run restaurant. The owner/chef prepares delicious, authentic Korean. I had seafood bibimbap, served with abundant side dishes. Her friendly nephew runs the front of the house. A real find. Highly recommend.

We did the all you can eat Korean BBQ; spicy squid, spicy pork, thinly sliced pork & thinly slice ribeye. We both tried the complimentary steamed egg, cheesy corn, and kimchi soup, along with the 7 small sides. The kimchi was my all time fav! We enjoyed the steak & squid. We were out of our element & felt overwhelmed from the lack of instruction from our server. That was the only let down, which put a damper on the night.

horrible place,horrible food,horrible service,after ordering long time no water no side dishes,later brought my order which was called beef dumplin but seems like noodle soup,no any dumplings,I asked to change,but she was angry,she took away my food and then brought it back as the same it was

Yummy side dishes & the all you can eat Korean BBQ is really great. I miss living in Korea & this was just about as close as I can get near me.

When we walked into the restaurant we could tell it was understaffed which is okay. The waiter seated us and then walked away for 5 minutes. When he came back and asked if we were ready to order we said we wanted to do the AYCE option and he said "you should've told me that" and moved us to a different table. This was our first time here so we had no idea we needed to mention anything and the waiter should've asked us in the beginning instead of just assuming. Then when he asked if we were ready to order I was in the middle of speaking when he suddenly just walked away to answer the phone without excusing himself or apologizing. He did not come to check in on us often and was not pleasant. Food tasted decent though.

First and foremost, food was great. I really wish I could say the same for the service. I've never had such a terrible waiter. Where do I even begin... - Korean BBQ is a unique dining experience, you would think a server would ask "have you dined with us before?". That question was never presented to us. Fortunately, I knew enough to understand how the dining processed worked. Fine, whatever I can live with that. - Never gave us an option of drinks, I'm a "water only" guy anyway. F*** it, just water is fine. But it would've been great if he would've refilled our glasses at any point in the evening! Maybe that's my fault. Maybe I should have begged for water. - Menu states there is a 1.5 hr limit to dining and you can only have 2 meats at a table at a time. Meat servings are small to begin with. So this MF avoided us like the bubonic plague. It took forever for the next serving of meat to come along. We spent more time staring at an empty grill plate than we did eating or cooking our food. At about an hour into the meal, he comes by with our last serving of meats and turns down our burner and drops off the check. WTF happened to the other 0.5 hrs???????? AND! he didn't even grab any of the FOUR empty plates the raw meat was on. -Also, appetizers didn't come out to the table until the middle of the meal. I guess these are "mid mealers"???? Damn sure ain't got an appetite anymore. I had a goal of trying every meat on the menu. I got 6/12 of the meats. This wasn't an all you can eat meal because I could've eaten more for sure. Matter of fact, we had to stop by Target to get some Ben and Jerry's afterward because my fat a** was not full at all. This experience was better described as eat as much as they feel like giving you before you cut into their profits. It just feels like a lie, don't call it all you can eat when it really isn't. I couldn't wait to NOT tip this trasha** server but they've already added 18% gratuity. FML

