Dan F.
Yelp
In the words of our former governator, I'll be back. Because it's a beautiful day in the ever booming Chula Vista neighborhood when KBBQ comes to town! The recent developments in the surrounding Millenia neighborhood are beautifully landscaped and inviting with room to grow - as will your belly after a hearty meal at Sura Korean BBQ! Here's my two cents after my 1st take...
Food: Masarap! That means very delicious to you. For those of us who don't read Korean (or Tagalog) don't worry! The menu is clearly laid out by sections, and in English. Even better, at the self-service food bars everything is also labeled in English. Even more better, just about everything is self-service freeing up staff to help with your grill, order some soju, or those juicy premium meats.
For $39.99 (Classic) you're welcome to the banchon (self-service side dishes), the meat bar, limited items from the kitchen, an endless fountain of soda, and self-serve soft-served ice cream. The Premium and Sura menu is also available for serious meat lovers. Either way you choose, I highly encourage you to pace yourself. Take it easy on the fillers, like soda and rice. There's no such thing as leftovers. KBBQ is about the experience. It's not a sprint - it's a meat marathon. Unless of course your friends nominate you for the 1 hour limit challenge!
My personal favorites are forever kimchi, cucumber kimchi, japchae, tofu stew, bulgogi and pork belly.
Service: On it! When we did need help, or more soju, an employee was just a polite hand wave away. Items were brought swiftly and even by robot trolly! Great work Sura Chula Vista team, and meat robot!
Ambiance: Do I smell like beef? If you've ever been to a BBQ you expect to come out the other end smelling like it. Sura has some serious ventilation hoods over each grill that significantly decreases the smoke and meat fumes throughout the restaurant. At the time of my visit, the restaurant and bathrooms were inviting, clean, and tidy. The dining room comfortably sat a birthday party of 10 between two grills.
In the not too distant future I would love to see development in the adjacent area for public parking, such as paving the nearby dirt lot.
Until we, MEAT again. Thanks for the meaty meal Sura KBBQ Chula Vista!