Go Ba Woo Kalbi Korean Barbeque
“I travel from Fort Lee just for this: ) kimchi pancake (jeon) is also good..”
“We shared the kimchi pancake and we also ordered the grilled fish and sundubu combo and I got the 'peasant' beef stew.”
“A bit pricey, averages about $30/pp for the Korean BBQ but comes with healthy yet tasty side dishes (mostly veggies, vegan friendly).”
Go Ba Woo Kalbi Korean Barbeque
Takes Reservations: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
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Decent Korean BBQ being that there are not many other options to choose from within the area. We had just come back from the city and were starving for some korean food. Go Ba Woo definitely meets my expectations but I wasn't exceedingly impressed. The service was top notch and you could tell they were doing all that they could to keep us happy. One of the ladies BBQed all of our meat until every last piece was cooked. A bus boy made sure all of our waters were filled and another guy just kept bringing us our food.
The marinade for the meat was decent. Not full of flavor or as sweet as what I am accustomed to but it definitely wasn't bland. I guess it could've used some more time in the marinade. The cuts were very thick and the quality was good as there were barely any remnants of fat. You get an assortment of banchan as well as the traditional steamed egg and soybean paste soup. The steamed egg needed a smidgen of salt. Without salt, it tasted like runny water.
I got the kimchi jigae only because I like to order that whenever I eat at a Korean restaurant. While the portions were great, the soup just didn't do it for me. It lacked in flavor and made up for it in saltyness. I couldn't even finish it because I had ran out of rice.
All in all this place will do the trick but with minor improvements, this place has the potential to be a lot better.
Probably the only Korean restaurant in this town who has the best JangTuhGookBop. Now if you don't know what this is and if you have not eaten this type of food then you will not appreciate what I'm about the describe here.
There other food items are pretty on par with other Korean restaurant. It's good.
Jangtuhgookgop is literally translated as "Market Place Soup with Rice". It has beef brisket, bean sprouts, minced garlic, lot of miso, red pepper flakes with lettuce. It is boiled and made into a stew like soup filled with flavor that comes from the meat and the miso.
I did try their Pork Kalbi (this is not the pork belly BBQ) but it was dry and overcooked. The lettuce leaves were so big and tough. It's weird and they should replace it with something smaller and less bitter.
Their Octopus Stir Fry was not well prepared. I was a bit disappointed with the quality. It has no flavor and just felt like they made it in a hurry without paying attention to the required seasoning.
But I shall return for JangTuhGookBOP! BAM!
Quietly tucked away on the border of Bergen county and NY state, go ba woo is one of the better korean bbq joints in my opinion. It's a fairly small restaurant, with only a handful of bbq stations and the rest just regular tables. Decor didnt really catch my eye right away, there was nothing too special about it.
They do have a full bar but really nowhere to sit at the bar, but you can drink at your table. Their prices for korean bbq wasn't outrageous, considering its technically NY. Ranges from 25-40 dollars depending on what kind of meat you get. Even though the price sounds steep, it comes with all the little side dishes (banchan), rice, soup, and the service of having your meat cooked in front of you. My family and I ordered 4 servings of the duck, unmarinated. I was skeptical at first because I've never had good duck meat, but man, this was so good. Duck meat was fatty just enough to give it flavor and very soft. Our server was battling the blasts of fire from the grill to cook it for us, but she did an amazing job despite all the grease splattering. Wrap the duck in the unlimited lettuce and scallions with some bean paste and you're good to go.
This place really set the standard for duck meat now and Im gonna have to order it more often. Their service a bit slow for the amount of people there at the time, but the food was delicious and the price was reasonable.
Boo Boo took me here for Linner. We decided to come here because Spring restaurant is dead to us. I think Spring changed cooks or something.
They gave us hot tea once we got seated which was nice because it was obnoxiously cold outside. We shared the kimchi pancake and we also ordered the grilled fish and sundubu combo and I got the 'peasant' beef stew. The banchan that came with our meal was just ok. Nothing really stood out.
My stew meat comprised mostly of tough tendony meat pieces. It tasted good but I couldn't chew the meat.
Overall there was plenty of food for 3 people.
We didn't sit at a bbq table since we didn't get BBQ.
I really enjoyed the food food since it wasn't laced with MSG or oily. I would try the BBQ next time.
I wouldn't mind coming here again.