Kotu Korean BBQ

Really enjoyed our lunch here. We didn't get the "all you can eat " BBQ option. But instead chose the bento lunch. It was still alot of food and every dish was seriously delicious! Shout out to Carlos and Andy two of service people. Super friendly and attentive. Made the experience great.

The photo doesn't do it justice, but this place was just an in-passing let's go out to eat...best decision of the weekend probably. Was amazing. The servers take on a group mentality so everyone helps every table, and that was a breath of fresh air. Very kind and explanatory staff, great food...great experience!

Andy is amazing! Great service, awesome energy, and helped us decide what we wanted. Will come back to see him often and enjoy amazing food. We loved the brisket and all the sides. So fun!

We have been here many times and love the atmosphere, the service, and the food. There are a variety of options and all are delicious. It is a reasonably priced if you don't choose the premium option. Staff is very attentive and they're always willing to help each other out, so they're not ignoring customers that are "not theirs". Our favorite go to is the short ribs, but honestly all the meats are great. The overall dining experience is good. We always recommend this place and plan to continue to return.

We went on a Saturday and before ordering we asked the server if we were able to do the lunch meal even though it is a weekend and he told us yes. We only ordered off the lunch menu but when we got the bill it was charged as the regular. We asked to get it corrected and the server, while walking away, said we don’t do that today. We talked to another server and he went to get the manager. The manger came up asking why we wanted him, we didn’t ask for a manger once, explained everything to him and said the same thing not on weekends and they the guy who told us we could was not a server. I explained everything from the beginning to him and he looked at me with dead eye. He didn’t even try to help or explain. All he did was grab a different menu than the one that we were ordering off of to show that there is a sticker that says Monday through Friday on the lunch. Our menu did not have that sticker. I would have gotten different options if I knew we would have to pay the regular price anyways. Very rude and didn’t care about making it right.

Saw this restaurant a couple of weeks ago on my way home from work. Decided to take my mom here since we were hungry and couldn't really decide on what to eat, I'm so glad I did! Walked in and was greeted immediately and taken to a table and explained how the menu worked. Jake was our server and very polite and professional. He made sure our drinks were always full and when food was low asked us if we wanted more. It was a wonderful experience and cannot wait to go again! Thank you Jake and rest of Kotu family for making this dining experience worth it! See you guys again soon!!

Kotu Korean bbq has absolutely blown me away, this was the first time I came since it opened and I believe this is hands down the best Korean bbq joint in Tucson. Right when we walked in we were able to sit down, even though it seems a bit busy, place is honestly surprisingly clean and non-Smokey for a Korean bbq place. As soon as we sat our appetizers were ready for us, this place does not use butter to grease the grill, it’s real beef fat! It’s very refreshing to see that. Their appetizers were great, the salad is also very fresh. Their bulgogi is delicious, and their beef brisket and beef plate was fresh and salivating. They even had fresh calamari for us to grill, I haven’t seen that at other Korean bbq places, their shrimp is a bit hard to eat, the shell is hard and glued onto the meat. Chicken was also good, it was greatly marinated. Jap chae and kimchi fried rice was also very tasty. Just a side note, I believe this place is also owned by Koreans! Which just adds another layer of authenticity. Their kimchi stew(sundubu jjigae) is also delicious, only note I would have is that they’re not using silken tofu like it usually have, but that’s very minor. Definitely worth the money, servers were very friendly and when you leave, they gift you a plum carbonated drink to relieve some pressure after heavy eating!