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A wonderful experience, but a bit pricey.
My wife and I LOVE Korean and Japanese food, so to see Togyu open in Cranberry was exciting. We stopped in for the first day of the soft opening and was immediately greeted pleasantly.
The service and staff are excellent. We had the pleasure of speaking with Marcus, the manager/owner, who made us feel very much welcomed.
The food sounded amazing, but when seeing the menu we got sticker shocked. The starting combo on the BBQ menu is $75 which comes with three meats: Prime Rib, NY Strip, and Beef brisket. My wife and I went in hopes to get Bulgogi (thinly sliced marinated beef) and LA Galbi (marinated beef short ribs), two staples in Korean BBQ, however on the combo platters they weren't included until the Togyu Stair Combo which was priced at $180, recommended for 3-5 people. :/
Thankfully they were able to be ordered A La Carte (individually) priced at $28 for 6oz Bulgogi and $26 for 3 ribs LA Galbi. We were informed that the a la carte items did NOT come with rice, however since we ordered multiple other items it was provided to us. We understand ordering a la carte not coming with rice, however we felt rice is very inexpensive, it should be provided to guests much like Chips and Salsa are at other restaurants.
The LA Galbi was great, and when dipping in the sauces/seasoning provided gave it that extra punch of flavor. The Bulgogi on the other hand was ok and wasn't flavorful. After speaking with Chef Joseph it was confirmed it was only marinated for 20 minutes, and will be corrected in the future.
We also had the Spicy Cucumber Salad and house Salad. The house salad had good flavors with the house dressing. The Spicy Cucumber Salad was ok but not spicy, and that is ok as we understand not everyone can handle spice. The cucumbers aren't marinated but maybe just tossed in the spice flavor, so you get a cucumber taste followed by a hint of spice flavor afterwards.
We tried the kimchi and Japchae as well. The kimchi was good and provides a mild spiciness, and doesn't have that fermentation taste you'll sometimes get with kimchi. The Japchae, korean stir fried glass noodle dish ,was excellent and on point! The texture and flavors are exactly what we were wanting and tasted very authentic.
Next we tried the macaroni salad and potato salad. The macaroni pasta salad lacked seasoning and salt. The potato salad was also bland and needed more flavoring. These are two things we normally would not get at a restaurant like this and instead get something more unique with flavor.
Overall we enjoyed it. For anyone who hasn't experienced Korean BBQ, we would recommend trying Togyu. We probably won't be casual diners though due to the prices and may visit on special occasions.
We greatly thank Mike our server, Marcus, and Chef Joseph for the wonderful experience.