Seoul Garden Yakiniku

Okay, first off, that cheese corn they serve on a sizzling platter is AMAZING. I highly recommend getting that. Next, the banchan was PLENTIFUL. Usually the other yakiniku places give you a few dishes here and there but we had a plethora of various mini-dishes and that keeps you happy while you wait for your grill to heat up and the meat to come in.Now, on to the big question, how was the AYCE? Ok, well, it may have been because it was a slow day, but service was great. Aunty kept coming back to tend to our table consistently, frequent and generous with the water refills, and the plates of meat kept coming in; we would ask and she would deliver.This is huge with me; I notice that with most of the other yakiniku places I go to, by the third-to-fourth serving that you request your meats, they start skimping out on portions and your order starts getting smaller each time! Well, over here it was quite the opposite; I guess the downside is that the sliced portions they give you are way too thick for bite-sized so you gotta spend some time cutting it but I'll take that any day over the skimpy portions at other places like I mentioned. Also, I noticed we only had the salted sesame oil as dipping sauce so it would have been nice if we had another sauce option like a shoyu-based one.Still, the fact that I'm a guy who likes to put away a lot of meat for my money's worth makes me extremely satisfied with this place's service for catering to these needs, lol.Again, I'd like to emphasize that cheese corn. Oomph! I'd come back again just to order that.

I personally didn't eat here but a family member of mine shared their horrible experience. She said the food was good however she left a 15% tip (due to not being checked up on often) & one of the workers had the audacity to chase her down & tell her she HAD TO LEAVE AT LEAST AN 18% TIP. Their group was small maybe about 4 of them. I think this is completely unacceptable & rude. Tipping is not required. My family member is too nice. I would have took my tip back. It makes me wonder if they do this to all their customers. Haven't ate here for more than 10 years but after hearing this story I'll pass. I refuse to be forced to tip at least 18% especially when the service sucks!

Food is just okay. Service is non existent. If you dont tip 18%, they will chase after you!

It's my favorite place for Korean now. Their prices are reasonable and the flavors are on point. Everything taste authentic, and the food is always fresh and hot

Seoul Garden YakinikuOverall: **** Recommended ****Food: ****Value: ***Menu: *****Ambiance: ***Service: ****Parking: ***** free in front and behind restaurant I was first introduced to Seoul Garden by a Korean friend who loved their seafood soft tofu stew. Since then, I've been to Seoul Garden many times, primarily for lunch and I order their combination plates, steamed BBQ Kalbi or their seafood soft tofu stew. They give you more varieties of banchan (side dishes) than other Korean restaurants and their banchan is good.They introduced all you can eat lunch yakiniku for $28.95 and all you can eat dinner for $38.95. As you can see, from the video, it comes with the seafood soft tofu stew, salad, mandoo, banchan, rice and your choice of 12 items. The video contained in this review is their all you can eat lunch yakiniku. They kept coming back and asked us if we wanted more of anything and they kept changing the grill.Whenever I dine at Seoul Garden, a large portion of the customers are speaking in Korean, so I know I'm going to the right place. They also have large party rooms in the back.Comparison:Seoul Garden Yakinku - has better banchan, quality of meats, seafood soft tofu stew, mandoo and parking.GEN Korean BBQ - has a larger selection of items to choose from and is newer.Bottom line: It depends on what you like to eat and which of the two restaurants has more of those items.RATINGS & RECOMMENDED ORDER:All You Can Eat = ASteamed Kalbi = AKalbi = AFish Jun = ASeafood Soft Tofu Stew = BYelp: https://yelp.to/4n1_1vb0gDWebsite: https://www.seoulgardenhawaii.com/YELP: Sorry! They allow only one 12 second video & the remaining to 3 seconds, with maximum of 10 pictures/videos. The full video can be found elsewhere: MiltonIn808RATINGS KEY: A = Really Good - one of the best B = Good - would order again C = ok - similar, nothing special D = Not very good - wouldn't order F = Terrible - avoid

