First off, I love me some KBBQ regardless but I love the overall vibe of the restaurant. All the workers are super chill and attentive. We have had a really good experience these past few times with one of the servers Chance. read more

Taegukgi - Friends vibing - Korean Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

I went recently for all you can eat bbq dinner the premium one. There's less banchan and I was bummed about that. In addition the marinades are a lot sweeter and the service is much slower. The staff are still very friendly but the food just wasn't as good as it used to be. read more

This was my first time at Taeguki. This restaurant is a cook it yourself korean bbq restaurant based out of San Diego. We went for lunch around noon and there was no wait. The staff is friendly and very attentive. When your grill starts to smoke, they immediately change out your grill top. You can order premium or original all you can eat, which allows you to choose items off a menu. We had a large party so we ordered triple of beef bulgogi, chicken, brisket, and pork belly. The best meat was the beef bulgogi. If you plan on bringing children 4 and older, expect to pay 16.99 for that child to have all you can eat. Our child only ate noodles from the side dishes and rice. Overall we enjoyed our meal, but for the price with kids, the food was not worth the cost. Leave your little ones at home and come hungry. Cheers! read more

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Let me just say got $40-50 a person this place is way way way overpriced. It takes forever to cook your own food and not only that the burners have to be switched out every 15 min cuz they start to smoke and then you're cooking again on a cold grill. The concept is fun, but for the same price you can go to a brazillian steakhouse and get all the food cooked for you plus all the extras are included. Also the service is weird you never know who your server is random people walk by and come to your table and you ask for something and of course they aren't the server so you wait again. The food was ok but just sucked that one person has to cook while anyone with you gets to eat. Interesting concept. But no thanks. I'll save my $50 and to to the Brazilian steakhouse and save me the time and trouble. Thanks but no thanks. Maybe for 1/2 the current price would be good but not worth the price. Plus you can only order 4 things at once. What's a crock of poop. We went for dinner Cuz we were starving. We'll we left the same way starving. Cuz get this. They even give you a time limit. Talk about a rip off. I'll stick with the normal Korean food and Korea House up the road. At least their food is priced well and delicious and guess what it's cooked for you. What a concept read more

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Tried it for the first time with a friend and it was an interesting experience! Had a 20 min wait which I was surprised for a weekday but I've heard it's busy most of the time. First time having to cook my own food at a restaurant but I enjoyed it! Great food and staff was nice! They were good about switching the grill plates out in between cooking too. Would definitely go back! read more

Taegukgi - Korean Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

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Second time here. Good place to go with friends and to socialize. I Love the Bulgogi beef and the ribs! We did the all you can eat premium. They time you for two hours. Staff was super friendly. They changed out the plates when needed and kept our drinks filled. This time I used the restroom and it had a foul sewage smell and it wasn't as clean as I would've liked. Keep your receipt, you get 20% off your order next door at the Korean tea house read more

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Absolutely disappointing! Went in to celebrate our son's graduation. Sat us down and told us they ran out of rice and would take 20 min for it to be ready, which we were ok with. 2 people in our group of 8 party ordered the all you can eat. Other 6 ordered bowls. The 2 people got everything right away. While waiting we had to asked the waitress multiple times for napkins, extra glasses, chop sticks. She then came over to tell us they were dishing up out fowls. Fast forward 45 min still no food! The manager came over to apologize, we ended up getting the food which was awful! Rice wasn't cooked and the meat was as tough as leather! Awful experience all around. Would not recommend. read more

the food was really good! first time going and me and my bf loveeedd the beef bulgogi! our server Lusy was super sweet and gave us suggestions on what to get! super spacious and looks super cool inside as well! highly recommend, will be coming back !! read more

I would give a 0 star if it let me. Expensive and small portions and only allow you to eat for 2 hours. Premium meat is not premium, it's all FAT and oily. If you want to get a heart attack then this is the place for you. The salad is like come from pre made from the store, doesn't look fresh at all. Korean Gen BBQ is way better and enjoyable with a reasonable price. Won't be coming back here for sure!!! read more

