So glad there are a few Korean restaurant gems in Baltimore, and that this is one of them. I got spicy tofu soup and the banchan appetizers and I was pleased it was not mediocre. The Korean community in-city is now pretty small, so I was pleasantly surprised there was a good place in town. Plus I was impressed with how much appetizer they were willing to give one person. A few caveats: my seafood and beef tofu soup was very good, though I was slightly miffed that they included imitation crab. (Not generally a thing with that type of soup.) I thought the prices for the non-barbeque items were very fair. However, they charge an arm and a leg for barbeque. They have a monopoly, so I can't really blame them. That's not gonna stop me from coming back though, because I know the market for Korean restaurants is small here. So all in all, good, but not great for the price for some items. Update: Gone back several times and I'm now of the mind that the price for the BBQ is worth it if you stick to the $20 options and go with a group! read more

Be-One Korean BBQ - Korean Near Me - Baltimore, Maryland

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DO NOT COME HERE. I would give this place negative stars if I could. I have never in my life had KBBQ as bad as Be One. Honestly, this is probably the WORST "restaurant" I've ever been to PERIOD. My friends and I walked in on a Thursday evening, and we decided to get All You Can Eat, with the expectation that we would be able to order any meat on the All You Can Eat menu, but within two minutes of giving us our menus, the owner came to our table, pushing us to get her recommendations: the cheapest meat on the menu. Before we could say a word, she told us that she would charge us 30% of the original and walked off. To be clear, she wanted to charge us for food we didn't choose to order. Then the side dishes came, which are usually served free of charge at ANY Korean restaurant, and the dishes were TINY. I am not exaggerating when I say there were three pieces of kimchi in the dish, three pieces of chicken, and two pieces of tteokbokki, and apparently they charge extra for more. The tiny portions of banchan did not taste good. Then came the 4 selections of meat that the owner chose, which to be frank, looked like SCRAPS from a butcher shop. They were COMPLETELY fat. We cooked the brisket, and unsurprisingly, it was so fatty that we could not chew it. When we told the owner that it was inedible, the owner accused us of being full and not able to finish. (Keep in mind that we had just started.) She then rudely argued that the meat was supposed to fatty and that we just didn't know. We then decided to order rib eye instead, hoping that a meat of our selection would be edible, but the waitress came back and said they had none, so we cooked the bulgogi that the owner had brought out, only to find out that it, too, did not taste good. Fearing that the owner would charge us for the bulgogi, we tried to eat it, but only ended up having about a fourth. At this point, we were pretty miserable. The food was inedible, we were starving, and the customer service we received from the owner was nasty. The owner came back to check on us, and when we asked if they had any meat that wasn't 80% fat (I'm also not one to ever complain at a restaurant but this was absolutely ridiculous), she shrugged and said that there's nothing she could do. Then she started raising her voice at us saying that they had the best prices and that we didn't know what we were talking about. As Koreans who regularly eat KBBQ, we knew that the meat was definitely NOT what it was supposed to look or taste like. After being yelled at for a good ten minutes, she coldly suggested that we could order something different. We told her that we had come to eat meat not soup, and then we didn't understand why we should pay the full All You Can Eat price after eating no meat. She said that because she served rice and banchan (tiny and disgusting) we had to pay for everything. After more hostile arguing, she said she would charge the full bulgogi price since we ate a little bit of it. Then she stormed back, muttering in Korean, thinking we wouldn't understand her, that we were bad luck and that we should just leave. Instead of ordering an alternative dish, we then decided to go to a Korean restaurant down the street (Kong Pocha) which was a MUCH better experience. As we were paying, the owner came back to tell us to leave because they were closing early. Safe to say, I will NOT be returning here, and STRONGLY suggest that you don't either. Terrible food and even worse customer service (except our waitress who was pretty nice). All of the good review here must be from the previous management because this one is TERRIBLE. (I think the food is different too). read more

Food was good, service was a little slow, beer was overpriced. Overall not a bad place. Give them a try

Kimchi jjigae was so good I highly recommend this place to anyone visiting or living in the city. They forgot my friends shrimp in their fried rice however the lady on the phone was super friendly and told us the next time we order we can get free dumplings or another appetizer. Price and taste are amazing and top jjigae's I've had so far. Check out your local Korean bbq restaurants and be sure to leave comments like these during these hard times I'm sure it'll give them a well deserved smile. Will be coming back for sure :) read more

