GOGI

The restaurant is pleasant with a clean interior and a friendly staff and what I am told by my Korean friends an authentic Korean cuisine, It was a busy Saturday night and we were the only caucasian diners among many 20 — 30 something orientals, laughing, happy and boisterous. I guess you can say grandpa crashed their party. We ordered Spicy Pork Bulgogi with the accompanying sides of Kimchi of cabage, marinated potato and another kimchi of sweet potatoes, pickled beansprouts and one that had a fishy taste. They all tasted very good except for the fishy one. The pork dish was a good sized portion, not at all spicy and the meat had just a hint of freezer burn taste to it, but edible. We decided that we were not fans of Korean cuisine. Our friends ate Bibimbap, a heated stone bowled rice dish with meat and veggies and an egg on top. They liked it a lot but were accustomed to this type of cooking. There was enough food for each couple to share a dish! Please don’t use my review to not eat here because the flavors were not great for us, I imagine it’s an acquired taste.

I’ve been to GOGI on multiple occasions. Food is always great, but I always thought that the service was just ok. Everyone there is as friendly as can be but at busy times they just seem to be all over the place, rushing and sometimes forgetting things. My recent experience with them though has completely won me over.
A few months ago i went there with some family and friends, at least 15 of us. It was a busy night and we were seated in the patio. They didn’t seem like they could handle all the tables there that night and was really slow throughout the whole dinner: providing utensils, bringing out food, ringing up the bill. They realized that they provided poor service and promised us 20% off on our next visit (written on a receipt.)
Months after that night, I went back with my family. Same large party, but completely different experience. We expected to just have the same dishes that we normally get (we can’t get enough of that Sweet Pork Belly.) Soon after we placed our orders we realized that they remembered us from last time we visited. While we waited for our orders, they brought a few things for us to try. Steamed egg, seafood pancakes, and chicken katsu salad. They said that they wanted to make up for last time and that those were all on the house. Service was much better this time around with multiple waiters being attentive and when we got the check, they already took 20% off and just asked me to turn in the note he gave us last time.
Like I said, food is always great here. What they lacked in customer service in previous visits they more than made up for this time around. It was a classy gesture and I appreciate that they appreciate their customers.

After going a few times to Korea, let me put it this way: The food served in Gogi is as good, even better than family owned restaurants in Korea. This is an authentic Korean culinary experience!
If people expect fast food service, forget it: This is not Panda Express Korean Version!
I will be back and the waiting time is worth it.
The service was busy, but nice and friendly.

Best Korean food ever. don’t miss the chance to have authentic Korean food. Best of the best. I think it is actually better than my mom’s dishes. Sorry mom — you are in Korea. If you are thinking of 10 mins express lunch and dinner, this is not a fast food. This is authentic Korean food. Each dish requires time and effort and skills which I know — I tried to make it at home and failed so many times. Even each side dishes requires skilled personal cook’s touch. I live 15 miles from GOGI but I don’t mind dirve for the good authentic Korean food and don’t mind waiting for food. Staff are nice and very helpful. They do their best — I rather wait more in this restaurant than any of American chain restaurants for up-​seen amount times.

My 2^nd & 3^rd go round at Gogi was better than the first. The service has definitely improved. I really appreciate that.
We had an appetizer of tempura. I don’t want to nitpick but honestly I have to. Tempura is fried I get it but it shouldn’t be greasy. So greasy it ran down my face when I bit into it.
We had servings of seafood and pork tofu soup. I recommend the seafood as the pork soup the meat was very dry and didn’t work with the soup.
In addition we had the shrimp, bulgogi and spicy pork hot stone. I recommend the spicy pork — the bulgogi I got a taste of too much sesame oil but maybe it was an off day. The hot stone bowls are so generous that it could feed a small village. Some days I’m that small village.
Drinks are pretty standard. I didn’t have any but my friends had some soju which was said to be room temperature when they got their shot glass but I imagine it would have been decent chilled. They weren’t bombing it into their beer glasses.
The ban chan was lacking but there was enough ordered items to fill our hungry souls. It didn’t look appetizing and starting to get that grey — I’ve been sitting in the cold too long look.
We took our other friends here for the first time and they enjoyed it so much they went back within the week to try other dishes.
The atmosphere and service: Still clean and acceptable. I am self conscience and I felt welcome here and the staff appeared to be very humble and welcoming compared to my first time here. I have yet to use the bathrooms here but I’m told they are pretty clean. Hoping for my next return to be 5 stars.
What I would change: egg soufflé all day — they didn’t have any and my aunt who doesn’t consume meats was super sad.

