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    Wabi Q

    3.8 (171 reviews)
    Open 12:00 pm - 9:00 PM

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    Happy hour specials

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    Shizuka T.

    We went for AYCE hot pot on a weekend and it was pretty packed. This is not the best hot pot as the broth tasted overly salty and didn't taste homemade. But more than that, the "sauce bar" was not sanitary. I felt kind of gross touching the serving spoons for the sauces as they were all sticky and you could tell people accidentally poured one sauce into another. So if you have allergies, I would be very careful. This is the nearest hotpot to us so we are very limited in our choices. If you want great hot pot, go downtown or Chinatown.

    Friends cooking the food. The  Bulgogi was my favorite!
    Austin F.

    Good was great, authentic Korean BBQ and hot pot, the service was quick and great! You cook the food at your table. Loved the ambience of the restaurant, it was a great stop on my family's trip from Arkansas to Chicago!

    Daniel Y.

    AYCE Korean BBQ AND hot pot? What a novel concept! I was leery of this combo, but count me as a believer! You can choose to get two different broths or just single for hot pot, and there's a nice variety of proteins, veg, and noodles to choose from. They have a pho broth, but it's slightly salty. I preferred the tomato broth, which had actual tomatoes in it. The KBBQ was a real treat. The cuts of short rib were so big! Loved that you could also get fried chicken on the side, which was crisp and juicy. The fried rice was dry so I'll get regular rice next time. Like the hot pot menu, the KBBQ menu had variety in meats, seafood, and veg. I'll add Wabi Q to the rotation of KBBQ places, but I wish their exhaust was stronger. Your clothes will definitely smell like your food at the end of the day, but maybe that's a good thing!

    Feb S.

    Regular Price for AYCE Korean BBQ (Dinner, Weekends, Holidays) is now $32.99/person as of 9/28/2025. To be honest, I had a bit of a low expectation going in due to the mixed reviews, but it turned out to be a pretty great experience! Some of their meats were actually great. Best / what to order: - Short Ribs: this is one of their best meats. Period. Was quite surprised to be honest (in a good way). - Pork Belly (Spicy / Regular) - Black Pepper Beef - Beef Slices - Garlic Shrimp - Fried Rice - Decent sauce selection What we didn't like/enjoy: - Beef Tongue: this was way too tough. Hard to chew. Go to Gyu-kaku instead if you want real good beef tongue. - Ribeye Steak: also very tough. Price is quite similar/consistent with other AYCE Korean BBQ places you'd find in the Northern/North-west Suburbs. Place/vibe is so-so. The bathrooms definitely could use a bit more cleaning. But this is definitely your best bet in the Bolingbrook area.

    Pretty bad service. Will not be coming back. Three things: 1. The sweet potatoes was spoiled and had a sour taste 2. Got a huge portion of beef tripe and was told they will need to charge me extra for the left over portion. I told them I only ordered 1 beef tripe and ate 6-7 pieces but that the portion size was too big 3. Came in when there were only 2 tables and requested a window seat which was declined. There were about 6 window tables.

    Pork, bulgogi, and short rib
    Samantha N.

    Love the food, the people and the experience! You really get a bang for your buck! Just wish they didn't get rid of the ice cream at the end. I loved the green tea ice cream they served. Otherwise this place is certainly an awesome place to take family and friends!

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    Joan S.

    Came for Mothers' day before. 5 of us sat relatively comfortably at a table. We asked them to explain the process being first timers. We weren't really given clear instructions. She basically just pointed at the menu. When we finally found the sauce station, I noticed the yum yum sauce was bottled store bought sauce still in the bottle! Some of the items pictured, like the trumpet mushrooms, weren't what was pictured. Fried rice was cold. It took a very long time to cook the grilled meat. Asparagus is mostly Woody stems. The regular hotpot broth had no flavor. Water was served in red solo cups. Meat wasn't great quality, leaving a swimming pool of grease under the grill area well. We were afraid to order more meat in case the grease caught fire. No kimchi, which is pictured on the website. No bubble tea, which is pictured even outside on the restaurant!!!!! Needless to say, we were not impressed, unfortunately. Mom wanted Andy's custard afterward if that says anything.

    Wing C.

