Recently I went on a little OTP (Duluth) excursion to Song Do for some Korean BBQ with Chow Down Atlanta, Foodie Buddha, and Sean from Take Thou Food, who recently posted on Song Do.
Sean took the lead, ordering all the food, and cooking most of it too (sorry Sean), and we had a great time. “All you can eat” Korean BBQ makes me a little wary, but I was pleasantly surprised. The quality of the meat was solid, they didn’t skimp, there was a lot of variety, and the meat was replenished often.
The banchan wasn’t the best in town, and there wasn’t an extremely interesting variety of offerings, but I was pleased with it considering the banchan is self-served from a buffet. But for less than $25 a person, it was very reasonable considering all that we ate. Read Sean’s post for full details, but I highly recommend trying Song Do. The Google directions are off, so just know that isn’t almost directly next door to Haru Ichiban. If you search for the Haru you will easily find Song Do.
Another tip: Sean asked the server to replace the grill grate a number of times, as it was becoming very charred and will impart a bitter flavor on the meat if you don’t change it. They will happily change it for you, but only if you ask.
November 19th, 2009 at 12:18 am
No problem Jimmy! I had fun grilling and meeting all of you guys.
I forgot to mention in my post but it seems like the banchans change regularly. The marinated galbi will cause the grill the blacken more quickly so ask the waiter/waitress to change it whenever it gets too black everyone!
November 20th, 2009 at 11:35 am
Hello this is Pierre from Paris in France !
we start to have these korean bbqs here but they are less famous than japanese restaurants !!And if you like French Creative food come and visit my food blog recipes are also in english !! Cheers Pierre