Every year on New Year's Day, my friend and I meet up for lunch since we are the only ones in NJ. It's always an Asian restaurant since they're typically the only ones who are open. Neither of us tried the Moon yet so we decided to check it out. I was able to easily make a reservation via Yelp for 6 people for 12:30 (4 adults + 2 toddlers). For the most part, we already knew what we wanted to order, so we placed an order for the BBQ items and hot pot meats first. Only the meats are the items you need to order. Everything else, you grab at the buffet - including seafood, fish balls, veggies, and noodles. The BBQ items are just okay, but that tends to be the case with you have hot pot + BBQ. The hot pot beef was good but the lamb was super gamey, which turned my broth into a gamey lamb flavor, making everything else I cooked in there have a trace of that too. Bottom line - skip the lamb. As for the buffet, they have a lot of options. Aside from the typical hot pot items, they also have some Korean dishes like kimbap, japchae, kimchi, as well as some fried items. I don't think I liked the Moon enough for a return trip. It's also slightly pricier than other hot pot + KBBQ spots, so I think I'll check out some of the other ones next time. read more

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I took my sister here for her birthday to give the place a try. It's a fairly typical Korean BBQ and hot pot spot. All the ingredients are laid out buffet-style for you to grab and bring back to your table. Each person gets their own small hot pot, but there's only one grill per table--which is pretty standard anyway. You can also help yourself to the sauces. They offer the usual selection of meats, vegetables, and some seafood, similar to what you'd find at most hot pot places. The service was good, and the décor is very modern. I heard it used to be a different restaurant before being converted. There's plenty of parking since it's in a shopping area, and it's close to the GWB in Hackensack, making it an easy stop for New Yorkers. Overall, it's on the pricey side, like most Korean hot pot places. I'd come back for special occasions, but not as an everyday spot. read more

So many Shabu Hot Pot places in Bergen County ^^ The oldest(?) one is probably the Shaburo on Bergen Blvd. of Palisades Park, then the Garden Shabu in Little Ferry. We have been frequenting the Moon Korean BBQ & Hot Pot in Hackensack; and the menu is practically the same. The same variety of veggies lined up to be picked up; similar Korean dishes (spicy ttokbokki- rice cake, japchae, dumplings, fire rice, etc.). The ambience is the main reason we visit the Moon. Spacious. Great service. Wonderful layout of tables with enough space among the tables. The sound/noise of customers talking is spaced out due to ample space and the large tables. We only get Buffet of veggies. Weekday lunch for $20 !!! Weekend for $29 Without the unlimited meat. read more

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There's definitely a good variety of meats and seafood here and lots to choose from. Love the sauce area, fresh greens, lots of hotpot add-ons and of course dessert (they even have make-your-own bingsu!). Servers are there to help you get/order meats if you choose bbq and you cook at your table. you may have to season your own seafood which is not a bad idea. Robot helpers can be seen on the good and they have rooms for bigger groups or for a private party. LA Galbi was flavorful and the thin pork belly was good. Service was friendly too. Overall had a great time! read more

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I almost forgot to leave a review here! Apologies, this was back on Thanksgiving. We went to The Moon on Thanksgiving day. It was our first time back here since the business switched over from once was POC. Huge renovation and appearance looked great since the business switched over. The Buffet had it's varieties, KPOT is always a good choice to choose your individual selections. Our waiter was attentive, respectful, always came over every so often if we needed any extra meats, napkins, drinks, and more. All payments accepted, parking is available and shared within a large shopping center. I hope The Moon continues to do well and stays. It was good to try on Thanksgiving day. read more

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I love me some hot pot, I love it. It is hot pot and Korean BBQ. The pricing is great for what you get!! The services is friendly and welcoming and attentive. The meats and vegetables and seafood were awesome. Just moved back and this will be my spot for lunch. read more

The Moon - Menu prices for what you get ++ - Hot Pot Near Me - Hackensack, New Jersey