My boyfriend and I were excited to try this place especially when it's the only kbbq in Tucson but all I can say is I'm disappointed in the service and quality of food. I am also a server at a kbbq restaurant in socal and I understand how busy it can get. However, our grill was burning and one of the services didn't bother changing it after aggressively dropping off our last round of meats. He left to talk to the table next to us and just continued talking after peaking over his shoulders to look at us. Our main server kept forgetting our side orders (like rice, garlic, etc) so we had to ask 2-3times. I genuinely appreciate the tall, female server who was able to attend to our needs immediately without forgetting. She was very sweet. The meat was mediocre compared to other places I've gone to. The portions are very small and it was an inconvenience waiting long for our meats. It was a hassle having to order the meats less than 5 minutes after the meats were dropped off. I'm not sure what was in the food but both my boyfriend and I had a bad stomachache when we got home. read more

Meat was very good but we got could not eat more than two rounds . Service was excellent and they checked on us several times make sure we were satisfied. The ambiance was fun and invigorating. Definitely a must to have date night dinners . read more

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4 items per person with a time limit. We didn't feel rushed, but that was a first. Beef and shrimp cuts were fresh the extra beans sprouts, corn cheese, kimchi were small portions. We had a good experience receiving special treat for my sister in law birthday the environment is festive and trendy. Kool place. read more

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Awesome food and Awesome service. Cody the manager even came by and talked with us. We came at lunch time and we will for sure be back again to try their dinner menu. I recommend the beef bulgogi, pork belly, and chicken bbq. Korean BBQ read more

Taegukgi - Lunch all you can eat menu. They also do a la carte bento boxes if you dont have time to chill. - Korean Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

first time visit. definitely a learning curve for cook your own food. food was mildly seasoned. had to ask several times for forks. overall a decent experience. would have liked the ability to season some more. one of the staff adjusted the vent so close to the cooking area it was hard to cook our second round. not really clear instructions given by staff on how to cook food. asked one of the couples nearby who seemed to know what they were doing. The pricing causes the rating to be lower as well. read more

Cute Korean bbq restaurant finally in tucson! i really liked the atmosphere, it reminded me of the restaurants in Korea. There's a bit of a wait to get seated but once you order your food, it came out pretty fast. Bayou was our server, he did a great job. We also received fantastic service from the bartender, Jojo. She was very detail oriented and was observant to the customer's needs. We did all you can eat for 2 hours for $35 premium order for the meat selections. Thick cut pork belly, spicy pork bulgogi, chicken and octopus. The only thing I didn't like, was that they didn't have lettuce. Traditional way to eating Korean BBQ is in lettuce wraps. 4 stars. read more

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I gave this place a 1 star because it was just not hitting last night. Upon entering you see a list of some items they ran out of. So going in and looking at the lower priced menu, it was pretty much slim picking. Then I decided to choose the higher menu, and there they were also out of a few items too. If you're going to be out of that many items then there should be some discount percentage offered. Service was meh. We had one server started out helping us. Then ALMOST towards the end some other server comes around, ask a few repetitive questions. Then seriously kept coming around and thought we needed our check. Came back with th4 check. And then check was already on table for 15 mins, original server comes back and decided he needed to drop the check. Like what's the rush? It wasn't even like we were ordering any more food. Was just trying to catch up with a friend anf working on the food we had cooked. Then few mins later another server who isn't our server at all as if we needed the check. And at this point I like. We should be done and go. This is ridiculous. Terrible terrible terrible! Will not return! And menu price is over priced!! Not a big selection for the price. Did not deserve 20% tip!! Only good thing was the guy who was changing out the grill pan. He was very good at his job! Very attentive. read more

