Bul Go Gi

The food was good, but the service was bad. I ate here with a good friend on the evening of Saturday, January 9, 2016. The hostess who sat us was very friendly, but the waitress was not. She was not rude, but she had a bit of an attitude, and she appears to hate being a waitress. Even though they were not busy, we got the feeling she was hurrying us to order something. I asked for a recommendation, but she could not provide me with one (this is the sign of a bad server).
The food was fairly good, however, the kimchi pancake was undercooked and a little doughy. We fixed this by putting the slices of pancakes onto the grill at the table. My friend ordered the sam gyup sal (pork bbq), but she did not receive the lettuce wraps that usually accompany the meat. We thought maybe they just don’t serve it at this location, but later we saw that the other tables with Korean customers did receive the lettuce wraps. Perhaps this was an honest mistake, but it felt like they intentionally did not give us the lettuce since we are American. Bottle of Soju was $ 12 (seems a bit too expensive).
When you check in on Unilocal,you receive an offer for 20% off your bill. When I showed the coupon to the waitress she said «we don’t accept that coupon any more». She offered no explanation, so I’m not sure if it’s the restaurant’s fault, or Unilocal’s fault, though I have reported it to Unilocal to remove the coupon.
There are several other Korean restaurants in East Lansing. The only reason to go to this one is they are the only Korean restaurant I know of that serves alcohol. It’s a shame that the bad attitude of the waitress spoiled it.

Quick service, the dishes were delicious. We had seafood pancake, spicy seafood noodle soup, and squid and pork belly spicy stir fry. The pancake texture lacked the chewy softness but the mixture was generous and thickness was perfect. Portions of the food is very generous, however the typical side dishes were limited to three when during our luncheon. Wished there were the sea of variety.

I was so excited to come here, but that was very quickly taken care of… We ordered different meats to barbecue on the grills they have at the tables. In the middle of all that excitement, the owner came to our table and, without a word, took our tongs, pulled the meat off of the grill, turned our grill off, and walked away with our tongs. We were speechless… I am a seasoned cook and can’t think of anything we could have been doing that could have triggered that behavior. We still can’t figure out what happened. Most importantly, the food was ‘meh’… I was truly disappointed with the place, specially with the behavior of the owner.

I’ve been to Korean BBQ style restaurants in Los Angeles and Japan before and this was on par. Took us a few minutes to realize we had to hit the button on the table when we were ready to order but once we realized it, service was super fast and our waitress was excellent. Foo was extremely tasty and i was impressed how well the meats cooked on the infrared versus charcoal (like places in LA or Japan). Beer/​wine selection was great and I was really happen they offered soju! My husband and I will definitely be back!

Decent Korean food in downtown East Lansing. Food is good and fresh, service is a bit slow. Had a tofu bibimbap which was great (several veggie and seafood options). The big draw is the at-​your-​table bbq though. If they speed up the service, this easily wins out over Charlie Kang’s.

Place is pretty good my wife likes it a lot they do the korean bbq thing that’s nice everything is tasty good portions service can be slow and there a bit pricey but I think that has a lot to do with how expensive there location is.

Great food and a lot of it too.
I never leave hungry and whenever I ask for more sides they fulfil my request. I haven’t tried the BBQ table because I don’t eat meat but the tofu bibimbap is delicious!

Got in and got drinks first but waiting for like 10′ while servers walking around texting on their phone.
Food: Jia jang mun taste nothing and boring which i though it is good. jia jang mun = noodle+onion sauce+ half egg. the onlything taste good is halfeg. i wasted $ 10 for only half egg. Not recommend for anyone. also drinks are sky high.

Not a bad choice for Korean BBQ.
But I don’t like the sauce that much…

Interesting find in East Lansing. The grill-​it-​yourself table-​side prep makes the whole experience very entertaining. Tried the beef-​tongue (Carpaccio thin) and it was delicious; grilling to a perfect, tender bite in about 20 seconds.
Side dishes that came with the meal were very good, particularly the kimchee. Atmosphere is very casual (college town).
Service is on the slow side, so this is not a place if you’re in a rush. I’d definitely go back for a casual dinner.

There are very few Korean places to choose from in the East Lansing area and I’m happy that this restaurant came in.
We had the Korean BBQ Dae Galbi and Spicy Pork which was succulent and tender. The side dishes were plentiful and varied. I also thoroughly enjoyed the spicy and rich Kimchee Jjigae.
The ambiance and décor was inviting and the owner charming. I will be going back again.

