Eva M.
Yelp
Before finishing my dinner, I had 4 stars in mind. After finishing dinner and with some introspection, I decided to up K-Street to a full 5 Stars. Everything was overall very good.
I tend to be reluctant to eat K-BBQ because it is just too much meat for me. This is a hubby thing instead of me. A friend recently endorsed it, so I decided to bring hubby and was quite pleased with the meal.
Some highlights:
The restaurant is still relatively newer and therefore relatively clean, having been remodeled from multiple predecessors at this corner. Other than the obligatory multiple TV screens with different K-Pop competitions (no sound) plus K-Pop music playing that is a wee loud, the place was plenty comfortable to spend some elongated time gorging on meat.
The service was very good. The staff is super-fast changing out the grill top, faster than most places I have been. I wish they change plates, too. By the end of the meal, the little personal plate is looking kind of gross. (And I should have asked, but my brain was filled with beef.) Overall, I am happy with the service.
Their banchan is very good. The variety is good. The quality is good. As always, free refills. I also like that they include the bean sauce, garlic slices, and jalapeno slices. Some places charge extra for them.
K-BBQ meals tend to irk me a bit in that we never seem to eat it without at least $100. Today is no different. The small beef combo is $95. Since I don't want to eat that much meat, it seems to be too money for something I don't want to eat much in the first place. If we order ala carte, two beef items will total $100. The combo is a better way to have variety. For this meal, I saw the meal through a different lens. Maybe because I have been watching a lot more k-drama, I now see the value of the banchan as an equal partner instead of the stomach filling sidekick. Eating the good banchan veggies is a must to balance the beef and therefore elevate the overall meal. This also means we stuffed ourselves silly with the small beef combo and should have stopped sooner to take some home.
The notation says size small feeds 2 to 3 people. I say it is closer to 3 than 2.
Side note: I exclusively eat beef for K-BBQ, partly because I don't want to accidentally undercook pork or chicken. The other part is that beef is depicted as the best meat in k-drama with characters declaring they want to celebrate by eating beef. So, beef is a must and is king of kbbq!