Korea Garden

This KBBQ is Seoul good. You might even say Korea Garden is my Seoul-mate! The birthday extravaganza continues! More fire, more good eats, and more soup! We got the seafood pajeon, cold noodles in beef broth, meat jun, galbi-jjim, steamed egg pot, and bibimbap. No actual grilling was done but we weren't exactly here for that. We came here to try meat jun and ended up getting a little bit of everything else. Let me tell you something... the galbi-jjim here alone is enough to pay them a visit. If you don't know what galbi-jjim is, let me explain it real quick. Galbi-jjim is a popular Korean dish of tender, braised short ribs, typically beef or pork, cooked in a savory-sweet soy sauce-based liquid with garlic, ginger, and often fruits like pear or apple for sweetness and tenderizing. It was perfectly savory and saucy, fall-off-the-bone tender, and I want to scream just thinking about it. The first bite alone had me sitting back in my seat. Had I been wearing a hat, I would have taken it off and held it over my heart. It was that good. And since it was my birthday, they brought over a complimentary seaweed soup and a tower of Choco Pies. They even sang Happy Birthday to me and made me blush. Solid eats and excellent service. The parking situation seems nerve racking but they have an attendant at both sides of the restaurant that helps stop traffic to help get you out of there which I found pretty cool!

The food here is genuinely delicious. The seafood pancake was massive and perfectly crispy, and they serve a great variety of banchan (side dishes) to start the meal. One small hiccup: I ordered the beef kimchi stew but received pork instead. Even with the mix-up, the flavors were spot on. Definitely a solid spot for a hungry group!

This place offers a great combo that fed two big boys. Quality of the meat was very nice. The kimchi soup was a wonderful flavor that complemented the yakiniku. Beef brisket was our favorite. Also, that cabbage salad was so fresh and offered our tastebuds a delightful warning of the flavors yet to be experienced that evening.