We went last night, it was really good! The staff (Becca was awesome) will explain and help with any questions, recommend traditional products, and will make you feel very welcome. If you don't feel comfortable cooking, they will totally do the leg work and the menu explains how to do everything. We will be back for sure. Try the sirloin, yum! Bulgogi chicken and pork belly, equally awesome. read more

Bawi Korean BBQ - Korean Near Me - Springfield, Missouri

Such a fun experience! Love that the table is ready with sides when you sit down. The hostess explained everything well. Servers were attentive and very helpful. They also made great suggestions on protein and side combinations. We tried seven different meats and all were good. My favorites are all of the pork options. The sweet potato noodles are amazing!!!! Some advise: you must make a reservation; ask for extra napkins; ask for a separate tray for shrimp shells, soiled grill wipes, etc; order what you will eat as there are no doggie bags. Enjoyable meal and seriously great service! read more

LOVE our new restaurant addition! Owners and employees are super friendly and helpful. Renovation of the place is modern, clean, and chic. The spicy pork is my favorite. Gave a 4-star rating because the Bulgogi needs improvement. It is bland. read more

Having been to Korea, this food sizzles authentic flavors with the perfect combination of meats to choose from. The service shows how much employees care for their guests (customers). Great for families as long as the kiddos aren't starving. You or the server will be cooking the meat but the side dishes should suffice. Great way to expand your palate and try a different type of BBQ. read more

Wow, it's great to finally have an upscale Korean BBQ restaurant in town! It's $25 for an all you can eat tabletop food cooking adventure. This includes a variety of sliced/whole cuts of marinated and non-marinated varieties of meat. Just keep ordering until you get your fill. Your meal starts with 6 side dishes of panchan, a house salad, and optional soup (get it!). For extra indulgence, try some of the soju liquor with your meal. Protein Review Bulgolgi - Great! Kalbi - Great! Sliced brisket - Good! Steak - Okay. Squid - Weird, but good! Tofu - Okay, but needs some marinade Pork Bulgolgi - Good! Pork Jowl - Meh. Chewy and fatty, did not like. The servers were extremely attentive and great at explaining all the food. Great experience, I would definitely go back again. read more

Is this your first time trying K-bbq? If so, this is a good place to start! Walking in, I was actually a little taken aback because of how "hip" they made Korean BBQ. This restaurant made it a legitimate date-night dinner spot -- mood lighting, dark, sleek surfaces, and young, pretty servers. (Though there was a token ahjoomah (older Korean lady) to let us know their food is legit) Our server(s?) did a good job at explaining everything, from the banchan (Korean side dishes), and how the dining experience was going to work. All you can eat, 2 meats at a time, for 2 hours. Had multiple servers, and their lack of communication resulted in slowed meat-transition time. T_T The soup and dessert that comes with the meal is just plain terrible, and I think that our server knew this because she hesitantly asked us if we wanted it... Of course, since it was free, I obliged. Soup: Taste like fermented soybean paste in hot water with added red pepper flakes. probably exactly what it is Dessert: Half a frozen, dry, crusty Choco Pie and one scoop of what looks to be homemade vanilla ice cream (I say homemade because of its slightly yellow color.) Overall, the meat was on point. Loved it. read more

Best food in town. Had the standard. It was awesome and priced right. I stop here anytime I'm in the areas. Always so good

Loved it for a lunch with my coworkers. The food and drinks all came very timely and they did their absolute best to accommodate us despite quite a few of our party not coming/being late for our reservation. We all had a great time, Chris and Grace were the best! read more

Bawi Korean bbq has filled my stomach and my spirit! Finally all you can eat Korean bbq has arrived to Springfield!!! and it seems to be very popular so reservation is a must! We saw many people turned away because they had no reservation, while we were waiting for our table. The atmosphere was modern, your table is private, and the popular Korean music as a background. The servers were friendly and accommodating, the meat came out fast after we ordered. If it's your first time I suggest you order half orders. The salad was so delicious you will want more and more. Side dishes were so fresh and it goes well with the meat(I wish they have seaweed but it's okay because there are plenty of other things to eat). Also complementary ice cream and half Choco pie is a must try! read more

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Ambiance is so nice, Food is good, and service was so great! Definitely come back again!!

