I've eaten here a few times, and I always enjoy my time here. They offer a great happy hour deal with different times for the weekend and weekdays. When we went, we made it just in time for the happy hour price which is always a nice surprise. When we sat down, the aunty brought us some banchan. It included beansprouts, pickled radish, kimchi, kimchi zucchini, sweet marinated potatoes, broccoli, and fishcake! A very good variety of dishes. They also dropped off a salad to wrap the meat in, sauce dish, and white rice. Their portions do run on the larger side, even if it's only 2 people eating. Our first, and only round, we ordered the beef brisket, pork belly, and the bulgogi. I'm always a big fan of brisket and pork belly because I prefer non-marinated meats. But, the bulgogi had a good marinade soaked in it, and my friend enjoyed it greatly. While we were eating, the aunty continued to check on us and ask if we needed more meat or banchan. Service was great but we did catch them at a slower time, right before the dinner rush. Overall, the restaurant itself feels very authentic. They offer a good selection of Korean alcohol like soju, terra beer, and others. They do add on an 18% service charge to those who do the BBQ. I'm not sure if they add the gratuity for those who choose Ala carte dishes. read more

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Pretty solid KBBQ experience! My wife and friends came in for the lunch all you can eat. What a value!! All your favorites are accessible in this menu bulgogi, shaved brisket, pork belly. The main stars! All the servers were extraordinarily kind and quick. Will absolutely come here with a group again. read more

Delish! Great service and unlimited options are amazing! Great selection of items too! They continue to clean your grates and are great about checking on you! Highly recommend! read more

# 1 Korean BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Lacey, Washington

Came here for Easter because it wasn't full and they had a big table for all seven of us. Service is friendly and our waitress smiled every time she approached our table so you could see she cared about our experience. There are three grills on the big tables so you can spread out and don't need to wait too long for your food to cook. It's All You Can Eat, so you will leave full. Don't over order though because if you want to bring home leftover grill items, you'll have to pay for the overage, which is fair. There's a two hour limit but we were stuffed before then. read more

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I come here every so often because it's local and not a bad spot to gather with friends. Staff can be a hit or miss at times but at least I come for the food. I really just enjoy the overall experience of korean bbq and the sides are always 5 star. Portions can lean towards the larger side even if it's just 2 people so i'm not able to get much variety of meats as i'm full of the first 3. haha read more

# 1 Korean BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Lacey, Washington

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I went in for the BBQ and was told 2 or more only for BBQ no sign indicated that when I walked in

The food and atmosphere was great! But make sure you look at the menu and know what you want before walking in! They are VERY quick to take your order and have it in front of you in no time. The Bulgogi was 10/10 highly recommended! They do add an automatic 18% gratuity, but it's honestly worth it with how good the overall experience was. read more

We will not go back again. They now charge a mandatory 18% gratuity on every check. I think they forget that I'm cooking the food myself and their customer service has always been horrible. They are so rude. They act like you are bothering them if you need something I absolutely will not support a restaurant that charges 18% gratuity fee. We used to go about once a month, but for the past year, we've been driving to Tacoma because of the issues. Tried it again today because we didn't have time to drive almost an hour for food. Same bad service and being forced to pay for service I didn't get. You also have to be very, very careful and keep a copy of the original itemized check that they bring you because twice when they have brought me the signature receipt to sign they've added money to it and it doesn't match the itemized receipt completely separate from the gratuity that they added. And then they audacity for their receipt to ask for an additional tip after they've already added an 18% The food is really good but not good enough to have to pay an extra eight dollars per plate . read more

Yuuum. Korean food and all-you-can-eat BBQ in Olympia/Lacey area! It's located next to Atomy Olympia Center in the Tanglewilde Shopping Center. Lots of parking that won't ever be a problem. I didn't realize there was an AYCE KBBQ around the area until a friend suggested it one day. The restaurant had three dinner AYCE options with different prices: $22 for lunch; $26, $30, or $33 for dinner. My friends and I chose the cheapest one and began ordering the brisket, pork belly and shrimp. There wasn't much meat options that we could choose from compared to the normal KBBQ places I've been to, so we kept ordering the same things (brisket!!). The banchan (sides) are really good here. One of the workers (or owner?) said their kimchi is the best, and it was really good! The workers here are very nice even though we would need to call them to order more or get a refill on banchan/water. They came by each time with a cheerful attitude! Happy that there is actually a place for me to get my KBBQ fix during my time here. Definitely place if you want to indulge in endless meats and delicious banchan. read more

