Yakiniku Seoul

The food was good, but our service was rushed. Not at all friendlyI've had better stone bowls

Ambiance traditional Korean restaurant. Service friendly, efficient and attentive. Ordered the meat Jun, Kalbi soup. Both were excellent! Meat Jun is thinly sliced layers of beef, flavored, dipped in egg and fried. It was sooo good. This was the best meat Jun I've tasted. Kalbi stew served in a dolsot pot all bubbly and comforting. The Kalbi is cut into bite size pieces at the table by the server. Broth rich and seasoned well. Good assortment of banchan as much as you want. Lots of parking available in the lot behind the building. Go check it out!

I guess Daniel .C Yelp ghost got me too. I remembered posting this restaurant but I guess it disappeared. Yakiniku Seoul located corner of King St. and Kalakaua Ave. Parking is behind the building and entrance to the restaurant is on the ground floor of a commercial building.I ordered their Cheese Tteokbokki which was very cheesy w/ mochi and fish cake mix all together. Also I ordered their Kalbi came on sizzling platter with onion . The Kalbi was very tender and good marination.Good variety of Bachan . Prices are little on the higher side but it's ok not too bad . Need to just support local .

I've been coming here regularly for Korean BBQ for many years now. My favorite cut for yakiniku is the anchan (inner thigh). They season it & it's tender and high quality meat. The banchan are always really good & the staff are nice about refilling it. The aunty who works there remembers me and she's always very nice. It can get rather loud and smoky but that's expected at a yakiniku!

What a hidden gem. It's really tucked away and it's easy to miss. But don't miss it! Super easy parking. Clean and spacious seating. The menu is robust with something for everyone. The staff is really friendly and helpful. Some food highlights 1. Really yummy soup. Traditional Korean soup. (Number 2 on the menu). Generous portions. 2. The kimchi is really fresh and made in house. 3. Even something simple like the bowl of rice is quality. Shiny grains of cooked rice that aren't all clumpy 4. Get the meat Jun. number 6 on the menu. It was recommended to us and it was sooooo good.I've officially added this spot to my rotation of top spots.

Yakiniku Seoul is a solid place for a la carte KBBQ when I'm feeling too full to hit up a local AYCE option. The prices are reasonable (not too expensive but not cheap either) and the meat quality scales appropriately with the cost. They have a lot of options for whatever you're in the mood for, from basic USDA Choice to Miyazaki A5. I definitely appreciate that the number of options and the fair pricing here!The banchan selection is great here as well. My favorite is the odeng (fish cake) and picked radish. All of the banchan goes amazingly when paired with meat and wrapped in ssam. Biggest drawback of this place is that each serving of ssam costs $7 per portion The portion size of the ssam isn't particularly huge either, which is a major bummer since I love the low-carb meat and veggies combo of KBBQ and ssam.The service is very friendly and helpful. The vibes are casual, great place to bring a group of friends or come on your own. Lots of options both in menu items and in dining format!

It's been years and maybe we'll over a decade since the last time I've been to Yakiniku Seoul. They are located in the corner of King and Kalakaua. You'll make a right immediately after Panda Express on King Street and their parking lot is on the left. It's slanted so be mindful of that. There is a bunch of parking but if it happens to be full then there is metered street parking on King and Kalakaua. You can enter off Kalakaua or down the stairs near the top of the parking lot. The restaurant is rather busy so reservations are best. We had reservations to dine here at 6:30pm. When we checked in with the hostess, we were told 10-15 minute wait. There were empty tables and booths with "reserved" signs so we weren't sure why we had to wait but we did as instructed. When we were finally seated, it took a good long while to get water and menus. Funny because they came back shortly after to ask what we wanted to order when we just opened the menus. We asked them to come back and we took a look. By the time another person came back to take our order, we had an idea of what we wanted to order. We decided to get a mix of meats to cook and made dishes. The raw meat option we ordered was the Assorted Meat Yakiniku. We weren't sure of the difference between Stew and Soup so we asked. Our server said same thing so we ordered the Kalbi Soup and 2 orders of Meat Jun. We got the raw meats first, an order of Meat Jun then shortly after the Kalbi Soup. It took awhile then we got the second order of Meat Jun. We thought this was odd that the meat jun didn't come together and felt bad the other couple had to wait to get their order. The tables here are definitely small as we had to make many adjustments to fit all our food on the table. There was a good amount of banchan but there was a roach in the one with potatoes. Yuck! They got us another one after we brought this to the attention of our server. Their Meat Jun was quite good and the meat was very tender. The amount of raw meat was decent and we enjoyed it but the grill top burned really fast. It took a very long time to get it replaced. There was also no vents above us and smoke from all the grills filled the restaurant which we didn't care too much for. Everyone thought the Kalbi Soup would be spicy but we were disappointed when it came out and it wasn't spicy. We had to flag staff down several times to get water refills. With the slow service and sub par customer service we experienced, it's hard to give this place higher than 2.5 stars. When we got the check, they were quick to take our credit cards and our signed credit card slips though. That was the only time they were quick to "service" our table. The roach was also a deduction on cleanliness of the restaurant. Even though their Meat Jun is legit, it might be another few years or a decade before we consider another visit.

Food A+Service A+++Yakiniku Seoul is a long standing, no frills Korean BBQ spot that delivers amazing food and service. The quality of their meat is amazing. Their beef finger (the delicious, flavorful meat between rib bones), and outside skirt really stand out. It's worth mentioning that the finger meat isn't so common in many KBBQ places. Their banchan (complementary side dishes) are all tasty and they have a decent variety. For non table top bbq options, their cooked dishes are all solid. I personally love the steamed butterfish dish. A cold noodle after a meal of grilled meats is refreshing and can fill you up without making you feel too full and heavy.I most recently came on a slow afternoon and the ladies working were all extremely friendly and welcoming. My baby was fussing a little towards the middle of the meal and they were so generous they helped us rock her in her stroller until she fell asleep. Our waters were never empty and the staff made it clear that it wasn't a hassle to ask for more banchan when we wanted. Even on other occasions, during busy dinner rushes service has been impeccable. Yakiniku Seoul is a must for Korean bbq in Oahu. They have been a staple for decades and continue to deliver an outstanding dining experience. I need to add pictures to this review the next time I stop in. We were all ravenous and forgot to take a single picture before diving in.

Delicious Kalbi marinate. Great service and nice and clean place. Very friendly owner. Was my first time and enjoyed it very much. I will go back again.

This place run business long time and food is good and reasonable.8 of Assorted namuls are free.They have private parking.Most local people, so not that crowd