So my first time to a Korean BBQ. While I have enjoyed many different kinds of Korean foods it didn't prepare me for the veritable extravaganza that I experienced. First and maybe foremost was the incredible customer service that I experienced at a just opened establishment. From greeting to seating to ordering to serving it was a blissful experience. Kudos to the training and each member of the staff that helped us. I was in awe at the knowledge and passion that we encountered. The staff was very careful to encourage us to ask questions but were careful to direct us in asking questions we didn't know to ask. Now to the food. Each and every side was fresh and made in house. My favorite of course was the kimchi - Crunchy fresh spicy goodness with a never ending supply it was glorious. The fresh salad was my wife's favorite. The grill: the staff was careful to e plain each step of the way to us and explained all of the tools. We had shrimp, beef bulgogi, herbed chicken and spicy pork bulgogi. Trust me this is all you can eat and they keep asking. While we had spicy dishes nothing was over the top spicy. The dipping sauces added a great flavor to the meats as well. Our favorite was the beef with the pork a close second. They are reservation only and we spend an hour and 40 minutes of our two hours. Don't miss out on this great new spot in springburg! read more

I've been coming here for awhile now. This place is fantastic. They have great staff and great food. This is easily in my top 5 places to go. If I had but 1 complaint, it's that they're not open 24/7. read more

Absolutely amazing experience. Our waiter was Andrew, and he was amazing! He really helped us get the full experience, provided excellent service, and was funny, and fun to talk to. The food was fantastic, and coming in at a little under $25 a person for the food itself, it really was not bad priced for the experience. Again though Andrew was amazing, and really brought the experience full circle! This man needs a raise, and a pat on the back for an excellent job well done! read more

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This place is amazing. If I say something is amazing then it just be pretty darn good as I am the pickiest eater alive. I usually hate spring rolls but I found myself enjoying theirs. The food was delicious and the atmosphere was very nice. It was a perfect meal after a long workout at the gym. read more

The restaurant was very nice and clean. The wait was too long and update in wait was very unclear. The waiters were very polite but they speak at 100 miles an hour as their prime objective was to regurgitate a script with no consideration for guests to understand what the heck they were saying. Water tumbler was very cheap appearing plastic $.99 cheap rubber bottles. The waiter was cleaning the burner top plate using the very same plastic water bottles. The water glasses were metal shot size.. who drinks water in 3 ounce glasses. It is a pleasant addition to Springfield list of restaurants. read more

The experience was phenomenal; super fun! You will want to keep this as must on your places to eat list! Stopped in here for a quick bite, looking for Korean pork bulgogi. The staff and management are super friendly and informative; this helped us enjoy the experience! The food was delicious and what a great price for all you can eat Korean food! We loved the individual hibachi grills at each table!! Go for the premium, it's worth it! ‼ read more

Only update on my review is that they don't offer miso soup anymore! Unless they just stopped mentioning it and you have to ask yourself! Also, they have a standard dining option with less meat options for around 17$ or you can get the premium option which has all the meat options and is $25 (27 with tax) read more

I Called to place an order and was put on hold for about 20 minutes. I called back five different times because I really wanted Korean food and the phone number was busy. Not sure that they're interested in selling Korean food here. read more

Oh how I wish this place had a second location in St. Louis! Great price for the quality of meats and variety. What I liked best is they had a vegetable platter seasoned perfectly for grilling. Our place in St. Louis does not offer that. We even got smaller meat portions by request so we could try more variety. The banchan was limited, but I didn't mind. I loved the marinated salad and pickled radish disks, again both things not offered to us locally. The staff was nice and prompt with bringing food and explaining how korean bbq works for the table near us who were first timers. I will say the vegetable pancake was not to my liking. But overall amazing place and we will definitely dine here every time we are even remotely in the area. read more

Moving from Stl which is a bigger city this is THE BEST restaurant to come to Springfield! Good quality in their meat selection along with veggie options. I love that they offer lettuce, garlic and bean sauce upon request. Price is reasonable, family friendly atmosphere, service is awesome, staff is always friendly and informative if you never been. One of my favorite things I get when I go there which is a must is their .25 coffee! Starbucks who lol. read more

What an amazing experience!!!! A must try!!! Ok, so you walk in and everyone greets you in Korean, then you are led to a table where in the middle of your table is a GRILL! And surrounded by the grill is 5 Korean salads, 6 dipping daises, & choice miso, or wonton soup. Your server will let you pick 2 meats at a time, that you grill up! Your server will give you lessons & check on you often! When you are done with your first meats, you can request as much as you want, but a limit of two meats at a time. It's so fun! We had the plum Korean dinner drink, ( alcoholic ) They serve it in lil shot glasses! The rules at dinner is you have 2 hours to eat, UNLIMITED ALLLLLL you want. NO DOGGIE BAGS to take home. It's a MUST GO TO! Also the price is $25.00 per person, plus drinks This is now our favorite place!!! read more

