Yakiniku — Restaurant in Southaven

This restaurant can very well be five stars, but as I'll get into it much more later, the prices are hard to get behind.

Walking into the restaurant, I was stunned, the modern and sleek design of this restaurant threw me off guard, for whatever reason I wasn't expecting it to be as modern as it was. The front desk had a literal built-in television displaying whatever it may have displayed. There was a tiny little shop at the front as well that sold authentic gifts, being little knickknacks and foods from seemingly Korea itself. The appliances, decorations, and interior design/architecture presented a thoughtful and engaging experience to be had. And the booths themselves are extremely spacious, yes, to make room for the grill, but spacious and clean indeed. The cleanliness and sleekness due to the restaurant being new may fade away in time, but one can only stay optimistic when it comes to that.

After waiting for some time to be seated, we were given three appetizers for free; I'm unsure if this is to entice us to return in the future after curiously trying the restaurant during it's grand opening, and if this treatment will also fade away. But we were given a sort of corn dish, a kimchi dish, and a sort of spiced vegetable dish. Other than the corn, personally, they were delicious, especially the kimchi as it's a dish I utilize at home. It was a nice treat to introduce us from what's to come. Me and my guests bought ramen, fried rice, and a bulgogi dish which resembles fajitas. All were superb, but little complaints such as the fried rice had very few of our selected meat. The ramen had a great taste, and my fajita-esque dish was amazing. It also came with a bowl of rice and miso soup; the rice went well with the bulgogi, and the miso soup was another great appetizer to the great meal ahead. We also bought some boba teas, which were fantastic, only if it weren't so small for a large price, which also leeways into our only serious gripe.

The cost of dining at this restaurant is not to be ignored. You'll have to be mindful just not to spend more than $20 for a single person. Most of the dinners cost around the $20 range, but this doesn't include paid appetizers, beverages, and treats like desert or boba. I do feel filled after my food, but at what cost? As good as the boba was, for six dollars, the cup was very small. Then again, how are they going to pay for the crazy interior design, and grills that center almost every table?

Be cautious, the grill is such a cool quirk for these type of restaurants, even if we ourselves didn't order the food to utilize it. I recommend not bringing children if you plan on using it, as a kid behind us literally burnt their hand. However don't be afraid, you can easily order food that won't use the grill. Moreover, the employees were very sweet and kind, if inexperienced, but as the restaurant is new, you can't really blame them.

In fine, the food here is phenomenal and different from what you would typically find around here, and that in in of it self is commendable. There are so many quirks like the interior design, tiny shop, treats, and grill that prove this restaurant will be a much a more engaging, enjoyable, and simply different experience than from you will find elsewhere. If you can get behind the bulging prices, I guarantee you that there is something here that you will enjoy, even if you don't generally like Korean food. Only time will tell if the management will continue to upkeep it's cleanliness, engaging quirks, and simply enough, the overall restaurant experience.

I will remain optimistic until proven otherwise, I hope you will as well....

Me and some friends came here to eat the all you can eat recently. Now mind you we had just came from a 14 hour shift, tired and impatient. But we were all very respectful and patient even though that one waitress with the yellow highlights hair was very rude and also she changed our order… my guess in hope we couldn’t eat it all or something. For example one of the marinate steaks. We ordered only 3 and when it’s time it was 8.this wasn’t the only that was changed. Mind you, not only are we too shy to return it cause the tone (mean, grumpy, almost like we are wasting her time) of her voice. She also make comments like “your gonna pay $13 ” after our order didn’t even came correct.We had to force ourselves to eat.she also kept walking off and ignoring us when we tried to get her attention. It got to the point where one my bois suggested “maybe she having a bad day” if so she shouldn't push it on others. We are all mature adults and some of us work all day to making our living. She also didn’t come back to change our grill for a while after we asked for a new one cause it was getting pretty burnt/dark. I tried to read her name tag but it was to low. I recommend putting their name tag higher around their chest. Also maybe introduce themselves.Also we would recommend making the order sheet bigger so their is more space to write the numbers so they don’t miss read anything or making it electronic. But the food was good… would of been better if we didn’t have to force ourselves cause more came than we ordered.

Our waitress description to note : Race: Asian (probably viet) About: 5’1 Hair: Yellow highlights (hair) Weights probably: 110lb She was very mean and that’s not...

Hey Google fans, don’t laugh… I came to this place to see if I could eat some Spicy Tuna Sushi. Well that went very bad lol they don’t sell sushi at this place. I decided to give it a try, so here it goes. This was my very first time at this place, so far and so very close. The restaurant is literally in a straight line from the South Haven Hilton Garden Inn, you could even walk to the place.

Here it goes… was greeted by J, super cool dude that explained the entire experience I was about to encounter. Opened the menu, lots of options to say the least. I ordered Filet Mignon, Mushrooms, Zucchini, and Pineapple. I after taking my order pointed me to the sauce bar, decided to go and grab cilantro, sweet chili and some fruit: cantaloupe and orange, nothing crazy.

Back to my table and then all of a sudden this mobile table approaches me with everything I ordered! I was blown away on how beautifully presented everything was, wow! Now it’s Valdi on the grill, let’s go! Placed all my plates on the table, assisted by J, grill was fired up and the cooking began! Guys, I encourage you all to give this place a try! What a wonderful experience, needless to say, I gobbled everything lol I need to find those exact tongs, grabbing the food from the grill was a breeze.

For dessert I had Green Tea ice cream, surprisingly was very good!

I was amazed at the bar area, lots of lights but very classy to say the least. The place accommodates large groups, has a private section and everything. The sitting area is tall for privacy to cook your own meal.

This is absolutely a Valdi...