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Value wise, this KKBQ place is pretty good. Made a reservation for 5:30pm as we were wrapping up some hiking and came famished. I was put off by the 3 meats/3 speciality items at a time (e.g., lettuce wraps are more of a side, why is that counting against me...?) But didn't run into any issues while ordering with the server. You arrive to the table with Mac n cheese and cheesy corn already in the grill - the server comes after and pours in the egg. All of these cook while you eat and capture the grease from your meats. If you don't eat these soon though, they tend to crisp up and can burn by the end. I appreciated the many sides and sauces you can order. I love love LOVE that they have pre-roasted garlic. Like I hate having to wait to cook raw ones and take up valuable real estate on the grill, so having it come already cooked and develop that roasted flavor is awesome. Pickled jalapeños were also good with good spice. What I didn't enjoy, however, was the mixed salad. It's essentially spring mix with their house dressing, but what's annoying is that half of it will be wilty or gross with the dead sludgy leaves. Like I had to pick them out, which ended up being like half the salad each time. The meat quality was pretty good with your standard picks of brisket, bulgogi, kalbi, steak, pork belly, etc. Shrimp come with shells on, which is kind of annoying to take off as you just wanna eat them but gotta wait for them to cool down. We also ordered the Terra beer, which instead of a pitcher came out in a big plastic bottle. Servers were attentive and frequently changed out the grills after they start to burn, especially after marinated meats. Someone mentioned this in another review, but there is indeed a hole at the bottom that spurts out hot grease - this happened multiple times where I felt a stinging sensation while eating....quite a PITA. Parking also seems to be a pain.
Daniel NguyenDaniel Nguyen
10
Brother wanted me to stray away from the usual sikdorak or Gen and try something new. He recommended this place right across from the Hawaii convention center and I was slightly disappointed. There were some unique things like the grill plate itself with cheesy corn, cheesy Mac and some kind of tamago mixture. That was pretty neat. There's also appetizers like fried chicken, soups, salad and bibimbap. The chicken was pretty good and the soup was pretty good too. But the real part is the meats. Not a very extensive choice, just your usual brisket, pork belly(thin and thick), boneless kalbi, steak and chicken (Which, let's be real, no one orders) I'll give credit to the brisket, nice cuts vs the other places which it's a crapshoot if you'll get the nice fatty pieces or extremely lean and dry pieces. The "kalbi" was boneless and marinated but man I have never had such an "under-marinated" kalbi before, it was super bland. Steak was pretty tender, but no seasoning was provided. Pork belly was good, the thin one was my favorite. Overall I was hoping for abit more variety but if you're just down for brisket this is the spot. Service was a tad disappointing too. It felt like we had to wait an eternity for our next round. Yes, there's those buttons to call a waiter but sometimes you feel like a nuisance using it. And the store wasn't too busy (Only about 4-5 other tables?) So I expected just a little more attentiveness. They were really friendly though no doubt about that. Overall nothing really blew me away here, but it's a nice change of pace from other kbbq spots. I think I'll still be hopping between the other 2 though. By the way don't order the fruit punch unless you like luau syrup (You locals know what I'm talking about)
Andrew Enguito agresAndrew Enguito agres
40
We canceled our reservations at a different Korean bbq spot to come here-and we were disappointed. We waited 30-40 mins to get seated. We opted to do AYCE Korean BBQ and were disappointed and shocked when our waitress told us we can only order 3 meats at a time and also 3 banchan at a time. This would be fine if they had more than one server to wait on 2 huge parties -plus our table and a couple other tables. She did not come check in with us, so we definitely DID not get AYCE experience -we had to flag her down to take our order. It’s not fair to offer AYCE and limit a table of 4 for only 3 meats, the portions are not huge either AND there is a 90 minute time limit. Each time our grill was burnt as we were waiting for the server to notice and come take our order. We still ended up flagging her down or asking the bus boy. We understand she was the only one serving our area,we tipped her well. We felt cheated with the whole AYCE ‘rules’ we would have been better off ordering the fixed meal for half the cost of what we paid at the end.
yai vongsaphayyai vongsaphay
10
It is different from the 678 in the past. The food was the worst. Meat is like a rubber band. The meat sauce is cheap. We ordered different kinds of meat, but they all tasted the same. The seasoning went in. It is likely to get cancer. The first order of tofu stew arrived late and asked the staff. She answered. Very annoying 'I serve only meat ordered by the customer' 'The stew will serve in the kitchen.' It is not my job to bring the stew late? In her words mean? hello? I received a tofu stew in 30 minutes. And the older female staff was so scary. I was talking with my party about the quality of meat and stew, of course, the content of the conversation wasn't good. The employee was listening to the conversation next to us, and suddenly she took tofu jjigae and said, "If it doesn't taste good, you don't have to eat it." OMG!!! Tofu stew could not be eaten.I tasted the most tasteless tofu stew in the world. Worst food and worse service. I completely ruined my dinner today
MIJUNG MURASHIGEMIJUNG MURASHIGE
80
best place to eat.. love the adult capri sun (honeydew flavor) one = to pretty people 🤣..
Bobbie Jo NgBobbie Jo Ng
00
This is such a fun experience!! Each table has a grill in the middle where you cook your own meat. With delicious mac and cheese, corn and cheese and eggs cooking around the outside. Delicious! But don't sleep on the other items on the menu. The garlic shrimp bibimbap was so good!
Emily RobisonEmily Robison
00
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1726 Kapiolani Blvd #101, Honolulu, HI 96814
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surahawaii.com
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4.2
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Grill-at-the-table yakiniku barbecue in a modern outpost of a Korea-based chain, open late nights.
attractions: Ala Moana Center, Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort, Walmart, The Escape Game Honolulu, Don Quijote Honolulu, Ala Moana Honolulu by Mantra, Prince Waikiki, Ilikai Hotel & Luxury Suites, Hilton Vacation Club The Modern Honolulu, Hawaii Turtle Tours, restaurants: Waikiki Brewing Company - Waikiki, Goofy Cafe & Dine, Chart House Waikiki, Blue Water Shrimp & Seafood Hilton Hawaiian Village, Eggs 'n Things Ala Moana, The Signature Prime Steak & Seafood, YogurStory, Cream Pot, Zippy's McCully, Fook Yuen Seafood Restaurant

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