Gaboja

The quality and service of this establishment is beyond amazing! The food here is fresh from the bansang to the meats! I will only frequent a Korean BBQ that offers good Gyeran-jjim. The server was super friendly and cooked my meats in the grill for me. I love when my pork belly is charred. I look forward to visiting this place one more time before I leave. 💙

This was an ok meal, but we were disappointed with some of the "basics" that we got. Phone person was perfectly nice, and idk if there were a miscommunication--but I asked for dolsot bibimbap based on menu pic off of Google maps, and we got plain rice. It's a bummer when you're expecting that hot toasty crunch! But then the sauce was so flat, it wasn't the normal spicy sweet with a zippy tang to round out flavor. Banchan--always the star of the meal for us--was mostly so so. Fish cake was good, but kimchi seemed rushed--it tasted plainly sour and watery. Sprouts were fine, but sprouts are not generally a wow sidedish. I think our expectations are too skewed from eating at Shu's. Dwen jang jigae-- hit the spot! I am no expert on authenticity, but I enjoyed the fermented broth. It was flavorful and smooth (as in not silty). Haemul kalguksu--flavor was on point and comforting, seafood was al dente, but noodle was so soggy! Why would they package noodle together like this to overcook/bloat during transport? Strangely enough, they said cold noodle dish wasn't available to go-- isn't it easier to package pre-prepared cold broth and noodle for takeout? I'm confused. I wish we had more people to try other stuff, but review is based solely on the few dishes we got.