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This restaurant probably has the nicest staff I have ever interacted with. It was such a fun experience, our waiter Goon Sup was super nice and helped us with our food choices. My favorite was the chicken and the beef bulgogi, while my husbands was the pork belly... everything was so delicious though. Definitely will be back. We did reservations but we just wanted to make sure we got in right away. read more

Bawi Korean BBQ - The sausage and calamari steak. - Korean Near Me - Springfield, Missouri

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I must say I was very impressed to get an authentic Korean BBQ experience in Springfield. Bawi had it all right! We went for the all you can eat and ordered all kinds of meat and seafood. Everything was tasty. Our waitress (sorry I forgot your name but you love husky) was phenomenal and very personable. Parents who never had Korean BBQ before also enjoyed the experience. read more

Food was great, definitely recommend the beef bulgogi and the appetizers are great! Service was a little slow... took a while to get our service back to order more and get refills even with the button system they have . Love the tables that are separated into booths for a more private feeling read more

Fantastic date night spot as well as being a big hit with my 9 year old who gets in on the cooking fun with us as well. I could eat about a gallon of the corn salad. The spicy radish soup is amazing. The calamari steak is out of this world good. Definitely recommend! Be sure to book a few days in advance to make sure you can get in, but even if they say they are booked can still call to see if anything has opened up for last minute accommodations. If you haven't been you are missing out. My one and only complaint would be that there should be a few more sauces offered but that's just me being picky as I like a sweeter marinade. Fabulous food. read more

Went here to celebrate with family and it was great. Our waitress was super friendly and checked on us often, we always had enough meat, side dishes and veggies. I see a lot of negative comments about not getting enough meat but we really didn't have that problem but then again I made sure we went before rush time so we wouldn't have any issues. I always empty a tray immediately and start cooking so the trays can be refilled quickly. If you are new here, I recommend beef bulgogi, pork belly and a veggie tray to start. Ask for lettuce wraps, garlic and ssamjang sauce (they go great with pork belly. I also recommend the soondubu jjigae (soft tofu stew) and japchae noodles (but those two are extra), they can be taken home if you don't finish. All in all, really good food and the meat is fresh. Be smart and book ahead of time and don't go during a rush. Don't order more meat than you can eat (they do charge for wasted meat) so know what you are capable of eating or bring your human garbage disposal friend along to clean up anything left. Great for people who don't normally like korean food as you can cook everything to your own taste. Only downside is if you make a lot of bulgogi the sauce will cake onto the grill and start to smoke after an hour or so. Would suggest letting tables have scrapers or just switch out the metal plates after an hour so this doesn't happen. We were done eating by the time it started for us but I can see it being a problem for bigger groups who stay longer. read more

The place keeps you warm on a cold night with their Korean BBQ. Friendly staff and food was amazing.

I had a great meal with my colleagues. We sat at a table that seats up to 12 people with 3 grills. Service was quick and very accommodating. The meat options were good, I particularly liked the brisket. Sides were also good, my fave is the pancake which is better on the grill to crisp it up. I'll definitely come back for the next time I'm in Springfield. read more

My favorite restaurant in Springfield mo hands down. Spicy pork bulgogi and galbi are our favorites, we leave with the meat sweats by the time we are done lol. Pro tip, first time we had the calamari, we were not crazy about it, it didn't have a ton of flavor we thought. Second time we ordered it, we put some of the sesame oil they provide you with on it while it cooked, now we love it!! Only downside to the entire meal experience is the complimentary dessert.... do yourself a favor and skip it. read more

This is a place I have wanted to try for a while. I have been missing out. I absolutely love this place. The food the service the instructions the whole experience was above and beyond my expectations. If you get a chance to come to Bawi you HAVE to go! All the food was good the unique tastes and flavors were very Korean and I loved cooking the food and the radish wraps that you put the meat and sides in were awesome!! 5 stars all the way! read more

There were at least five servers and service was so slow. Idk if people were in training or what, but oh my goodness wow. Tables sat around dirty for over an hour. I didn't even see people at the table next to me for the whole time I was there and no one cleaned it. Do the servers here not help each other out? Also the rice did not seem like it had been washed enough. I came here for a taste of home and while the flavor did not disappoint, the service was so incredibly slow. read more

Ask for a table at 6:30 PM, get told 90 min wait, show her our online reservation for 7:15 PM. She says "I know what you are trying to do, it doesn't work like that" ummm..... Is it too much to expect a greeter to know the meaning of a reservation? Do better read more

Good food, excellent service. I'm so happy they have a Korean BBQ here! Tasty side dishes and the staffs were very friendly.