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What a treat to come here for the Korean BBQ! There were 4 of us. We chose the $30 per person meal. This included 4 kinds of meat to bbq at our table. At first I thought it was kinds of bland, but after I put the sauce on, wow! Flavor explosion. In my mouth! It seemed to take a long time to cook, so we went ahead and turned up the fire. Once it got going, it was fine. I liked that they now only give tongs to turn the meat, they also give kitchen shears to cut the meat into smaller sizes. The small vegetable dishes were great too. I could see the peppers but nothing was actually that spicy. However we do like spice! Good service, & friendly staff. We I'll definitely come back! We will definitely come back now that our son has moved into the area! read more

My friend and I went in around 730pm for Dinner and the two waitresses working immediately started rushing us and kept coming to our table asking us to hurry up and order before they close at 9pm! It was a very unpleasant experience and we couldn't even enjoy ourselves because they kept watching us and cleaning up our table as if they wanted us to leave and this was still way before 8pm. My friend and I haven't seen each other in a while I'm from Houston and she lives out here so we had some catching up to do. This wasn't even possible because every time we started a conversation or stopped eating to chat they would come up to our table and just stare at us in a passive aggressive way. The bill was a bit high in my opinion especially for lack of customer service and hospitality. Food was good (that's why they're getting a two rating) but the overall experience was awkward and uncomfortable. I wouldn't give this place another dime but if you're into eating quickly and being "hurried" this is the place for you read more

I love Korean bbq, and #1 K-BBQ does not disappoint. We were greeted right at the door, seated quickly, and had beverages in front of us almost before we ordered them. The server was polite and informative. He explained the menu and invited us to stay as long as we desired. The delicious banchan (vegetable side dishes) showed up pronto with the steaming hot rice. Our bbq choices (bulgogi, brisket, and porkbelly) were right on their heels. Absolutely generous portions! We had a leisurely, tasty meal with just the right amount of checking in by our server. Looking forward to checking out the "happy hour" menu next time. A very nice woman (cook? owner?) came to check on us towards the end to make sure everything went well - it did. I appreciated the server letting me know in advance about the included service charge as I deeply dislike discovering that after the fact! Kudos for the transparency. So glad to have found this place!! read more

The food was ok, nothing super special. The staff was friendly enough until the brought us the bill. They charge $5 per person if meat is left over because of waste. We finished our meat and they still charged us $5 extra per person. They gave us a bunch of small starts we didn't care for and wished they had asked before leaving them on our table. The small starters were the only waste left at our table at the end of the meal. I don't appreciate being charged when we didn't break their rules and I will never come here again. read more

Great customer service and atmosphere here very nice people, great drinks had some junto strawberry for the first time it was delicious came by with my partner for a drink ended up having dumplings too was very good read more

# 1 Korean BBQ - Dumplings fried and steamed with jinro - Barbeque Near Me - Lacey, Washington

Cash/Card Accepted Restroom available Group/Family friendly Free Public parking All you can eat ootion Entree/Ala Carte option Korean Cuisine Lunch Specials available all week Depending of the time and day this place can get pretty booked. Friendly workers and authentic Korean BBQ that won't disappoint. Although prices do change depending on market. Variety of options on their menu, from, soups, rice plates, and full blown group dishes. They also serve a variety of seafood. Overall a good spot for a quick bite to eat, or big groups to Celebrate certain occasions. Definitely recommended to everyone. read more

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Party of 4, with a toddler. One in our party was disabled/eats small amounts. We were charged $182 for barely any food. Most of the pork was fat. Regardless the service was terrible...wet plates and just a rude vibe al together. Do not come if you're in a party of all you can eat when you cannot eat what the cost is worth read more

We had the all you can eat BBQ for 4 people. The staff were so extremely rude it was quite unbelievable! 20 minutes into cooking, the waitress came over and grabbed all of the meat out of one bowl and threw it on our grill with her hands. We were then in a complete eating hell trying to eat this large quantity of meat because there was no place to put the food after it was cooked. Then, the waitress threw the bill down as we were choking down ample meat. We then asked for a togo box, and the waitress said, "For what?" Our family of 4 paid the $155 bill and talked all the way home about how crappy we were treated at this restaurant. We will never be returning ever.......again!! read more

