KOGI Korean BBQ
KOGI Korean BBQ is located in San Diego (Usa). Featured in the korean cafes category, it has a rating of 7.4. Check all the details here.
Features and services of KOGI Korean BBQ
Service options
- Dine-in
Highlights
- Fast service
- Serves local specialty
Popular for
- Lunch
- Dinner
Accessibility
- Wheelchair-accessible car park
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance
- Wheelchair-accessible seating
- Wheelchair-accessible toilet
Offerings
- Alcohol
- All you can eat
- Beer
- Cocktails
- Comfort food
- Happy-hour drinks
- Happy-hour food
- Late-night food
Dining options
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Dessert
- Seating
- Table service
Amenities
- Toilet
Atmosphere
- Casual
- Cosy
- Trendy
Crowd
- Family friendly
- Groups
- LGBTQ+ friendly
- University students
Planning
- Dinner reservations recommended
- Accepts reservations
- Usually a wait
Payments
- Credit cards
- Debit cards
- NFC mobile payments
Children
- Good for kids
- High chairs
Parking
- Free of charge street parking
- Free parking lot
- Paid parking lot
- Paid street parking
KOGI Korean BBQ is in position 23 out of 102 in korean cafes in San Diego
Customer Reviews
KOGI Korean BBQ has a rating of 4.4 out of 5 based on over 759 reviews on Google
Fresh serves. Hot pan corns with cheese is a must. Setting is well-considerate - private and public. One of the cleanest BBQ in the area. Uniqueness: 7 Value: 7 Experience: 7
We had like 11 people go there. That was some of the best and most consistent service I've gotten. If you like stronger flavors I'd bring some more seasonings.
Absolutely horrendous experience. Will NEVER come back. We sat down and waited 20 minutes for anyone to even take our order. Then another 10 minutes just for meat. When food arrived, there were NO water cups, maybe the water is tooooo expensive for me to drink,NO sauce plates on the table. I asked a server, and they said, "We’re busy, we don’t have enough tableware." If you don’t have enough utensils to serve customers, and they went to get the sauce and cup for us, they just throw it on the table They messed up our order TWICE. We don’t eat chicken at all, so we clearly didn’t order it. I’m not stupid—I can tell what’s chicken and what’s beef. During last call, we ordered the same two meats we had earlier, and one of them was some mystery meat I don’t even recognize. service are rude, orders are wrong, basic things like cups and plates are missing. Save your time and money—this place is a joke.
Was very excited to come back here for my second time, And it was spectacular as the first time I came here. Came here with my buddy and we loved it. Service was great and fast, which is always nice at Korean barbecue restaurants. We got the premium menu because we wanted to try a little bit of everything. Our favorite beef items were the beef, Bulgogi and the Korean short rib bone in. The beef brisket and beef belly were also yummy. Our favorite chicken item was the spicy and barbecue chicken. For seafood, we got shrimp and octopus, and it was tasty. We got a strawberry drink. I forgot the name of it, but it looked like it was mixed with strawberry and milk, and it was insane. Restaurant was clean and staff was friendly and helpful
I had to flag down staff multiple times just to get service at our table. The waitresses kept bringing items we didn’t order, which raised our bill unnecessarily though we didn’t really mind at first. Our table was also left cluttered with dirty dishes for far too long. I understand that an automatic 18% gratuity is added for parties of 8 or more, but our group was 5 adults, a baby, and my grandmother. It felt unreasonable to be charged this fee, especially when I had to constantly flag down staff. One waitress in particular clearly didn’t want to be working. When she did come over, she placed and removed dishes aggressively, which left a negative impression. (Petite lady with shorts) In the end, we spent almost $300 for poor service. Unfortunately, I won’t be recommending this place, nor will we be returning. We came in at 4pm the place wasn't necessary packed. I dont understand the reason of providing poor service. The only one who did his job was the younger gentleman. I have worked in the customer service industry for a long time and I wouldn't want to work there either with some lady being unnecessarily rude.
We were lied to and they ripped us off. We were a party of 6, which comes with a service fee of 18%. We 100% knew that and understood it. What we didn’t know and understand was that the waiter was going to charge us an additional 18%. See photo for proof. We wanted to come back. But after the restaurant stole $47.52 from our table, we will not be returning. And I don’t recommend. Maybe I’ll recommend if you are less than 6, so they can’t rip you off with having a service charge and then giving themselves a 18% additional tip. Good food, but being ripped off left a really bad taste in my mouth.
This place gets packed and chaotic fast. It’s super loud, cold afffff, and slow, with hit or miss meats and sides. If you're patient, happy hour can save you a few bucks, but otherwise it's kind of a grind. Beef Belly: Get Easily my favorite. Tender, flavorful, and cooked up nicely. The rest of the meats and sides were whatever. Some sides come out in weird portions or cut strangely. They’re also not self-serve, so you have to ask for everything which slows things down. It’s seriously loud in here. Like, yelling across the table loud. If you’ve got soft spoken people in your group, it’s going to be rough. The place is also freezing and super drafty, so bring a jacket... but just know that jacket is going to end up smelling like smoke and meat by the end. Service is slow and inconsistent. Best move is to order your meats all at once instead of waiting between rounds. Food: 6/10 Atmosphere: 3/10 Service: 4/10 Value: 5/10
Information about KOGI Korean BBQ
Address
KOGI Korean BBQ is located at 5447 Kearny Villa Rd A, San Diego, CA 92123, United States
Phone
The phone number of KOGI Korean BBQ is +1 858-505-0611
Website
The website of KOGI Korean BBQ is: instagram.com/kogi_bbq
Business Hours
Monday: 17:00–00:00
Tuesday: 17:00–00:00
Wednesday: 17:00–00:00
Thursday: 17:00–00:00
Friday: 16:00–01:00
Saturday: 12:00–01:00
Sunday: 12:00–00:00