Worthy of being up there with some of the verrrrrry BEST Korean BBQ and Hotpot restaurants in NY and NJ ... period. If you didn't know, this was once an all you can eat restaurant named Port of Call, which we had frequented a few times. It wasn't bad, but it definitely could have used some more love. So, instead of sprucing up POC, a new restaurant sprouted from the grounds and, boy, what a nice surprise The Moon was. I'll go into the food and experience a bit later, but almost the entire interior was renovated (for the better) and it looked fantastic inside - sleek, modern, clean and very well spaced. We dropped in on what we thought was a quiet Monday morning just after they opened for lunch at 12pm and there were already plenty of customers inside. Monday? 12pm? Seriously? It definitely raised my excitement and expectations for what was to come. There are a few options diners can choose from and, to be honest, it was a bit confusing. You can either do Hotpot, K-BBQ or BOTH and there are different price points for Hotpot and K-BBQ, depending on if you want unlimited meat or not - else you pay $4.90 for each plate of meat. Bottom line, it's worth it to just go for the Full Moon, whether you're proceeding with Hotpot or K-BBQ. I've never been a huge Hotpot fan (I KNOW many are), so we did the Full Moon K-BBQ, which includes access to the buffet + unlimited meats. Since there is a 100 minute dining limit (not sure how strict they are), we went through 2 rounds of meats only, but we were well stuffed by the end. First, the buffet ---- what a change from POC. If you're here for just Hotpot, they had EVERYTHING and more! Every seafood (crabs, shrimp, octopus, etc.), meat, vegetable that has come to define what you want to order for Hotpot. They had 5-6 varieties of mushroom! Quite frankly, it was Hotpot heaven. I've been to quite a few hotpots in NYC and I had never seen so many sauces made available to diners like they had here. As for the K-BBQ meats, unfortunately, not every meat was made available during lunch, but, in no way did we feel cheated. We ordered every meat that we could get our hands on - Beef Belly, Beef Bulgogi, Beef Brisket, Pork Belly, Beef Top Blade, Marinated Chicken, Marinated Pork Rib. To sum it up, ALL DELICIOUS!!!! Especially the Beef Bulgogi and Pork Ribs ---- I probably could have just eaten those 2 all day, but since it was our 1st time, we wanted to try everything we could. Besides cooking the meat, we also threw plenty of veggies (mushrooms, zucchini, etc.) and seafood onto the grill. To be honest, I've always found K-BBQ to be so much more fun and enjoyable than Hotpot because of the cooking aspect too. OK, so I've pretty much established that the food and selection was fantastic. What about dessert??? The dessert options weren't huge, but, goodness gracious, they hit it out of the park when it came to this too. Not only did they have a soft serve machine that churned out perfect and ridiculously good soft serve ice cream, but they had a bing su (shaved ice) machine that was constantly producing shaved ice automatically. AND you can top your bing su with various fruits, toppings and red beans. Of course, what good is dessert if it doesn't taste good, right? Well, I'm not only raving about the options, but I'm raving about how good the ice cream and bing su were too. All too often, buffet ice cream is downright nasty, BUT NOT HERE. Like I said, the soft serve was delicious. In fact, it's some of the best restaurant soft serve I've ever had, PLUS you can throw your own sprinkles on it. Service was also excellent too. There were only 2 waiters tending to the 10 or so tables that were occupied, but these 2 gentlemen looked like they were into their jobs, interacting with customers and the waiter that we had was very detailed, walked us through options and they were very attentive to taking away empty meat dishes. What a turnaround for this location and I think it pretty much goes without saying, but we will be back very, verrrrry soon! read more

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I was contemplating about whether to give this place a 2 or 3 because it was truly a 2.5. I'm going with the lower number this time. :( This place has Korean bbq and hot pot, but this time, my friend and I only wanted to try the hotpot this time. And it was eh, just okay. I always choose the dashi broth is the most basic broth, so no complaints about that. But the meat was eh. I usually get the fatty beef and at this place, I think it's called beef belly. I thought it was beef brisket but it was too lean. But the beef belly pieces were so small that I needed to eat 3-4 pieces to make it seem like 1 piece. Also, their fish balls didn't taste that good. And, I tried their japchae and it was overcooked, clumpy unflavored noodles. You know who has good japchae? Garden Shabu. Their japchae is so saucy and flavorful! Sadly, I have a tendency of getting full fast, so I didn't get to try their desserts. I believe they have shaved ice, ice cream, fruit, various pastries, and even cotton candy by the entrance. Our waitress was awesome and giving strong auntie vibes. I love Korean aunties who take good care of you. Sad to give this place such a low rating, but I think you should know what to expect. I missed the times when this was the AYC Brazilian churrascaria. read more