Be-One Korean BBQ - Kimchi Stew - Korean Near Me - Baltimore, Maryland

This place is clean, and have good foods. Their server is kind, and their side dishes are tasty. They have combo menu for bbq for v reasonable and affordable price. read more

Amazing service and meal at a great price!! AYCE was $23 and came with a variety of side dishes. The hosts were great and even gave advice on what order to cook the meats, best complementing sides, and even about other places to visit in Baltimore. Will definitely be returning! read more

Crazy! I found a hair in my beef soup. I sent it back to the kitchen... they within a few minutes brought out THE SAME SOUP and told me it was new!!!! Are you kidding me? That is absolutely ridiculous! Never come here if you want to be tricked into eating contaminated food!! read more

Be-One Korean BBQ - Hair from my soup... - Korean Near Me - Baltimore, Maryland

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This place has pretty decent Korean food. There are soooo many Korean places in this one area- so its extremely hard to pick which one to go to. I do like the panchan's they give you over any of the other Korean places. They give A LOT and also a great variety of them. We ordered the seafood pancake and the Kimchi pancake (both really good prices compared to the other places). However the pancake itself was a little too thick with the dough. But I do think thats more preference. It was crispy and filled with a lot of seafood. I think I actually like the kimchi pancake better because it had really good flavor. Next we also ordered this dish (honestly cannot remember what its called), but it contained noodles, sausages, and other stuff. The soup tasted AWESOME. We actually saw someone's picture of it and that's what made us come here. It was a HUGE portion too.... we even took it home and still could not finish it ! I do wish they come with smaller sizes because it was also pretty pricey, and I didn't think the ingredients they put into the soup was pricey to make. Other than that, pretty good experience. We had awesome service too. I mean yes they don't speak very good english- but they were super accommodating and helped us served our dish as well (as it was very large and overpouring). TRY THE SOUP ! (Please see picture!). read more

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I danced in my chair the entire time I ate my food! I forgot to take pics bc it was that good!!! I got the garlic soy wings and pork belly. They even packed paper place mats for my delivery order! (Its the little things that make me smile) read more

Don't bother. Went downhill in the past year. The owner is extremely rude and snappy and even the waitresses know it.

Really good food specially BBQ hereand jaime is really friendly and helpful server Thanks for everything jaime. read more

You gotta try the Churum drink. Also the owners wife is really funny and nice if you get to talking with her. Good food, we ordered the bulgogi which is delicious and spicy korean chicken read more

Out of all the Korean places in Baltimore, Be One has probably one of the best seafood noodle soups. My go-to comfort food is galbi dolsot bibimbap (I love gochujang). The rice crackles pretty well at the bottom, although sometimes too much sesame oil is added. S'okay with me, though! Did I mention how much I love gochujang? Still plan on trying the hotpot, but if you're looking for barbecue, I would suggest to get a table with a built-in grill, because the barbecue dishes and flavor of the marinades straight from the kitchen can't be compared to the ones smoked in front of you. I have to say that their banchan (side dishes) really shine. Every time I've gone, the side dishes for are consistently delicious and varied. Japchae and kimchi are great. Service is the traditional diner feel - brusquely attentive. Like with most other Korean places, you're given the complimentary sweet yogurt drink after your meal, and the smell of Korean food will saturate your clothing so wear something that you're comfortable with smelling like meat. Although, personally, it just makes me want more Korean food... read more

The Korean food here is done consistently well compared to it's many local competitors. Not every dish is as satisfying as the last but for the most part they do it right. Korean BBQ is getting pricey all across the board in this area, so it has to be at least fresh for me to walk away happy. The meat is not grilled on charcoal so it doesn't have that really nice smokey BBQ flavor, but good nonetheless because it's always been fresh. Sheer laziness is probably the only reason that I continue to eat BBQ outside of the comfort of my own home where I could feed at least 4 people for the price of one BBQ order. It's also nice not to have to do a million dishes and clean up pork belly grease from off the countertops lol. If you're super picky about your Korean food you will drive to Ellicott, but who's got time for that?! This place is your best bet in the Baltimore region. Although, the service could use some help. They always seem understaffed and if it's busy, you won't see them coming back to check up on you or refill your water/hot tea. Take my advice and either politely wave someone over or hit the call button on the table or you will be there all night. My favorite thing about this place is the complimentary panchan (side dishes) and the amount that they give you. I rarely ever have to ask for second helpings and they are all really fresh and tasty. You really can't go wrong with most everything on the menu, but I had one mediocre experience with the soon doobu soup (don't order the one with beef, it's always better with seafood). My absolute go-to is the jjambbong!! It's wondrously spicy and packed with seafood, plus the noodles are the perfect consistency. You must try it..I'm not kidding. On the other hand the dolsot bibimbap would be better if they actually cooked the rice inside of the pot. It always tastes like it's lacking depth because of this small step, but it's hard to find a place that does this these days sigh. They are open until late so meander on in after midnight for that late-night craving! read more

