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Inju Korean BBQ

3.9 (166 reviews)
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Tania A.

Jongro KBBQ is THE spot for Korean BBQ & will certainly not leave you disappointed at all. And their awesome price point of their all you can eat 'Ayce' - $31 per person will get you endless options of pork, beef, chicken, and seafood! Within each protein option, you'll have the choice of a soy garlic sauce, spicy, butter, mango habanero... and all with zero comprise on the cut of the meat! My favourites yesterday were the rib eye, honey butter calamari and the spicy pork belly. They also have all you can eat with their sides, which include fried rice, corn cheese, plain rice, Korean fried chicken... amongst a bunch of other options. I just so happened to go on a Tuesday, when they have ALL DAY half priced drinks. Which was a much needed surprise after a long day at work. Our server was amazing, despite him having a bunch of tables on his watch, we still got our drinks and various meats served at the perfect time. He swapped out the covers for the grill when they needed changing & most importantly - without us asking. The venue is decorated with antique pieces, which add a really unique spin to the otherwise modern decor.

spicy bulgogi and pork belly
Samantha G.

Wheaton Jongro is really good! I would say it's better than iron age... They actually have the rice cakes and so much more. Nicely dressed salad, kimchi, fried rice, cheese and corn are all part of the $31 ayce meal. The meat tasted good too. The service was average to other kbbq places but they kept the meats coming. This place is huge so hopefully they have more servers there when it's packed. I would recommend this place for kbbq. Jongro impressed me and has now joined my top 3 for kbbq in the DMV area

AYCE
Boris W.

My cousin and I decided to try this place for a late dinner as this is one of the few restaurants that are open after 10pm. Overall, I thought the price ($31 per person for AYCE) is fair and the taste was good. The best cuts were definitely ribeye steak, normal and spicy briskets, octopus, and the different bulgogis. These were tender, juicy, and delicious! Special shout-out to the yellow sauce that they put on the steak and octopus; this unknown house sauce definitely elevated the meats' taste. The pork belly, top blade steak, and pork shoulder steak were only so so. These cuts tasted were a bit disappointing in texture and taste. If I were to come back, I will definitely stick to the tastier selections. A side note on the service: 1) it was 10pm when we got there and there were 2 waiters serving four different tables, 2) thank god I can grill my meat because the servers were either too inattentive or too busy to do the grilling for us, and 3) they filled up the dipping sauces and banchan fairly quickly when asked. I'm totally fine with grilling the meats but I don't think inexperienced KBBQ diners would have enjoyed the service my cousin and I received.

Banchan
Deb G.

I'm super excited to have Jongro BBQ in Wheaton - it's a fantastic addition to the many awesome restaurants we already have. The all you can eat lunch option was well worth the money - they immediately brought us about 6 different banchan (small plates) of kimchi, pickled radish, bean sprouts, and other fun stuff, as well as salad. For the two of us, they recommended starting with three meats - we got the soy garlic beef bulgogi, the spicy pork belly, and butter chicken. As you probably know, it cooks on the grill right in front of you. When it's done, you chow down and can also dip it into a variety of sauces that are provided. In later rounds, we got the mango beef bulgogi and the cheese corn as well. The soy garlic beef bulgogi was SO GOOD! Don't get me wrong, the spicy pork belly and mango bulgogi were also pretty damn good and I'd eat those again too. The butter chicken was just...chicken. Personally I'd skip that in favor of more bulgogi! And the cheese corn was tasty as well, but why eat that when you can have more bulgogi?!?

Korean BBQ Grill
Kenneth K.

i came to Jongro last month with my wife late after the Taylor Swift Eras Tour movie opening night at AMC Wheaton and we were very impressed. The wait was long They let us sit at the bar and we got seated in less time than expected. The drinks are great and the BBQ is the best we've had of any place. What is amazing is all the meat options, especially steak and bulgogi, some of which you cannot find other places and they let us try four meats at once while other places limit it to only two. We look forward to returning!

Interior Design
Rebecca C.