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What a gem. The newly renovated large open space format gives each table plenty of room to hold meat dishes that are delivered from the kitchen to grill, or to pick up fresh from the food bar including blue crab, fish balls, veggies and dumplings. Hot dishes are also available if you are looking to dig into something right away while you wait to hot pot or grill. The cuts of meat which vary from kalbi to pork belly are well portioned and marinated. Juicy, tender, sizzling hot. Service is both friendly and helpful with picking soup bases or cutting up the meat if they are passing by. The dessert area includes classic ice cream and topping options and bingsu. With both kbbq and hot pot available and large table to fit parties, it's a delicious option. read more

Went back cz how could I resist?! Made a reservation for a party of 6 and since it was my birthday? I was able to get myself a full discounts! (I had the super moon which I believe was hot pot and Korean bbq) How cool is that? Added a pic of the check. Def won't be my last time here. Food is just as fresh as remember jammed packed with flavor! read more

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The family came here for dinner on a Saturday night. It was busy but we were seated immediately. The restaurant is huge with plenty of seatings. We opted for the hot pot and bbq option since it's our first time here and wanted to try everything. The broth option and meat selection were pretty standard as any other similar restaurants. The hot station is pretty expansive and it comes with a dessert station as well which is nice. I chose the pork for the hot pot broth and my wife decided on the tomato. Our server was very friendly and helpful, and gave me a side of mala spice to add to the broth if I wanted to since I was indecisive between the two. The broth here were very light and mild, not a bad thing but I would have preferred a more rich flavored broth. The highlight of the night were definitely the meats. They were well marinated and all the cuts have a nice balance of meat and fat. Our server provided us with his recommended dipping sauce and they were amazing. Even though it was a busy night, we did not once felt rushed and our server were extremely attentive throughout the night. It was a wonderful dinner and our toddler enjoyed the food as well. We will definitely be returning again in the near future. read more

The location is perfect, located in downtown Hackensack near the Riverside Plaza Mall. Wonderful place to traverse while you're digesting the satiating meal you've just devoured from "The Moon" all you can eat and hot pot. Friendly and professional staff. Great venues and lovely atmosphere. I will be coming back. Great for friends and family alike, bring an appetite! read more

AYCE Korean BBQ for $29.99? Sign me up! The Moon impressed me on several other ways: - Care taken to keep lettuce and other greens looking and staying cool, crisp, and enticing - Individual tongs - Exceptionally attentive service staff ("Kaylee?") - Authentically delicious marinated meats - Clean, spacious, and comfortable table, chairs, and dining room overall Parking was not an issue thanks to the plaza location, and we left on the verge of euphoric food coma. We'll be back. read more

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Bright, clean, easy to navigate, with large vegetarian selections of hot-pot ingredients. My daughter and I chose two "New Moon" buffet - hot pot only, seafood included. My daughter is an exclusive vegetarian, while I can occasionally tolerate a small amount of good fish and shrimp. Their seafood selection is quite small, and I was only sure about the shrimp, so I picked out 3 to eat. The shrimp added some nice flavor to my broth. We ate a decent amount of their vegetarian buffet. However, our favorite ingredient, the lotus root, was flavorless and yielded too fast to the boiling - it may have been soaked for too long, and cut too thin. The same goes for the bamboo shoots - too thin and undurable. They also ran out of tofu skin (another fave of my daughter's) and did not replenish it throughout our stay. There is a large selection of sauces for one to mix one's own unique combination, but as a hot-pot traditionalist, I only need a good sesame paste sauce, some chilli oil/sauce, and plenty of chopped cilantro. Unfortunately, every sauce tasted sweet, even when it should have been savory or spicy. Another point for improvement: please supply draining ladles for every customer. Our server, on the other hand, was super friendly, attentive, and fun to talk to! read more

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Went with three other people for a friend's birthday. I wanted the smallest option possible so I did the BBQ only. The other three did unlimited BBQ with hot pot. With each choice you get what seems like 100 or more different options for sides from the bar. The server came over and dropped off the meat and walked away. We thought he was coming back to bring more or to start cooking our meal however he just stood on the side. We told him we weren't interested in cooking and he did not seem too pleased. He kept walking away for long amounts of time where the meat was over cooking. I've been to plenty of other Korean BBQ (NYC) and this place just didn't do it for me. To top it all off they told us if we took the leftover food WE ALREADY PAID FOR, there would be an extra charge however the server said they didn't even have takeout containers. This place is a cluster F. They are dumping out food (unless you take it, then it's stealing) in that case don't say anything and just bring your own containers. Safe to say I will not be patronizing this establishment again. read more