TLDR; Horrible Service, Never got major side dishes (Soup/Egg/Corn) after nearly 1 1/2 hours, plus still had to pay automatic gratuity. I've gone to this restaurant for nearly seven years, several times a year. It's been my husband and I's place for KBBQ since we moved home from the east coast. We had a favorite Korean restaurant in Baltimore, and coming home we were happy to find Choga because it had a similar atmosphere. Small environment, more intimate with more focused service and good food. It's always been a place we go to for a treat to celebrate, and of course get our fill to eat. We come in during the week from time to time for lunch. I've recommended several friends and clients to go here. After tonight, I'm done and can't wait for KPOT to open up in the northland, so I don't have to drive 40 minutes to be ignored by the owner(?)/manager and not given major parts of our meal... We called ahead and made a reservation for a table (which started during covid, but we still do to make sure we have a spot. She answers and confirms), drove 40 minutes and arrived at the correct time down to the minute. We get waved to a pre-prepped table, with the normal banchan/lettuce laid out, but no silverware. We promptly get those and the drinks, but have to ask for the tongs and scissors so we can begin grilling our food. Those come after additional few minutes and we're grilling. Food is cooking fast, grill is turned up high, so we cook through and eat four plates of meat within 30 minutes. We ask the waiter for update on the major sides; Kimchi Soup, Steamed Egg and Cheese Corn. He says kitchen is backed up but they'll be out soon. No worries, we keep eating on our meat, but try to slow down to wait for the side dishes. More time passes, and we've cleared all of the banchan, all of the lettuce, been through six plates of meat (with long gaps between for our grill to burn because it was set so high). We ask for more radish and more lettuce to eat with the meat, and check in on the Soup/Egg/Corn and get told it's coming soon. At this point we're an HOUR into our meal. Meanwhile other tables, including a very large group of 12+, who've come in after us have received their Soup/Egg/Corn sides while we pick at the meat. We place one more order for meat (which is the only thing that's coming out of the kitchen for us) with the owner(?) along with asking for lettuce and radish again. We get only meat that she drops off and she leaves again before we can ask again for the sides, so we cook it to keep the grill from burning further. We slowly eat this, when one of the waiters comes up and turns off the grill without asking if we're done. By this point, we're nearly an hour and half in and we're fed up. Finally get lettuce and radish on the fourth request, so we finish our food. A second waiter comes by and asks if want more meat, turns the grill back on without our asking, and we exasperatedly tell him we're done waiting for the side dishes, so why bother bringing more meat? (also considering there's a time limit on the AYCE of 1 1/2 hours) and to bring the check. Waiter finally apologizes, but we were fed up at that point. We then had to pay the full price PLUS the automatic gratuity (which for two people the total was $90), with the receipt asking for additional tipping on TOP of the automatic gratuity. On a normal visit, I usually tip well above that. There used to be a waitress that was our champion, she'd be on top of everything and I'd tip her $20-30 above the gratuity for her hustle. We missed her tonight. [Food taste]: What we DID get was good as always, beef tongue, the pork belly and bulgogi were especially nice. The kimchi was very bland tonight though. [Service]: Incredibly frustrating. I've only left two Yelp reviews ever, and the last one was 8 years ago, hopefully that's telling to how annoyed I am. I grew up being mortified by my parents being Karens at the most minor things, learned to respect and tip waitstaff even when things go wrong. But tonight, It felt personal in the way that the owner/manager was pointedly not fixing issues, it felt like she was looking down on us for not being Korean. We were doing nothing wrong, eating and asking for everything the way that my Korean classmates had taught me in college, how my old favorite place in Baltimore taught me, with those owners being replacement moms while I was a lonely college kid away from home. I never felt like an outsider there. Definitely felt that tonight, and that hurt a bit considering we'd been somewhat regular visitors here for 7+ years. Tonight we sat there with our chopsticks on our bowls waiting, our grill burning. And the grill isn't the only thing feeling burned. I won't be coming back, I won't be recommending it to others, and I can't WAIT for their competition to open.

This was my first restriction lifting dine-in and it was great! The reviews had me a little wary but I figured how bad could it be, the answer is not at all. Service was prompt and polite. We had 3 servers who never left us waiting. The banchan included corn cheese which is now my favorite. We got Brisket, pork bulgogi, short ribs, and squid to start. The squid was our least favorite but it was still good. We were stuffed but still got spicy pork belly since I love pork belly. It was great, definitely had a good spice. The only issue I had were the size of the lettuce leaves they brought us. Some were chopped salad size, none were a really good wrap size. I will return, the price matches the quality and the service does as well.

Coming from Hawaii where all you can eat Korean BBQ is plentiful, I was overjoyed to see one in Kansas. Drove a couple of hours out to try it. We got the $34.95 Premium All You Can Eat, the extra cost giving us access to the ribeye steak and short rib. One of the first thing I noticed is that even with a small party of 2 like ours, an 18% gratuity is added. I'm used to seeing that for larger parties, but never for just two people. This charge is mandatory at this restaurant for AYCE. I figured for the mandatory cost the service would be very on point or there would at least be the offer of the server cooking for us which a lot of other AYCE places have as an option, but there was none and the service was just ok. Nothing that I saw that would justify a forced gratuity. It is just principle though, as the standard tip at least in my head, is usually higher. The quality of the meat was good. I was a bit scared when they brought out a huge slab of prime rib, but it cooked well and wasn't still frozen as I have found at other KBBQ places that are less prepared. The portions were always more than enough, sometimes too much. We had to ask for half portions at the end. The restaurant got very busy toward 8pm and it certainly seemed like the place to be. Aside from the odd forced gratuity, it was a tasty dinner and I wouldn't hesitate to go back.

We wanted the on-table BBQ, but it's $40 per person for all you can eat... We would have been happy paying $20-$25 per person for a limited amount of food. So we opted for the regular menu instead- seafood pancake is very good, jap chae lacked some flavor so we got a side of gochujang sauce to add some interest. Service was a tad abrupt and she didn't return to ask how everything was... Meh. Oh, and try the corn tea- it's free, and it tastes like corn! Haha. A bit of free novelty in your day.

Why do we need reservations on Monday night when there's literally one table? Server was terrible. Go to KPOT, way better foods and services

Terrific food, always top quality! our family favorite for many years! We actually go there for the menu items other than the bbq! Sweet people -- don't let the service reviews deter you! They leave us alone to enjoy the food and it's no big deal to get their attention if you need..

