Biwon — Restaurant in Mexico City

Americans BEWARE, the servers will definitely try to take advantage of your tipping. I partially grew up in Mexico City, but my boyfriend is American. The service today was not great, it took a really long time to order and close out our tab. However, we totally understood since it was busy. Eventually my boyfriend stood up to go close out with cashier since our server didn’t return. The server showed up at that point and asked him how much he wanted to tip and suggested 20% (which is usually reserved for high end service in Mexico ). My boyfriend instead confirmed the standard tip. The server (not knowing that my boyfriend spoke Spanish), called him some derogatory terms, really offensive for not tipping 20%. DO...

Biwon is our favorite Korean BBQ restaurant in the city. We try and come back every time we visit Mexico City. Service is always good, an endless supply of Soju and several flavor options. We always do the BBQ at the table which has never disappointed. The side dishes that are included are typical Korean, and never lack flavor. Their red salsa and Kimchi are always wonderful. We typically order another dish or two including the Ramen, which is always good, but the BBQ here is what shines. They also have some very good Ice Cream options for dessert, my favorite is the Corn Ice Cream which is served in a Corn Husk, and the Coconut Ice Cream which is served inside a coconut shell. We love Biwon and will...

Once you get upstairs the atmosphere is good. The entrance downstairs is not inviting. The bonchan was welcome but just ok, a little bland. We have the scallion squid pancakes which is a huge portion and would only be appropriate for a larger group. Flavor ok but could use a little more flavor. The bulgogi bibimbap was decent; again could use a little more flavor. Staff were very nice and the food came out fast. Most customers seemed pretty happy. I hope the Korean restaurants in the area can keep improving as they are a great addition to DF’s...