There was a "cooked fly" floating in my gf's stew and she didn't see it until she almost finished it. In the end, she got only 10% discount on her "stewed FLY" as compensation. Such a sanitary place huh. read more

Be-One Korean BBQ - My girlfriend had this "Fly Stew" here. - Korean Near Me - Baltimore, Maryland

Y'alls. I think this may be one of my favorite Korean spots in the...WORLD. Yup, that's right. Even thinking about places in Korea and other cities with larger K-towns than Baltimore. I always come back to BeOne and think about how amazing it is. There are many, MANY, banchan, and the ladies will give you more if you gobble them all up once you are seated. The service is great--there's even a button for you to push if you need someone's attention. I've brought my parents here, my work friends here, my best friends here, my hungry-a** self here. I came here once a week when I was stressed out from studying for my boards, I came here when I felt homesick, and I came here when I just wanted deliciously, belly-sticking, Korean food. Fine, if you are looking for BBQ, this may not be the spot for you. Large group-BBQ is better out in the county. You gotta realize that Koreans don't do BBQ except for on special occasions and it's not really everyday food. But if you're looking for authentic, EVERYDAY Korean food--soups, stews, noodles, rice dishes--this is where you want to be! read more

I like this place. It is the only place in the area I know of that has grills and vents on the tables. It has ample space and is in a strip mall. This is important because the area is extremely sketchy and going to some of the other restaurants, parking can feel dicey. First off I thought they had good value, between 4 of us we ordered 3 soups, a fried chicken, beers and soju and the bill with tip came to $20 a person. Not bad at all. Second, they were good about refilling water, bon chon and napkins. Third, the bathrooms were clean (you laugh, but compare to some of the competition in the area). I would say, it is not as good as the restaurants in Ellicott City, but for those of us who live in Bmore, it is a lot closer. read more

I ordered a seafood soup, with squid, octopus, and a bizarre unknown fish (I lack the sophisticated palate). My co-worker ordered a short rib soup, and my other co-worker ordered a gigantic plate of deep fried pork with a sweet dipping sauce. I have never had tried Korean food before, but took a chance on this location in a low end strip mall (the "grocery store" has armed security guards), which happens to be across the street from my place of employment. The bathroom was very clean, per my co-worker who ranks restaurants on the cleanliness of their bathrooms. They offered a ton a free appetizers, and I ordered a shared appetizer of tasty dumplings. We really enjoyed our experience, since they constantly refilled our water. Their portions were gigantic, enough for three meals for each person. My dish was the ultimate Korean version of chicken soup. They prepared my soup without garlic (which I am highly allergic to) and spiced it lightly. They also offer beer and wine, but we were dining during lunch hour. I need to visit this location again to get lunch fried at my table. read more

Terrible... The owner is stingy and have few side dishes! The service is very low and no one help is cook for BBQ! read more

Very mediocre bbq and below average cold noodles (naeng myun). I had jjamppong for lunch today and it was probably worst i have had in my life. Way too salty and not much squid or seafood in it. It was wayyyyy too salty tho i almost thought it might have been a mistakenly double or triple salted. The staff wasnt the friendliest and I didnt wanna cause a scene so i left it alone. I wouldnt really go here again with 2 other korean restaurants within a block. read more

My new Baltimore City Korean place... the food is on par with the other two authentic Korean joints ... the difference to me is that there is parking here. As a driver, it is a nightmare to park in the streets of Baltimore and the fact that this restaurant has a parking lot just makes my Korean food decision easy. I would suggest finding the courage to order enough BBQ to cook it at the table as the kitchen overcooks it.... the sides could be a bit more fresh but in all honesty you are there for the actual food. The service was very nice however the attention that is given could use a bit more work. read more

How can this fantastic restaurant have only 3 and half stars! Seafood pancake and spicy seafood noodles are incredibly delicious!