I make better kbbq at home plus I make sure to have the essentials. This place is ok if you don't know what or how korean bbq is, if your from Tucson and never traveled maybe. First off the waitress said they don't carry hite beer or cass, no korean beer?? then she said they have kirin, which we like this japanese beer... so we asked kirin ichiban? She said no its kirin.. well she doesn't know the name of what she sells. 3 of us at table and they brought one iced glass had to ask for 2 more. We would order more beer as we drink with the meal plus they are big bottles so always do one to start it stays cold that way..... but anyway. We ordered premium package for all 3 of us and our guest asked for pineapple skewers it was from a can and they only brought 2 skewers with 3 triangle chunks of pineapple..so embarassing! Our guest wanted it, traditionally we don't have grilled pineapple at korean bbq, we eat it after the meal and its fresh cut pineapple. So embarassing and cheap this place... we asked for romaine lettuce wraps or perilla leaves NOPE, they don't have them. Wait, what? We will pay for it... no worries. Oh, you don't carry the leaf wraps, isn't this korean bbq??? How to wrap and make bundles??!! We asked for scallion salad (pajeori) NOPE they don't have it. No greens served here. Not even that they ran out they don't serve them. The waitress started the grill the meat was cooking so low temperature we turned it up the grill she came back to just turn the temperature down and quickly walks away.. wait what???!!! It was not searing the meat.. we did not even get items we asked for, she didn't care to bring us the sides.. the kimchi was one piece of cabbage stretched out it was a joke.. we didn't even eat we were so disgusted with the service and lack of items (authenticity) that make it kbbq. When is siracha a dipping sauce and where was the doenjang??? I asked for sesame oil and that was a bother usually it is mixed with the salt but they just had salt in the dish no sesame oil. Just too many things wrong.. we left our meat on the grill and asked for the check did not finish anything.. the beer still in the glasses. Food not cooked not ate..raw meat on plates and some on the grill not even cooked just partial boil in its own blood from not being able to turn up grill. After approximately 25 minutes of this lack of service and begging for things we decided to take our guest to another place. Asked for the check, the waitress sends the manager a guy comes over asked if he could help, told him the lack of things and the waitress not bringing sides was not off to a good start we were leaving we wanted the check. We were charged for 3 premium meals and the one beer. We were seated at 7:05 pm.. it went downhill quick we left at 7:38 pm.. it was horrible. The manager was trying to fix things after the fact, we had a guest from out of town and wanted better for them. So as after waiting for them to ring up and take my payment I called the Brazilian steakhouse and we had a great meal there with excellent service at Churasco de Brazil. I am sure I will find a better place for kbbq in Tucson, or will just continue to make it at home. ZERO stars! read more

Taegukgi - Korean Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

There is only a few tables , but getting more meat is taking like forever , we have been waiting for 8-10 mins to get meat to bring to the table read more

I'm glad to see that recent reviews reflect the quality of this place pretty well. To be honest, I miss 7 Ounce because I really think their selection and quality of their meats and seafood was much better. This place is just mediocre with prices way too high to justify it. The marinade for all of their marinated meats is also WAY too sweet, with no balance of flavors. Bulgogi marinade is typically a delicious balance of sweet and savory. Here, it's just too sweet. Their side dishes are also not seasoned well at all and also taste too sweet. I guess whoever makes them really likes sugar? I have had Korean food at many restaurants, and made lots of Korean dishes using authentic recipes, so I know it wasn't normal. I'm sure some people like it that way, but it did not suit my tastes. The sliced beef brisket was super dry and flavorless, even when cooked just barely. The pork belly wasn't very good either. For the price, it just wasn't worth it. We need a good KBBQ place in Tucson ASAP. read more

I really enjoyed this experience. The food was wonderful and the staff was amazing! This is a very expensive restaurant, so just know that before going in. My son, husband and I ate and our bill was $200. read more

Taegukgi - Korean Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

Very disappointed in the management and attitude of the front staff. We had a 630 reservation for 8 of which all of us had arrived. They told us it would be another 1/2 hour or longer before a table opened up but they had 2 banquet tables we could take but we'd not be together. The purpose of the group was to catch up and visit, thus that option wouldn't work. I noticed a large table open and asked and they said it was for a larger party who's reservation was an HOUR later and I asked why they were holding a table for them but making us wait. They gave no excuse other than "they have a reservation" to which I replied as do I! Their attitude & unkind approach is unfortunate as I know we won't be back. read more

We enjoyed our experience here! Good food, good service! It was dark inside, so a nice dinner atmosphere, although maybe too loud for a date night, kid friendly. Yuki provided such great service - we are so appreciative! read more

Only giving 4 stars because they got rid of their Japchae!!!! Otherwise, I'd give 5 stars. The only AYCE kbbq here in Tucson, that I know of, and we frequent often and the food is always fresh. Last time however, on Mother's Day, they were out of most meats on their menu which was frustrating. They are kind of pricey, but they are worth it. Usually their staff is amazing, but our waitress we had last time was quite rude. Disclaimer: if you're coming from a city with a large Asian presence and lots of KBBQ options like myself, this is the only place that comes somewhat close to meeting your expectations. read more

