Was looking for a place to eat while I was in New Brunswick. Found KBG through yelp and it looked interesting. I saw the KBG bowl and decided to try it. It was sort of like a bibimbap/bulgogi bowl. The portion sizes were generous. The sauce was a bit strong, but not overpowering. I'd say it's a great place to go for a quick bite. Food was pre-made, so the ingredients just needed to placed in the bowl. There are benches to eat inside, as well.
S D
To be honest not very good :(. Ordered the duk mandooguk, bibimbap and truffle fries. For the good - I enjoyed the truffle fries which had good flavor. Bibimbap was not that bad but the travesty is not enough sauce felt like a regular rice bowl very lacking. What I liked least was the mandooguk. The mandoo were bland and the texture was just off. Think that this place has its merits but don't expect legit Korean.
Jay ali
Food wad meh at best I honestly think their is no difference bet the food here and school food the lemonade was really nasty not going to lie the good thing was the customer service the guy pat the register was an awesome kid I that's 0why I gave it a 2 star if it wasn't for the customer service that's what saved it other wise food was??
Maryam Abdur-Rasheed
We had a the NJ bowl and a custom made bowl. The NJ bowl was delicious. but one of us who had the custom made bowl wasn't so happy about it. two of us had a slush drink (delicious). The bathrooms were in an absolute disaster. disgusting, FLIES EVERYWHERE. The food is fine but those bathrooms were an absolute nightmare. please clean it!
Risa B.
Now that I'm spending more time in my office again, I headed back to KBG after nearly two years. I was hoping to love it as much as I used to, but it's gone downhill. First of all, I added a note to my online order that I wanted a very small amount of rice (trying to watch carbs) and sauces on the side. Neither of these requests were fulfilled. OK, not a deal breaker. But the food itself is just not that good anymore. The bulgogi is fine; it's pretty tender and flavorful. Kimchi is yummy. But the japchae tastes like it's been sitting around too long, and the kimchi fried rice...it's a flavorless, gloppy mess. Sadly it took up about half the bowl so I ended up throwing that away (hence my request for little rice) and the sauces collected in the bottom of the bowl, adding to the mush. For $12.45 I probably won't be returning. Side note not factored in star rating: It's eerily quiet in here. They have a few tables to eat in, but I don't know why you'd want to. They've taken everything off the walls and moved the TV, leaving the old wires sticking out. Not a pleasant space.
Victoria H.
On their secret menu are corn dogs. There are two kinds: cheese only and sausage and cheese. The corn dogs are sugar coated with your choice of sauce on top. I recommend putting the Smokey sauce on top. The cheese stretches as you eat, make sure to eat it fast though! This is a must try item when you stop by!!
Leo Farrell
Wings are awesome, but asked the guy the price&didn't get a good answer. My food was 23 bucks ,but was like 28 bucks when paid.maybe I'm wrong 5 dollars of tax? And it was takeout.
Joseph M.
Food is good but service is too inconsistent. I work next door at the hospital and our lunch break is limited time. They use to get my order ready quickly but now it takes them too long. Trying to do too much with milk tea that they don't have enough staff for all of these. The asian guy who was here is helpful but now I don't see him. My order was bypass by two other ones that came after me. Very disappointed with that.
Bunny B.
Good food, shady service. I walked in and ordered 20 wings from the menu, which stated that the price was $21.45. The woman behind the counter put in the order, rang me up, and asked for $24.45. When I pointed out the drastic difference, she said "That's not the price anymore." When I showed her the menu and explained that it's illegal to charge more than the posted price, she pretended she didn't know what I was talking about and claimed that her manager ( who was conveniently not on the premises) had told her to charge the higher amount. I refused to pay until the manager came back, and he was even shadier, claiming that they were waiting for new menus that reflected the higher price. Just in case staff, managers, or customers are unaware, IT IS ILLEGAL TO POST ONE PRICE AND THEN CHARGE A HIGHER PRICE. Come on now, do better.
Alexander aguirre
Soy garlic wings are pure sugar syrup not a taste of soy nor garlic, crunchy wings but flavor is lacking. Truffle fries barely smell nor taste the truffle oil
So I visited this restaurant recently. My first time trying Korean BBQ. Wasn't sure what to get so I decided to keep it simple with some chicken wings. They were good. The place was clean. The service was decent. I'd like to try again and be a bit more adventurous with the different foods. My only criticism would be staff should wear hair nets. And use gloves when preparing the food that is up front behind the glass.
Grace C.
Service was good (really nice ppl) and food was great. I think they make their own kimchi here. I personally like to customize my bowl here :)
Mauritz N.
The Fried Dumpling (Mandoo) is really good. We ate there and we were served with Styrofoam containers... not keen on that. But their food was good. Staff is so so... we just ordered our food and they were busy stocking drinks etc... Located right next to the New Brunswick Station.
Iz
Ordered a custom bowl for $12.79 and I can say that it is not worth it given the price. I had high hopes given its rating and that its the only Korean food you can find on campus.One issue with my bowl was that my order was incomplete and was missing an item.However, the big issue was that it was too saucy. I ordered 2 sauces expecting a light drizzle of each but I was wrong and it seems like they used 2 whole bottles on my order. By doing this, all you could taste was sauce and I ended up taking the toppings off and just making my own rice at home and putting the toppings on that. Its a shame that I threw away their rice but too much sauce ruined it.
John P.
Delicious wide variety of fast casual Korean food and a nice and clean environment to enjoy! I go there at least once a week, and sometimes I'm in the mood for the spicy soft tofu soup, sometimes i'm in the mood for their juicy bulgogi burger with the crispy K-town fries and mango habanero wings, and sometimes I'm in the mood for their classic bowls with uniquely marinated bulgogi or chicken with kimchi fried rice.