What a find! A Los Angeles gyopo here. Food was delicious and tastes just like back in LA. For those who don't know, this means A LOT. Banchan was excellent too. Thanks BeOne! read more

Having just moved to the area from LA, I was worried we'd be leaving good Asian ethnic food behind, especially the swath of amazing Korean food in K-Town. What a gem this place is. Authentic, family owned, and the seafood pancake is the BOMB. Will definitely be frequenting this place in the future! read more

This is my favorite Korean restaurant in Baltimore. Their hot dishes are much better than any other place, but their BBQ is pretty standard. The service is a little slow sometimes, but they are always pretty friendly. I love the jjampong spicy seafood noodles. It's very very spicy! But the portion is huge and there is a considerable amount of seafood too for a pretty good price. I also really like their rice cakes with cheese! read more

Be-One Korean BBQ - Korean Near Me - Baltimore, Maryland

This place is awesome I love Korean barbecue! i've been to a couple Korean restaurants but this one is by far the best! They have great drink specials I had the beef Shobu Shobu (hot pot) all the ingredients for fresh and abundant. The side dishes were abundant and tasty. My only complaint is that the staff could have been more attentive with taking our order and giving us our check also nobody ever came around to refill or waters which is a pet peeve of mine. Overall I was impressed and I will definitely be back soon. read more

Be-One Korean BBQ - Happy hot pot! - Korean Near Me - Baltimore, Maryland

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As a fellow Korean, I want to recommend this place to others but can't.. I never remember the quality of food this way in the past but when I returned a month or so ago, I was definitely disappointed. We ordered the ddukboki (rice cakes in chili sauce) and jjajangmeun (noodles in ?soy sauce) but didn't enjoy it much... Waitresses were nice. Located in Howard st. It does get a little dicey around the area so do park close to the restaurant. read more

This was my first time eating Korean food and I loved it!! I had the seafood dol sot. We got there a little before closing time and the service was still amazing even though we kept them past closing. It was a little spicy for me (I don't do spicy at all) but it was very tasty and the experience of all the sides they bring out and the different way to eat the dishes was so fun! read more

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Wow. Where to start... I wish I could give 0 stars but it is not possible. I believe eating at a restaurant should be a pleasant experience where the customer and server (and everyone at the restaurant) are left with more smiles. Instead, I left the restaurant angry. I visited the restaurant with 3 other friends, ordering 4 menus for each person and an appetizer to share. 3 of the menus came out and we waited for the remaining dish to come out. The food was getting cold so we started to eat very slowly so that the pace of the other person eating would be matched... once we finished eating (15 minutes later), the other order came out. We did not receive any apology in between, and when we enquired about the late order, the server said "its coming"... Since we were done eating and our appetizer seemed to be our dessert, we cancelled the order. Apparently, the appetizer was on our bill but never made. The food was just okay. I would give 2 out of 5 stars, considering it is the United States. If it were Korea, I would give 1 star. We left the restaurant not with the best feeling but decided to give it a go the next day since they had all-you-can-eat Korean BBQ. We visited during lunchtime and there were no customers other than us. We put in the order and 15 minutes later, the order came out. The server (same as yesterday) said the rice was still cooking so she brought it out just now. First of all, we ordered all-you-can-eat Korean BBQ... not rice. She could've started off with setting us up with meat and once the rice comes out, she could give it to us?? Or she could've told us about the situation, instead of leaving us to wait for 15 minutes with just a can of coke. I honestly thought she went to catch the cow. The meat quality was pretty good. The marinated meat were a bit dull, but the sauces were good to complement them. There was another 15 minutes where we were not served with any meat and just left sitting in front of the burning grill. The lady server was nowhere to be seen and when we saw the male chef, we asked if the grill could be exchanged. He said yes. Then the lady server came back and she was about to put the new meat onto the already burnt grill. We stopped her and asked if she could replace it for us and she did so with the most angry face. The all-you-can-eat Korean BBQ comes with various side dishes. However, when we asked for some soup and eggs, which were stated in the menu, the lady server said they are not going to be provided. There were about 8 different side dishes that were to be provided, but we only received 1 or 2. Then the lady server said that we should come during dinner time to get the side dishes. We were not notified ahead of time that there would be such difference, especially since the price of the all-you-can-eat Korean BBQ is the same for lunch and dinner. We left the restaurant with a full belly but I doubt that I will visit again because of the extremely disappointing service by the restaurant. There are a lot of Korean restaurants around. However, I would not go here. PLEASE. Don't go here. Jong Gak and Kong are close by and offer much better service and food. Restaurants with poor service do not deserve to serve people. read more

