Chung Ki Wa

What a hidden gem--so glad my friend recommended this place.Great service, very attentive staff. The food was excellent and plentiful, also loved the (complimentary) banchan: fish cakes, kimchi, marinated cucumbers, cabbage salad, green dish (mustard greens?--forgot to ask). I really loved the cucumbers and cabbage salad! Kimchi was a little fishy for my taste.Since I've never been my friend decided to order a ton of different foods, so I could try a lot of different things, and she could have leftovers. I started with the Gun Man Doo (dumplings) and Seaweed Salad. The dumplings were delicious, really liked the sauce that comes w it too! The seaweed salad was too fishy for my taste--maybe too much fish sauce? My friend ordered the Gyeran Jjim (Steamed Eggs), which is like a fluffy mound of scrambled eggs. Yum! She ordered Galbi (marinated beef short ribs)--that flavor!!--and Budae Jeongol (soup w a variety of meats in it) which was way too spicy for me. I'm a wimp! And I ordered the seafood bibimbap and LOVED it. You get tiny shrimp, scallops, mussels, and octopus in every bite, and the flavors were subtle and delicious. Perfect dish for a freezing cold night! Just be sure to stir the rice after they set the pot down, so it doesn't burn on the bottom! We were stuffed by the end of the meal, and my friend had lots of leftovers to take home! Would definitely recommend and will definitely go back!! My friend also order

Everything we ate was great! However, the service was 100% not cool. We ordered a few appetizers and a bbq set. The waitress dropped everything on the table at the same time. She shoved the appetizers in front of us and then proceeded to put every slice of the premium brisket that we ordered onto the bbq grate before we had a chance to touch the apps. This was a clear message to the tune of "eat this now and get the ef out"! Oh, and we weren't looked at again after our entire order was slammed onto the table. The same woman only appeared again to slam the check onto the table. She reappeared to cash us out and VOILA!!! C'mon! This place can do better on the service end of things.

I've been here many times for their Korean BBQ, and it has always been a fantastic experience. The food is delicious, and the service is excellent. Just be prepared to leave smelling like BBQ! I definitely recommend giving this place a try.

I have reviewed this place many times and thought about my review many times, lol, and have come to the conclusion it is a solid 3-3.5/5.Each dish I've gotten has an authentic Korean taste. The price is a little on the high side, but worth the price point. They have many soups/stew options but all are good and soul warming and they are all unique. The stir fry dishes are savory and not overly savory.I have not tried the big soups (that are 40+$ or the bbq but i'm sure they are great)The noodle dishes have a nice sauce and again not too salty and pretty filling. ---Here are the problems. Minus 1 for the service. This they have lots of room for improvement. There is a lady who is older who seems like she doesn't want to serve you. Also After getting your older she is no where to be found. You literally have to find her and ask for something as simple as napkins. There other waiters are not that much better. They seem annoyed at questions and are never to be found again. They never come back to ask if you want more bonchon. And if you want more bonchon after the meal they said it is considered takeout...but that is because I was not able to ask for it during the meal. They try to conserve money on the materials such as bonchon, utensils, and it shows. It gives a bad taste to the overall vibe. Overall we will be back for food but honestly this is a restaurant where I think 15-or-sub-15% tip is justified.

Really delicious solid traditional Korean food! We opted to dine in without kbbq and went with the beef bibimbap and seafood soondubu jigae. Side dishes were fresh and plentiful. I especially like the fish cake. Regarding the entrees, both were solidly delicious, and I have no complaints. I especially love how large the jigae was and how much seafood was in it. Service was alright. It was fast but when we ordered some tea, we never received it. With the cozy booth seats and TVs playing sights and sounds of Korea, it made us yearn for the real deal. A good home away from home.

After such an amazing visit from my last time I was in the Metro Detroit Area a year ago, I decided to revisit again for KBBQ. Unfortunately, this time it wasn't as good anymore, seems to be a change in ownership recently. Combo B: The meat quality wasn't as good as before, and had bland marinate. Also was misleading that the combo was supposed to have a different meat (brisket, as stated on the menu) but then we noticed there was chicken instead. We expressed our concern and was told that was how the combo came as (which should've been reflected on the new menu). Spicy Squid: Seems like more veggies than actual squid. It was alright but wasn't as good as before. The sides were for the most part mediocre quality (aside from the steamed egg and salad). It saddens me to write a low review as I normally wouldn't write this low of a rating but had to express how this was a super disappointing experience. Please update the menu if there are new changes as I found it misleading to replace certain stuff in the combos without informing the customer.

Must try if you're a Korean food (especially kbbq) lover! Out of the many Korean restaurants I've been to around the metro detroit area, this is easily one of my top picks. Loved all of their banchan and service was excellent. We came in around 830pm and ended up staying a little past 10 to finish our food (grilling all the meat took some time), which is their close time. We felt so bad but they were so friendly and understanding about it. Ordered combo C with 2 orders of the dinner special: galbi + soondubu and galbi + naengmyun. We also switched out the shrimp from combo c for samgyupsal. This was a very generous amount for a party of 6. Their galbi marinade was on point and their salad perfectly balanced out the grease - we got so many extra orders of it bc it was so good! Another plus is that they have a spacious parking lot so parking will most likely not be a problem at all.

It has been a while, but it was carryout, so I decided to dine in. We had bibimbap to enjoy the crispy rice in the bowl. We enjoyed the bowls and the sides. The service was professional and polite. We looked around at all the bbq things going on, so we are now curious for the next visit.

Probably the worst Korean BBQ I've ever had. Having lived in LA and been to Korea, I have a certain expectation for KBBQ that was not met here and I am beginning to think can't be met anywhere in Michigan. For starters, the meat is not unlimited like you'll see in LA. You pay for each reload which is a massive downside for me. Then, the quality of the meat itself just was not that good for me. I felt the pork belly was dry and bland, the Shrimp tasted like Kroger frozen shrimp, not the usual prawn style with the whiskers that you'll see at KBBQ places. Service was slow and inattentive and the prices were just astronomical for what you got. Places like this really just make me miss LA a lot.

Very good Korean food and very nice service. Wonderful bbq and side dishes. The atmosphere is very nice as well. One of our favorite places for lunch.