This is a popular Korean BBQ restaurant located in Fairfax, and unlike the typical all-you-can-eat restaurants, they serve combo menus. The meats are delicious, and their seafood pancake is also great. The ambiance is lively and youthful, giving the feel of being at a night market in Korea. However, the wait time can be quite long, although the service is decent.Parking: The parking lot is free, but it tends to fill up quickly.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Pork Belly & Brisket, Korean Seafood Pancake, Prime Combo, Spicy Pork Belly
Tyler Gitto
Food is excellent quality in comparison to kbbq around the area. Then slice brisket, bulgogi, pork belly and short rib all excellent. Service is a younger crowd they were engaging, gave that you better know what you want attitude or I'll be back in 10mins lol. They didn't play kpop so that's absolutely a 4/5 I would even say 3.7/5.
The wait was long but it was worth it. This is not an all you can eat and we were a party of three. Once we were seated we met Heewoo (Denny) and he was very helpful and attentive. We ordered the Combo 2 regular and it had us satisfied. It included Sliced Brisket, Unmarinated Pork Belly, Marinated Sliced Ribeye “Bulgogi, Marinated Short Rib “Galbi”. There were also sides like Corn Cheese and Angry Egg that were very delicious. I didn’t order any drinks but they have a wide selection. Overall I would most definitely come back and most likely place a reservation in the future. 10/10 would eat again (P.S. I also ordered the 16 oz Prime Ribeye which was expensive but phenomenal.)Parking: Be sure to park in a spot that does not belong to any of the surrounding businesses. Not sure if there’s any parking behind the building but you should check. <3
Great Korean BBQService is a bit slowBut it’s still nice to be able to help my brother take the exam.
MJ Lee
Make a reservation...this place is popular for a good reason. Service is friendly, quick, and accommodating. Food is fresh, plentiful, and tasty. Best of all, the smoke from the grilling of meats is vented well upwards and outside so your clothes don't smell afterwards. Not all K-BBQ places are like that....
Service sucks. Especially the receptionist. Can’t use their brain to coordinate tables and do not consider customer that has been waiting.If you can’t do your job consider changing it. Also if you can’t work with customer then don’t work in a service industry.
The food is good but it seems that the portions shrank a lot.
Kimberly Sharp
The service is soooooo nice!! Even though they don't have dessert on the menu, when someone at my table mentioned it was my birthday all the workers came out with a candle in a cookie and sang happy birthday. The food is good and really reasonably priced! Definitely worth a visit!! Don't be afraid to ask for more wraps/sauce/anything because they will give you larger portions of the sides!
The best KBBQ in NoVA. You really need a reservation to ensure you get in quick. The place has a line out the door at open. Service and food is worth the wait though.Parking: Parking is plentiful behind the restaurant. There's a shopping center.
Went there Saturday night, the lady at front told us there will be an hour wait , it was fine with us.After 30 minutes another couple came in and asked for a table we both waited in the lobby/waiting space. The girl called me and I went to the front, she said: your table is not ready but I’m checking if you’re still here.Then to our surprise she called the couple that walked 30 minutes after we walked in. I got upset because we already been waiting for an hour, I approached her and told that we were here first, she said she got mixed up in the waiting list and she sat them first, that was rude and unprofessional, the lady who she sat first was asian, just made me wonder if she made a preference about races.The food was good and our server was very nice polite and attentive, so after the bad experience at front we enjoyed our dinner, thanks to our server.Beside the bad experience at front, there was another thing that costumers need consider if you are planning to visit this restaurant, there is a young lady who has her hair all over her face and she is combing her hair with her finger while she serves the tables and walk up and down the restaurant which is UNSANITARY and gross, I don’t think anyone wants a hair in their food.3 stars just because our server, this place is just the hype from social media, it’s the same average service and food like others Korean places nothing special about it, just the hype from instagram and tik tok. Not worth the hour wait to eat there.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Yung Yi
Went there to get some grilled meat and the quality of the meat was very good and not tough at all. The side dish was good but the fish cake side was a bit dry.
Denise Wilder
They have fell off. The cut of meat was bad. I was craving Korean BBQ for 3 weeks and when I finally get to Meokja Meokja I was so disappointed. The only thing that was good was the radishes and the kimchi.
This place is clearly running a towing scam and is working with whoever the property manager is. Went to dinner here and spent an absurd amount to find my car had been towed from out front to cost me another $200. Terrible just terrible. This place should be ashamed. Do not go.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Peter Prisekin
Meokja Meokja should be world famous, they're that good.
