Kobi Korean BBQ

Came here for the hype, and was satisfied. The spicy chicken and cheese is pretty filling fillig, so don’t order anything else (other than rice if you want). You can only order this dish with a minimum of two portions (2 or more people) each portion is almost $ 20, so each person will be paying $ 20. I don’t find this dish to be super amazing but anything with melted cheese is awesome to me! The servers will cook everything for you, so don’t worry about mixing the chicken. The dish was more spicy than expected but nonetheless still delicious.
Be sure to come early (6ish) because this place gets crowded fast, even on a weekday.

I don’t know why the score of this place is so high. The portion of food was extremely small. We ordered a $ 25 bbq beef but only three pieces of beef came. Another dishes were also very small. Nobody (4 people) was full when we finished. Btw, we ordered four portions food. I will never come here again.

Came here to try out this new hype with dipping the spicy chicken in a cheese ring.
Spicy Chicken with Cheese ($ 18.99)
It was minimum 2 servings to order this, so essentially it costs $ 28 bucks to order it since $ 18.99 is the cost of one serving. The chicken wasn’t too spicy, more on the sweet side, really tasty. It came with onions, thinly sliced potatoes, and rice cakes. You also have the option of adding more ingredients if you think its not filling enough. Careful with the cheese though, ours burnt fast and harden — it only tastes good when you dip the chicken in the oosey cheese. If you ordered other items, you might want to just focus on eating the chicken and cheese ring first. I know in most eyes people will think this is a gimmicky kind of thing, which no lie it is, but I’m a cheese lover so I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Marinated Pork Ribs ($ 18.99) & Pork Belly ($ 16.99)
We ordered bbq grill food — marinated pork ribs and pork belly. The marinated pork ribs was for patio only. The meat was tender, not chewy or tough at all which I liked. Goes really well dipping in the soya sauce mixed with raw onions. The pork belly portion was smaller than I expected it to be — came with only 3 long strips and the pieces were really fat, probably 40% meat. After grilling it, mixing it with the spicy onions and korean sauces in a lettuce wrap tastes really good. I still think the pork belly alone lacked flavor though. The grill also comes with a soy bean hot pot soup which was good, but felt small as it was less than half full.
The service was not the greatest. We were sitting at the patio outside so it was hard to get a hold of them, and when we did they seemed frustrated.
Overall the food was good, I do think its more towards the expensive side but I enjoyed my meal and I would come again.

I didn’t really understand the hype about this place even before I came, and after trying it, I still don’t. We went for the chicken and cheese, which is one of their more unique offerings. It comes in an interesting pan with chicken, rice cakes, vegetables, etc. in the middle of the pan, and a separate section surrounding it which is filled with shredded cheese, which melts once cooked. We also ordered the Kobi Nabi, which is like a bunch of stuff cooked in broth — apparently it’s like Korean street food but just seemed like regular hotpot to me (except all the food is preselected for you and already placed in the broth.) This came with a couple skewers of fish cakes, udon noodles, dumplings, eggs, and mussels. The food tasted okay, but it was like $ 20 and I just looked at it thinking about how even I could prepare something like this at home, and I don’t even like to cook. Like boiled eggs, dumplings, and udon? That was pretty much my every day diet while I was a student at school, give me a break…
The spicy chicken with cheese we ordered was okay but didn’t blow me away. We requested for it to be made less spicy, but I still found it to be a bit too spicy. The main issue I found was that there wasn’t enough time to enjoy the whole thing before the cheese dried out and got hard. We also found the lack of instruction and attention from the staff to be a bit frustrating. After the initial set up, our waitress helped us stir around the meat and veggies for a bit and then disappeared, never to be seen again. We weren’t sure if the food was ready to be eaten, so just sat around waiting for a bit until we got too hungry. I didn’t even think it was that exciting to dip the food into the cheese (like fondue) — I greatly prefer it when the cheese is just mixed into the food, like at Joon’s.
We ordered two portions of the spicy chicken with cheese (minimum two orders required), the Kobi Nabi, and two bowls of steamed rice for four people and it was more than enough food. The chicken and cheese also came with a little bowl of steamed egg. Price-​wise it ended up being quite cheap because we paid less than $ 20/​person, but even so, I don’t think I liked it enough to come back.

The place is a typical Korean BBQ restaurant. But what makes it special is their BBQ served with soup and a steamed egg. A lot of side dishes and you can refill them many times as you wish so as the lettuce. The service is really good, usually they come right away if you need help. And the staff are really friendly and they will explain to you if you are confused about the menu. It’s a really great place to hang out with friends!

I visited with my friends and ordered spicy chicken with cheese. The richness of cheese went along very well with the spiciness of the chicken. I anticipated that cheese or the chicken sauce would be burnt on the bottom, but that never happened as the servers checked every so often. We also ordered fried rice on top of the chicken. It got pretty expensive but was worth it.
For sure I would like to visit again.

