Eugene H.
Yelp
Sizzle Korean Barbeque was an okay experience. I don't know what the hype was about, and I definitely cannot relate to why people were so generous to give them 4/5 stars for overall rating.
We were a party of 5 today. There was no wait time to be seated on a Thursday night around 6:30ish. The ambience was nice, the vibe seemed upscale wanna be with wine glass set ups on the tables along with silver utensils and napkins.
In all actuality, the prices of the meats were the only upscale things on the menu. Not being an Arizona local and visiting from Florida may have had something to do with it, but personally, the prices were way too pricey for how the meats tasted. I got the impression that they use good quality meats and the meat seemed fresh because of their coloring, texture, and marbling. However, the briskets were too tough and cut slightly thicker than what we were used to. The pork belly was nice and thick but nothing special for their prices. Bulgogi was okay but the grill they prefer to use to cook it will burn the meat if the customer doesn't know what they are doing. The rest of the food including silk tofu soup, japchae, hot stone bibimbap and the side dishes tasted very blend and they don't deserve to be called korean food. The flavor base was way off and the chef who prepared it just made these dishes "LOOK" like korean foods.
There was not a single korean chef to be seen in their open kitchen, and the chef was in way over his head and was backed all the way up. At one point he pulled out what seemed like a roll of toilet paper of order tickets and pushed all the orders that seemed easy and less time consuming to him. Customers that were nearing the end like us had to wait over 40 minutes for an order of bulgogi while other dishes constantly came out the window with delay. We had to repeat ourselves multiple times to different servers what we needed to be able to continue on with our dining experience.
The only reason why I am not leaving a 1 star but 3 stars is because of one person.
The best thing about tonight's dining experience was our server Joshilyn who was a hostess, food runner, server, cashier, and tended to managerial duties when needed to keep us informed as to why some of our orders were taking over 40minutes to come out. She went above and beyond to accommodate us while tending to other tables. She cooked our meat for us in the beginning but there was only so much she could do when the food wasn't coming out on time. We don't blame her and we saw how much effort she was putting in to make sure every table had everything they needed to continue to dine in.
Joshilyn deserves recognition for her efforts today. Thank you Joshilyn for waiting on our table tonight, you were great.
PS I won't be returning to Sizzle Korean Barbeque in the future. Complete waste of time and not worth the time or the money. Please go elsewhere for Korean bbq because I don't recommend this place to anyone.
If you are strong willed and must try this place out for yourself then please keep in mind that the parking situation is a bit tricky. Be prepared to park across the street in old Scottsdale and walk a while to get to your destination.
I am very disappointed as a Korean customer.