This is a popular Korean BBQ restaurant located in Fairfax, and unlike the typical all-you-can-eat restaurants, they serve combo menus. The meats are delicious, and their seafood pancake is also great. The ambiance is lively and youthful, giving the feel of being at a night market in Korea. However, the wait time can be quite long, although the service is decent.Parking: The parking lot is free, but it tends to fill up quickly.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Pork Belly & Brisket, Korean Seafood Pancake, Prime Combo, Spicy Pork Belly
Food is excellent quality in comparison to kbbq around the area. Then slice brisket, bulgogi, pork belly and short rib all excellent. Service is a younger crowd they were engaging, gave that you better know what you want attitude or I'll be back in 10mins lol. They didn't play kpop so that's absolutely a 4/5 I would even say 3.7/5.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Pork Belly & Brisket, Thin-Sliced Brisket, Corn Cheese, Spicy Pork Belly, Seasoned Rib Tips, Meokja Combo
The wait was long but it was worth it. This is not an all you can eat and we were a party of three. Once we were seated we met Heewoo (Denny) and he was very helpful and attentive. We ordered the Combo 2 regular and it had us satisfied. It included Sliced Brisket, Unmarinated Pork Belly, Marinated Sliced Ribeye “Bulgogi, Marinated Short Rib “Galbi”. There were also sides like Corn Cheese and Angry Egg that were very delicious. I didn’t order any drinks but they have a wide selection. Overall I would most definitely come back and most likely place a reservation in the future. 10/10 would eat again (P.S. I also ordered the 16 oz Prime Ribeye which was expensive but phenomenal.)Parking: Be sure to park in a spot that does not belong to any of the surrounding businesses. Not sure if there’s any parking behind the building but you should check. <3
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Steak, Angry Egg, Thin-Sliced Brisket, Corn Cheese
Great Korean BBQService is a bit slowBut it’s still nice to be able to help my brother take the exam.
Make a reservation...this place is popular for a good reason. Service is friendly, quick, and accommodating. Food is fresh, plentiful, and tasty. Best of all, the smoke from the grilling of meats is vented well upwards and outside so your clothes don't smell afterwards. Not all K-BBQ places are like that....
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Angry Egg, Thin-Sliced Brisket, Corn Cheese
Service sucks. Especially the receptionist. Can’t use their brain to coordinate tables and do not consider customer that has been waiting.If you can’t do your job consider changing it. Also if you can’t work with customer then don’t work in a service industry.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Great food and service, friendly competent staff!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pork Belly & Brisket, Corn Cheese
The food is good but it seems that the portions shrank a lot.
The service is soooooo nice!! Even though they don't have dessert on the menu, when someone at my table mentioned it was my birthday all the workers came out with a candle in a cookie and sang happy birthday. The food is good and really reasonably priced! Definitely worth a visit!! Don't be afraid to ask for more wraps/sauce/anything because they will give you larger portions of the sides!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pork Belly & Brisket, Soybean Soup, Ribs
The best KBBQ in NoVA. You really need a reservation to ensure you get in quick. The place has a line out the door at open. Service and food is worth the wait though.Parking: Parking is plentiful behind the restaurant. There's a shopping center.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pork Belly & Brisket, Prime Combo, Corn Cheese, Dipping Sauce, Seasoned Rib Tips
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Went there Saturday night, the lady at front told us there will be an hour wait , it was fine with us.After 30 minutes another couple came in and asked for a table we both waited in the lobby/waiting space. The girl called me and I went to the front, she said: your table is not ready but I’m checking if you’re still here.Then to our surprise she called the couple that walked 30 minutes after we walked in. I got upset because we already been waiting for an hour, I approached her and told that we were here first, she said she got mixed up in the waiting list and she sat them first, that was rude and unprofessional, the lady who she sat first was asian, just made me wonder if she made a preference about races.The food was good and our server was very nice polite and attentive, so after the bad experience at front we enjoyed our dinner, thanks to our server.Beside the bad experience at front, there was another thing that costumers need consider if you are planning to visit this restaurant, there is a young lady who has her hair all over her face and she is combing her hair with her finger while she serves the tables and walk up and down the restaurant which is UNSANITARY and gross, I don’t think anyone wants a hair in their food.3 stars just because our server, this place is just the hype from social media, it’s the same average service and food like others Korean places nothing special about it, just the hype from instagram and tik tok. Not worth the hour wait to eat there.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Went there to get some grilled meat and the quality of the meat was very good and not tough at all. The side dish was good but the fish cake side was a bit dry.
They have fell off. The cut of meat was bad. I was craving Korean BBQ for 3 weeks and when I finally get to Meokja Meokja I was so disappointed. The only thing that was good was the radishes and the kimchi.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Pork Belly & Brisket, Soybean Soup, Angry Egg, Corn Cheese
This place is clearly running a towing scam and is working with whoever the property manager is. Went to dinner here and spent an absurd amount to find my car had been towed from out front to cost me another $200. Terrible just terrible. This place should be ashamed. Do not go.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Meokja Meokja should be world famous, they're that good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pork Belly & Brisket