    I was a little skeptical of trying this place because of all the negative reviews but decided to give it a try anyways, and I'm glad I did. Cooking on parchment paper was fine. They oil the grill before putting the parchment paper on and replace it when it chars too much. The meats still got char lines and were crispy. The grill was hot and food was fast to cook. As long as you don't overcrowd your grill and group similar foods together, you shouldn't have any issues. The marinated meats were good. I would recommend the non-spicy pork, marinated beef, and short ribs. I thought the black pepper beef had too much marinade. Because the vegetables are non-marinaded, you can dip it in sauces from the sauce bar. If you need a tip on sauces, you should get a soy sauce based one and add things like green onions or sesame oil and get another sauce that's heavier like sesame, hot sauce, or satay/sa cha. I suspect that the reviews about food not being flavorful is probably because people didn't do the sauce right. Also, this is clearly not Korean bbq, so I'm not sure why others commented on the lack of banchan. I thought service was good. They were friendly and more importantly, fast. Tabletop bbq and hot pot is supposed to be about the experience of eating with the people you are with. Why would you want to talk to the servers other than asking for more food, etc. I think some people have unfair expectations of service for bbq and hotpot.

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    Kunihiko K.

    We were shopping around the Bolingbrook area and wanted to eat a late lunch. We found this place with "bbq" and "hot pot" together in the sign, so we were interested in trying it out. After looking around menus, we decided on table top bbq all-you-can-eat. There is a counter where you can get a lot of different types of sauces and herbs. There were basic items like soy sauce, oyster sauce, chili oil and sesame sauce, but also unfamiliar Chinese miso based sauce and etc. My favorite was mixture of sesame oil, soy, oyster sauce, garlic and green onions. It matched with every food we ordered! Our orders: Black pepper beef Marinated beef Spicy pork belly Curry chicken Mussels Zucchini Trumpet mushroom Taro Sweet potato Asparagus Fried rice Show Quoted Content Black pepper beef Marinated beef Spicy pork belly Curry chicken Mussels Zucchini Trumpet mushroom Taro Sweet potato Asparagus Fried rice On the menu, they say how long we are supposed to cook each item, so you know at least it cooked. But I did cook everything at least 30 seconds longer than those set times, just because I like them more crispy. My favorite item was spicy pork belly. It definitely offered more flavor than spiciness. It matched well with Chinese miso dipping sauce. The pork was more on the fatty side, so I recommend to cook them until they get a good singe mark. My second favorite was marinated beef. They prepared meat pretty well. It was tender, easy to chew, and already seasoned well without any sauce. I usually don't eat beef in regular life, but I did enjoy them and did not get sick at all. Third favorite was curry chicken. I liked the flavor, but I feel a little too strongly seasoned, so lost a little fun to dip into other sauces. On the vegetable side, I liked taro and trumpet mushroom. Fairly rare to try them, and I liked their natural sweetness. If I talk about cons, sweet potatoes were cut too curly so tough to cook evenly on the heat. Some of asparagus were missing heads and only thick stem parts. Fried rice was flavorless. And they could not offer different ice cream flavors but vanilla ice cream. But they are all minor complaints from me. I still enjoyed the whole time, got very very full in the end. So, we did not try hot pot menus at all this time. But this BBQ experience kept our expectation pretty high for it. I would recommend ordering simply flavored items first and enjoy with various dipping sauces from the counter.

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    Quality of food not in line with price. Very cheap looking interior. Waitress was not attentive. Would definitely not recommend or go back.

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    Loved the combo kbbq and hot pot. Great service. We will keep coming back. Loved the lychee soju.

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    Ask the Community - Wabi Q

    Ramen any good?

    It's instant noodles in delicious pork broth. It's the broth that tastes great.

    Any birthday special?

    Yes free meal on the day of your actual birthday, must show ID

    Is the outdoor dining heated?

    When we were there last week, I didn't see any outdoor dining available. I didn't think to ask because when we went, we were very early (around 4:00 P.M.) and we were the only two people there. Let me give you their web address www.wabiq.com and… Read more

    Is there outdoor dining option?

    Yes we do.

    Are they open again yet for dine in?

    Not yet. As of July 12, they said they are preparing on reopening their dining room.

    Can I take a small birthday cake to your restaurant?

    Yes. you can

    I really want to introduce my Muslim friend to KBBQ and Hot pot but it's been very difficult to find halal/ no pork restaurants. Does anyone know if this one offers any vegetarian/halal/ no pork dishes?

    Yes it does we don't really mess with pork either lots of options

    Do they serve kimchi?

    Unfortunately, no :( or at least not in the menu. But maybe it's something we could recommend as customers. Ill surely ask them next time.

    Where is the menu?

    Yes

    No Menu here?

    Hot pot and BBQ all you can eat just $35

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