I had a great time at this place. We got a warm greeting by the owner at the entrance. The place is very clean and little smokey from the BBQ.
I brought my girlfriend with me and we ordered Beef Tataki (Seared rare beef thinly sliced) as appetizer. It comes with ponzu sauce with little drop of grated garlic and korean chili paste. Beef is very flavorful and just the way I like it.
Then followed by their complementary mini side dishes such as kimchi, macaroni salad, pickled daikon radish, braised sweet potatoes.
Surprisingly the Kimchi wasn’t spicy and had a very lite flavor. I wished it was more potent though.
Maybe the owner is trying to make the kimchi more suitable to everyone’s taste.
For the main dish, we ordered Beef Tongue, Dae Kalbi, Sam Gyop Sal (It’s like thick cut unsmoked bacon), Vegetable Plate.
Those dishes are served with several kinds of house sauces.
Salt Pepper Sesame oil for beef tongue. Also comes with lemon juice to dip.
I think the lemon juice is from the «Real Lemon» the one comes from lemon shaped container.
Then 3 of their house sauces, Teriyaki, sweet chili sauce, ponzu with lemon slice.
Beef Tongue is sliced very thinly and extremely flavorful.
It cooks in literally seconds.
Dae Kalbi is Asian Short RIb with bones. Served with house made salad.
Salad is lightly tossed with Asian vinaigrette and very refreshing with a hint of Korean chilli peppers but it’s mild.
Comes with scissors to cut the meat off the bone.
It is well-​marinated so you don’t need sauce to dip. Extremely tender and juicy.
Sam Gyop Sal is lightly salted & peppered. It gives nice crispy texture outside and its flavor is refined.
The owner Mr. Kevin Cho told us that this pork is imported directly from very famous farm in Korea. The best pork you can get.
If you never had it, everyone should try it!
Vegetable Plate had generous amount of onions, squash, sweet potatoes, pre-​boiled corn on the cob, mushrooms. It’s definitely big enough for 2~4 people. Having said that, we couldn’t finish all of it. The vegetable are lightly marinated with their house marinade to enhance the flavor. Very good deal.
We were so full and happy that we couldn’t move…
Also I’m not a dessert person so I didn’t even look at dessert.
What makes this place so different from other Korean BBQ type restaurant?
This place uses something called «Infrared Grill Technology»
Very bright and extremely high heat penetrates to the meat.
It cuts the cooking time in a half. So the meat remains juicy without having the chance to get dried out.
Because it cooks much faster, you need to watch it more carefully and make sure the meat is not burnt.
It is kinda hard to tell if the meat is cooked or not due to very bright infrared grill.
All the meat we cooked come out juicy and delicious.
One more thing, the owner is walking around the restaurant and making sure everyone is happy and he’s always there to help you if you have question or anything.
I know it’s Fine Korean cuisine so it’s not cheap but their price is actually much cheaper than Soul Garden in Ann Arbor.
I live in Ypsilanti and Soul Garden is much closer but I’d still go for Bulgogi East Lansing thanks to the wonderful owner and their staff. Most importantly great quality food!

I really like this place!
We came here on a Friday night (make reservations! It gets packed around 7pm!) and ordered the and kal bi plates, along with pajeon on the side.
With all the novelty of cooking your own food aside, the bbq plates were reasonably tasty, with the kalbi (~$ 15) already marinated in a nice sweet/​tangy sauce… I enjoyed it more than the slightly bland scallop (~$ 16?) for this reason. You’re provided with three other sauces to adjust tastes to your liking, though :) The bbq plates also come with a bowl of side salad to share and some raw veggies (squash, onion, lettuce, carrot) which you can char up on the grill as well.
The pajeon (~$ 11) was huge… and probably among the better pajeon I’ve had (in Michigan, at least). The batter is nicely crispy on the outside and satisfyingly chewy on the inside with chunks of octopus and spring onions for flavor. I’d recommend it, but make sure to eat it quickly; it’s best in the few crucial moments right after it’s served.
As with many Korean restaurants, there are small-​plate appetizers prior to the meal — we were given a substantial amount of kimchi, vinegar-​marinated cucumbers, bean curd (really good!) and potato salad. We asked for refills multiple times with gracious consent!
Like other Unilocalers have said, the interior is quite tasteful and the main dining area, as well as bathrooms, are reassuringly sanitary. The staff is courteous and relatively helpful, though notably we did have one very shy waiter who ended up deferring to his superiors to explain the menu.
There was also a birthday celebration during our meal — the waiters brought over a nice cake and sang happy birthday. Cute!
All in all I’m a fan — not somewhere to eat dinner every day, since it’s pretty pricey (especially for college students) but I liked the friendliness and open feeling of the restaurant… a little different atmosphere than bibimbap in Novi. Will be coming back! :)