Kobow

Ok, I may not be the best at reviewing Korean BBQ (Kbbq) places because I’ve been to 3 in my life — terrible for an Asian, I know haha. One of those times was when I was in Korea and that was absolutely delicious (or maybe my mind just tricked me into thinking so because it was ‘authentic’), so maybe it’s hard to compare. The quality of the Kbbq was mediocre — it wasn’t good or bad, it was just ok. I wouldn’t come back here for the food but I wouldn’t object to it either, that sort of thing.
However, there are definite highlights which is why this place is usually relatively busy, especially at night. These include the cheap, delicious, classically Korean alcohol: Soju. $ 10 for a bottle which contains 4 standard drinks, and they’re delicious. If these weren’t alcoholic, I’d drink them during the day as well. Would recommend watermelon flavour. It just tastes like a sweet drink, but with alcohol which you can barely taste but can definitely be affected by haha.
Another plus is that it’s a great venue for a group catch up or dinner. It’s super casual and usually quite loud on a Friday night on account of the tipsy patrons. There’s heaps of room (2 floors), a bathroom just downstairs and absolutely no need to be quiet. It’s not a fancy or pretty place by any means, but it gets the job done.
In short, I’d come here for the casual, fun ambience, the space and the Soju. I wouldn’t come for the food again.

Came here for dinner with group of friends. It was AYCE for a reasonable price. Service was lacking, food selection was average, décor was not that great. We came here because we saw an ad that said AYCE for a cheap price but was told that it was all sold out. So we decided to stay and eat anyway. All in all, it was not that great. Flavor wise it was lacking. You have to press a button at the table to get service but still that doesn’t gaurantee that you will get what you request. Will not be returning if I am in the area.

I had Korean BBQ, seafood pancake, soju, and pan fried dumplings at this place. I’ve been to quite a few korean bbq places (in Korea, NYC, San Fran, Nagoya, etc) and this was unfortunately the worst yet. The food is actually pretty decent but the service is extremely poor.
–There’s a bell on each table for you to call the folks and pressing 2 – 3 times doesn’t always guarantee someone coming over. Pressing 5 times will.
–I ordered for more food at least two times and they had forgotten to bring it over each time.
–They also never came back to refill our water.
The next few things may just be Ozzie, I can’t be too sure since but it certainly was not my expectation of how Korean food should be served
–When ordering Korean BBQ, they don’t bring the lettuce used to wrap the meat (it’s standard to have this). Make sure to ask so you experience a well rounded BBQ experience.
–The seafood pancake was also not served with its usual sauce nor was it cut up correctly (should be in pizza sliced form yet it was cut across once in one direction making long, impossible to grab pieces).
The Korean BBQ is also cooked on a portable stove, not on the typical kind of grill you see built into tables. This wouldn’t be a problem except for the fact that the grill tray almost slid off the stove a few times! Be careful how you handle it. The meat got stuck on the grill so as my friend tried scraping it off in one direction, the grill eventually slid in that same direction. Technically it may have been how much strength my friend put into scraping the meat off, but there is also nothing holding the grill in place on top of the portable stove.
All in all, this place still has decent portion sized foods and is pretty good for casual social group gatherings. Its more of a restaurant where the staff will leave your table alone so if you like that sort of service, then go for it. I would recommend that if you know of a better Korean BBQ place, you should go there instead.