Wear your stretchy pants and get ready to devour all you can eat! We initially went here a couple Months back and the wait was over one hour, so we left as we couldn't wait that amount of time that day. We went on a Friday lunch-ish time and we were seated right away. The restaurant is clean and modern. Our service was on point. We got drinks right away and our cups never got empty. We went with the lunch menu and the beef bulgogi was my absolute favorite it was so delicious. They also include Kim chi and relishes and steam rice. Everything is all you can eat, so relax and take your time to enjoy the ambiance and the process of cooking your own meal. They switched out our grill multiple times to keep our grill clean. It's a great spot for an intimate date or night with friends. Service and food was amazing. read more

Taegukgi - Beef bulgogi, spicy pork, chicken , brisket & sides. - Korean Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

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The food was great. All you can eat. The service was excellent. The ambiance was warm and cozy. I would definitely recommend this place. I would also recommend making reservations for your table. read more

I took my mom here on a little "mother daughter date" and it was so sad. We looked for the staff to come over for such a long time that we ended up getting only 1 round of food. The whole experience was unfortunate, especially when it's an all you can eat restaurant. We were only served 1 round and forgotten but the price was still almost $100. read more

We were pretty excited to try this place but it was a bit disappointing. Maybe it was just bc it was later in the evening or end of day and it's different on other days. the staff seated us at a dirty table. They did clean it when we pointed it out. then we saw someone had spilled water all over the seat. Another person came out to clean the seats. The flavors are ok. The staff is super friendly and nice. read more

We came here for soft opening and it was hot! Literally hot as three tables were on FIRE within an hour and they had to relocate the customers. My table caught on the fire as well after an employee made a mistake of pouring water into fire with grease. The managers quickly responded and comforted us. The service from the managers were excellent that's why I decided to give 3 star. Now onto the bad experience, their ventilation system is horrible, the dining room was filled with smoke when we walked in and the occupancy didn't even reach 30% capacity. Smoke didn't get better until some people left and almost everyone stopped cooking. We left with smoky smell all over our clothes. I also think the price is too high for that menu. The food menu is very limited even for the premium menu. It's my personal opinion that it's not worth the price they are charging. Just to caveat that we did get a discount for the fire incident on our table but that's because the managers were very understanding. Under normal circumstances, I think the price is too high just like the Korean Rose bubble tea next door. read more

Taegukgi - Menu - Korean Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

First off, the service is amazing. The only downfall was refilling our side sauces. We did the premium service which includes shrimp and beef short ribs. I wouldn't recommend the plain shrimp. It was incredibly difficult to peel and you were left with nothing. The spicy shrimp was already peeled. Not too spicy. Our favorite hands down was the short ribs. The brisket, beef belly and bulgogi were also pretty amazing. We ordered mushrooms, pineapple and onion. We received one mushroom one slice of onion and pineapple on a skewer. That was a disappointment. Since it was New Year's we tried the strawberry yogurt shoyu drink. We thought we were getting one drink for three of us and it ended up a carafe. Not too much strawberry flavor. I would definitely come. Back again. read more

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We had a great experience eating kbbq. The premium menu had really good cuts and was well seasoned. Our orders were delivered decently quick. The soju was solid and perfectly chilled. The music was good and overall it wasn't crazy noisy for how busy they were. Our server was attentive and ensured we had consistently swapped grills to ensure the best cooking experience. read more

Taegukgi - Soju - Korean Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

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I don't understand the low stars this place has. It is one of the rare Korean restaurants in this area which lets you grill your food on your table. Most of the places around here you just order your food and that's it. What makes Korean BBQ fun is the experience to grill it yourself and that's exactly what you get here. I am giving a -1 star for the abysmal service. They really need a better trained staff here. They were so slow, and made some mistakes with the items we ordered. But the food and drinks are amazing. I hope they improve their service and wait staff as that can easily make or break a restaurant. I definitely want this place to stay! read more

Sitting here in the new restaurant and felt like I had to write a quick review before I forget too. Not that my opinion means anything but please keep in mind I've lived in Korea and Japan for 7 years. - First and foremost staff is A1/Fantastic - Quality of meats and selection is super solid - The Restaurant is obviously new but kept very clean - Price is spot on for what you are getting - Flavors are exactly as I remembered and very authentic Thank you for having me read more

