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    5 Star Korean BBQ

    3.4 (184 reviews)
    ModerateBarbeque, Korean
    Open 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Happy hour specials
    Good for kids

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    Side dishes / banchan
    James X.

    Authentic, affordable, delicious and a great atmosphere. The banchan were good and they were generous with the refills. The dolsot bibimbap was great and a good portion. You can't beat the prices here for good tasting Korean.

    Beef bulgoki
    Apurba B.

    5 star food if you're ready to wait a bit. We went to 5Star Korean BBQ on one of their busiest days and they only had one server. But it was totally WORTH THE WAIT! We got the the beef bulgoki, crunchy seaweed appetizers and soju. Very good quality food, the flavors are authentic and the ambience very cozy and warm.

    Pork belly $16.99
    Khaum L.

    I don't think this tiny kbbq gets enough credit. I've read plenty of bad reviews about the food and service. However, I disagree. Yes there seems to only be two workers. One cook and one server. But they are trying their best to make their customers happy. Although I read and took the bad reviews into consideration, I asked the husband to take me on a good venture to try it out ourselves. During our visit, it wasn't that busy dining in. There were at least 2-3 tables ahead of us. We did notice that take out our delivery was quite busy though. We wanted to try their kbbq grill menu. And to be honest, it appears they downsized their menu to only having two meat options on their kbbq menu. Everything else was cook to order. Which is understandable since there is only two workers. We order both pork belly and the beef brisket with the kimchi dumpling & fried seaweed rolls. With the grill menu, we got four sides (kimchi, picked bean sprouts, kimchi cucumber and spicy fish cake). It is less than what you're normally served at any other kbbq places. But then again, it was prefect for just the two of us. The portion for the price was however a lot more than what we would typically receive at other places. Overall, 5 star korean bbq was great. The server was very tentative and made sure we were ok throughout our visit. During these hard times, some places are struggling to make ends meet and are trying their best. This would be one of those trying places. If you're not open minded and patient, I would suggest you not to go their because you'll probably just give them a terrible review. Note: yes there aren't any ventilation so you will end up walking out smelling delicious. Due to the small size of the restaurant, they do use tin foil to cover the grill which you will cook on. You won't get that nice char on your meat but it is still edible!

    G-5. Oh Sam Bul Go Ki
    Lico J.

    I think the flavors are pretty authentic which is the most important thing. I am a crazy Dukboki fan and always order it at a Korean restaurant. Here at Five Star they make it very spicy (Korean-style sweet & spicy) , although the dish is still yummy. Hubby said his pork belly & kimchi stir fry is great to eat with rice. He wish the dish could be drier with just kimchi & pork belly though. The side dishes are okay - nothing really special. And they are not free to refill. The pleasant surprise is the appetizer deep fried sea weed. So crispy and yummy - we just could not stop eating one after one!

    $16.99 sweet potato noodle w/ shredded beef. 4 pieces of beef. Nope, not a slab. Heavy on the noodles. Maybe they give more during dine in.
    Joyce G.

    N-1. Jop Chae$15.99 Clear Thin Sweet Potato Noodle Stir-Fried withVegetables and Shredded Beef. The same price via door dash as the store. They have a touch of sweet. I added onions. The kimchi dumplings have a kick. But of spice which should be expected from the Kim chi. The take home sides are (1) potato, (2) Kim chi, (3) something starchy with sauce, (4) soy sauce and I liked Kim chi and something starchy in sauce. Id like to try the $9.99 lunch offering. Right now I'm puzzled as to why I was given white rice and what goes with it. It's not like they gave a bunch of meat. All in all, I'd recommend but warn they are not generous with the protein.

    Bibimbap
    William

    Bibimbap was decent, but the service was quite poor. The most funny moment was when the waitress slammed the pen on the receipt as if she were smashing a stone, making us feel like we were being commanded to sign it.

    Pa Dao T.

    Great place, great food! Definitely satisfied my Korean bbq cravings! I went with my whole family and received great service from the employees. Also loved how they played kpop in the restaurant. I already want to go back again

    Soju original and beer. Asahi beer.
    Corbin B.

    Great prices for k bbq. Pretty good banchan - especially the tofu skins. Excited to go back!

    A-2. Kimchi Dumpling
    Daisy N.

    This is the only Korean BBQ place with a grill I can kind in the area, so I decided to give it a shot. We came around 7 pm on a Saturday, and it was not busy at all. We got seated at a grill immediately. However, there were only 2 grill options (pork belly and brisket), and all marinated dishes were prepared in the kitchen. We decided to switch to the a regular table since all that interests us were the marinated dishes. That being said, we ordered kimchi dumplings, bulgogi, galbi, and sam gyup sal kim chi. I was not disappointed. The kimchi dumplings were good, but not amazing. They were extremely crispy, but the filling was very mediocre, nothing special. I probably would not order again. The bulgogi and galbi was delicious. They were both sweet, but not too sweet, and savory. Lastly, we got the Sam Gyup Sal Kim Chi Bokeum. This was also very tasty. It had the perfect amount of spice and the sauce was excellent. The portion sizes were also perfect for two people. We ended up taking half of each dish home since we ordered 3 entrees. Overall, I would rate this experience 4 stars. There were only two servers, and it was difficult to get their attention when needed. Although, the service was still relatively fast. I love having a grill experience with Korean BBQ so that was disappointing for me. It would also be nice if it was AYCE. The prices were a tad bit overpriced, but you cannot find much food like this around here so I am willing to pay. I would definitely come again in the future.

    Top: beef bibimbop Right: kimchi pancake  Left: free sides (kimchi, fish cakes, sweet potato) Bottom: fried kimchi dumplings.

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    Amazing quality korean food for a reasonable price. The service is always top notch. The vibe is cozy and comfortable to relax in.

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    No frills fun and authentic. Best Korean food we've found in the area. Friendly staff. Good portions. Lots of options.

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    Is this AYCE (all you can eat) Korean BBQ?

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