Was looking for a place to eat while I was in New Brunswick. Found KBG through yelp and it looked interesting. I saw the KBG bowl and decided to try it. It was sort of like a bibimbap/bulgogi bowl. The portion sizes were generous. The sauce was a bit strong, but not overpowering. I'd say it's a great place to go for a quick bite. Food was pre-made, so the ingredients just needed to placed in the bowl. There are benches to eat inside, as well.
To be honest not very good :(. Ordered the duk mandooguk, bibimbap and truffle fries. For the good - I enjoyed the truffle fries which had good flavor. Bibimbap was not that bad but the travesty is not enough sauce felt like a regular rice bowl very lacking. What I liked least was the mandooguk. The mandoo were bland and the texture was just off. Think that this place has its merits but don't expect legit Korean.
Food wad meh at best I honestly think their is no difference bet the food here and school food the lemonade was really nasty not going to lie the good thing was the customer service the guy pat the register was an awesome kid I that's 0why I gave it a 2 star if it wasn't for the customer service that's what saved it other wise food was??
We had a the NJ bowl and a custom made bowl. The NJ bowl was delicious. but one of us who had the custom made bowl wasn't so happy about it. two of us had a slush drink (delicious). The bathrooms were in an absolute disaster. disgusting, FLIES EVERYWHERE. The food is fine but those bathrooms were an absolute nightmare. please clean it!
Now that I'm spending more time in my office again, I headed back to KBG after nearly two years. I was hoping to love it as much as I used to, but it's gone downhill. First of all, I added a note to my online order that I wanted a very small amount of rice (trying to watch carbs) and sauces on the side. Neither of these requests were fulfilled. OK, not a deal breaker. But the food itself is just not that good anymore. The bulgogi is fine; it's pretty tender and flavorful. Kimchi is yummy. But the japchae tastes like it's been sitting around too long, and the kimchi fried rice...it's a flavorless, gloppy mess. Sadly it took up about half the bowl so I ended up throwing that away (hence my request for little rice) and the sauces collected in the bottom of the bowl, adding to the mush. For $12.45 I probably won't be returning. Side note not factored in star rating: It's eerily quiet in here. They have a few tables to eat in, but I don't know why you'd want to. They've taken everything off the walls and moved the TV, leaving the old wires sticking out. Not a pleasant space.
On their secret menu are corn dogs. There are two kinds: cheese only and sausage and cheese. The corn dogs are sugar coated with your choice of sauce on top. I recommend putting the Smokey sauce on top. The cheese stretches as you eat, make sure to eat it fast though! This is a must try item when you stop by!!
Wings are awesome, but asked the guy the price&didn't get a good answer. My food was 23 bucks ,but was like 28 bucks when paid.maybe I'm wrong 5 dollars of tax? And it was takeout.
Food is good but service is too inconsistent. I work next door at the hospital and our lunch break is limited time. They use to get my order ready quickly but now it takes them too long. Trying to do too much with milk tea that they don't have enough staff for all of these. The asian guy who was here is helpful but now I don't see him. My order was bypass by two other ones that came after me. Very disappointed with that.
Good food, shady service. I walked in and ordered 20 wings from the menu, which stated that the price was $21.45. The woman behind the counter put in the order, rang me up, and asked for $24.45. When I pointed out the drastic difference, she said "That's not the price anymore." When I showed her the menu and explained that it's illegal to charge more than the posted price, she pretended she didn't know what I was talking about and claimed that her manager ( who was conveniently not on the premises) had told her to charge the higher amount. I refused to pay until the manager came back, and he was even shadier, claiming that they were waiting for new menus that reflected the higher price. Just in case staff, managers, or customers are unaware, IT IS ILLEGAL TO POST ONE PRICE AND THEN CHARGE A HIGHER PRICE. Come on now, do better.
Soy garlic wings are pure sugar syrup not a taste of soy nor garlic, crunchy wings but flavor is lacking. Truffle fries barely smell nor taste the truffle oil
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So I visited this restaurant recently. My first time trying Korean BBQ. Wasn't sure what to get so I decided to keep it simple with some chicken wings. They were good. The place was clean. The service was decent. I'd like to try again and be a bit more adventurous with the different foods. My only criticism would be staff should wear hair nets. And use gloves when preparing the food that is up front behind the glass.
Service was good (really nice ppl) and food was great. I think they make their own kimchi here. I personally like to customize my bowl here :)
The Fried Dumpling (Mandoo) is really good. We ate there and we were served with Styrofoam containers... not keen on that. But their food was good. Staff is so so... we just ordered our food and they were busy stocking drinks etc... Located right next to the New Brunswick Station.
Ordered a custom bowl for $12.79 and I can say that it is not worth it given the price. I had high hopes given its rating and that its the only Korean food you can find on campus.One issue with my bowl was that my order was incomplete and was missing an item.However, the big issue was that it was too saucy. I ordered 2 sauces expecting a light drizzle of each but I was wrong and it seems like they used 2 whole bottles on my order. By doing this, all you could taste was sauce and I ended up taking the toppings off and just making my own rice at home and putting the toppings on that. Its a shame that I threw away their rice but too much sauce ruined it.
Delicious wide variety of fast casual Korean food and a nice and clean environment to enjoy! I go there at least once a week, and sometimes I'm in the mood for the spicy soft tofu soup, sometimes i'm in the mood for their juicy bulgogi burger with the crispy K-town fries and mango habanero wings, and sometimes I'm in the mood for their classic bowls with uniquely marinated bulgogi or chicken with kimchi fried rice.