Good Korean BBQ place for groups. They require you to order at least two orders per table cooking (like BBQ or the stove top). I went with a group of 7 and we ordered 3 orders of the chicken and cheese and one order each of the bbq pork belly, sliced pork belly and sliced beef. The chicken and cheese go so well together. Wow would definitely recommend. The meats were good and prices are better than some other restaurants in the area. There were 6 or 7 or so different apps but in tint dishes so we had ask for refills many times. But overall the service is fast and food is good.

Amazing food there. The spicy chicken with cheese was delicious. Can’t wait to go again!

Went here for a birthday celebration for 11 people.
Location/​Service
Interior design wise was nothing too special. They do have a patio with KBBQ grills available, which brings back to the time when I was in Seoul (very local and authentic).
As for service, we went on a day that were understaffed. They didn’t anticipate the patio would open so food orders took a bit slow. Also it took a while for them to get us utensils. I would suggest you walk up to them directly or dig around assertively.
Food
Tried both the spicy chicken and spicy squid cheese pot. What’s interesting is the cheese are on a separate edge of the pot — sort of like fondue, you pick up food and dip it in the cheese! Tip is to watch for the heat, which can harden the cheese pretty quick.
Also tried the Kobi Nabi, which is Korean street food (fish cake, egg, noodles soaked in broth). Typical street food deliciousness and they separated the food with a divider to give that local authentic feeling.
Finished off with the KBBQ, both beef and pork belly. They were thinly sliced so easy to cook, but I feel a little short in terms of quantity. The grill also has a small soup in the middle for you to wash up the meat flavor inside your mouth.
Overall, it’s nice to come for the authenticity. Food quality wise was alright and it is a little bit on the pricer end. I would come again to try their bimbimbap and cold noodles.
If you do plan to do a bday celebration, I would suggest you talk it over with the staff first as it wasn’t executed too nicely (lack of utensils and did not cover up the element of surprise.

My boyfriend was referred by a colleague to come by here to try it out from the rave reviews.
I was craving food dipped in cheese, so we decided this was the spot!
The waiter we had was very friendly, he helped re-​fill our tea and side dishes when they were empty.
However, I do agree with the other reviewers below it is a bit pricey if you decide to opt for the infamous chicken/​squid and cheese dish. Reason being is because on the menu, it is kind of confusing (it says minimum 2 orders, but doesn’t really specify if you can do different meat combinations with the cheese or what it REALLY means) but ends up you will actually need to order 2 of the $ 18.99 dish.
Anyway, we ordered two chicken and cheese which comes in this gigantic stone bowl and it goes over the bbq stovetop. When our order came, it was incorrect (squid, chicken and cheese) but it was too late because we didn’t realize until after-​the-​fact because the sauce covered it and both me and the boyfriend were starving after work.
I am a bit allergic to shellfish, so that wasn’t very appealing when we found out. The pieces of chicken to squid was around 1:3.
Regardless, the service was great, the experience was fun and interesting. I would come back with friends!

Saw lots of pics and heard this place was worth trying.
Ended making a RSVP — which is a must or you will have to wait for a table…
Ordered the infamous chicken and cheese Korean BBQ combo with extra rice cake and udon. The food was good and worth a try. The cheese gets stringy. and then gets cold and after they turn off the BBQ for you. But definitely worth a try if you like Korean rice cake, chicken, and cheese… 2 orders of chicken to begin with for 3 people wasn’t really enough chicken.
I would say the Porkbone Kimchi is pretty good, also enjoyed the egg soup and bulgogi pot. Would definitely order the Porkbone kimchi again.
BBQ meat looks delicious. Going back this weekend to check that out with larger group of people
*****
Came back a second time with a larger group of people.
Out reservation for 10 people was 45 past due. But they compensated by treating us to a round of 12 beers.
Ordered the cheese and meat dishes x 3 and everything on the BBQ menu.
The BBQ meat was ok. Typical Korean BBQ. Beef was not tender.
I’m pretty sure I will end up back t this restaurant at some time or another.
Things that I think are worth coming back for,
Seafood pancake
Kimchi cheegae with pork back bone
Seafood Cake Soup
BBQ Bacon Lettuce Wrap — but it tastes good everywhere