The food is consistently good and there is a great variety of meat to choose from. The kimchi is top notch! They have a terrific peanut paste which blends in beautifully with the meat after it's cooked! The ladies who work there are running around at 100 mph, they may not always hear you, but they sure try their best. This place is our go-to Korean joint, a bit noisy, but always fun. Plenty of parking available. Be aware they usually add their own gratuity which caught me off guard at first, but I don't mind since it's 20%. read more

- here's a review from a first timer.... And a last timer. The waitress were nice. Service was pretty good. They refilled our water before it got empty which is always a plus!! I made a reservation for 5. And all of us, were pretty disappointed. 3 adults, 2 kids and we chose this place because my nephew really wanted to go about 6 months ago- and the last time I came it was PACKED, with a wait time of about an hour or so, So I assumed it must have been super good! But, The restaurant was chilly. My little brother, granted he wasn't dressed for the weather was shivering through out our meal. We ordered rib eye steak - and beef short ribs - scallops - and bulgogi - octopus - and pork belly. The meat tasted like it has been frozen and thawed properly. It was good! But not what I expected, maybe I had too high of expectations. The short ribs was marinated, it tasted like usda meat that I would get from Safeway. *If you eat grass fed meat, you can taste the difference between the two. Which is why I mentioned USDA** The octopus was super chewy and didn't really have flavor. I did enjoy the scallops, but the waitress said that we could only have 1 per person (and there was 5 of us, also it was supposed to be all you can eat?) We ended up paying over $220 including gratuity for our entire ticket, but they charged it as 191 and then wrote in the tip for us - which I don't think they're supposed to do, it should be added to the bill with the option to tip additional. I thought that was super weird. (I'm a server at a bar) There's a 2 hour time limit for the Korean bbq which is understandable, but they served us our bill after 1 hour, and never really came back although we may have wanted to order more food. It was our first time and our last time. One of our person in our party still left hungry. Next time we'll try somewhere else with higher quality meat hopefully possibly like the Japanese steakhouse down the street if we're going to spending over $200 for 5 people. *** side note, I just checked out the other reviews, we were never given a menu other than the all you can eat menu. I'm actually super disappointed about the fact we didn't get that option. I gave it 2 stars, taking it down to 1 star. read more

This is our favorite place to eat. All you can eat, fresh, fast... It's not fancy but we are not here for the ambiance.. it's all about the food. Service is awesome.. always filling our plates till we are finished and friendly. Two locations both are wonderful. read more

Could not enter. Too smoky and ventilation is terrible for someone with asthma. Cannot speak to food or service

WORST PLACE EVER! Be careful! I almost left an extra tip because I did not notice that they automatically charged an 18% gratitude (even for a party of 2; they said differently on the menu). I don't know if it's just me or the waitresses intentionally passed over me and not asking if I wanted anything else. Don't come here if you don't want to waste your money. read more

We went to this Korean restaurant tonight for the first time. I think it's been sold and has a new name. Anyway, it was fantastic! The food was excellent. The service was beyond expectations. Highly recommend. read more

Truly the rudest servers ever. She was slamming things on our table. All that to say the food and sides were amazing.