Awesome authentic Korean food. We came today and had the stone pot bulgogi rice, the tofu soup, galbi, another order of Bulgogi, and fried dumplings. Everything was done to perfection. Banchan was also decent. They kimchee had great flavor. I will definitely be back!

Food is good and delicious but the service lacks! I sat with no water refill for most of my meal and did not get a refill until I asked them for one. Nobody came to check to see how we were doing except the teen waiter. Mind you, there were two other servers there and they were not very busy at all. Although the food is good, service should improve as it is one of the main components of the restaurant business.
I won’t be back even for the delicious food. I give them 3 stars for the food.

I’ve been here numerous times since they’ve been open and each time their food never fails me, but customer service does! I haven’t been here in about 6 months now and decided to come in for lunch with my aunt.
While pulling up they had a «Now Open» sign. haven’t they been open for almost 2 years now? Am I miss something? As I walk up to the door they have a pretty tacky poster board that says «We’re open everyday» that’s awesome, when did they change that because I remember coming here several times and they were closed.
I finally walk in and there’s a sign that says please wait to be seated, so I’m standing there patiently waiting with my infant, staring at the server who’s in the back who doesn’t even notice me til I literally walk towards the back of their restaurant to go to their bathroom, which was weird and filthy, there’s a random table and like some lawn mower looking thing under the table, I think that might be a hazard.
So while talking to our server, I guess they changed owners a few months ago, hopefully their customer service is better than the last and the food stays the same.
Our food comes out, everything is pretty delicious, then they began to get incredibly busy, we needed our check and a few boxes, we literally sat there while watching our server, the only server there handle 14 tables by himself, I felt bad for the kid. But at the same time we needed our check and some boxes. it literally took us 20 minutes to even get acknowledged, and we gave him the bill and he sat it down with some lady, randomly at the counter top, where it sat for another 15 minutes until my aunt went up there and asked the lady to run her card. The lady ran the card but charged us too much, we brought it to her attention, she didn’t do anything about it and it took forever, so we didn’t want to wait again, so we just told her the tip is what she over charged us with and threw in an extra 2 dollars on top of it. Not sure if our server got the tip out of it, but I have a feeling he’d have a pretty crappy tip day anyways, all of the surrounding tables were complaining and wanting to leave too. I felt bad for him, but they need to manage their restaurant better and give this poor kid a helping hand. hire some more help and get more organized, or you guys will lose alot of business!
P. s. Food was still great though!

I’m always excited try new Korean restaurants because Korean food is my absolute favorite! I stumbled into Gogi because I was on my way to Lee Lee Market to pick up some ingredients for a meal I was going to cook this weekend and had to give it a try. I usually always order Galbi as the first meal at any Korean restaurant so I can have a baseline to compare. It was good, the quality of the short ribs were decent, not too fatty and not much gristle. The portion for $ 21 was average to other Korean restaurants. I thought it was going to be huge because my wife’s Bibimbap bowl, which came out first, was enormous. The banchan was good, nothing special. I was happy when I asked if they had Kkakdugi and they were able to bring some out of the back! All in all it was a solid Korean restaurant and I would gladly come back.

We are still sitting in the restaurant but I felt the need the go ahead and post.
I brought the hubby here for his birthday because we like to try new places and were craving Korean food. SO GLAD I FOUND THIS PLACE!
The reviews had people complaining about the service or the time it takes for the food to come out. Service was actually pretty decent for a Korean place. They were friendly and always working and kept busy. When I really needed something I was able to stop someone and they brought it right away.
The food did take a bit, but it wasn’t even as long as most other Korean places I have been to. Everything is always made when it is ordered and quality food takes a while. I make this type of food at home and it is an all day event.
Everything we ordered was really good and reminded me of my father’s cooking when he was alive.
Our table was visited by an awesome sweet lady and we thought she was the owner, turns out she is his sister and was just helping out for the night.
We will definitely be making this place our go to for Korean food! And it saves me from having to spend all day in the kitchen. Don’t be discouraged by timing, just make sure you have plenty of time to enjoy.