This restaurant has a beautiful 1970s decor and homage. There's quite a few Korean antiques and decorations that contributed to a great atmosphere! The bar was beautiful! All you can eat bbq was straightforward to order off the menu, and the meat was extremely good quality. We went for dinner, and even though it was a little busy, we got great service, and the servers were extremely attentive and helped cook and cut the meat. If you're going here for the first time: I would recommend the bulgogi, brisket, and spicy pork belly (if you're into spicy things). You also get unlimited side dishes to include rice! One of the side dishes, the bean sprouts were a little rotten, which is the only reason I'm docking a star. Otherwise, every other component of the meal was delicious! There's a happy hour for drinks as well!

At the bar while waiting for a table.
Nancy L.

It's an affordable, convenient place to get AYCE KBBQ with friends. The meats are OK quality, similar to that of Iron Age. At around $30 for the AYCE, I can't really complain too much. The sauces provided were both pretty sweet. I asked the server for sesame oil, salt & pepper, garlic, and jalapeños. They are not provided unless asked. Brisket - great! Thinly sliced. Spicy pork belly - good too, not spicy at all. Mango habanero chicken - tender and juicy but barely any mango habanero flavor, slightly spicy. Rib eye - ok. I preferred the brisket actually. Soy garlic pork bulgogi - ok. I'm not crazy about bulgogi but figured I'd give it a try. Honey Butter Squid - not great. It was sweet, not buttery, no flavor of squid. Corn cheese - way too sweet. Steamed egg was delicious! This is the first time I've had it where it needs to cook on the stove rather than come out cooked. Ban chan & salad were solid. A lot of things were a little too sweet for my taste. Maybe that's what the kids are into these days. Who knows? I still gave this place a 4 because for a $30 all you can eat menu, they have a lot of options. As a high school or college student who can eat a lot but had little money, I would have loved to have had this option to go out with friends!

Jillian M.

Favorite place to go for Korea's bbq! The sides are a good amount and the AYCE is affordable. I love the different sauces they also offer with the sides. You can go around for the price and quality

Interior
Heidi L.

4.5 stars Visiting Jongro BBQ was our adventure from northern VA. Jongro BBQ is attached to Wheaton mall but it does not have a direct entrance from the mall. Surprisingly, this place also offers outdoor seating. The interior looks like a good mix of Korean barbecue place and Korean street bar, Pocha. Very spacious and good open spot. The price for all you can eat for weekend (same as weekdays dinner) is $30. It has a good variety of marinated meat selection and only seasoned. The meat quality I thought it was a lot better especially brisket compared to the ones that we live close by. I hope this place last longer and hopefully opens another one in Virginia. One thing that I really like about this place besides meat quality and good service is the grill. It has a new technology built in. The ventilator is build around the grill where I don't have to worry about smelling like meat and feeling greasy. I would like to recommend others who haven't tried Korean BBQ to set the bar high!

Pork shoulder, spicy chicken, and calamari
Stephanie D.

I have to say I was disappointed. My husband and I have had better. Maybe we will return another time with different friends and order some appetizers too but we aren't in a hurry to go back. My gripes about the place were: 1. had to cook our own meat, 2. no lettuce to wrap the meat, 3. would've liked more vegetables, and 4. cheap wooden chopsticks. One thing I was really confused about was that there weren't any lettuce to wrap the meat around. I've been to many KBBQ places and they all had lettuce on a plate. I didn't ask the server, but I didn't see lettuce at other tables either. I ate my meat with rice and some banchan. They provide two dipping sauces along with four banchan dishes (potato salad, sliced radish, kimchi, and fish cake) and a lettuce salad, and if you want to swap the dipping sauces out for other sauces on their menu, it'd be $1. You enter the restaurant from outside the mall. Go to the parking garage between JcPenney and Dick's. We enjoyed the ambience, and the space felt large. They kept one side of the restaurant closed off for now. We arrived at 6:30 on Saturday night, and were at first quoted 1 hour wait, so we decided to sit at the bar and ordered peach flavored soju (which tastes like peach schnapps), then somehow we got seated 10 minutes later! So maybe you want to stick around instead of leaving. Apparently this is the soft opening (ate on a Saturday night 3.19.22), so I don't know if my experience will change later on. I came here with my husband and another couple who had never experienced KBBQ before. You can view the menu online, the QR code was on the napkin box when we were seated. We chose AYCE (all you can eat for 27.99/per person) and selected 8 items. 8 items was plenty for the four of us. They also gave us a seafood pancake, which everybody at my table liked. We had to cook our own meat, which my husband was a bit annoyed about because he had to constantly watch the meat. We ordered Spicy pork bulgogi, seasoned pork shoulder steak, spicy chicken, mango habanero chicken, calamari, shrimp, and spicy beef bulgogi (2x). My friend who never had KBBQ was surprised to see the shrimp with heads still attached and she didn't want to peel the shell either, so people who are not familiar with KBBQ might be able to enjoy the place by going for some safer options like chicken, but I do think you have to be a bit adventurous.