My husband loves pretty much any food with melted cheese, and so when a friend told us about the spicy chicken and cheese at this place, I knew it wouldn’t be long before we tried it out.
We came here on a Wednesday night. The restaurant was probably about 70% full, so we were seated right away. There are two sides to the restaurant, we were told that both sides were the same. I found that the waiters and waitresses were pretty friendly. The only issue throughout the entire night was that when we asked for a glass of cold water, they forgot the first time, and we had to ask again. But it’s not really a big deal.
Now onto the food. My husband and I ordered the spicy chicken and cheese, with an add-​on of udon. It comes in a very interesting pan, the chicken is in the middle of the pan, and surrounding it is the cheese. The chicken already comes pre-​cooked, so we just had to add the udon we ordered and stir it around a bit. We also had to wait for the cheese to melt (which didn’t take long), and then we were able to dip the chicken into the cheese. They also served us 6 thin slices of radish, which we were told is used to wrap the chicken with. I loved the combination of the spicy chicken with cheese and the radish. Unfortunately, the 6 pieces were gone pretty fast.
The main reason I only gave this review three stars is because I thought the dish was a bit too pricey for what it is. Each order of the chicken and cheese is $ 18, and you have to order a minimum of 2 orders. So basically you have to pay $ 36 for this dish. If you want to add udon to it, that’s another $ 5. Considering it’s just chicken, cheese and udon, I personally found $ 41 to be pretty overpriced.

My first time here. Came with a group of 11. That probably wasn’t the best idea. We were given our own section, and it had two tables that could comfortably seat four. We were fairly squished. At any other restaurant, sitting with chairs so close that we couldn’t get up unless the people next to us moved would already be an issue. Here, it was worse.
The problems started about as soon as we sat down. They gave us bowls to eat out of, and the entire stack was oily. Not just a little oily. I could see the oil on my fingers. We asked for clean bowls. They server looked unhappy with our request. They gave us more bowls. The majority of these ones had some sort of dried food stains on them, so we once again asked for more. Pretty sure the third time, they were still slightly oily, but we gave up asking again. During this, they also didn’t give us enough tea or cold water for our cups, or enough sets of cutlery even though we asked a couple of times. Short staffed? Probably an issue here. On the upside, they do answer when you press the buzzer on the wall.
Things went crazy after the food started coming. The issue with sitting all crammed at a restaurant like this is that if the tables aren’t big enough, there isn’t enough space to put the food. I ordered 6 portions of BBQ meats (beef: $ 24.99/order, thick pork belly: $ 16.99/order and thin pork belly: $ 15.99/order), 2 orders of spicy chicken and cheese (minimum 2 portions), a Kobi nabe set (fish cake, udon, hard boiled eggs, mussels, dumplings), and a 2 person portion of cold noodles. Each of the BBQ items said a minimum of 2 orders, so that I did. There was not nearly enough space on the two tables for all the food, and the servers did next to nothing (other than separate our cold noodles into portions for us) to alleviate the problem. With the side dishes, the lettuce (served in measuring cups), the sauces, etc., my aunt was literally holding onto the raw meat plate as she began to grill so that we would have space on the table. The grilled meats come with a bowl of rice. The spicy chicken does not. None of the rice came until I ordered it at the end of the meal. Not cool. I mean, we’re pretty much done our meat before we have to ask for rice? I did get an extra bowl of rice as «service». Did that make up for the previous issues? Not in the least. I suppose they didn’t give us rice because there was no space on the table for it, but that’s not my problem. If I’m with a party of two and you sit me at a two person table and I don’t have enough space because I ordered a lot of food, fine. I accept that it’s my fault. This, however, was slightly ridiculous. We ended up putting things on the table dividers and stuff. It made for a fairly tasking dining experience.
That being said, they get 3 stars because their food is quite tasty, and the portions are very reasonable for the price. They also gave us steamed egg as a free appetizer, and that was a nice touch. The spicy chicken was not very spicy, but definitely delicious, especially with the cheese (mozz, I think). We also thought there wasn’t enough cheese. It looks like a lot, but when you dip the chicken in, it disappears really quickly. Still not worth the price though, at $ 18.99/serving, seeing as it isn’t even served with rice. Here I thought Joon’s was expensive. This tasted much better than Joon’s though. In terms of grilled meat, the thin pork belly was too thin (think super-​thin bacon). It cooked wayyy too quickly and lacked any sort of substance. Think shaved deli meat/​hotpot meat. Shouldn’t be a grilled option. The thick pork belly and the beef were both delicious and super tender though. While the beef was well marinated and had good marbling, the thick pork belly was my favorite because it was just that incredibly juicy. With the lettuce wraps and that lovely vinegary sauce they provided (the one that looks like soy sauce), it doesn’t even feel fatty.
Perhaps I would be back on a weekday with a considerably smaller party, but I would have to get over the dirty dishes first.

This place is amazing! I had such a good time here tonight with my friends!
The service was very friendly even though we had to ask multiple times for some things, but they were really busy so I’ll give them that.
The food was very satisfying. We ordered beef ribs and pork belly, along with the spicy chicken with cheese (minimum two orders) –and it was all so good! The melted cheese just makes it 10x better! The beef was deliciously marinated. They were very generous with sides, there were 5 of us and they gave us double the sides. It also comes with tofu soup that gets heated in the middle of the grill. We had also ordered the seafood pancake –very crispy at the edges! And calamari. Everything came to a total of less than $ 35 per person after tax and tips!
A must try for Korean bbq lovers! I will definitely come back for more. Make sure to go in a group to make room for the kbbq meats and the minimum 2 orders of spicy chicken/​squid.