If I could give this place a -5 star I would. #1 Korean bbq, also known as Gangnam near Dutch bro's on Martin way.... I've been eating Korean bbq all over the state last 10 years! I know all the good places... I've been here once and it wasn't terrible. However it was cold so I was turned off by even cooking and being by a flame and horrible customer service I figured after 5 years I'd give it another shot.... So tonight out of convenience I would. I took my boys to eat after all we are making memories and can shake off the rest. It was on a Saturday so regular prices I expected and even tho my son Didn't eat a single grain of rice (youngest) I knew I'd have to pay..... It was about my oldest and just being together.... We sit, I try to be kind and order in Korean hoping for the best service only to receive a rude lady....... She said the first option was all the meats as I spoke in Korean telling her what we'd like....... We ordered our first two... thinly sliced brisket molded together and frozen (not rolled and terrible quality) and steak (not marinated) and the worst quality I've literally ever had even medium cooked it was tough chewy and absolutely so hard to eat.... Barely eating this we went with short ribs. She then came back to table and said you didn't pick this one. My response was well you said we had all the meats I asked you for but at the end of the day no worries we can pay extra.... We had 3 meats and were over the quality and couldn't even do it anymore We had to ask for refills Ask for things it comes with ( I know) the soup was salty as heck and I love salt. We couldn't even eat it They checked maybe twice and were sitting amongst themselves talking After all was said and done the total was 150$ I never got an itemized receipt Paid and didn't even realize even after the fact as she saw me sign a 18% for 3 people was included I tipped nothing was stated. After tipping more than I wanted to for rude service Cold atmosphere Cooking most and serving most even tho they are supposed to and asked me if I wanted to do it myself (they aren't supposed to) they are supposed to flip meat Serve soup and had I not of known how it works we would've never got anything I knew We didn't even get lettuce to make wraps even tho they are included and soup and veggies etc I get home realize, call. Was told to bring back in receipt They charged me 38$ for my 7 year old who didn't touch a thing 38$ for me and 38$ for my 14 year old....... Typically 7 is 19 They've gotta be out of their minds Again to was all about the experience with my sons but the part that got me was her watching me tip and not tell me that 18% was already included for the their lazy ass services! Nothing was even posted anywhere saying gratuity is always included..., WHEN permitted and not on a tight family sports schedule I will drive to Tacoma!!!!!! Absolutely absurd and they are lucky I didn't warn couples waiting by the door for over 7 min as I watched and no 1 greeted. I got my 22.92 back as they excepted my double tip and were falsely apologetic They should be ashamed of themselves. Poor quality of meet Service Atmosphere Insane... I can take poor service and great food any day.... I will get what I need and what I pay for but this place was a joke DO NOT GO here... I had to fill my water with my sons because I never even got a refill after 1 hour in... we spent 1.45 hours here and will never make this mistake again.... I'm thankful my kids know it was a memory with mom and having dinner in between practice and gym... other than that will never be giving this place a 3rd chance Please be aware. read more

It's a pretty fun place to go. It is definitely expensive but for a once-in-a-while treat, it's super fun. The food is mostly the quality you expect from an all you can eat type of restaurant. Nothing a reasonable person could complain about. Definitely get a soju when you go! read more

My partner and I had a fun time trying out KBBQ. This staff was incredibly friendly. And we're quick to service our needs every time. This place is affordable and has some awesome menu items. They were even kind enough to switch our grill and also adjust our temp knowing we were new to the whole concept. read more

I could write a detailed review of utmost disappointment but will save you time. We had the bbq and it was nasty. We had to go somewhere else just to try and get the nasty taste out of our mouths. read more

First time here was OK. Maybe 2.5 stars. This place has now lost me. Staff is outright unfriendly. They truly act as if you shouldn't be there. The meat is subpar. The seafood is subpar. The service as mentioned, sucks. Don't. read more

My husband and I have tried countless Korean BBQs in western Washington. This is quickly becoming one of our favorites. We've eaten here 3 times and it is always amazing. The ladies that work here are super friendly and conversational. Looking forward to going back when we are traveling again. read more

Great food! Nice people- they are clear on the menu what charges are please read..............

I'm probably (one of) the worst daughters out there. I haven't visited my parents down in Olympia in months so I finally made time to hang out with them for the weekend. I did not realize how long it has been since my last trip back to my home town because I did not recall a Korean restaurant taking over the building that used to be the home of Kirk's Drug. My mom noticed me eying the place and informed me they offer all-you-can-eat Korean barbecue so I knew we had to have dinner here. #1 Korean BBQ has a spacious interior with booths that are great for larger parties. They do have a bar area but I didn't get a chance to check it out. Their menu offers various dishes but I didn't really care about that...I mean, I did come here for all-you-can eat barbecue! It was a little confusing reading the barbecue section of the menu but there are 2 different prices for all-you-can-eat goodness. For $19.99, you get 5 different types of meat: beef brisket, sliced pork, marinated chicken, spicy pork, and bulgoki For $24.99 you get the same meats as the $19.99 deal but it also includes galbi, marinated beef, fresh galbi gui, beef tongue, la galbi gui, shrimp. Both deals also came with the standard banchan (side dishes), rice, lettuce, and some sort of spicy tofu and cucumber soup. This was plenty of food for just my mom and I, which was why we ended up going with the $19.99 deal. The banchan was good...but not the best that I've had. They gave us 8 different banchan which included kimchi, potatoes, cole slaw, bean sprouts, radishes, cucumber kimchi, tofu and some sort of cucumber side dish. The soup was delicious. I wasn't too sure what it was called but it was mildly spicy. When they brought out the meat, it was nicely arranged on the plate. There were also sliced onions and mushrooms with the meat. Both my mom and I enjoyed the bulgoki which was nicely marinaded. I was a big fan of the sliced pork, which was more like bacon. However, I wish they offered garlic to grill since I like to make a lettuce wrap with rice, bacon dipped in gochuchan and grilled garlic. I could care less for the spicy pork but I'm not partial to spicy pork anyways. The brisket was the least favorite for my mom and I since it was a bit tough to chew. The chicken was good as well but I have a tendency to over grill it since I am afraid of under cooking chicken in general. Drinks were pretty affordable here as well. My mom and i ordered Cabernet Sauvignon for $5. They were very generous with the wine...our glasses were nearly filled to the top of the glass. Other drinks I were looking into were the rice wine ($10) and hot sake ($8). Overall, I had a great experience here minus our grill catching on fire. It was a little embarrassing but we couldn't stop laughing. read more

