So good! Wow. Smelled like heaven when the meat was bqqing! I would definetly get the beef and chicken! The sides are to die for! Love the bean sprouts and cucmber, potato, well... everything! Check it out! Service is attentive and nice. Will not leave you disappointed !
The food was delicious and quality of beef choices were excellent. The atmosphere and service was great as well. We will be coming back when we craving Korean bbq! Thanks...
I like this place a lot. The food here is good. We got the typical meat. Galbi, pork belly and some bulgogi. The lady serviced us was amazing. So kind and nice and happy. They also have a big seating space if you have kids or toddlers with you. I'm not in federal way often but I would come back here when I go do go back to visit.
This is my favorite Korean bbq in Federal Way. The prices for AYCE are lower than that of other Kbbq AYCE places nearby and the quality is good for how much you are paying. The downside is that each order did come with a lot of meat, especially the brisket, so you may order fewer rounds.
Tried this place after a recommendation of a family member. It is what you would expect from a good KBBQ spot. Their sauce for the meat is delicious. So as their potato salad. Reason why it's a 4 star? The lady who served us sort of gave me an attitude when I asked for more of the sauce. I felt like I got called out unnecessarily. Would've been 5 stars easily.
So, my son's been bound and determined for years to introduce me to the Korean BBQ experience he enjoyed at such places in L.A. Problem is there aren't any such places 'round where we reside. Besides, I've cooked my own Korea BBQ dishes on my charcoal kettle grill. Isn't that the same thing? Well, today I learned, it's not. He found Mirak on Yelp and it looked great to both of us based on reviews and other factors. We had no idea how great an eating experience it would be. It's an unassuming place when you walk in. All the tables were empty since it was not long after the time the place opens for business. We chose the table to sit at and our server brought us a menu along with two empty bowls and two sets of chopsticks. She also brought a set of shears for slicing the long strips of cooked meat into more bite-sized portions, undoubtedly for smaller-sized mouths than ours. We were there for the AYCE Lunch deal which pretty much limits your choices. Two types of meat per table (we think that includes refilling plates with raw meat instead of being able to choose 1 or 2 other types of meat). There's a $5 charge for leftover meat and you gotta finish eating within 90 minutes. So, kind of restrictive, huh? The reality was, with the large portions of the two plates of meats delivered to our table and all the Banchan (side dishes)--which are also refilled AND the bowl of white rice--also refillable--well, all we could eat quickly turned out that we ate all we were ABLE to eat. In other words, we were full--and it didn't even take a full hour. We chose beef brisket and beef bulgogi. The USDA Prime brisket was unrecognizable from what I've bought and cooked with for years. It was sliced thin like pork belly and it's look and texture were unlike the beef brisket I love. Not sure what cut of meat the beef bulgogi was made because the menu didn't specify and the marinade hit its true identity. But I tell you, it was uniquely great grabbing meat with the provided tongs and draping them across the hot gas grill on the table. You quickly learn how to long to leave it in place to give it a nice sear before flipping it over to cook the other side. Now when I tasted the beef, I told my son it was under seasoned, because it was. "Dad," he says to me," that's what the dipping sauce is for. Oh yeah, the server had placed a small plastic cup of dark sauce in front of each of us. I dipped the meat into the sauce, shoveled the meat into my mouth, and tasted true gastronomic heaven. The sauce, which was a combo of soy sauce, chopped jalapeño, sugar(?), and possibly some type of vinegar somehow caused the meat to explode with flavor in the mouth. I would've been stunned but with only 90 minutes to finish eating, I didn't have the time. The beef bulgogi was similarly joyful to eat and if anything, even more tender than the brisket--which was exceedingly tender. The Banchan selection of eight small side dishes were an amazing potato salad with chopped broccoli, the best potato pancake I've ever had, wondrously delicious fishcakes that looked like sliced water chestnuts to me, kimchi cabbage, sprouts and small cucumbers and other stuff I have no idea what they were. Just call it all exceedingly delicious and we're good. Our server also brought out a large bowl of mixed green salad. It would've been just OK, but the soy sauce-based dressing made it truly delicious. More customers walked in as we ate and we saw how popular this place is with locals who know Korean BBQ. This place has been here since 1982 for a reason. Our server did a great job of checking back with us. She had a friendly personality and was genuinely appreciative of our compliments on the food. Yes indeed my son and I plan a return visit. We just gotta try the pork belly and Pork Kalbi. And if we go during dinner service, the menu opens up, offering even more yumful choices.
Mirak has some of the best brisket I've had because it's fattier than normal. Brisket is a staple of kbbq, especially AYCE but their brisket might actually be closer to beef belly. Two small downsides were service falling off and immediate 90 minute cutoff. The service started off extremely strong. Super attentive, constantly checking in on us, and then nearing the end it felt cut off abruptly. No more visits to see if we wanted more meat, no grill change until much later, etc. I still thought the service was exceptional as a whole, but there was this expectation set from the start that kind of died. Then we were asked if we wanted more meat, they gave us some time, but returned and said no more because it's been 90 minutes. Wasn't sure if it's serious or a joke, but we were pretty full and took it as a sign anyways. No reason to try and argue.
My daughter took me to this place on 3/20/20. We were wanting some Korean food and her friend had suggested to her that we try this place. Boy! It did not disappoint. My favorite is the Kalbi short ribs with all the beautiful side dishes. My daughter opted for the Kimchi hot pot or soup. The food was delicious and tasty! Service was awesome. We would definitely return again. Highly recommended! Tip: you can go across to Melody Boba for dessert. That's what we did! LOL!
My first time here. Came with a group of 8 for a work lunch on Sunday, which is dinner price for All You Can Eat all day. Rules for the AYCE: everyone at the table must get it, 90 minute limit, 2 meats at a time, extra charge for leftover. We got about 8 banchans, and our choice of white or mixed rice (lots of beans). There are about 10 different meat choices, including kalbi, beef brisket, spicy pork, pork belly. Kalbi was definitely my favorite, spicy pork had a kick to it (which I liked). Service is better than a typical kbbq place, we were able to get rounds of meat fairly quickly, and got our grill changed once.