Breakers Korean Bar-B-Q

11724 Fair Oaks Mall, Fairfax
(703) 623-8181

Recent Reviews

B D.

Part #1: Viva Korean Cuisine? The Bulldog was none-too-pleased with this sad food experience, given that he is an avid Koreanophile! (Physical 100, Beef, Squid Game, Don Lee flicks). To start, the fried dumpling appetizers were tasteless aside from a hint of stank (only ate half of one), the salad was just big lettuce with minimal peanut sauce, the brown noodles were to be expected, the miso soup was ok and lacking tofu, the white rice sticky and to be expected, the macaroni noodles made me wonder if Koreans eat mac n' cheese (unlikely so wtf is this), the Kimchee was to be expected (hard to mess that up unless you don't have fresh ingredients), and the main course chicken bulgogi was tasteless with poor texture swimming in mysterious liquid and steaming as it came straight out the microwave (only ate about 5%). When dinner concluded, they asked me if I didn't like it. I said I didn't like it. They smiled, thanked me, and took my money anyway. $44 down the tubes. Bawoosh! But my journey didn't end there I wasn't going to give on the Korean-American spirit...see Part #2 of this epic saga.

Alfonso M.

Excellent service! The new owner introduced himself and shared new additions that were coming to the menu. He was wonderful, and so was the food. Will be back in the future!

Marcus Benson

Very nice place. Staff was very friendly. Service was good. I felt like it was a good value at $30 dollars for all you can eat. Tried several different meats. Personal favorite was the Prime Rib Eye Bulgogi. Would definitely recommend and definitely eat there a second time!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Beef Bulgogi, Prime Beef, Beef Brisket

MichQ

My wife was excited to try Korean cuisine after seeing it prepared in many Netflix series depicting the Korean medieval period. Then came the first entre-- the brisket. Being a Texan BBQ connoisseur I'm very knowledgeable about cuts of meat... Breakers apparently considers the "fat" cap to be acceptable to serve thinly sliced to customers-- this part is normally discarded; not even fit for my dogs. However, the fried rice and loin tip was acceptable.

elena9360

Don't go! The waitperson was not very friendly or attentive. The place and table were dirty. No mixed drinks even though a huge bar was advertised. Found a bug in my salad. I didn't eat my dinner. Had a good glass of wine. Any price would be too much.

Willow N.

Worst quality meat.. ever. Very disappointed in Breakers, given their location they should be on top of their game, which they are clearly not. Service was fair at best. Ambiance is non existing and the restaurant was practically empty. ALL of the meats were excessively fatty and unappetizing. Sides were fine, but serving the quality of meat they are is unacceptable.

MattIdel

It's a NO for me. Went here with a group of six adult men to celebrate a new job for one of them. Noted that on the res. We were seated at the smallest table in the restaurant. So bad that one of the taller guys had to get up a few times to let his legs stretch. Our waiter felt like they grabbed someone from the back because they had too many call outs. He literally flung plates of food at us. Didn't know the menu. Cut off our heat halfway through cooking. Would vanish for long periods of time. The food was OK. Very happy we did not do the "top tier". The chicken bulgogi was literally hacked up chicken breast peices. There is very little spice or marinade in anything. At the end of the meal when I got up from my seat I had a glue trap for mice stuck to my foot. The waiter had to pull it off and acted like it was no big deal. If you want Korean BBQ there are hundreds of others in the area that are better for less money.

Kyle James

The food was good. The drinks tasted weak when ordering from the bar, but all in all, it was not a bad place to have a bite to

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Garlic Pork Belly, Garlic Pork, Beef Brisket, Spicy Pork

Vinh Nguyễn Khải

Amazing food, decent price, best auntie

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Beef Bulgogi, Prime Beef, Spicy Pork

Alyssa K.

This KBBQ place is good, but not great. Here's why - booths are the same ones trucked over from the Fair City mall location. They are uncomfortable as hell and don't reach the table, particularly if you are short. And they show the wear and tear, like burns and holes from the old place. Uncomfortable and cheap. Probably hand made and not in a good way. I do not like the rules and restrictions listed in every booth as it assumes you are a thief before you even sit down. See my pic. My beer arrived uncapped (?) and I had to ask for a glass. No napkins. Bathroom isn't clean. Needs more regular attention. No one to say thanks, have a nice night, appreciate you. Grills aren't heated up when meats are put down. So the meat boils as a result . Teach servers to WAIT until the grill is hot before meat goes down. $29.99 is a good price for two. Stay away from the pork belly and chicken. Stick with beef. Glass noodles, miso soup, cucumbers, kimchi and salad are all great. Fried rice is fine, boring. Overall, restaurant already looks and seems old and run down. I wouldn't come back. But it was fine.

Rebecca Hindi

The place is amazing. The food is amazing! The waiters were always very kind and friendly.My son has autism and is very picky eater, but he wakes up everyday asking to go eat at Breakers.They have 2 types of “All you can eat” one is 29,99 and other is 34,99.You can see in the menu that is 2 hours limit. We never stayed there more than that. But unfortunately the last time the “I think is the owner” told us that they couldn’t bring more because we was there for more than 2 hours but we was there for only 1hour and 20 min.We love the place so much that we were there almost every weekend.Kid-friendliness: I think so

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Modelo

Tenzin T.

Breakers will break your bank but then you can break her back so depending on how much you value the breaking your back part the cost value analysis is actually pretty solid. The food is mid to upper mid I like the option of all you can eat but it does get pricey for two people however all KBBQ is pricey so what the hell did you expect it's not Mcdonald's lil bro. Is it the best meat in the world? Honestly no. I know good meat.. pause.. and this is not the BEST meat ever but it's honestly pretty up there compared to some other places.. which I may or may not review in the future so stay tuned my brothers.. so for the cost your paying ( around 60$ for 2 people ) it is well worth it and creates a nice night for the two of you love birds before you go and chirp on the weekend while your phone is on dnd. I see you, you ain't sneaky. But overall solid spot if you want to go get kbbq with low wait times little fuss and a big parking lot with waiters who may or may not have dropped out of college and are grinding for that base edition challi.

nothgir

The atmosphere, service and food were exceptional. We had a private room which enabled us to laugh and joke without disturbing others. The food was seasoned well, not too greasy, and it was full of flavor. Edward, our server was AWESOME!. We will definitely request him every time we go back. We had a party of seven and he kept our Meat coming as well as side dishes. we did not have to ask him for anything unless we wanted something extra that wasn’t on the table. He even kept our drinks replenished. His service was beyond exceptional so we tipped him $120+. we frequent Korean barbecue restaurants and we return based on quality of food and service. This is now our go to Korean Barbecue spot.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Muntasir Mazumder

Great service and fantastic food. Joon was awesome server, ask for him when you come here.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Beef Bulgogi, Steak, Beef Brisket, La Galbi, BBQ, Spicy Pork, Miso Soup

Eric Schlier

Great experience great service Joon was amazing very kinda staff best kbbq place I’ve been to in

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fried Dumplings, Beef Bulgogi, Garlic Pork Belly, Prime Beef, Steak, Garlic Pork, Beef Brisket, Spicy Bulgogi, La Galbi, BBQ, Spicy Pork, Miso Soup

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