# 1 Korean BBQ - Banchan and dipping sauces. - Barbeque Near Me - Lacey, Washington

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First time eating here, never coming back. My family and I came to eat kbbq here not knowing how shitty this place is. Just a heads up that they never change the grill. The brisket and pork belly came out frozen and the octopus tasted fishy. The chicken came out looking literally purple which made me feel like vomiting. Below the grill/table there's a horizontal gap near the fire below the grill to cook the meat. Because of that horizontal gap, oil kept splattering on my leg. The service was ok for a place like this. The restaurant was completely empty and know I know why. Eating here ruined my tastebuds. For a price like this they should have better meat and not disgusting frozen meat. read more

Waitress hurried us on our orders and even our check. It's not really all you can eat if we are hurried by giving us our check after ordering 2x (max 3 meats per order). After we paid the waitress never returned and I never got refills on my water. Overall food was good. Service was horrible. Ambiance wasn't great considering how the service was. read more

Worst place to go to!! Cold atmosphere so bring a sweater/jacket if you decide to go. They charge you gratuity without your knowledge until they give you the bill. They hardly come by to see if anything is needed. I had to ask them to refill my drink. BAD SERVICE. You cannot take any of the food YOU MAKE which is dumb!! They are NOT transparent about their prices!! They will charge you ridiculously for mediocre food. Some of the meats are not seasoned at all and tastes like nothing!! HEALTH HAZARD: all of the air vents above the seating areas are ALL DIRTY!! BAD CUSTOMER SERVICE: One lady that came to take our order was rude and never came back to finish taking our order. Another guy had to finish taking our order since she left with not warning. I GIVE THIS PLACE ZEROOOO STARS if I could. read more

I am not here for quality service but you should expect the service. During weekdays they only have one server, service was good. If you can eat lots of quantity of meat then order all you can eat BBQ which is $23.99 per person but no left over to take home and if you have excess meat left over they will charge you. I ordered Spicy Pork ($18.99) which was excellent and Beef Brisket ($18.99) Beef brisket was good but I wish they sliced more thinner. If you like garlic, ask them and they will bring you a chucks of garlic. If you come by your self to grill then minimum require to order two meat dishes. Overall thumb up for service and if you need grill exchange, they will replace for you. read more

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Wish I could send you a video of this lady asking how many in my party, after I tell her it's for 8 people then she says no meat.

Okay food, charged us gratuity for three people when it clearly states on the menu gratuity is only charged for five people. Was loud and very cold in there. read more

the demand for 18% gratuity for only 2 people and poor service is absolutely insane. we use to come here often and the service was always mediocre at best. the food is pretty good and it's in a good location that's the only pros. i was able to get them to take gratuity off my bill and i tipped the only person that was helpful which was the person who cleaned off tables! read more

# 1 Korean BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Lacey, Washington

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Food was okay, staff is rude. They added automatic gratuity to our bill(party of 2 only) I understand that gratuity is added in a large party. Last night when I asked why tip was already added on my receipt the reason I was given was "due to it being the weekend and no one likes to tip these days"... safe to say it's the last time we will be dining there. read more