Went here twice over the weekend since its just down the street from the crib. I ordered the bulgogi, the meat quality is what you can get at Ajumma not worth the price that they are charging. It wasnt too bad. The dumplings were ok, a little salty but decent.. I ordered the fried chicken as well, which was nothing special. All in all, i think i will stick with Nak Won, the mashed potato ban chan and herrings were good. read more

I was really excited to eat here because it's a brand new Korean BBQ restaurant and the place looked nice- individual vents over each table, so the BBQ must be serious. However, major disappointment. The food was NOT GOOD. It's the worst Korean food I've had at a Korean restaurant in Baltimore, MD, and the service was bad too! The kalbi tasted decent, but the pan got SO HOT that it literally blackened all our meat in a few minutes and the garlic charred and blackened to the point where it was inedible. There was no oil from the meat to make the garlic nice and soft. Then, we got the chal-dol-bae-gee. This was a mistake- DO NOT GET THIS!!! They give you barely-there SUPER thin sliced of beef, which when it touches the pan, it shrivels to the point where it turns into shreds of inedible meat. When I got a few pieces which just cooked, it was rubbery and nasty. The soon doo boo jigae (red tofu soup) had all the tofu mashed up with no chunks in it (although it tasted OK), while the seullungtang (white soup) was bland and tasteless- there was chunks of tripe in it with no noodles. Our waitress barely came by, we had to ring for her a few times, instead all the wait staff was focused on a group of rowdy, older drinking Korean men. I think our waitress felt bad because all our meat became inedible she barely stopped by to check if we were doing OK. The rice tastes plasticy and the water tastes weird. Everything about this place was off. There are so many good Korean restaurants in the area, I won't come here again. read more

Husband and I decided to go here for date night. The establishment itself isn't so classy or filled with ambience. However, the food is wonderful! I really enjoyed my dish which was a soup. It came with a bowling rice. My husband ordered a seafood soup which was really . His portion was sooo large that he couldn't even finished it. The service was great & fast! We will be back to try more adventurous dishes very soon! read more

Go with a Korean speaker. If you don't have a friend who's fluent in Korean right now, make one and go together. The service here is usually great, but the overall experience and food quality will be so much better if you can communicate with no barriers. The usual fixings, such as dukbokki and seafood pajeon, are decent, and I like their BBQ. Soon tofu, which is truly a hard dish to mess up, is unfortunately very mediocre here. read more

Food was good. In my opinion it is better than the other local korean BBQ's in this area. It is very clean. A little pricey for the barbecue. Soups were fantastic. This is where I go eat korean BBQ if I don't feel like driving. read more

I enjoyed this place a lot. The Banchan was delicious and I've gotten it every time I've ordered. I love the potatoes, as well as the kimchi. The BBQ was very good as well, I could eat the chicken all day!!! I took one star off for the service as it was pretty slow. We had to flag the waitress down several times and she wasn't very friendly, but maybe she was having a bad day. I would definitely go back again because like I said, the Banchan was delicious; definitely better than Banchan at other Korean restaurants. The prices were decent also. read more

Garbage service . Don't ever order food from this restaurant!! Very disappointed. I've ordered food several times from this restaurant but I won't cone back again. The food is good but the service Really makes you sick!!! read more

We ordered the BBQ , the seafood stew, fired chicken, seafood pancake. Overall, it is good. We waited for a while, because so many people visited this store in Friday night. read more

Be-One Korean BBQ - Korean Near Me - Baltimore, Maryland

Perfect place if you're in the mood for standard korean fare, the kbbq isn't worth it though for the amount they give you. In the nearby area, there's 2 other korean restaurants that I know of. All three are about the same in terms of price/taste. Can't get much better here in baltimore. read more

Go for Korean barbecue! If you have your own table, you get to cook it yourself! (Otherwise it's done in the kitchen) Very delicious and a fun experience. Stay away from the seafood soup: not as pleasant and it's not all fish balls: you'll be surprised with the occasional piece of octopus tentacle. This place is popular and packed especially during weekend evenings. Korean friends enjoy this food as well, which testifies to its authenticity. read more

Jaime you are the best server .Till date it's almost my 6th time dining here .But the service you provided it was amazing. thank you very much really appreciate that . read more