Outside
Cyril M.

Such a nice little addition to the Wheaton/Silver Spring area of foods. The place is huge, plenty of space and it was giving reply 1988 vibes. I totally loved it as a fan of that show (who watched it so many times) this was a nice little reminder of it. They were wearing the Pe uniform just like in the kdrama! First off: Our server she said she was new, But she was so great. Very attentive to everything. She made sure we are taken care of. She was very friendly. She was wearing the black tshirt/uniform petite young lady. Food: Amazing food. The PORTIONS!!!!!! Were huge. Other kbbq places should take notes. The brisket were so good. They were my favorite kind of meat. Pork belly was great! Side dishes were good especially the corn and cheese so YUM. I liked the onion/cucumber banchan too. They also provide ssamjang and garlic and pepper and lettuce! To make an amazing "ssam" Decor: completely combinations of Itaewon class, reply 1988 vibes. It is very entertaining to see all the decorations I couldn't take too much photos since there was a lot of people. Overall, satisfied with all of the meat delivered right in our table.

Grill
Frankie L.

We went here for a friends birthday. We were a little late to join our party but able to be quickly seated. Our server was slow but kind. We asked for sides and waters a few times. The beef bulgogi was my favorite pick. Very juicy and flavorful. The kimchi was also good. It was loud because of the music. We were seated in a corner so it felt more intimate for our large party. I've been to quite a few Korean Barbecue places and this one did not stand out against the others but it's a nice place to grab food with a lady party.

Ahra J.

NOT A BAD SPOT, located outside of Wheaton Mall!! I rated it a 3 but more so 3.5. I was part of a large group of 9 people on a weeknight for dinner around 730 PM. They offer an AYCE deal which is such a great option for large parties like this. One huge downside is that they don't offer as many side dishes that other Korean BBQ spots do such as various soups, rice cakes, fried chicken etc so that was disappointing. They also only provided a small personal size tin of steamed egg which pretty much was a one biter and had to be placed on the grill so that took time/space. We did get the one other option of the cheese corn and I'd say, DO NOT bother getting it. Once cooked, it was so watery, the cheese did not stick and the corn was tough. At the same time, the AYCE was only about $30, so take what you can. The meat options weren't bad either. They offered the usual chicken, beef, and pork options with some extra marinaded options. They do have honey butter calamari, which I have to say, I have had better elsewhere. The butter just melted off and the flavor did not stick much. I think the brisket here was too thick imo, I prefer the more thinly sliced cuts so it was a little tough. The plain pork belly and rib eye steak was probably the better options on the menu. We had one server, which he was AMAZING! But I was confused as to why he was left to serve a group of 9 on his own when it seemed like there were plenty of other servers available. Given that, he deserved a 5 star rating. He was prompt and catered to our needs as fast as he could. The interior is nicely decorated though. It is suppose to resemble street market vendors in Korea and they have modernized the look of it.

When you ask for spicy it's literally just the spicy marinade drizzled on top. Meat was dry

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Ask the Community - Inju Korean BBQ

Do they take RSVP? Average wait time on a Friday around 8:00pm?

Reservations for parties of 8 or more. Haven't been there on a weekend.

When you do all you can eat here, is the $31 the final price including sides such as the corn cheese?

The sides you see listed in the ACYE is included. So yes, the corn cheese is included :)

Is it grill your own meat place? Some reviews say the server grills the meat and some say they grilled their own meat.

It's kinda up to you They'll help grill by default, but won't stop you from grilling they way you want

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