Probably my new favorite AYCE Korean bbq spot! I love their beef belly! Pretty similar to brisket and I feel like a lot of other places don't carry beef belly. Other favorites include the beef bulgogi and pork belly. They have a wide variety of banchan which is really good. I also like how they give fried mandoo and cheese corn as a side too. It is pretty pricey than other places, I've only been for dinner which costs around $50 (including tip). Maybe next time I'll go for lunch when it's cheaper. Service is pretty quick and attentive. The restaurant is spacious and has a lot of booths. Definitely recommend this place for your new Korean bbq fix!

Came for dinner and got the AYCE option. I was surprised at how many different banchan there was; it included Kim chee, fish cake, shoyu potato, shredded daikon, mustard greens, green salad, cheese corn and even soondubu (tofu soup).The soondubu and kimchee were really good. The kimchee was made in house. The soondubu had a good seafood flavor and had bits of clam and squid.The meats we ordered were brisket, pork jowl, beef belly, short rib, marinated short rib, and pork bulgogi. All of them were good but I think we liked the brisket the best because we order it 3 times. I like that it was thin and got caramelized and crispy.There were 2 sauces sesame oil and salt and a sweet soy. I like the salt and sesame oil better. It I was told to use the salt with the pork and the soy based sauce with the beef. Service was amazing they brought lots of meat each time and replenished banchan quickly as requested. They even replaced the grill multiple times. There was garlic on foil on the grill which was a great addition to some of the meats. They also rubbed a piece of fat on the grill each time the replaced it so that meats wouldn't stick and also add flavor. They also came intermittently and assisted in cooking, putting things on the grill turning the meats or taking them off when they were done.Theres options for both AYCE and prepared dishes that are brought to your table. If you choose AYCE everyone at the table has to order it too. There's some parking right up front and also the back of femme niu just let the security guys know you're eating at Seoul Garden.

My new fav Korean yakiniku!My first time was with my husband for my 30th, & I'm so glad we came here bc the stew is so die for. Either miso or soft tofu stew, they're BOTH hands down the best stews I had on Oahu.Parking is either right out front (limited stalls) or parking behind the building next to Club Femme Nu.2nd time here for Mother's Day & hubby got to treat us! I'm so happy to be here with my family. Definitely our go-to yakiniku in town now. Can't go wrong with the reasonable prices AND complementary sides were also tasty! It's not a big fancy updated place, but the restaurant really shows the Korean authenticity.

Had lunch to today with my favorite sister and Brother-in-law. We decided to check out Seoul Garden Yakiniku. Thanks to fellow Yelper Auntie Nadine.C she post this place and it was pretty good. She also mentioned the hours on Yelp and Google opens @ 10:00am we got there around 10:15 they was still closed. Actually their new banner sign shows open @ 11:00am . We was lucky there was a worker and he opened up around 10:30am so we walked in .The food was very good I really enjoyed their Kalbi came out on a sizzling platter and it was very soft. The fried Mandoo was tasty as well along with the tofu stew. Their stir fried squid was ok little on the spicier side even it was mild level lol. Service was ok just a little slow on the refills of the water . I was surprised with the Bachan they provided a good selection of varieties. Prices are very reasonable sorry didn't get the price for the All you can eat buffet because we ordered family style . Definitely will be back in the future support local

The food was great. The service was fine if a little slow. They weren't rude. But when I was leaving $20 tip after paying the 190$ bill in cash, the ajumma said "15% minimum. 30$". I gave her the 30$ and left after telling her that tip is being nice. Not a minimum. And you know what. That's the kind of impression that makes a customer think "I'm never coming here again." I don't care that this is one of the cheaper and easier AYCE in town. That kind of interaction is never how I want to leave a meal. TLDR; I was told 15% tip is minimum (and mandatory) and told to adjust my cash tip.