I had a craving for kalbi tang and found Gogi. Excited, I drove over, delighted to see that it was a new restaurant. I came in around 3PM so it wasn’t particularly busy. The restaurant design was tasteful and clean, just the way I like it.
Since there weren’t many customers at the time, I was waited on by two people. I had a variety of ban chan and my kalbi tang. Sometimes the service would overlap which could be a good and bad thing. I personally like eating without feeling that someone is watching my every move while devouring into my meal.
So I’ve had kalbi tang in NY and LA and typically the beef would be stewed to the point that it would fall off the bone. Or there would be bones, but they would be chopped into pieces so it would be easy to eat. In this case, it was two large meat bones. I was terrified to try to eat this without looking like a cave person. Worse, I had come from a work meeting and was wearing a really nice dress today. I tried using my chopsticks to pick the meat off without much success. I had no choice. I picked up the bone and ate the meat off with my hands, it was very messy and stew splashed on me. So embarrassing. Of course I knew they were watching my every move and within minutes a server came by and placed some scissors on my table. I proceeded to spend the next 10 minutes hacking up my beef with my hands and the scissors. Again, very and messy.
I didn’t take a picture, but noticed that there is one of the kalbi tang in the photos in the Unilocal page.
The quality of the stew was good, but the preparation of the kalbi tang was not. I told them that they should prepare the kalbi tang with the meat cut off, I mean the meat is one of the best parts oft he stew. I can never shake off the feelings of humiliation to return to this restaurant.
I give this place 3 stars because I know that they are new and have really good potential.

I think the place is an okay place to come and have a meal whenever you’re craving Korean food. The food isn’t terrible, but it’s not great either. The side dishes were sub par — the typical kimchi, fried fish cake, marinated potatoes, zucchini, and bean sprouts. I picked at each of them a little, but I didn’t want to go any further than that.
I had the osam bulgogi (spicy squid and pork belly). It came in a huge round plate with some sad looking salad on the side. It wasn’t bad. Some other people in my party ordered the regular bulgogi, which came in a smaller, more manageable portion, and it looked more appetizing as well. One person ordered the fried rice — it was so strange because it came in a huge dish, all rounded out with a fried egg on top.
The décor and color scheme were strange. A row of irrelevant paintings on one wall and the colors black and brown everywhere. The place didn’t exude a Korean feel to it at all.
My overall feeling was that I just wasn’t impressed with the food and confused by the décor.

This place was delicious on their lunch bulgogi. It was a big size for lunch. I couldn’t finish it. I took home left over for my fiancé and he wanted more.
Tip: don’t come during lunch time on your lunch hour. We had to rush our lunch because it took forever.

Huge portions, great food.
I love their special of a medley of seafood on a hot stone. It is a little more on the pricey side but what korean restaurant isn’t unless you go to LA Koreatown.
Probably one of the best Korean places in the Valley. I actually like these guys better than Hoodori and I lived 5 minutes from Mesa.
Anywho, great place to take people to dinner.

I went few days ago. The services still awesome! They always checked on us and asked how was the food! OMG, the banchan was bomb! We end up asked like 2 times. lol…Definitely will go back! We ordered galbi and ugh i forgot but overall awesome! Definitely will go back to try pork belly!

