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Go Gung Korean BBQ
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Has TV:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
5 reviews for Go Gung Korean BBQ
5 reviews in English
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Review from Christina P.
2/27/2011
They are pricey but their food is good.
Nice interior decorations & location (awesome view as well)
It is especially nice when you go in the summer and you get patio seating - very nice to dine outdoors in the cool air while looking down at glimmering Coquitlam.
Their prices are on the high side, and their food quality has been declining teensy bit over the years
Servers are much better and attentive compared to other Korean/Asian restaurants in general
They used to have the best Naeng Myun in the area (cold noodles) but it's been changing for some reason.
Also they have the best Den Jang Jji Gae (Soy bean paste soup.. comes with the meat menus. If you order galbi, ask for this - it's free)
It used to be a 4 star place (it isn't breathtaking, but I am one of the regulars there.. ) but the prices are just a bit too much considering how much Korean restaurant nearby cost. -
Review from Marc D.
Vancouver, BC
5/21/2009
* Came highly recommended - went highly disappointed *
Ok, so this place came highly recommended as having the best kalbi in the Vancouver area. So I had to try.
The restaurant is located in a suburban strip mall with a supermarket, cafes, banks, etc. It is on top of a little hill with a little bit of a view out the back.
It is very clean and decorated similarly to some restaurants I have visited in Korea.
The kalbi is priced towards the upper end for Vancouver establishments around $24 per serving (which has 2 strips).
It took a while to get a waitress to take an order, but eventually got the order in. Then I sat. And sat. And sat. It took about 25 minutes for the raw kalbi to come out of the kitchen. I'm always amazed when it takes a long time for raw meat to make it from the kitchen to the table. But somehow it did.
It arrived with a measly 4 different banchan (kimchi, potato salad, marinated seaweed, and soybeans), a small plate of lettuce and that was it. I asked for some rice, which they brought about 5 minutes later.
The banchan were not particularly impressive (and neither was the limited selection). Several of them were overly salted. The rice, when it arrived, was also not the best in quality.
The kalbi was highly variable. One strip was, in fact, one of the best pieces of kalbi I've had in the Vancouver area. It was perfectly marbeled so that it remained juicy after cooking and was very tender. The marinade was also spot on. Sadly the other strip was gristly, chewy, and as if it came from a different restaurant! So no consistency here overall.
So I'd give 1 strip of kalbi a 5, 1 strip of kalbi a 2 for an overall kalbi rating of 3.5, and then I'll give the banchan and service a 2 for an overall average that I'll round down to 2.
This just isn't worth the drive out there, nor the price they charge for such a non-consistent product.Listed in: Vancouver Korean Food
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Review from Chuck N.
Vancouver, BC
5/16/2011
Pretty good food, best Korean BBQ in BC in my opinion.
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Review from Barry Y.
Coquitlam, BC
11/21/2010
Go Gung Korean BBQ is just minutes away from our house and its become a place for us to frequent when I need to my tofu soup fix. The restaurant has been in the strip mall up by Westwood Plateau for 8+ years now.
The first time there, we ordered the Korean BBQ combo for 4 people - we had 4 adults and 2 small kids. Definitely not enough food and very expensive for what we got. Our final bill was almost $200. In fact, we never went back for 4-5 years.
We've started to frequent the restaurant again just for the tofu soup. Its very good but there are only 2 to chose from...but very good still. The Korean condiments are also provided but they have replaced the seaweed with pickled turnips........signs of hard economic times perhaps?? I like the kim chi the best!
The tofu soup is awesome here but still a little pricer than other Korean restaurants. My kids favourite is the beef bulbogi noodles and plain old beef bulbogi.
Waiters are very attentive and will come. Décor is very authentic and its definitely a Korean owned restaurant. The next time your there, look above the door - right hand corner for a dried fish hanging from rope. Not sure what that means but it must bring good luck. Very spacious restaurant!
BTW, the owners are very accommodating. I accidentally left my credit card at the restaurant. I callled the restaurant at 10:00pm but they were already closed so I called the after hours phone number. The owned answered and meet me at the restaurant so he can return my credit card to me. Because of this, I will definitely continue to frequent the restaurant. -
Review from Billy L.
Port Coquitlam, BC
6/24/2010
I took a take out menu to check out the prices. I came back and boy was I surprised with the 30 dollar price hike in the real menu. The portions were really small, the service was pretty crummy. Way too hyped. If someone knows any good Korean food in coquitlam please let my know cause Insadong has scaled back too.
