Came here for AYCE BBQ. Was worth it. Fairly priced for the selection of meats that came with the package. The selection of meats was what you would expect for this price point. Self service fruits and snacks weren't exactly the freshest, but it was still alright considering the price. Good vibe inside, lots of tables. They have a wide selection of other dishes as part of the AYCE menu and marshmallows for the end. Overall, a solid spot at a fair price to get all you can eat BBQ! read more

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I love it here bc you can pick and choose which meat and how much or which hot pot side you want or meat and how much. The only thing is I would like the food to be covered and gloves to use to provide protection from all the hands who touch the tongs. But other than that it's really nice to have choices of which lean or fatty meat you want. They have s'mores too! And individually packaged ice cream. Nice. You can do the combo for hot pot plus barbecue for $40 or individually. It's $37 per person. All you can eat. So having the hot pot and barbecue combination sounds like a great deal if you're really hungry. Oh and I love it that hey change the grill so many times like 8 or so. read more

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Went here a few years ago and it wasn't great. But MAN HAVE THINGS CHANGED. Went yesterday and it was PHENOMENAL. A huge selection and so much included in the AYCE. I was surprised by some things they didn't have at (sides, not meats) but there was still so much to offer. The service was good. My only issue was the price is a lot but the meat is really good so it is worth it. read more

came in for a drink and left full of the kung pao chicken on the lunch special. super good portion, super solid meal, and didnt break the bank. doesnt stand out as incredible but id assume thats because this is a bbq restaurant and that part is probably phenomenal. Cold Asahi and warm egg drop complimented this simple meal well. Would come back read more

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if you love AYCE Korean BBQ be sure to stop by the Lincoln Park or Chinatown location of Jiang Niu! We went to the Lincoln Park location right on kingsbury st. I love the presentation of all the meats, and the Chinese fusion added in. They have premium ingredients that you can grill to your hearts content! Great for groups! Service is very attentive and they serve your meat quickly and turn over the grill. If it's your birthday, you'll eat for free! read more

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Came here to celebrate my birthday. Very friendly and helpful staff, casual no fuss relaxed atmosphere. It's definitely well worth the price of $36.99 for all you can eat. Quality of meat was very good. Favorites are the Kalbi ribs, garlic beef, pork belly. Will definitely come back read more

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No one was to greet us at the front of the door. I found the sign in kiosk myself and signed in, and we waited. There was only "one" person in front of us, but we saw 3-4 parties served before us... I asked and they said we were still in line... We were so confused and felt so unwelcome. Another bigger party walked in, and signed in and THEN we got our seat... The wait line confused me, I wish someone was there to explain and walk through as someone who is new and from out of town. As for food, it was good! Your simple bbq staples but more chinese influence. I wouldn't mind going again, if the service gets better. **I don't know if it was just my party, but we just felt unwelcome the whole time.... It really takes a lot from the rating. read more

To Birthday Boy/Girl, This is the right place to go! You can get a one free meal on your birthday. Food - 5/5 Food are good, multiple type of food from the menu: beef, pork, chicken, seafood, and vegetables. Besides, you can order some hot dishes, such as soup and fried rice. Lastly, don't forget to order s'more before you leave! Service: 5/5 Food are serve by robots, but the staff will help with your order. You can order more food within the 90-minute time limit. Ambiance: 4/5 The design of the restaurant is very modern. There is a small bubble tea shop inside the restaurant, but not sure if it is open. Price: 5/5 Price is reasonable for the quality of food. Even cheaper if it is your birthday! read more

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The quality of the meat was good but the sauces were bland and we weren't offered refills on the banchan (which half of them lacked flavor). No one changed our grill and the hood vent didn't really seem to work. Lastly, our fried rice never came... read more

I have been twice. The wait staff work very hard and do well. The food is great, and I enjoy the ambience.

We came here for a lunch on Sunday and we both ordered a bowl instead of getting the AYCE. gotta say, the stone bowl bibimbap and the bbq beef bowl were both great!! If you're ever not in the mood for a white person brunch, this is the place to get your Asian fill without spending an arm and a leg. It's no frills but I'm definitely a fan. We'll have to come back for dinner and actually grill! read more

The pros: - Good quality food - Good service, especially by Chinese restaurant standards - Inexpensive The cons: - Quite smoky even with the hood vents - Pretty empty which does not give off good vibes This would be a good place to go with a group of friends, especially with a group of friends who don't know much about bbq. It's beginner friendly and has accessible drinks. read more

