Aron N.
Yelp
OK, my wife and I were just looking for another place to get Korean food. Now that Choi's garden is gone, we needed another place besides Korea House and Sorabol which are our current favorites.
I was perusing through Yelp looking for "Korean Restaurants" when I saw Yakiniku Seoul. I know it's not new, but I have never eaten there. I don't know why, but it was not a place I have been too. I was reading the reviews when Rod U's review came up giving them high marks. Hmmmm OK, worth a try based on that alone. We headed there and found lots of parking. Since we went early, there were hardly any people inside. There was a selection of meats available for $65 so went for that. A very nice lady helped us with good service.
The side dishes were pretty good - of course it all depends on what you like, but I found them to be good. The miso soup was exceptional - very tasty - delicious. But the one thing I noticed right away was that the rice looked really good. The lady who was serving us - I believe was the owner! She started telling us that she takes pride in the rice and pays extra. I told her I noticed right away. She said that the meat they use is good.
Well, we start cooking and I did notice that some of the meat was more tender than usual. In fact, although it didn't seem the amount was as much as some other places, I didn't take into account the final meat - which was the steak. For the first time, my wife told the lady not to cut it and I was finally able to stare at the beautiful, whole steak grilling nicely ..... YES
When it was finally time to cut the steak, it was delicious! FINALLY, a steak that tastes as good as it looks in a Korean restaurant! It was really good and tender. So, Rod U. was right - they use good quality meat. The lady told me she buys good quality meat and I could tell.
Just when you thought it couldn't get better, I had to use the restroom and learned that coronavirus hates ginger!!!! LOL
Well, too bad there wasn't ginger on the menu. But anyway, this is a good place! I look forward to trying different dishes and getting the great service from the owner!