Ssambap Korean BBQ — Restaurant in Town of Brookhaven

We have been wanting to try Korean Cuisine and decided to try Ssambap in Stony Brook to celebrate our wedding anniversary. So glad that we did.

We dined at Ssambap on 7/21/2022 and were seated at one of the grill tables as we knew that we wanted to sample Korean BBQ in addition to other entrees. Our server (Vincent) was amazing. He was welcoming, took the time to explain all of our options including spice levels of the various menu options and completely explained how the wide array of (complimentary) side dishes worked.

We started with an appetizer of Goong Joong Tukbockee (rice cake with beef and vegetables). What a flavorful way to begin our Korean dining experience.

We ordered the Wang Kalbi Gui (marinated short ribs) with onions and mushrooms cooked fresh on the grill in front of us. It was flavorful and cooked to perfection. My wife ordered the Jja Jang Mun (noodles with black bean sauce and pork) and I ordered the Kimchi Jigae (Kimchi stew with tofu, rice cake, potato noodles and pork). Both were exceptional and the portions huge (we both have dinner for tonight).

My wife ordered traditional Soju. She loved it. Me not so much, but I’m a beer guy.

All told our bill came to just over $110… amazing for the quality and quantity of food we received.

Everyone on staff was pleasant and knowledgeable. The restaurant was spotless and impeccably maintained.

We loved our first foray into Korean dining and can’t wait to come back! It helps that Ssambap is reasonably close to our home without having to travel into Queens or Manhattan for authentic Korean food.

Thanks Ssambap for an amazing anniversary dining experience. See you...

I love the food herso much. The experience is fun too, especially because you can grill your own food on the table grill! I love going here on dates with my boyfriend. This time I ordered the kimchi pajun/pancake appetizer, beef mandu appetizer, bulgogi (marinated beef) entree(comes with white rice and a lot of sides to complete it), and the steamed egg appetizer (I like to pair it with my rice and grilled meat). Kimchi pajun is super flavorful and CRISPY! Comes with a nice tangy sauce. Beef mandu was pretty good, not outstanding but certainly not bad. Beef bulgogi is my favorite part—10/10 as usual, absolutely delicious and bursting with flavor. Steamed egg…very good at first but at the bottom of the dish I noticed a strange gasoline flavor? Like maybe it was torched? I’m not sure. But I would still get it again. The food comes with a bunch of sides that come out in the beginning, I think they’re meant to be eaten with the grilled foods. All the sides are delicious, I only skip the fish cakes because I don’t personally enjoy seafood. Sides included: kimchi, broccoli, potato salad, radish slices, bean sprouts, shredded greens in soy sauce(scallions? I’m not sure), cucumber, lettuce leaves if you want to make wraps, and a sauce for the grilled meat. It’s a little spicy. Unfortunately I forgot to take a picture of the bulgogi! It also came with mushrooms, carrots, and onions. I highly recommend going here, it’s a little bit pricey but...

My first time at Korean BBQ. Been wanting to try this for a while. I don have alot of experience with it, but I had a wonderful time here this evening. We started with some Hot Sake, which was mediocre, then had some makku, which we had a few of, delicious. However that's just a canned drink. So as for the restaurant, the staff was extremely welcoming and friendly. Nice atmosphere as well. The space was very clean, and they are very covid compliant. I had the chicken wing appetizer, was amazing. Wife had shumai, which was also delicious. I.had the marinated beef short ribs. Thought it was amazing and we learned how to eat korean bbq. Wife had the chicken and regretted it, not because it was bad, no it was good but the short ribs we just so amazing in comparison. For dessert, the green tea tiramisu was amazing as well. (We both had the same) when you want to try something different, give this place a try. You won't regret it.

Visit #2 4/2/22 - still awesome, food was great. Didn't want to wait for a grill table this time but I wasn't disappointed.

Visit #3 5/20/22 - food still good, service this visit though was not good. Appetizers never came out, then finally they were brought out with dinner after we asked bout them, cold and dried out. Dinner food was good though. Noone came for drink refills... Felt very ignored. Hopefully it's just a fluke, I...