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4.2 (51 reviews)
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Samantha W.

So glad this KBBQ spot opened on the island !! I had a fantastic time here taking my friend out for her birthday dinner. For all you can eat, the pricing is unreal and the quality of meats to choose from is fantastic. There are so many options for side dishes as well including soup, noodles, steamed egg, and more. Service was great and it was so easy to get a table on a weekday. I wish there was a bit more business for them because it was such a great meal. I would highly recommend this spot for kbbq as it is affordable and also delicious. The ambiance is spacious and quiet. Two thumbs up!

All you can eat !
Michelle T.

I was so delighted that a cast iron pot opened in SI and I don't have to travel to queens to have this. The lunch price is unbeatable with great cuts of meats. The japchae and crab soup was the highlight of my meal. Bulgogi and pork belly were another must haves. Friendly staff, large comfy tables. Everything was made fresh upon order. You would need to ask for the radish and lettuce wraps. The steak egg was a nice addition. Too bad it was only two of us and we couldn't try much off their menu. Come on an empty stomach !

Desiree F.

I couldn't wait to try this K BBQ restaurant! When I arrived I parked in the plaza lot. I walked in and was greeted and sat in a booth area. Vincent was my server, and he was excellent! I started with the Soju Sunrise drink, and that was good. The next drink was the Soju bottle drink original, and that too was good. For food Vincent cooked for me and I got the Marinated Chicken, Spicy Chicken, Japchae noodles, Butter squid, Spicy squid Bean paste stew, and the Spicy tofu. I really loved the noodles, spicy chicken, and spicy squid the most! I also enjoyed the soup they gave me along with the egg scramble. I wasn't a fan of the tofu and the shrimp out of all the dishes. I really enjoyed this experience!

Vivian C.

I had a great time and experience dining at cast iron. Place has tall ceiling and lighting is good. There was a lot of food to choose from. All the meat was fresh and tender. My servers were very helpful. They helped us to cook and they cook all the meat so perfect.

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Nicole D.

I stopped by to try out the all you can eat Korean BBQ option after hearing great things from a few friends. I'm glad I gave this place a shot, because now it's my new go-to. For the all you can eat option, you have a 2 hour limit, which in my opinion is more than enough time. You can choose 3 proteins at a time, and unlimited sides. The servers are helpful and attentive throughout your meal. Our server answered any questions we had, and made sure to check-in anytime he saw we were running low on food. The restaurant was clean and welcoming. We had plenty of space between us and the other tables. It was a little crowded, but I never felt that it impacted our experience in any way whatsoever. Overall, I had a great experience from start to finish, and am looking forward to stopping by again soon.

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Ari A.

Lots of tables available and staff was friendly and just the right amount of attentiveness. Accommodating for families with littles which is a plus. They cook the meat for you and the grill pan is swapped out fairly regularly. They don't have Galbi on the menu which was a disappointment. Lettuce was romaine instead of green leaf, another disappointment. Would recommend: Steamed Egg: A must have. This was fluffy and garnished with green onion which left a nice contrast Garlic cube steak: steak was tender and flavorful and cooked to a medium - medium well due to cube shape. Would not recommend: Fried Dumplings: Their dumplings are not pan fried but deep fried, the skin is chewy and heavy. Would pass Fried Calamari: Breading is thick and can barely taste the squid. Dealera choice: Our thick pork belly was dry and tough. Might have been a one off so order at your discretion. As for bang for your buck, it's not bad but for $39.99 for dinner, I wish they had more options. There is more than lunch but still less compared to other ACYE in Queens.

Pork jowl
Huiwen C.

Glad there's finally more Korean spots in Staten Island! This place is AYCE and has 19 meat/seafood options to order from for dinner. You can order 3 meats at a time and have around 2 hours to eat. The staff will cook all the meats for you! The marinated meats are a lot better than the non marinated meats. Service is fast, they switch the cast iron grill every 3 meats. The restaurant is very spacious and great for groups. The parking lot isn't very big and is shared with IHOP. Best meats were: marinated pork ribs, pork jowl, beef bulgogi and marinated shrimp (shrimp is cooked in the kitchen) Also I recommend the lemonades! They're freshly squeezed.

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Kimberly L.