Taegukgi - Deliciousness - Korean Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

I know the shtick is that you cook your own food, but they don't bring enough to actually make a meal so you have to keep asking for more which you then have to cook again. I know it's all you can eat so you can get your money's worth...eventually. But I would just like a nice meal that I don't have to assemble over an hour. And the advice for cooking, overcook the chicken and pork to be on the safe side. Luckily enough I was the one person at my table that actually knows how to cook or who knows what would happen. Also, for the price I expect the menu to be available instead there were a lot of items that they were out of. I hope that was just a supply side issue instead of poor management. The sides were fantastic, but if you ever want to know who would put raisins in a potato salad now you know. read more

While it's super busy the food is great. Definitely on the pricier side but it is all you can eat. They had quite a few meat and seafood options as well as tons of sides which were all yummy. The workers are good about checking in on you. Worth trying for some good Korean bbq! read more

I was so stoked when I saw this was coming! I absolutely love Korean bbq and was used to having some amazing places to go to in Korea town near dc. Plus, being half Korean myself there are tons of dishes I love and miss. The first thing that bugged me was that you could make reservations 24 hours out, but not in the same day, or be on a waitlist. So we took a gamble and went. The second thing (more due to Covid; although I've been to plenty of places that do allow bigger parties), was that two of our friends ended up going elsewhere bc we wouldn't be able to sit together. It was going to be 6 adults, 1 baby, and 1 toddler. Apparently the kids counted in the 6 ppl max. So they lost money there. The last thing that bugged me was that this is not a cheap dinner night out. I do not mind spending more on good food, but we were promised that as soon as they lay the protein on the table, we could order more (max is 4 items). I respect and understand the max part... but they laid the items down and quickly ran from the table. I totally get they were busy. Our server was running around constantly. But still... if we are paying $40 for all you can eat with a 2 hour max, we don't want to be sitting and waiting for more food to come. We did this a lot. And we are all huge meat eaters. All that being said, I would still recommend this place. I'm sure they are working out any kinks they have and everyone there was really nice and professional. But I probably won't be back anytime soon. Mostly bc at $100 for 2 adults and a small kid is a lot of money for a few pieces of meat and sides. read more

Taegukgi - Korean Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

I will never be going back to this place . The price is CRAZY. For half the amount of money you can go somewhere Else and get an excellent meal . The staff was nice ... the manager was rude . read more

Service, food and drinks are always a 10 out of 10 when my fiancé and I come here! Lunch price is very reasonable and has there most popular meats. read more

First time here, Devin, our server was awesome! He seemed knowlegable about the food products & was very helpful in giving suggestions. Yes, the wait was pretty long ( like btwn 45-60mins ) but, well worth it! We ordered the beef bulgogi, spicy shrimp, ribeye, and some chicken along with some sausage. Fyi, the sausage are on skewers & pretty small ( kind of like little smokies ) Price is a little expensive, but, it is all u can eat. So, come hungry! Hahaha. And be prepared to spend at least $100 for 2 ppl. Will definitely be back tho! Oh, and also, they do take reservations, but, you need to call at least 24 hrs in advance, and, your whole party needs to be there before they will seat you. Again, its expensive, but definitely worth a try Unfortunately we were too busy eating to take any pics this time, but will post some next review. Hope this helps! Happy eating! read more

A little slice of Ktown right in Tucson! Everything you'd want and expect from an all you can eat KBBQ spot. Great variety of banchan (those little dishes of apps: various kimchi, fish cake, radish paper, etc.). Lots of meats and sides to choose from, but we're creatures of habit and just order brisket & bulgogi. Attentive servers to switch out your grill plate when it gets too much gunk on it. They have a partnership with the cute little boba shop next door where you can get a discount on boba if you bring your taegukgi receipt! read more

Taegukgi - Banchan - Korean Near Me - Tucson, Arizona

Our night started off a little rough as we unfortunately had a very inattentive server and we were told items were not available when they actually were :( However, Ray, the bartender, really came through! She helped us order additional items, brought us banchan that was actually in stock, and checked in on us regularly after. She even informed of us that you're able to do a half order for the last round which really helped! She really went out of her way to make our experience a positive one!! read more