Ilsong Garden

The serve yourself banchan is by far the best I've ever had. I usually don't care for kimchi, but there's has a fresh addictive flavor.I wasn't able to do the bbq because I was alone. But, I had the Galbi soup, and it was FANTASTIC! Service was wonderful and kind. The hours are my favorite part. It's hard to find good healthy food after I get off work. I give this place a 10/10.

Food is pretty good. Limited options for the all you can eat. Cost about the same as K-pot where there's more options. Place closes really late when all other restaurants are closedService pretty good... attentive Environment is clean... not fancy

hubbie had tried ilsong garden & wanted to take me.we both enjoy korean bbq & have tried several places around town.we were a bit confused about the grill tables. apparently they are only available for all you can eat. some places let you order portions of meat & let you grill it.deciding we werent hungry enough for AYCE ($38), hubbie ordered hot stone pot bibimbap ($15) and i got the beef bulgogi ($24). we started with steamed yaki mandu ($8)- they also offer it deep fried or pan fried. they were very good, and i enjoyed them steamed as we usually get pan fried.muchim is almost more important to me than the meat! i love the radishes & cucumbers the most, followed by potatoes.i liked that the veggies are served as all you care to eat salad bar style. i like some radish or cucumber with each bite of bulgogi. so it was nice to serve myself.hubbie declared his meal delicious and mine was flavorful & tender. portions were very generous, im pretty sure myleftover bulgogi will feed us both! it was 7:00 on a sunday, so not too many people there, but service was fast & friendly.i did notice lunch specials were available during the week.

Some of the best food we have had! Love the Korean BBQ, favorite was Beef Kalbi as well as the Kimbob roll and Shrimp pancake are some of my all time favorites! The kimchi is perfect % recommend trying this! The service was wonderful, super friendly and helpful! The restaurant is super cute love the Korean pop stair singer on TV and informative shows on others. They have large table as well for bigger parties. Can't wait to let the family come

The last time I came here was 2018. The restaurant started advertising late night KBBQ and all you can eat options this year so I those I would check it out. SA has a lot more Korean options than it used too which can be a good or bad thing. The oversaturating of the genre makes it hard to weed through the options. I eat Korean food regularly because either I cook it or eat at a Korean restaurant so I have a reasonable idea of what it's supposed to be like. Now onto my review. We stopped by on a Sunday afternoon and there were a few occupied tables when we walked it. We were quickly greeted and seated by the very friendly gentleman waiter. The staff was attentive the whole timenwe were there. The restaurant was clean and the noise level was normal with a KPOP show playing in the background. We ordered our beverages and started looking through the regular menu and All you can eat menu. It was just the two of us so I was actually planning on just ordering a specific entree instead of the full AYCE. However my friend wanted to try it. The AYCE options are limited to about 10 items, which is okay but can negatively because of the other AYCE options in town. The price was about $38 per person. Our food arrived very fast and they have a banchan bar set up so you can get your own side dishes. I thought this was a great idea because in my opinion no restaurant gives me enough kimchi and I always have to ask for more. They only had a few options up there though and I am not sure how often they change up which banchan to put out there. The food was tasty and marinated well. They do not have any spicy options which was a bummer. The dumplings and spring rolls we ordered were mediocre and nothing to write home about. Overall the meal wasn't bad but it definitely isn't the best that SA has to offer. It really is a middle of the road KBBQ option for me. Nothing stood out to me specifically to make this my go to spot. The late night operating hours could be a draw but in all honesty I am not if I would come for that when I can just grab a taco somewhere.

I stopped by Ilsong Garden for some Korean food yesterday. I feel bad that I was the only one eating there, so I wanted to share a review. (albeit was like 5pm)I know we have a lot of AYCE Korean places nowadays but this place is still good and authentic. The sides/banchan is self-serve, so that's basically AYCE. I love the sweet potatoes!In case you don't know what to order, I recommend the pork belly for two and the spicy rice cakes (tteokbokki).Pork belly for 2 is a very generous portion and it's basically KBBQ but you don't have to grill it yourself. Try it as a wrap with the lettuce, a bit of soybean paste and dip it in the sesame oil. Delish!I love the chewy texture of rice cakes. Their spicy sauce is great. Not too spicy and a nice balance of sweetness. I wish their rice cakes weren't so thick because it's a bit filling, but still good.Next door is also a boba shop, if you want to bring in a special drink. Didn't seem like the owners minded.They were also streaming the Olympics if you're into that! I hope more of you give them a try, because they were one of the first Korean restaurants here in SA.

I was in the area for an interview and was craving Korean food. decided to order from here and wasn't disappointed. It definitely fulfilled my Korean food craving!

First time visiting here for lunch on a weekday, and it was amazing!! The portion sizes are SO huge, I could barely finish half of my bibimbap. They did not skimp on the protein either. The vegetables were so fresh and plenty. Love the self-serve station of sides! lots of variety and I like how customers can choose how much of each side they want. The inside is very clean, and most tables have a bbq station in the middle for those who want to opt in for the AYCE option. parking is pretty easy too!

Quite yummy. Great service and the choices of sides plentiful. Lunch time provides a menu with all the flavor, but a more economic centric price point. Give it a try and thank me later

Went there with my wife. Sake and chicken bulgogi and beef bulgogi, with 7 small vegetable sides (I.e. kimchi, pickled cucumber) waiter was friendly and attentive. Busy, relaxed, families! Highly recommend if you enjoy Korean cusine!