Ana was absolutely amazing! She made us her special sauce and we put it on everything!!!!! She made sure to check on us and fix the temperatures for our soup & meats. The restaurant is extremely clean, ventilated well and everyone is helpful! read more

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We ordered the hot pot and grilled meat All you can eat that you can cook on the grill yourself. It was way too much food for us. We each ordered one meat to share and we got up and picked the ingredients for the hot pot. There's clams, shrimp, octopus, calamari, noodles, and various greens all the food fresh and delicious read more

The Moon - Hot Pot Near Me - Hackensack, New Jersey

Excellent Korean barbecue and hot pot!! A must!! great service and very affordable . The staff is very friendly read more

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Good food, excellent service. Sandra was our awesome server. Super helpful, pleasant and kind. Huge selection, everything tasty and fresh. Kids under 3 free. 5 stars! read more

Visited Moon's Buffet for a 2-person lunch and had a chill time. There was plenty of seating and not loud. Sauce selection is probably the best in the area so you can keep changing up flavors. Veggie, seafood, and precooked food sections keep you busy between. You can probably skip meat if you want a lighter meal but we enjoyed the meat upgrade so we could take better advantage of the sauces. I also love seafood and there were two types of crab (Jonah and swimming) and also clams at the bar when we went, so that's unique to this buffet for this area! Service was very attentive and our server patiently explained things before we started. We never struggled to flag our server throughout the meal. Thank you, Ben! read more

Service was good. The place clean. But oh boy where do I start. I love the veggies tofu and seafood selection. I love the bingsoo machine with strawberry sauce. I love the sauce station (wasabi sauce was delicious). My biggest problem is the hotpot soup base. The mala soup is the only one that passes. The dashi soup base is tasteless. Soup is so important for hotpot!! The other thing is I'm a bit worried about hygiene. I know you boil/cook everything. But the plates are black and so any white stain is easily noticeable. Should I be worried? Probably not. But I am. Price point feels a tad high for weekend dinner. Maybe lunch makes more sense. read more

Beautiful, clean atmosphere as you are greeted by the friendliest staff who asks if its your first time or repeat and explain to you how it works! Korean BBQ and Hot pot are the offerings with sides buffet style. We chose Korean BBQ and basically you eat unlimited meats for an hr and 45. Buffet bar has a salad bar, fruit bar , ice cream bar, appetizer station. Meats are good quality. The accompanying create your own sauce bar is definitely a hit! Enjoyable experience! read more

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Great selection and variety of food, including desserts. Service staff are very helpful. Great value for money. I will be back for sure! read more

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Food was great and the service was even better... Amanda for President ... The experience was amazing and I highly recommend this place... read more

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Allilee was amazing! Professional pleasant attentive. It was was my baby sister's birthday dinner. The food was amazing. The variety was extensive would definitely recommend this place. Also it was a BYOB and we were able to bring our own cake. Great job! read more

This is my first time here. When I look at the website, the pictures sold me. The ambience is super. There's a large buffet of food from vegetable to seafood bar, sushi and hot food. The services are great. People are polite and the hostess, Isabella is great. I am very impressed. I'll be back. I like a senior discount not only lunchtime but any time . read more

For a place in Bergen, kbbq/hot pot is a must, but I must say, prepared to be disappointed for a meal here. Starting off, a pro is that there was no wait on Saturday night, but definitely was a suspicious sign. The interior is modern and well decorated, but it was quite disappointing that for large tables that for 6 or 8 people, there was only 1 grill built into the table, making it a hassle to distribute food, especially because we had a food restriction at our table. The portions for each meat was quite small, and our waitress was quite difficult to get a hold of, whether it was for simple water refills, scissors, or changing the bbq plate. The offering for seafood was quite diverse, which would have been nice but we didn't get hot pot in our party so we wouldnt able to try it out and tell how fresh it was. The desserts were quite interesting, with storebought cookies, the classic odd fudgy brownie, jello, fruit, and a nice bingsoo machine. The sauce bar had a nice diversity of options, but I had to flag down some staff to refill some of the components. The hot bar was very much a joke, especially with the "vegetable tempura" being just fried potato slices, next to a plate of fries... In good faith, I can't give them a 1 star as their kbbq was edible and the bingsoo machine was a savior here, so a 2-star restaurant for this place. Please, pick any other korean bbq place but here! read more

