Taste 1080
“it's BYOB and the place is perfect when you want to have dink-eat in a quiet environment.”
“We ordered 3 orders of marinated short ribs, prime ribs and snow flower marbled beef.”
“Their prices are very similar to its competitor, Dong Bang Grill, also on Palisades Avenue, just a minute drive away, but not surprisingly, the crowd couldn't be any more different.”
Taste 1080
Takes Reservations: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
7 reviews
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Oh yum. Everything here is yum. If you love Korean food and have some money- get here fast!!
My two favorite items are the marinated short ribs and bulgolgi. I just wish there was more food with each order especially because one entrée will cost you approx $32. It does come with awesome apps such as kimchi. The shrimp shumai are also amazing that comes with yummy dipping sauce.
Also bring your wine here! BYOB restaurants are the best. Good parking lot and wondeful service makes this my fav Korean place in the area.
Boo boo took me here for a dinner on a Friday and OMG I love this place. The place was busy but there were plenty of seating. Almost every table there was soju that was byob'd. I was prepared with my 2 sam adam's beer.
We shared the BBQ and Boo Boo also got a small neugmein (cold sour buckwheat noodle soup). The meat was very well marbled and was tender when cooked.
This place is the place to be for after work chow down.
Taste 1080 was a lifesaver when my group of friends and I were coming back from an afternoon spent in Storm King Art Center. They were very accommodating and quick in grilling our meat.
Never in my life had I seen THIS much banchan. They had everything from your typical lettuce, kimchi, and sauce, to more exquisite banchan dishes like snowcrab legs, macaroni, and potato salad. We were able to ask for refills and did not get any nasty looks. We sprawled out across a huge table and the woman (superwoman) used both grills, one tong in each hand! In less than 30 minutes we stuffed ourselves silly and they brought out the yogurt drinks.
This was one of the best Korean BBQ restaurants I've been to! Better than the restaurants in Manhattan's K-town but on par with the restaurants in Queen's K-town. Best banchan though!
I came here 2x with friends. I love how it is BYOB. It reduces the overall cost.
The service here is great, especially when the place isn't crowded. They really cater to your needs.
The meats are delish, and they provide a good amount of banchan.
The mulnengmyun has a the ice slurry! And the broth! omg it is one of the better ones that i've had. You don't even need to put in much vinegar/mustard if at all.
The nakkji bbokeum – stir fried squid comes in 2 varieties…. chakhan nakkji and nappeun nakkji or good and bad in layman terms. If you're feeling bold and you live on the edge, then maybe you can handle the nappeun nakkji. It's supposed to be super spicy, spicier than the chakhan nakkji. However if you're as smart as me and my friends, then you'd try the chakhan nakkji 1st. It is still spicy! I can't imagine what the nappeun nakkji tastes like. I'd probably need a lot of milk and water.
If heat seekers was still airing, I'd probably tell them to check out this place for the nappeun nakkji.
Overall, this is a great casual establishment for friends and family to get together and eat good korean food in NJ.
Craving for Korean BBQ as late dinner landed us here. They have verity of bbq meat (mostly beef) hot stews and some cooked seafood dish. We ordered 3 orders of marinated short ribs, prime ribs and snow flower marbled beef. Nice amount of ban-chan (side dish) was laid out to get our appetite going. All prime beef bbq got a choice of either 'dwen jang jji gae' (soy paste soup) or 'neng myun' (cold noodle). Service was unexpectedly quick and attentive and food was very good. Def will return for more Korean BBQ!
What's the big deal about this location? Really not much.
– Food: Decent BBQ menu but pricey compared to others; short list of other Korean dishes; they are promoting Spicy Octopus with noodles as their other main dish; I do RECOMMEND this dish but if you cannot handle spicy, then please proceed with caution. It's HOT.
– Ambience: typical korean restaurant with tables that cannot be moved to accomodate larger group due to the ceiling fan for the smoke.
– Crowd: generally older crowd in their 40's above.
– Service: sub par really – they always seem to be lost; I can recommend a good training group if they want.
– Location: two thumbs up (easy parking and near GWB and other major highways).
I went there during their first month of opening and it was chaotic; they had no soda available and not even a bottle water. I literally had to ask them to give me a bottle that they were drinking on the side.
I decided to give it another try and it seemed that the service has improved; they added some other items for lunch specials to provide more options since no one really eats BBQ for lunch.
This location has seen many restaurants including Madangsui BBQ and Sooriya Pocha. Let's see where this one will go.
Oh yeah! This is BYOB! Bring your choice of poison and you are SET!
Another one of those no frills/no BS Korean restaurants in the Fort Lee area.
It opened up not too long ago, after a couple of other Korean restaurants couldn't take the competition and closed down. There's a relatively big parking lot for its patrons so it eliminates the fuss to find a parking spot along Palisade Avenue.
From the outside, the restaurant doesn't seem at all appetizing, especially since it's currently going through window and window panel renovations. It still has protective sheets of plastic warping wrapped all along the restaurant perimeter, and can be a turn-off for new customers but my friends and I trusted that fellow Yelpers would not have given the establishment 4 out of 5 stars if it was not well deserved.
Once you walk into the restaurant, you won't see fancy decor nor will you see lots of Asian-inspired water fountains and woodworks. Instead you'll see chairs, tables with barbecue grills installed into them, and older Korean women working these grills. The crowd tends to be VERY Korean with the occasional token white boy who is brave enough to conquer spicy Korean food. Their prices are very similar to its competitor, Dong Bang Grill, also on Palisades Avenue, just a minute drive away, but not surprisingly, the crowd couldn't be any more different.
Taste 1080 caters to the Korean drinker who wants nothing more than to enjoy his bottle of soju with taste-bud punching dishes.
Their food is as authentic as it gets, and that makes this restaurant worthwhile. After adapting to Manhattan's jenky K-town food, I could not help but to appreciate Taste 1080 that much more. They have a small and limited menu of 8-10 barbecue meats and about 10-12 entrees, such as stews and rice dishes, but it includes everything that a Korean would crave when he is hungry or drunk.
PS- BYOB!
PPS- Taste 1080 is not a bar, it's a restaurant so do not feel pressured to drink if you're not up for it. It's just a good of a restaurant on a Friday night as it would be on a Monday afternoon.