Amazing grill that has a spot for stew to cook right in the centre. I’ve had kbbq in korea before and this place is quite comparable (downside is they dont seem to have a vent? So i choked a bit at the smoke when i first stepped in)
Honestly guys never go back to those ayce places (im looking at u korean grill house) our total bill only came to 38 incl tax for the two of us. We got pork belly and it came with so many interesting side dishes we’ve never seen before at your standard korean places. And we left feeling satisfied.

I found the male serving us to be rude, lacking in knowledge and presumptive. I was very greatful he decided to randomly switch and give us another server, she was wonderful and didn’t drip of his disgusting entitled, prejudiced aura. She was quite lovely and served us with good humor and a smile.
The food was delicious, but we received as I can tell from looking at the photos of others served in this establishment the very bare basics, no rice, no lettuce etc…
I honestly felt discriminated against in a passive aggressive manner, the male server had the audacity to remind me I was ordering pork… as if every brown person was unable to eat that meat, but didn’t bring this up with my Caucasian friends ordering pork belly, I was not impressed. I believe some decorum and manners are needed for that gentleman as well as a reminder Canada is diverse and I probably speak more Korean than you… lol
The food however I cannot fault, the meat though expensive was delicious and flavourful. The Dukbokki was spicy and honestly made me very happy. Our lovely female server was knowledgeable and pleasant. In the end it was a wonderful experience with both service and food quality. I am greatful the server was changed at the beginning of the experience.
In all it’s worth checking out. But I think I will not be returning.

This was pretty good Korean BBQ place the pork belly tasted great! The side dishes were good. I would definitely come. Back here again. They gave lots of lettuce to wrap the meat which was great. The BBQ stove was nice our meat never stuck to the grill. The service was good people in there are very friendly.
The ventilation like most BBQ is poor and you will smell like BBQ afterwards. But aside from that its one of the better places to have BBQ. If you’ve never tried this place definitely go and check it out.

The snow lately has been making me crave for some warm, bubbling korean food! We decided to be a bit more adventurous and ordered the tofu and intestine casserole. The tofu and the vegetables (wintermelon, lettuce, carrots) were great. However, I was not a big fan of the intestines and found the taste and texture to be a bit off. Maybe next time I will stick to BBQ-​ing some regular cuts of meat!

Came here as i was craving for Korean bbq on a random Friday. The two of us ordered two orders of the beef ribs combo (24.99/ order). The combo comes with bowl of tofu soup, steamed egg soup, lettuce wraps, spicy lettuce and a variety of side dishes. Not bad for the price considering you can always ask for refills. The beef ribs were marinated well, just perfect for me. The meat were good quality, they didnt get dry and chewy even when some of the meat was left on the stove for too long.
We also ordered a Seolleong tang (korean broth made with ox bones, briskets and other cuts). The soup was rather bland which was disappointing. It tasted like water with thin strips of brisket and noodles in it. The rice that came with the soup was dry and hard.
The service was OK. Most of the servers are friendly and helpful. Some of the servers are not great in English so some of our requests were ignored or misunderstood.
Overall, i would come back again to try their seafood platter hotpot and pork belly. However, I would never order any of their soup items from the menu again.

WOAH! This place is amazeballs. Y’all know I don’t even use that word gently. It looked nice from the outside and having only seen one Unilocal review for this, I decided to go for it.
The server was extremely friendly, courteous and efficient. We were seated immediately at an extremely large table for 2, and we soon decided we wanted to try the korean barbeque because it looked so good in the pictures we’ve seen and from the table across from us. As always, we crave samgyupsal during a kbbq so we decided on the thinly sliced pork belly and the pork belly unsliced. It all came to about $ 35 with tax, which is not too shabby for a 2 person kbbq. So many things arrived to our table that it was amazing just to see. side dishes, lettuce, meat sauce x 2, dipping sauce x2, soybean kimchi soup (in the middle of the hot plate, being boiled from the fire), egg soup, plate of spicy salad, plate of onions. man, there were so many ingredients! Now I understand why each table is so large.
The pork belly cooked beautifully and the meat they used is extremely high quality. I liked the thinly sliced ones, because they cook so fast and they’re so delicious. Also, since I can’t eat alot, the thin ones are perfect for me so I don’t feel like bursting after. The thick ones are also really good. They’re HUGE… very delicious though. The grills are also extremely clean, which is impressive.
After my lunch, I wasn’t hungry for the next 12 hours. I don’t recommend eating this at night because you’ll definitely be in a food coma. I’m definitely coming back though!