I got the bulgogi stone dish for $ 15. It was basically a bibimbap with meat. It was very big. And I mean it was very big! I thought it was pretty good the flavors were fine. It came out sizzling hot, and I broke the egg yoke and mix everything together with sauce. Tasted fantastic and it seemed very authentic. They also serve sushi but I didn’t try any of that. My friends try the other dishes including the pork belly and the other bulgogi plates and some tofu soup. They didn’t complain about it and it seemed they enjoyed it a lot.
The staff was friendly and was very attentive. I like how they were really familiar with their dishes and that they were constantly coming by to check if it tasted good or not. In the background they played some Korean pop music which was pleasing.
So now I have 4 Korean places that I will eat at. :-)

After seeing one after another’s check in by fellow several Unilocalers, I couldn’t wait to try this place. They eat good food and if they keep coming back, this place must be very solid.
Opportunity came yesterday on unusually cool morning for Phoenix in May, I was hungry for hot soft tofu soup.
When we walked in around noon, this place was busy! Only a few open tables left. As I walked by several tables I smelled yummy bibimbap sauce. I thought I wanted to eat soup but I also wanted to eat bibimbap. Before the server brought us menu, I told my friend I will order soup and you order bibimbap and let’s share… Well when the menu came, my concern wasn’t an issue anymore. They have combination lunch for soup and bibimbap! There must be others like me want to eat as much as I do!
Seafood soft soup bowl and hot stone bibimbap, of course it comes with several side dishes, there were lot of food. I finished everything served. Side dishes were good too. Their kimuchi was very spicy the way I like it.
I tasted my friend’s spicy pork bulgogi and enjoyed nice flavor. I saw several other dishes I wanted to try. Since my lunch was very solid authentic Korean food, I will be back to try several others in the menu. I just need to learn to fight with food coma after eating here.

We came here only because my wife was in the mood for sushi and Hon Machi was closed.
Thank you, Hon Machi, for being closed, because this gave us the opportunity to try this phenomenal new restaurant now on our rotation.
Are you looking for sushi? Gogi’s got it fresh and tasty, and they’ll serve you a lot! (See picture) Teryaki? YES, with BIG hunks of meat. I have had Chicken Teriyaki in a lot of places, and this place seriously surprised me with how much juicy, fresh chicken they put on my plate. Like fried calamari? This isn’t the Italian type! No rings or small tentacle bunches – you get strips and large, whole crispy tentacles. Not as tender as the ones I’m used to, but very delicious!
While the place is primarily Korean, there’s a good deal of Japanese and even Chinese dishes here as well. There’s enough choices to make anybody happy, so go here and bring your friends or family – or both.
When a lot of the other sushi houses are closed in the afternoon until 5pm, they are open. Don’t wait or hesitate – GO to GOGI.

Location: it is located in the same plaza as Lee Lee supermarket. There are many tables as well as booths to choose from. Restaurant is relatively clean. Parking is limited in front of the restaurant, but you can always park closer to the supermarket and walk over.
Service: I love the staffs! They are always friendly and attentive every single time I am here. Occasionally, the owners behind the kitchen will waive at us on our way out.
Food: they have this combo that allows you to order a decent size dish (ex: Korean BBQ or Ribs) that comes with a Tofu soup of your choice. That is what I normally order here. If you know Kim Chi, theirs are always fresh and generous when you need refill. I also love their spicy fish red noodles.
Rating: I am a regular here and this is one of my favorite Korean restaurants in AZ.

Thought this was a sushi restaurant though I should have known better based off the name. (Gogi means meat in Korean)
Our party of three got the 3 Soondubu stews and the Bibimbap. (Friend’s Pork Bulgogi never arrived but it was waived from the final check) I thoroughly enjoyed my Beef Soondubu as it was a boiling hearty bowl of goodness filled with a whole egg and tofu. I never received gochujang (spicy red pepper paste) for my bibimbap but I had fun dipping the rice into the soup so I ended up not missing it that much. Sadly I left my to-​go box of the bibimbap at the nearby Boba House so I didn’t really get to experience the dish in it’s fullest form.
Prices here are similar to the other Korean restaurants in the area with $ 10-​$ 15 prices for most dishes. Their banchan selection is average with five sides offered.
Service is a little slow as they seem to be understaffed during the lunch rush and you may be forced to flag them down with some waving to get some attention.
Overall I like this place way better then Hodori and on par with Chodang and the other
Korean restaurants in Glendale. A good addition to the Lee Lee’s neighborhood and I’m sure they’ll work out their consistency issues.