Ian R.
Yelp
Took my wife here for her birthday dinner last night and had a great experience! Food was great, ambiance was on point, and the service was expedient and attentive. Highly recommended the Galbi (listed as beef short ribs on the $38 list)! Their house marinade is amazing and the short ribs were cut about 1/2" thick! That coupled with a grill that actually puts out a good amount of heat made for some delicious Galbi!
I see a lot of reviews on here complaining about the service, so I felt I needed to address this too... as someone who also works in the restaurant industry I feel like there's a real lack of perspective with respect to the reviews that claim the service is rude.
My wife and I came in as a party of 2 around 8pm, and they closed at 9pm. We knew this, and knew they would probably be looking to get us in and out ASAP. This is why we weren't surprised when our server quickly sat us, presented our banchan, and asked us if we knew what menu we were going to order from. Its just common sense.
Even if we hadn't come an hour before close, the reality is that this is a restaurant that is essentially run by the front of house staff. There's probably one prep cook and a dishwasher in the back. Unlike traditional restaurants where your server makes maybe 2 or 3 table touches over the course of an hour to refresh drinks, these ladies are probably doing at least twice that, and each time they have to run 3-5 plates of food per table, plus drink refills assuming it's not a massive party in which case double the number of plates. I think it should be fairly obvious why they are curt and don't have time for you to be indecisive.
The way I see it is that this place is a restaurant that serves a very local, primarily Korean client base and they don't change themselves for anyone who isn't a part of that community, and they shouldn't have to.
Also, as far as the tipping goes, a lot of places will do mandatory gratuity for parties over a certain size...
also, if you can't tip...don't eat out.
TL;dr
The low reviews for service keep this place a hidden gem! Food was amazing and the service/ambiance were on point!