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I came here for a company lunch and everyone loved the place! Quality- the meat freshness, cut, and seasoning is on the higher end of bbq places I've been to. My favorite is the spicy pork and beef. I wish the squid, shrimp, and tilapia had more sauce and flavoring. I could tell the seafood is not this places strong point but the beef and pork is very good. One more critique is that the grill isn't oiled much so it takes longer to cook the meat and is easier to burn stuff. Quantity- all you can eat. Wish there were more vegetable and appetizer options though. 26 bucks per person for lunch is a steal! Atmosphere- nice clean welcoming atmosphere Service- the servers were surprisingly fast. read more

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This is my favorite restaurant in the city. The selection has good quality meat and service is fast due to their ordering system. The sauce bar is also very nice and has lots of options read more

Pretty good Korean/Chinese fusion bbq. I would say the lunch pricing is probably the most reasonable price for the quality. It's $28 for lunch and $37 for dinner. For service, it is a bit slow to get water and your check. The Lincoln park location just had one waitress for the entire restaurant. But you do order from an iPad and the dishes come out pretty quickly. Items that stood out for me were: the Jiang Niu salad, the pepper steak, the king oyster mushrooms, the seaweed soup, and the pork belly. You can eat here for free on your birthday! You just need to show your ID to receive the free meal. read more

Newly opened AYCE Korean BBQ! Loved our visit there. The service is top-notch, the wait staff very attentive and friendly. The ordering process was smooth - you order everything you would like from an iPad for unlimited rounds. We enjoyed the quality and flavors of the meat and dishes, too. We enjoyed the Fatty Beef Slices, Beef marinated in Garlic Sauce, Pork Belly, Cheese Corn, and the most important dish - PLEASE ORDER - Sweet and Spicy Vegetable Salad. It's soooo good! They also have very reasonably priced liquor and delicious cocktails. Import Tsingtao beer for only $5! read more

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New place to me. Promoted as a Chinese Korean fusion. The source from an area north east in China near the Korean Peninsula. Variety of raw meats to be grilled at the table. Luckily the waitress helped us out cooking. Center of the grill is very hot. Pork belly in strips and whole thin pork chops are cooked and cut into pieces to finish with a scissor. A wide variety of meats can be picked. Two meats per person picked at a time. Premium other selections for additional cost are on the back of the menu like fried rice. Food can be served on a Ferris wheel but you pay 6 or 8 dollars for no more food. Food was varied and good but it was mostly the experience to go for. The menu and process took a lot of time to explain. I would go back. The best deal is a free dinner on your Birthday. The restaurant is clean and new. Not Smokey. Oh, forgot about the Robots. Food comes to the table on a robot. read more

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Amazing experience. Devid is the most sweetest and accommodating. Great food quality! Super clean and friendly definitely recommend! Huge and fresh portions. COME HERE. read more

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$36.99 ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT now in Lincoln Park The moment you walk in , it's like you're transported to Korea. Jiang niu is a Korean inspired Chinese bbq with lots of options for everyone, both meat & veg/seafood, spicy or non spicy, and various flavors like garlic, pepper, etc Happy hour all you can eat bbq also available My top 7 All their salads - packed with Sichuan pepper (light), sesame oil, cilantro, and various crunchy vegetables & tofu Juicy beef navel - nice soft and fatty Blade beef Spicy beef Garlic beef slice Spicy chicken thigh (super tender) Seaweed tofu soup Street Parking available outside. Right next to improv, drucker center if you play indoor volleyball/basketball games too read more

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Tasty meat, huge shrimp, savory sauces, and cool presentation! It was the first time in my life I cooked meat this way, and it was an exciting experience. It's great when you can explore on your own how to make meat taste the best. read more

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I went here on the opening weekend (unintentionally) and am just now reviewing as I am seeing that the new location is now up on Yelp! I think it was about $37 for AYCE and the drinks happened to be half off for opening weekend. Here is my review of some of the dishes. My favorite meats were the marinated rib eye steak and black pepper beef rib dices. So good! The garlic beef dices were definitely a close third! The black pepper steak and the garlic beef ribs were also good, but not as good as the others. The pork belly has the least flavor of the meats we tried. The button mushrooms were also really good, but the king oyster mushrooms didn't cook as well. The cheesy corn was exactly as expected, but nothing special. read more

Great food, clean environment, good service highly recommend this place. Will definitely come back here again. read more

Jiang Niu BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Korean BBQ is a lot of fun. There's something peaceful about cooking your own food right in front of you. With the premium all you can eat option, you get to try all sorts of unique and different meats. Shrimp and spicy squid is not something I would've expected to cook but I succeeded in doing so. The beef is obviously the best but there's other land critters for eating as well. read more

