Choga Korean Restaurant

Came here because I wanted to check out the Korean food in the area. Our praty of 3 did not opt for the AYCE bbq. When we arrived on a weekday for dinner, it was pretty empty so I would say no need to make reservations. The vibe is a no frills place. Oddly too quiet, they should've played some music or something. There were lots of people coming in and out for pick ups so perhaps that's what this place is known for. We ordered a variety of things. All in all, the food wasn't bad. They had a good variety of banchans. (Only allowed 1 refill of each though? Saddened my Korean heart). The stew we got was great. Maybe the prices were a bit high? All in all, I had a good experience. Not sure if I'd go back again (would be curious to try other Korean restaurants in the area) but I do commend their authentic dishes!

It's obviously been a long time since I've been here, but I had not realized that ownership had changed hands to a non-Korean team and that prices had been significantly raised and that the decor had been changed (not for the better).Sometimes when you want ethnic food, you don't need it to be up to the "standards" set by the concept restaurants that litter the United States. Perhaps those renovations had to be paid for with the higher prices. I had refused the $42/person buffet pricing only to choose a selection of items from the menu. I paid without grumbling, but on several occasions in the past when I would have ordered "too much" for my party the waitress would intervene and tell me to stop and that if my party was still hungry that we could always order more. No such help here. Mind you, we ate about 75% of everything (which is saying a lot!) and took home what we didn't finish, but it's just one more sign that this place isn't what it used to be, which was an attractive asset that someone wanted to buy.The problem is that if it ain't broke, don't fix it. I used to go here regularly when I lived in Kansas City and made the mistake of bringing my family here after a decade of not having been there. I will not make that mistake again and will be trying other Korean establishments in town.The waitress who took my order was not the same one who brought the food and waited on us and brought us takeout boxes. She was awesome.

We came here as a group of 7 for a friend's birthday dinner. We were at a pottery painting place, and Choga was close by. We arrived around 4:15pm and were seated right away at a long table. 3 of us shared one grill, and 4 of us shared another grill. The AYCE bbq option is $32.99. This option includes different types of meat to grill, rice, banchan, and soup. You can order 3 different meats at a time, and everyone sharing a grill has to agree on which 3 meats to order. I think this can be a challenge if everyone wants different things. For example, I didn't eat pork, while another person didn't eat seafood. The drink selection is pretty limited; they offer a few different types of beer and soju. Drink prices are cheap. Service was just ok. We had to flag down a server to ask for water, napkins, refills, etc. Overall, I enjoyed my meal at Choga. I might come back to try their other Korean dishes, but for AYCE KBBQ, I would probably make the drive to KPOT. It's about the same price and offers a wider variety of items. Plus, the service is better and you can order as many items as you want all at once.

Customer service is not great I came in and they ignored me like they didn't need any customers. There are so many better Korean bbq go to KPOT if u want to eat good kbbq and better price

the best authentic korean restaurant in kansas! if you want genuine korean foods, this is the place to go.

Overall, the experience was okay since the food was good for the most part. The sides didn't look too appealing but tasted fine. The kimchi stew tasted like tomato soup with kimchi in it which wasn't that good. The meats and the cheesy corn were the highlight of today's lunch. Can't believe we almost got charged for four people when there's only three people in my group, and the waiter didn't show up to refill water or to check things very often. Also, it was dim in the inside.

Choga is always a dinner treat! My friend introduced me a few years ago and I have been coming back consistently. They do prefer to call ahead or make a reservation when doing All You Can Eat but I had not known this, but they accommodated for us even though there were close to closing time! The staff was very friendly and prompt to grab our orders. Any of the marinated meats are delicious, my favorites are #2 and #9. So much flavor without being too overpowering. Also don't forget to get a steamed egg, so fluffy you'll want more.

I love trying new things. However, I'm not new to Korean food. The service was average. Our waitress wasn't too pushy, but she wasn't too indifferent either. The Ambience felt like the backrooms to be honest, but it was storming outside so no one else was there. I say all that to say, the food was pretty mid. The Spicy Galbi was not spicy. It said the marinade was sweet-soy, but it was too sweet. You have to get used to the taste before you can really enjoy itThe Kimchi is plain. Like really plain. Taste like it's just Cabbage and Gochugaru, that hasn't been fermenting long. Furthermore, the Kimchi Pancake I was served was too burnt, and only tasted good with the sauce it's served with. The good stuff is the Mandu and Gamjatang. Despite the mandu not having much flavor due to the lack of topping on the inside, I'd prefer that over the kimchi pancake. The gamjatang had a ton of flavor, I didn't have to fight the pork off the bone, and had the perfect amount of spice.

When I first came to KC back in 2007, there were bascially three sitdowna Korean restaurants. Chosun on 127th and Metcalf, Sobahn (closed) and Choga on 105th. It was a sad scene, being from Toronto Canada, where there are more Korean restaurants on a single city block than in all of KC (even to this day) where my mother lived. Being of Korean heritage and have worked in Seoul for three years in my twenties, I am very aware of Korean food, The Korean scene has grown in KC to include more trendy foods like double fried chicken, korean style hot dogs and other street foods, but Choga and Chosun remain as the standard sit down Korean fare.When I'm with my Asian friends, they avoid this restaurant like the plague, much preferring the taste of Chosun, since we would mainly eat table BBQ 99% of the time, but as a lover of more traditional meals like stews, soups and rice dishes, I tried Choga because I find Chosun's non-BBQ to be fairly average.I got a stew called Gamja-Tang. Gamja means potato in Korean but it is not the star of the show (vegetables in stews rarely are for Koreans). The star of the show is the pork and in this instance, they use the neck bone pork. This is a hearty dish and often comes in oversized bowls that looks like there is a ton of meat, but then you realize much of it is bone. With a beer, tax and generous tip, I paid $30. The entree itself was $18.The gamja-tang here was great, it was spicy and had good flavor. The meat fell off the bones easily and the amount of vegetables were good. The problem was the portion. The bowl was small and the potato took a third of it, the amount of pork for the price was low. The sides dishes (called banchan) were pretty good though. For a Korean, it doesn't matter how nice the atmosphere is, unless you're a bougie place, we care about PORTION SIZE! The other thing was bothered me was the temperature in the restaurant with the owners either keeping the AC off or it was not working. It was during the heat dome weather and the temperature inside (I took a reading) was about 84 degrees. It reminded me of eating in small streetside stalls in Seoul during the hot summer nights when I worked in Korea.I would recommend Choga for their non-bbq (I haven't eaten their BBQ yet) but for me, the food to price ratio was not great, but again, if there are only 2-3 traditional Korean restaurants in KC, you can basically charge what you want.

Trying to get out to all the Korean restaurants here, and my friends and I decided to check it out on a cold icy night - it was the perfect mood to have some good soup. Yukgaejang is one of my favorite Korean soups so I definitely had to try it if a place ever offers it. My friend ordered Samgyetang, a soup I've always wanted to try myself!The serving size was BIG! My bowl of yukgaejang was so big and very filling for me. It was very solid. I don't have much reference in terms of samgyetang given I've never had it, but my friend and I also really enjoyed his bowl - a hearty and refreshing soup.We had a pretty big group that came, and they were able to quickly accomodate us and bring our food out pretty fast! Prices are on the higher end, but not a bad place to check out if you're in need of Korean food in the KC area.