Arirang - Mississauga

Great Food.. Great Service.. all you want and need when you wanna eat out under 1 roof!

The food was good but the service was horrible. Waiters ignored us when we came in for 20 minutes until we finally asked when someone would seat us, we were then told to grab our own menus. We would attempt to order items and they never came no matter how many times we asked, not even water. Sometimes they would come up to us then walk away before we could finish our sentence. The worst part was the tip tips are not optional here at all even when you receive horrible service, waitress demanded we give her atleast 10% tip despite the terrible service.

There is no shortage of AYCE cook-it-yourself style of Asian BBQ in Mississauga, but we had little time to spend waiting in line, so we went to Arirang by desperation. I visited this restaurant years ago and wasn't impressed, so I did not have much expectation. However, I'm happy to report that I was pleasantly surprised by my enjoying this dinner.Firstly, the meat options were much more limited than other similar restaurants out there, but the meat quality was superior. The kalbi cuts were well marbled and tender once kissed by the fire. The pork belly slices were thick, which kept their shape after grilling and were a joy to bite into. The two meats mentioned above alone are reasons enough to conclude that this restaurant prides itself in superior meat quality, which is rare in AYCE.Shout out to the ladies servicing the tables during our visit. My water was constantly filled, and they were quick at refilling our side dishes (great seaweed salad and kimchi! . Worth a future visit if you care more about quality than quantity.

A new menu for lunch, cheonggukjang (cheonggukjang)I ordered it. With six neat side dishesWhat taste of cheonggukjang reminds you of your grandmother’s homemade taste with plenty of ingredients? best!

Stricly speaking price point and meat selection. This place is about 10$ above the average price for this kind of selection.