Gogi Time 2600 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, CA 94612

"We had a blast and the food was so delicious it was hard not to let my eyes be bigger than my stomach! Grill was changed out consistently and there were plenty of options on the All You Can Eat Menu. The playlist of music being played was the perfect addition to the good time we were having. I would totally recommend this place for the food experience, it's not the fanciest or trendiest on the inside but we still had a blast and left more full than on Thanksgiving lol."

"Just as every review says, this place is awesome! I love Korean BBQ and it’s all you can eat, Need I say more! You do cook the food yourself which is just a fun experience with everyone. The short ribs and the kimchi pancakes were probably my favorite thing we got. We also got the garlic pork belly, shrimp, brisket, sirloin.. pretty much everything on the menu. Everything was fantastic. The service was amazing as well. We never felt like we were missing food or was waiting for more. They also come around change out your burner top so it’s always clean. If you really need convincing and your not just sure. Just walk in front of the building and you’ll be convinced by the amazing aroma of Korean BBQ food!"

"The food here is amazing! The kimchi is awesome and the kimchi pancakes are even better! Light and crispy with crunchy bell peppers. The potstickers are another favorite, can’t go wrong with that. The meats too are spot on; brisket, ribs and pork belly"

"All you can eat for $32. Short ribs are the best. Their banchan is also excellent. Staff are friendly and attentive, we never had to wait to order more meat. The only areas of improvement would be brighter lighting (when it gets dark), providing wet wipes or more napkins from the start (grilling is a messy process), and cleaner restrooms. But the service and the food was great, so I'm still giving a 5 star review."

"I heard that Gogi Time was a good Korean BBQ place from a close friend, so I gave it a try and I was honestly so disappointed. The food and service were both lackluster and brought down the overall mood of my friend group. Here is why. Lets start with the food. The food came in small portions (for a group of 5) and the quality of the meat was poor with fatty cuts. We had to cut out all the fat because it became too much in the end. We also ordered steamed egg as an appetizer and was absolutely disgusted when we scooped down to discover that the egg was barely cooked. When we showed this to our server, he merely brushed it off and said he would just add a new order of steamed egg to our next order. Our steamed egg failed to come and we had to ask again for the egg to come in at all. When the steamed egg did come in and was fully cooked, we tried it only to discover that it was too salty to even eat. We also ordered the soju cocktails and we could tell instantly that the soju wasn't the best quality because it was so hard to force down. Good soju is supposed to be smooth going down and have a crisp aftertaste but the cocktails here had a strange metallic taste to them. I believe in rating a restaurant based on the sole quality and taste of the food and this place gets a major disapproval from me. Next is the service which doesn't affect my ratings but definitely impacts my experience and my mood towards this restaurant. Our server was barely present and rarely checked up on our table. We would eat and cook for 10 minutes and wait for 30 minutes just for the next set of meat to come in or to even get the server to take our order. When the server did get our order, he would constantly forget certain parts of our order and we would have to repeat it multiple times. Near the end we got fed up and just asked for the check because we were no longer in the mood to repeat ourselves or continue eating. Overall Gogi Time fails to live up to the expectations that I have for Korean BBQ. For 30+ dollars and an additional 18% gratuity charge for any groups 5 or more, I feel that there are better options and the prices of the drinks here are overpriced considering the size and the quality of the drinks you receive."