Service was good, but I had different feelings about the food. I am from California and was craving Korean bbq, so I decided to give this place a try. I understand that there are not many Korean bbqs in this area, so I can see why it has great ratings. Just from my opinion all the meat was lacking flavor. Also, i felt like the quality was not there. We had to ask for a grill change, which seems like something they don't do there often for their customers. This was the fist place that ai have tried that had very little sides. The side of Korean pancakes were probably the best thing there. It was nice that they served dessert at the end, but from my experience of eating Korean bbq, I just felt that this place didn't hit the spot for me. read more

Stopped in during a trip to Branson and this place is amazing. My fiancé and I have eaten at a lot of Korean bbq places from all different places like Vegas, New York, California etc. and this place really is up there with some of the best in those states. The brisket is amazing, and the shrimp were huge! As long as you cook it well, this place had the best shrimp we've experienced when it comes to Korean bbq. For $25 a person for all you can eat including a dessert at the end, I would highly recommend this place. One suggestion I could make to the business however is that you gotta give oil or butter to put on the grill to get it started before you put beef on the grill, otherwise you're just putting on meat in a dry grill and that's not the greatest to start off with since the grill starts so hot. And I know it's a lot of work, but do away with the napkins/water method and go with changing the grills out, the napkin thing just is weird and leaves tissue left over on the grill if you don't do it right. Other than that this place is amazing and we will be back if we're ever in the area. read more

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Wow. This place was amazing! The food was so good and the portions they kept bringing out were very sufficient. Most all-you-can-eat places, once you've had your first serving, the next ones are tiny. Not here. Will definitely go back the next time I'm in Springfield! read more

the perfect double date night spot! Korean BBQ is a great way to spice up your usual dinner date. Not only do they have unique, authentic foods but you actually get to try your hand at cooking (and maybe impress your date and/or friends with how perfectly you can cook those shrimp or short ribs!). There are many fun sides that are included in the all-you-can-eat (for 2 hours max). The price when we went was about $25 per person (not including a tip) and each TABLE gets to choose 2 meats at a time (once you start cooking, you can order more). There's a great variety of meats to choose from, and they are all seasoned/marinated well. It's a great experience, definitely worth the money in my opinion! read more

Great concept; terrible execution. Cross contamination is a big issue in any food service process. This place breaks all the rules. A table full of Patrons are not given any knives; one pair of scissors to cut seafood, chicken, and beef; with no way to wash or cleanse it in-between courses or raw food / cooked food. To actually handle the raw food and place it on the grill; one utensil, a single pair of tongs are used; same tongs again used for handling & serving the cooked food. Again, with no way of cleaning the tongs when going from raw to cooked service. The patrons prep and cook all their own meat & seafood; the first things that hit me were: 1. No way for the "patron-cook" to wash their hands before beginning the cooking process. Not even an anti-bacterial wipe or hand-sanitizer. 2. After peeling raw shrimp by hand, and putting it on the grill; again, no way to clean up except a paper towel / napkin. 3. Our second course was a beef bulgogi, which left a lot of burnt-on debris on the cooking surface. Instead of replacing the cooking surface with a clean one; the table server simply spread the muck around with our cooking tongs and a dry paper towel. It would have been better to do nothing; now it was all balled-up with small pieces of paper in it smoldering, and the tongs were nasty. And now we had to cook our chicken in this mess, which obviously came out black and tasting of the beef. 4. They do not use traditional china for plates; it's a small, shallow, stainless steel plate/bowl; that again, you have no way of cleaning it between courses. It would make a lot of sense for them to just give you a stack of spare, clean dishes; but this is not done. 5. No spoons or other utensils are given. Only 1 fork and/or chop sticks per person. This leads to everyone at the table using the fork from their mouth to handle and serve the small shared dishes of side-items, like radish, kimchi, etc. Our family likened it to "camping". You sit around the stove and everyone participates in the cooking / sharing process which isn't very sanitary when camping either; but it's expected in camping; not in a restaurant. Fortunately, for a small family, sharing forks, bites, etc. is no big deal. But I would never go to this place with a large group or with casual friends. No telling what you'd catch; and that's aside from the cross-contamination of food. read more

Enjoyable afternoon date with the wife. Our server made us feel right at home, and walked us through the restaurant experience. We had a wonderful time selecting from the different meats, and grilling them at the table. The sliced brisket, bulgogi pork, and spicy pork were some of our favorites, especially when enjoyed with the Kimchi. Our server even came back through and changed the grill plate out after our first course. Our son loves to cook so we look forward to returning for a family outing. read more

Took off one star because I had phoned a reservation for 7:00 and didn't get seated till closer to 7:20. They didn't tell us anything while we were waiting. Our server was great and helped us with cooking times and came to our table several times. The food was seasoned well too. read more