Gogi Friends - Alexandria

Gogi has the best lunch deal! $20 for all you can eat K BBQ during the week. Of course the selection is a bit more limited under this special, but it's still got all of the essentials like Brisket, spicy pork belly, bulgolgi, and more. The weekend dinner price is a little more at $32 per person, but the menu is much larger and includes things like shrimp, squid, steak, and octopus. It also come with a free ice cream for dessert. The sides rotate every day so you never really know what you're going to get. The sauces are OK, but my favorite is one that I actually have to ask for, the Sesame oil with salt. Kids under 3 eat free which we love because we have 2 kids that don't eat that much. We've been here a few times now, and will definitely be back again.

For a buffet that doesn't let you select your own portions and items, the service was very lacking with long waits and very little attention given to the tables from the staff. They often retreated to a corner and stared away from the direction of customers. The dressing for the salad was too salty and meat dressings were not great either, ranging from too sweet to too rich. The sides (bon chon) were also very lacking and included a very stale and bland pasta which is definitely not Korean. All the meat choices were pretty sub-standard too, rangy from light taffy to old tire. They also automatically charge 10% tip, which would be fine if the service was standardized and attentive, and they were neither. Overall, a pretty bad experience and would not recommend to anyone.

Service: Dine in Meal type: Dinner Price per person: $30–50 Food: 4 Service: 3 Atmosphere: 2 Recommended dishes: Korean BBQ Parking space Plenty of parking Parking options Free parking lot

Great Korean BBQ, this place is always busy, so you know that the food is fresh. Great pricing for lunch and dinner price is good. Service: Dine in Meal type: Dinner Price per person: $30–50 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 4 Recommended dishes: Korean Side Dishes, Korean BBQ, Miso Pork Belly Recommendation for vegetarians Highly recommend

Since the 20% auto grad was introduced, the service has been terrible. The Hawaiian bulgogi is overly sweet.