Jongro BBQ

Cuisine Korean
Price $$$ (31-50)
Rating 7/10
Last Visit Jan. 19, 2019
Location New York: Midtown
General Notes

Amazing quality food. This place is not AYCE so it's pretty expensive, but overall it was a good experience and definitely worth it. I'm generally not a fan of cooking things without seasoning them beforehand (with KBBQ, you dip in the sauces after they're cooked), but the meats still ended up very savory and delicious. The other dishes are also excellent. I would definitely recommend giving this place a try if you're craving KBBQ, especially late at night.

Positives

> The food is extremely high quality, everything from the meat to the appetizers, like seafood pancake, egg custard, side dishes, etc.
> They are open until 4AM on the weekends, and 2AM otherwise. Great place to go if you're drunk out of your mind in Koreatown late at night.
> The servers here cook the food in front of you, which can be a nice addition if you're not too comfortable cooking for yourself.
> The service was decent, and any side dishes or drinks were refilled quickly.

Negatives

> This restaurant is difficult to find - you have to enter in a lobby and go up to the second floor.
> The pacing of the food sometimes feels off. Because the server cooks for you, the food comes way too quickly at times.

Dishes Tasted
  • ★★★★ Seafood Pancake -- Delicious, with a nice texture
  • ★★★★ Beef Platter -- Expensive but very good quality meat. The brisket especially was fantastic.
  • ★★★☆ Rice Cake -- Excellent
  • ★★☆☆ Pork Platter -- Very overpriced considering the amount of food we got. But still very good, although I would have liked the pork to be better seasoned before cooking.
  • ★★★☆ Egg Custard -- I'm generally not a fan, but this was definitely the best I've had!