I came here for a free birthday meal of AYCE BBQ with a friend! Just show up on your birthday and bring your ID as proof that it's your bday! Their happy hour deal is pretty good with limited options for $27.99 and their premium meal is around $35 I think. I had their happy hour AYCE and their garlic beef slices, spicy pork belly, tilapia, and black pepper steak were all pretty good! Their garden salad comes with a delicious black sesame dressing which is really good. The waitress/hostess was super nice and attended our needs quickly! She checked on us often and switched out our grill and checked our stove to make sure it was the right temperature. The happy hour also comes with dessert (smores and ice cream), but it's a small portion (one piece of chocolate and half a scoop). I was fine with that bc I was so full and didn't have room for a big dessert. You can roast your marshmallow over the open grill and it melts pretty quickly! When you order your food, you enter it in the tablet at the table and it's pretty quick! read more

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Looking forward to returning. Went with a girlfriend for K bbq and luckily this was near by. There is a decent variety for grilling meats ...mostly beef, few pork options, some chicken and seafood. We tried many of the chef recommended items in the menu. The beef flavors were just okay. The marinade isn't overpowering. The shrimp was really good. The little ban Chan dishes could be better. I wish kimchi wasn't an extra charge. They have some tasty spicy salads and soon dubu with whole shrimp that is included in the AYCE menu. read more

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Service is fast and the waiters were very nice. They were very attentive and I appreciate that they changed our grill 3x. The salads and appetizers were delicious. Their menu had a good variety of seafood, red meats, and poultry. read more

$36.99 for AYCE located in Lincoln Park. Plenty of street parking. This is a Korean INSPIRED Chinese BBQ place, so don't get your hopes up if you're looking for more Korean flavor and options as I was . In addition to AYCE, they do have an a-la carte menu. One nice thing about the AYCE menu is everything on the a la carte menu is 50% off. They serve liquor and beef if you're interested. There's actual a lot on the menu but I thought the beef was just ok. My favorite is the Beef Navel because it's the fatty beef that you would hot pot with. The seafood tofu soup is supperrr spicy, so if you can't handle spicy then I suggest you pass. I can't eat like I use to, so I didn't feel like I ate my fair share of AYCE. interested in their a la carte menu items though, so if I come back, will order from that menu. read more

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Clean. Speedy service. Good variety of menu items. I'm glad we still have a KBBQ place in the area after the last one in this space closed, but I'm still chewing a piece of meat from my lunch here last Sunday, so I can't really recommend the place for quality. read more

The service is top-notch, and the wait staff is very attentive and friendly. The ordering process was smooth - you order everything you would like from an iPad for unlimited rounds. We enjoyed the quality and flavors of the meat and dishes, too. The most reasonable price for the quality. It's $28 for lunch and $37 for dinner. read more

It was very empty upon arrival which was nice for a chill happy hour. We enjoyed having a variety of meats and veggies to choose from. First time, cooking our meals in front of us at a restaurant and it was a great experience. Drink were a little watered down. Staff were friendly and patient. It just opened about a month or 2 ago. read more

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The amount of food is amazing. The taste was wonderful. Lots of fun to cook your own. And , it's all you can eat !!!!!

Their chicken wings are awesome !!! They even help you to cut it up so it's easier to cook and not burned. My favorite is definitely garlic beef. Servers are excellent so is the environment. I didn't order any alcohol today but I know their lychee martini is the top 3 drinks. Absolutely will come back to try more stuff and have more fun! read more

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The food here was really good, and the service was quick, which is essential at a KBBQ place. I had a great time with my group of 6. One thing to nitpick is that the wait for a table was more than 15 min, and that's after we made a reservation. But the food is great and the vibes are good too. I'll be back. read more

The lunch special is amazing! So delicious. I get it whenever I can. Great place for take out, the staff always has my food ready in time.

We came during happy hour on a Wednesday and we were the only ones in the restaurant so the service was super fast. We tried almost everything on the happy hour menu from meats to soups and veggies! Everything was good. I loved the powder that comes in the sauce dish. read more

Food is good. Ambiance is amazing but the service sucks. Maybe because they are short handed.

Went there during a week day evening. Food quality and service not as good as the Chinatown location... Needs some work. read more

Jiang Niu BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Great food and service. Love the marinade on the house special meats. They never let you go empty. As soon as they see you run low they come by and take your next order. It took all my will power to not order more cuz i was stuffed already read more

this place was genuinely the best korean bbq spot i've ever been to. i literally moaned out loud multiple times it was that good. service was amazing and the food was incredible. read more

Just save your money and go to Gyu-Kaku... the prices here were good but the food was not worth it. Our steak was oxidized and unseasoned. The chicken was rubbery. The fish was completely unseasoned. The salad had slimy lettuce at the bottom and rubbery mushrooms. There was even a guy throwing up in the bathroom because "the food was not sitting well". People looked like they were having a good time and we did enjoy ourselves, the staff was very nice. But the food... soooo unpleasant. read more