Kogi Korean Grill

We came here on the off dining hours the Saturday before last weekend. The restaurant is on a strip mall but a bit hidden when you come in the main entrance . We came at 3:30pm and it was quiet . I ordered the squid calamari as appetizer and it was crunchy and flavorful. My husband ordered the spicy pork bulgogi and I ordered the regular beef bulgogi. They were good. Service was fast . I just had to fix my Korean food cravings .

Food was ordered via Uber Eats. Korean fried chicken, tteokbokki, and bonchon was delicious. The presentation of each dish was appetizing adding to the ambiance of my hotel room. Service was quick and efficient.

Food was great and came fast and hot. Service was outstanding, server was very attentive and friendly. Restaurant was very clean, not a lot of noise which is great. Friend chicken was very tasty! Excellent prices.

I've never been into the restaurant in person, so this review is for delivery only. We get delivery a lot from here, though. I love japchae and this place has it. So that's enough for me, lol. I particularly like the zucchini and egg side options. The bulgogi is not great. It's a little mealy and not very flavorful. But the beef on the steak and rice cake skewers is incredible. We get that and a side of rice, instead of the bulgogi. Overall, a solid delivery option.

A few months ago, I accidentally watched the beginning of a Korean drama series on Netflix and found myself hooked on it. I watched the entire series and wanted more. Since then, I have watched 35 of them. Being a "foody", I couldn't help but notice some of the wonderful things they were eating in the shows. I learned the names of two of them jjahangmeyon and gimbap. I wanted to try them so I asked for recommendations on Nextdoor and found a few places to get them.Kogi Korean Grill seemed like the easiest retaurant to get to and was open when I wanted to go, so I headed there. I found both items on the menu, although they were spelled differently. I decided to order both and bring any leftovers home.The jjahangmeyon was a bowl of noodles covered in dark sweet and sticky bean sauce. It had pieces of pork an either cucumber or zucchini in it (I couldn't tell). I carefully mixed everything together as I had seen on TV. Eating it was very nice. It had that thick goodness that I really enjoy experiencing when chewing and swallowing. I could pig out on that stuff every day!The gimbap was almost like sushi. Instead of fish, it had Korean BBQ in it. There was a dipping sauce that was very sweet and tangy that knocked each bite out of the world. I ended up eating all of the pieces. It was addictive.Now, as I have said for so many other ethnic foods, I am no expert on Korean food. This stuff may not be anything like the real stuff served in Korea. I don't know, and I don't care. I loved every bit of it and will go back over and over to get more of it. At the same time, I will venture out to other Korean restaurants and experiment with other dishes, as well.

This was the third time I have come here. Each time, it was ok. Not great, but not bad either. It had what I was craving, but never satisfying it completely. This visit was driven by the lunch specials they had. I'm not convinced they have great lunch deals. I ordered the bulgogi, but it was extremely salty. The kimchi side they brought me felt like it was on the verge of going bad. then finally the rice they gave me for my dish tasted old. On the flip side, my friend's dish was the bulgogi bibimbap. It was a few dollars more, but worldly different. It looked (and was) alot more satisfying than the one I got. It had the veggies, sides, etc in the stone pot. So if you do go here, I would highly recommend getting the bibimbap!

I have to admit I was expecting to be in a meh mood trying Kogi while in San Antonio but was pleasantly surprised. I already have my favorite Korean dishes in mind when I try a place and go to them to gauge everything.My brother and his wife ordered the Dukk (tteok) soup, and Bi Bim Bap. I haven't had Ja Jang Myeon in a long time so that's what I got after seeing it on the menu. We started with the Dukk Bok Gee (tteok bokki), a longtime favorite food. Kogi's Dukk Bok Gee was good, the texture of the rice cake was nice and chewy, the gochujang sauce nice and spicy. There weren't any fish cake, but plenty of onions in the dish, and maybe 10 pieces of tteok for almost $9! The price for the dish is very high if you've priced rice cake at your local Asian grocer. Thumbs down for quantity.The banchan was good, kimchi, cucumber kimchi, bean sprouts and tofu kimchi. The banchan came with my brothers Dukk soup, which was confusing as in most Korean restaurant's banchan isn't limited to what entree you're eating.My Ja Jang Myeon was good, even if it didn't take all day to make. It didn't taste pre-packaged to me and had a good flavor all the way around. The noodles were nice and chewy, one of the biggest draws for Ja Jang Myeon fans. There was a mixture of cabbage, zucchini and bites of pork, in the dark soy bean paste sauce. I wasn't disappointed with my dish and was happy to see the yellow pickled radish come out with my dish, no raw onions though which for purists would be a must.Our server was holding everything down on his own when we stopped in on a Sunday evening around 7, he was friendly and attentive without being overly absent or hovering. The space is in a pretty quiet strip mall type building, modern without much decor. According to a sign they are closed Mondays and Tuesdays. Overall, the food was good for an Asian/Korean Fusion place, I wouldn't be a regular but can say I've tried Kogi.

Friendly serviceExcellent foodHighly recommendLove the seafood pancakeWill return soon

Unfortunately, the most mid food ever. The staff were the sweetest though, the service was great. Granted, we were the only people in there on a Friday night - but I thought I would try the Korean burger that was listed and was disappointed. I tried my best to finish it, but couldn't stand it anymore. The fries were fresh, my bun was cold and basically breaking apart, the bulgogi inside tasted like it was from the frozen section at a HEB and the fried egg tasted like it was made beforehand and not fresh- I WOULD NOT recommend the burger at all. I think it shouldn't be in the menu to be honest.

Service was amazing as always, we were seated and assisted immediately. Appetizer of crab rangoons were delicious! I had the kimchi fried rice my go to there and it never disappoints!