Woo Chon Korean BBQ Restaurant — Restaurant in Jefferson Township

The food was really, really good. Usually I'm not one to pay to much attention to the side dishes served with Kbbq, but I legitimately enjoyed all of them. There are fewer side dishes than at some other places (i.e. picked daikon radish and the fish tofu strips) but what was there was very tasty.

The meat itself was definitely the star of the show - expertly sliced and marinated. The server was also very friendly and willing to help us grill the meat with tongs and a set of commercial strength sheers in true Korean form. Two other things of note:

This place also does a lot traditional Kbbq with red-hot charcoals in an earthenware pot, this definitely imparts a less-than-healthy but deliciously smokey flavor to the meat

The fume hood is freaking legit. We could see every last but of smoke coming from the grill going straight up into it. I wore a shirt I liked less than some of my others because I knew we were doing Kbbq and often I told leave the restaurant reeking of the smell. Not so at Woo Chon!

It did seem pricey to me, but to be fair it has been a while since I've been to Kbbq in this part of town do maybe I'm just out of the loop. I have been to cheaper Kbbq places, but they also weren't as good. To give a frame of reference, we got an order of fried Mandu, 2x meats to grill for our table, a large beer, and 2x Dolsot Bibimbap. They were happy to top off side dishes and we left full and satisfied - after tax and tip we ended up a bit north of $140 between the 4 of us. If I was with some more aggressive carnivores I think we easily could've hit past the...

A hidden, underrated Korean "Diamond in the rough" restaurant. I had an opportunity to try this delightful Korean Restaurant and I was impressed. I had tried so many Korean restaurants when Koreans used to live in Chicago back in the 1980's and 1990's and this was in quiet, quaint and underrated. The staff was very amiable and not rude like most Korean restaurants in Chicago and some Suburbs. I will not name them. Anyways, their "Bulgogi" is phenomenally delicious and fresh. We also did Korean Barbecue and it was just as wonderfully tasty. Next to Soon Tofu Soup we had and the "Hae Mool Pa Jeon "or Seafood Pancake as appetizers. The ingredients we're fresh and not too sweet or not to salty (or loaded with any MSG). The food was savory which IMO was excellent. We also did the Korean Barbecue but if you do that you have to order 2 entrees since the servers cook it in front of you over a stove with charcoal range. Almost similar to Japanese Hibachi or tippenyaki but not on a griddle with no knife show. Just quaint cooking. Also as usual in Korean hospitality in Restaurants they give you several varieties of Kim Chi. I liked the broccoli Kimchi which was seasoned in a flavorful fermented sauce as well as the egg plant kimchi which was tasty too they offer. I give 5 stars because of the quality but beware of prices or cost as this is not your average tab. I would come back here for special occasions. Not your typical Staple Korean cuisine restaurant that one can afford to treat a date but one to try well you are in the mood for the best or...

OVERPRICED, TERRIBLE SERVICE, HIDDEN 25% SERVICE CHARGE.

Do yourself a favor and avoid this place if you can.

I’ll summarize my main points:

This place is overpriced. $37 for a few tiny pieces of short rib meat and $30 for 5 tiny slices of pork belly? This would have been ok if the meat quality was awesome, but no, the meat was mediocre. I’ve had better meat at half the price.

Server was rushing us to finish throughout our meal. Although they tried to look “polite”, it was obvious that they were trying to get us to finish up quickly.

Server asked the four of us to share 2 plates of dipping sesame oil. During a pandemic, is this supposed to be some kind of a joke? Are we supposed to lick each other’s faces too?

We got charged a hidden 25% service fee and the server claimed that this was because we had a large party. I don’t think 4 people counts as a large party. Also if you want to charge a service charge, you NEED to mention it somewhere. The service was also terrible so the service charge made us laugh.

Server refused to seat us in a booth claiming that there was a reservation, but the restaurant was completely empty throughout our meal.

I highly recommend anyone who is interested in this place to do yourself a favor and choose someplace else. There are so many better places with fairer prices and better service. This is basically the worst...