Daori BBQ

TLDR: Local BBQ place in Murray Hill with CHARCOAL. Impressive banchan spread and equally great service. Plus, how many places have Iberico pork?!? I feel like with most BBQ places, you have to pick one particular meat but some places do well with multiple types. Daori is one of those places. They're most well known for their duck but everything sounded good - I needed to try one from each category. Pork, we opted for the Iberico "bimilsal" or secreto. Grilled over charcoal, it has this incredibly nice marbling and very luscious texture. Duck, we got the spicy marinated duck which kind of reminds you of jeyukbokkeum but with thin-sliced duck. Beef, got the galbi. Very nice scoring and some very tasty bites. Overall - really enjoyed this place and will definitely come back. I think I'll need to try the non-marinated duck and some other Iberico cuts on my next visit.

We ordered the pork belly and bibim makguksu which is the buckwheat noodle with vegetables mixed with sweet and spicy sauce. Because we only order a single bbq dish thus it was being done from the kitchen. The bibim makguksu tastes good, not too sweet and not too spicy. The cold soup that they served before banchan is very refreshing. They also serve a lot of banchan as you can see in the picture. The service here is excellent! And the environment is clean!

The restaurant atmosphere is clean and the side dishes are delicious. The raw duck meat looked fresh and satisfying, and the taste after grilling was also good. The staff was friendly. It is a place I would like to visit again.

I had their one of lunch menu. I always appreciate side dishes included their main menu. Great service with great food. I know all the restaurants owner suffers bad economic circumstances. Hope this business stay longer.

A hidden gem in flushing! I’m Korean so I appreciated the authenticity of the dishes. Duck was a bit fatty but still very good and paired well with the side dishes they served especially the fermented cabbage. LA galbi was flavorful. Our waitress was so friendly and attentive. Will definitely be back!

Amazing korean bbq experience in the heart of Flushing. My family has been going here for a number of years and they never disappoint especially their marinated galbi is scrumptious and huge in portion compared to other kbbq joints nearby. The ladies working there are always so attentive and personable to us. Great for family dinner but lacking a bit of vibe for drinking. We have tried multiple dishes over the years and they always hit the spot and take care of our cravings. Only wish they were open late because I get off work late during the week but being a family restaurant understandably close early at 10pm.

Second time being here and I’d only recommend this place for the duck. Their banchan selection is amazing and comes with refills. This time, we ordered the duck, galbi, and pork belly. The server basically boiled our galbi and it was the toughest meat I’ve ever eaten for $45. The pork belly was alright, and could’ve been seared more.