GEN Korean BBQ House

"10/10, would recommend - came with a party of 6 during rush, they got us in in around 30 minutes. Food is great - make sure you know how to cook it! Recommendation for first time KBBQ-ers is to cook things one dish at a time in the middle, as that’s where most of the heat is. Wait staff are amazing. Genuinely don’t think this place would be as good as it is without the amazing people here. Our server was amazing, made sure our glasses were full, grill was clean, and food stocked up. Be nice to them or I’ll drop kick you off the coast"

"If you're in Hawaii and haven't been together again, you're missing out on probably not only some of the best tasting. Barbecue out there, but probably the best deal if you go for the lunch special. $19 per person before 3:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday? And then after that for dinner prices only $29 a person Hawaii prices?!? If you don't know that's awesome, then you haven't seen how much it cost to live in the islands! If there's any downside, it's the fact that they can get very busy for the dinner time special Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday. But other than that you got to go there and learn how to order and skip the rice!"

"Was alright for the price. The meats was good but the server and service was junk. The food was not coming fast enough for 6 people and they kept forgetting our orders. The rice was hard and the calamari was junk. We came on super bowl and it wasn't very busy so i dont know why the service wasn't the best unless they were under staffed. Maybe i will try a different location before I return to this one."

"Our party of 6 (4 adults, 1 kid, 1 baby), came to GEN on a Friday night for an early dinner at 5 PM. Make sure you look at the menu beforehand because as soon as you sit down, they’ll ask what you want to order. Luckily, my sister/BIL have been here before so they took the reins for the first round. Some of the things we ordered were the Hawaiian steak, garlic chicken, brisket, honey soy beef belly, pork cheek, and galbi. My top three were the Hawaiian steak, honey soy beef belly, and pork cheek. I liked the marinades on the steak and the beef belly. It’s nice that they use different flavors and not the same marinade for every meat. The pork cheek was so tender. We ended up getting three orders in total but I probably could have eaten another one on my own. They also bring out bowls of rice as soon as you’re seated, but you definitely don’t want to waste stomach real estate on that. Plus, the rice looked really mushy. I liked that they serve banchan. My favorite was the radish paper because the sourness helped balance out the richness/saltiness of the meats. I must have eaten an entire bowl of these by myself. They also have 9 different dipping sauces available, so you’ve got options. I wish they served something sweet at the end of the meal - maybe a scoop of ice cream to go? But, not a deal breaker. Our waitress was not very attentive. She would constantly forget things and she seemed annoyed whenever we asked her for something, so that took away from the experience a bit. Overall, I still had a great meal here. It’s best to go with 4 or more people so you can try a bigger variety of things, and you’re not stuck trying to finish a plate of something you may not like. Also better to go early because when we left around 7ish, there were lots of parties waiting for a table. I found out they have a location here in NYC, so I’ll have to check that one out and see how it compares."

"My friends, sister and I came today and it was the best. The wait time for a table was super fast and we were surprised. Our server Jessie was awesome and she constantly made sure we were good and accommodated us greatly. I also thank the busser, I think his name was Bryan. 10/10 experience and would definitely bring more people."