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I thought this would be interesting. I once had Korean short ribs so I thought great. The menu was confusing, choosing between whether you wanted bbq or hot pot, or both. We got the bbq because Both was too expensive. Soft drinks are by the bottle, so no free refills, and they didn't bring a glass with ice. The meats were good but we were basically our own chefs. We go to restaurants because of the way the food is seasoned and prepared. Maybe others appreciate this experience but it was not for us. And the soft ice cream machine is only vanilla. read more

Restaurant decor interesting. Clean and spacious. Good food; fresh and tasty selections. Attentive wait staff and reasonably prices.

I'm from Los Angeles, and this is one of the best Korean BBQ & Hot Pot AYCE. Make sure you get Ana and Maria to be your waitress, they are the best!!!! read more

The Moon - Hot Pot Near Me - Hackensack, New Jersey

Night before Christmas Eve we were hungry and tryin to decide where to have dinner when we stumbled upon The Moon. Having only once before tried KBBQ we decided to give it a shot after looking at reviews, and I'm so glad we did. This place is spacious -perfect to come with a crowd small or big. It's clean throughout and the service is very friendly and attentive. We chose the BBQ option alone but what's great is all their options come with access to the buffet which has cold/hot/raw/prepared items. As for the BBQ itself-it was unlimited meat and the meat was quite delicious. Overall, I felt this was a great pick and will definitely be returning and recommending. read more

Ana was our server and she was absolutely wonderful. She was very attentive and friendly. Food was incredible.

Pretty decent date spot! Anna was very helpful and made the kimchi herself. She explained everything, checked in on us numerous times, and was very sweet. There's a lot more options for hotpot than KBBQ so it's a better date spot for hotpot than kbbq. The meat choices were limited for kbbq. read more

The Moon - Hot Pot Near Me - Hackensack, New Jersey

The service was excellent and we were seated in five minutes. We ordered the hot pot and grilled meat that you cook on the grill yourself. It was way too much food for us. We each ordered one meat to share and we got up and picked the ingredients for the hot pot. There's clams, shrimp, octopus, calamari, noodles, and various greens. It was beyond too much. We should have skipped the hotpot and instead of one meat each for grilling. We should have ordered one meat for couple. We didn't touch the fried rice, it just didn't fit. The food was very good but you can't take home any uncooked meat that you already paid for. So it's best not to order what you can't eat. Sorry I have no pictures but my phone went dead. That's why I'm posting my review today. read more

Overall OK. Waitress Ana was terrific and really helpful but the food was another story. I saw the reviews and thought this has to be amazing. The fish was not good. Do not get it. It's so rubbery and chewy. The meats overall were good but again quality varied. The best thing there was the vegetables. Mushrooms were great and the corn was delicious. I think a lot of people who come here don't realize what great Korean bbq is because this ain't it. Again, there are some positives but for 2 people for 100 dollars all you can eat you can do a lot better somewhere else. read more

We decided to try The Moon since we liked POC and frequent hot pot/korean BBQ. The staff were very nice and sat us right away. For an all you can eat, it's a little lackluster with just basic options. For the meats, there's only a couple of options and any seafood options are at the buffet. I think for the price point you're better off driving a little further to go somewhere with a larger variety of choices. read more

The Moon - Hot Pot Near Me - Hackensack, New Jersey

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Enjoyed it!! Food was good. Server was friendly place was clean. Will definitely go again

Ms. Anna is the very best! Made our dinner experience wonderful. Great selection of food, throw back tunes and PLENTY to fill up with. Ambiance is relaxing. Keep up the great work! Thank you again Ms. Anna!' read more

This place used to be a sushi buffet and they changed the owner. Now, it's a hotpot and Korean BBQ buffet. The food overall was pretty fresh. I do wish there were more spicy sauce options. BBQ tasted better than the hotpot. The service was good. I asked for water but the waiter brought a bottle water. I was hoping for tap water since I don't really drink beverages when I eat buffet. He said there's only bottled water then I saw tap water in the fridge which I thought it was not honest. The place is very pricy. I paid for over $100 for hotpot and bbq with 2 soft drinks and a bottle of water. read more

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Food was amazing! Great service! Jerico is a great server! Definitely knows his stuff and very pleasant