We did the all you can eat! So right off the bat the sides are cheesy corn in a skillet (fire), steamed egg bowl (so soft & fluffy), kimchi (mild, but good, not overly fermented either), slightly pickled onion (but still crunchy & amazing grilled), peppers pickled, fish cakes (didnt try) and then unlimited rice! We ordered the spicy pork, sirloin, shrimp, and pork belly. I recommend peeling the shrimp before grilling! The meat is marinated fantastically! Glowing review all the way around

Didnt have a good experience, the service is poor, the workers didnt seem like they like working there, they avoid you, you have to wave your hands all the time to get anything. Automatic tip for two for more person. Food is okay, I would go to the other place, I recommend the other place.........

We've been going to this spot whenever we are in KC, the food is ok, people work there can be rude from time to time. Meat quality is decent, side dishes are alright. Let's talk about service, first of all, if you are charging service fee on to the bill, y'all gotta have service. The services can be very bad, missing side dishes, forgetting bringing certain sides out throughout our meals, a lot times we have to ask for more side dishes to be brought out. Please be aware if you bring kids in when you decide to do AYCE, they charge little kids as adults. Really?!?!?! Never have seen that anywhere lol....

I wanted to wait a couple months to try out their all you can eat (AYCE) format as it is new and the only place in Kansas City to offer AYCE Korean bbq and wanted to allow some time for the restaurant to get used to it. I have dined in before they added AYCE and the reconstruction and have to say I like the new layout better as it's more opened and who doesn't love AYCE establishments? I had good service from the servers who were there and the meats came out pretty quick whenever we asked for more. There were two of us and they allowed us to order 2 meat dishes per person. We started off with 4 meat dishes along with all the sides, cheesy corn, soup, and steamed egg. We ended up trying most of the meats for the $26 option and liked the marinated meats the most and the pork belly. Keep in mind you only get a max of 2 hours to eat and if you don't finish all the meat you order they can charge you an extra $10 per person. 18% gratuity is already included when you decide to do AYCE, at check out it will show as "group service fee" so we did not tip extra, you can if you want to. Overall it came to be about $35 per person if you include the 18% gratuity and tax. My rating is compared to other AYCE kbbq places I've tried outside of KC. They could use more meat options but I'm just glad we finally have an AYCE kbbq in the area.

I was impressed with the authentic flavors, quality of the ingredients, and despite other Yelpers' experience, the service. I lived in South Korea for 5 years and have a solid perspective on the spectrum that is Korean BBQ. I was hesitant to explore most places in the KC area, as they don't offer the in-table grill, the only way to do KBBQ. I was happy that a co-worker had great things to say and invited me out to Choga. It was fairly empty at 6pm on a Sunday, although the restarurant did fill up during the next hour. For our party of 4, the all-you-can-eat option was the best value and allowed us to explore their menu. They had a nice selection of banchan, the gyeran jjim (egg stew) was good, and the kimchi was delicious. The doenjang jjigae was filled with shellfish, so next time I'll opt for the kimchi jjigae. All of the meats were tender, flavorful, and of good quality. The LA galbi and spicy pork were the top hits amongst the table. Soju was pretty pricy at $13.95 a bottle (it's $1 at restaurants in Korea), but was a nice addition to all of the flavors. Our waitress was attentive for the most part and we had our grill changed about 4 times. We had to flag someone down a couple of times for more water, but much better than others had reported and better than a restaurant in Korea. I agree with others that charging for rice and adding 18% automatic gratuity is ridiculous. And not posting about it is even more ridiculous. However, it was nice to be prepared ahead of time and without any competition in the area, I'll be back again. If you've had a hankering for AYCE KBBQ check them out.

Being Kansas City, this is a pretty awesome spot for all you can eat Korean BBQ. I came with two other people, and the service was very attentive until about 45 minutes in, then the staff was somewhat slow to respond. I was a little surprised the grill was never changed out. We were there for a little over an hour and a half and definitely got our money's worth! Aside from the food, there was an automatic 18% gratuity charge and they don't accept American Express. Also, my friend's car was hit while we were in the restaurant, and there was no form of camera security systems for us to check on.

First off, this unlimited KBBQ is PRICEY. The meat is no different than any other KBBQ place. Then the service is taking so long so what we did is told everything we need so she won't forget but later on still asked us like we didn't tell her. It wasn't even that busy. There was only 4 tables. Then for the soda they have only in can. We only ordered 3 and on the bill is 4 orders. So we told them and they changed it. Great. Then the worst part is, they already including SERVICE CHARGE ON YOUR BILL 2 person or more. Tf? First time in my life to put service charge starting 2 persons OR MORE. Then on the bill they print the suggestion tip after including the service charge for 2 people. Lol what a joke