I have been waiting for this spot to open! I've been to other cast iron pot locations and don't remember being this impressed with them. I'm definitely a fan of this location. Lots of tables, friendly staff and good service. Also pleasantly surprised with the meat quality. I tend to have low expectations for AYCE kbbq but I can definitely see this spot in my regular food rotation. This place is defffff a great addition to the area though. Decent amount of parking. Nice and clean bathrooms. Also open late. Food Coleslaw - light and crunchy Beef soup - I liked the broth but I don't remember there being actual beef in it. Bean paste soup - nice Steamed egg - tastes like your average steamed egg? hard to go wrong with this Fried tofu - I wasn't really intrigued enough to eat this again but the outside is nice and crispy. Probably would go well with one of the sauces but wasn't crazy about how it tasted with the standard sauces on the table. Favorite meats are the brisket and top blade steak. Probably the best brisket I've had at a kbbq spot, good ratio of meat to fat. Top blade steak is nice. They cooked it with butter and a touch of rosemary. Pink center. Juicy and tender. I thought the hanging tender steak was ok, a thinner cut, but not as juicy and tender in my opinion. I don't think I'd be ordering it again.

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Food was excellent. Service was top notch. Mood was well set. Overall the price was decent. All you can eat for under $25.

Amazing experience. The bulgogi was the fave. Everything was great and the service was terrific.

Johnny W.

We were really looking forward to a nice and decent KBBQ in Staten Island, but unfortunately the quality and service left so much to be desired. Firstly the service. Our server John, was very slow and not attuned to our needs. He left our meat cooking for too long where pieces were left burnt and crisp. There were also no tongs left on the table for us to cook ourselves, so we can only try to flip the food with our wooden chopsticks. Keep in mind you're only allowed to order three selections at a time, and when we tried to order more, John told us to wait as he went to take the check of one table, then cook for a few other tables before coming to put in our order, which then took time for them to prepare and made us wait even longer. Keep in mind they do have a good amount of staff, but for some reason some tables are better taken care of whereas others are tossed to the side, which unfortunately made us feel forgotten. We also had to repeat our order a few times for sometimes they forget to input it and sometimes brought us the wrong meat. The Mexican/spanish busboy staff were more diligent at their job and actually helped get us what we asked more often than the Korean staff that cooked the meat, so definitely ask the busboys if you need something! Ambiance: restaurant is spacious and has television all around playing music videos of various Korean bands. Pretty comfortable so no complaints there at all. Now onto the food: Beef brisket: like many other reviewers, the brisket was nothing special and since they left it cooking for a while without attending it, most of the pieces were overly charred which made it even less enjoyable. Hanger tender steak: also nothing special, for the texture was only somewhat tender and the sauce didn't really enhance its flavor profile. Garlic cube steak: lots of people recommend this and it is definitely very tender. But the garlic flavor was a bit off to me, kind of reminded me of the flavors of escargot. Not a bad pick so definitely worth a try. Top blade steak: chewy and not tender, don't get it. Cast iron steak: definitely one of the better selection, for it's tender and flavorful when combined with the sauces and spices of your choice. Get this if you like steak! Marinated pork rib: this is just mediocre for us, for its sweetness overpowered the flavor of the meat. It's tender but that's really it. Bulgogi: just a very sweetly marinated beef dish, too sweet in our opinion and doesn't taste that good. I'd skip it. Sides: Japchae: overly peppered where it overpowered the entire dish. We really couldn't taste anything else asides from black pepper.. Rice cake: decent where it's chewy inside and crispy outside, not bad. Steamed egg: typical average steamed egg with lots of scallion. Bean paste soup: very salty where we needed to add water to dilute its saltiness, don't get it. Overall, the only food that was remotely tasty, was the cast iron steak. Nothing else was that good and the service left a lot to be desired. They can definitely improve by having one server attend to only 3-4 tables and put a little more effort in their work, for a few of them just kept walking around leaving only one server to take care of 7 at times. Also, it would be nice to give customers tongs so they can cook themselves, and also tell diners when the food is ready, they often just cook it and leave it and it appears done but there's no interaction so it's just up to us to guess and try it ourselves. We've been to many KBBQ where the servers are very attentive and lets us know when it's done and even ask how we like it cooked. Thus, this experience was probably one of the worst I had in KBBQ and for its dinner price tag of 40 bucks per person, it's totally not worth it and I wouldn't recommend it. If you do give them a shot, best of luck and I wish them the best in improving the quality of their meat and the quality of their inattentive service. Thank you to the busboys (Carlos especially) for helping us get what we wanted, for I'm sure we would've been even more frustrated without their attentiveness! Thank you for reading and good luck! (:

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Patricia Z.

First time here. Wanted to compare it to Kpot. Place is nice. The difference between the 2, kpot we cook it and Cast Iron the server cooks it. Food was good. Its all you can eat. You select 3 and when you are done eating you can select more. This prevents waste. I would come back. Prices are reasonable.

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Good food and wait wasn't too long. I would go there again. The bar in the summer time is nice and the music is good. Not to loud.

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my fiancé and I thought this was so fun ! they cook at the table for you ! The food was seasoned to perfection !!!

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Great place and excellent service!! Much better than the other Korean bbq in the same plaza. Come here instead of that place!!

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