Another Korean BBQ in Orlando?! Hell Yeah!
This new establishment opened up about 2 weeks ago and wow it's my new favorite spot! Apparently owned by the same owners as Bulgogi house down the street. When you walk in, you're greeted by a big wooden statue of a bird. My husband came in Christmas Day at 10:30 and we're Sat immediately. Mind you they closed at 11:00 but they didn't mind at all! So glad they were open because we were visiting family at the hospital and had no food to go home to. They have a big establishment with booths and large table seating with 2 grills for bigger parties. I appreciate that because I hate sharing the grill and waiting for your food to be done when you have a big party. They have 2 options: Option A: $39.99 and Option B: $24.99. Option A provides a wide range of meat selection but since it was just my husband and I we didn't go that route. But will definitely try in the future with family and friends.
We opted for option B. Due to it being late in the evening, they only had certain appetizers (house salad, soybean soup and steamed egg). It didn't bother us that much but interested in trying their other appetizers in the near future (corn cheese, kimchi pancake, japchae noodles and cold kimchi noodle soup). The restaurant definitely invested in good quality grills. It didn't take long for the grill to get hot which is amazing when you're HANGRY! We tried all the options besides marinated chicken and beef bulgogi and tried the following: beef brisket, beef belly, pork belly (thin and thick) and pork shoulder. Wow!!! They had great quality in meats! They provide fresh meats vs. frozen and you can definitely tell the difference while cooking. Everything was delectable and hot and not salty at all. Of course you may add more salt if you'd like. The pork shoulder wasn't tough at all while cooking shout out to Chris for taking care of us that evening. We'll definitely be back! Another plus side is that they close at 1:00 am. So I'll definitely be back! Maybe this weekend?? Sorry, no pics since it was late and...
Read moreGreat new KBBQ spot!
It’s AYCE with 2 price options or a la carte. We opted for the higher price menu because of that short rib steak (think a beef rib served at an American bbq restaurant but better) and my father needed to know what beef entrails were (answer: cow stomach, I think it was omasum/book tripe, definitely not honeycomb).
The short rib steak is about 1” thick and wide and about 14” long and all obvious jokes aside it’s a perfect amount of meat for two people. Deliciously beefy, you really only need to add a bit of the provided salt and pepper mix to thoroughly enjoy. I feel like this outshone the LA galbi which were good don’t get me wrong, but it’s like getting a nice thick ribeye on one plate and a minute steak on another.
The stomach was chewy but cooked up crisp and not much flavor so that’s where their house hot sauce and teriyaki garlic sauces came in handy (house hot sauce was exceptional and not crazy spicy while still having great flavor). We also got spicy marinated pork belly which wasn’t really spicy but still great quality.
You get complimentary banchan with unlimited refills. Tonight there was thin slice pickled radish, marinated daikon, spicy radish cubes, sweet and spicy garlic stem, blanched broccoli, steamed bean sprouts, japchae, marinated raw tomatoes and onion with cilantro, and of course, kimchi.
There are unlimited side dishes you can order as well. We got japchae (ordered before we knew a small banchan dish came with) and soybean soup. They were both very fresh and flavorful but had I known we were getting japchae I’d have gotten a kimchi pancake or corn cheese.
Overall excellent food in both taste and quality and exceptional service. Our waiter, Jason, was helpful in explaining how to cook the stomach and assisted in making sure the beef rib was...
Read moreWe’ve always loved bulgogi house in the lovely paramour area of Orlando, but we have definitely noticed their quality has been falling by the wayside for the past year. This has been quite disappointing, as the quality of most Korean places in the region don’t compare to Texas, NY, and California at all (don’t get me started on Izziban). We were excited to hear that bulgogi house opened a new venture, and that it was great, so of course we decided to give it a try. As we approached, it’s hard not to miss the area, as it is the lovely pine hills area of Orlando. Plenty of parking and vacant business fronts. On entering we were quickly greeted, and we found that the cleanliness and decor were totally acceptable. (Please don’t expect Soseki level decor) staff were fairly attentive, but did forget our stuff a few times which is why I gave 4 stars there. The quality of the sides and meats were on point. The tongue and jowl was phenomenal, loved it. The intestines were definitely not good, they were tough and so chewy that we couldn’t do it. The LA Galbi was great, and so was the brisket and rib steak. They do have plenty of boos to choose from. For the quality of food we do recommend this place, as it’s better than the majority of Korean bbq places in the region, and the prices are reasonable.
Update: December 2024, we tried this place again and it’s just as awesome. Only downside today was for some reason the staff seemed a little annoyed at us each time we asked for more meat. I’m not going to make too big a deal out of that, as we enjoyed the dinner for sure. This place is still highly...
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