KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot

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  • replying to u/R-O-U-Ssdontexist: How is kpot?

    It’s like a Korean Applebees. Not the best but not the worst either and I hesitate to call it authentic. It’s a good value for what you get though.

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  • [KPOT](https://maps.app.goo.gl/LthHSJmWxrmF6YJbA) ($32 - only been to the Dekalb location) is my favorite. It's a franchise and is at a good price.

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  • There is a decent and cheap KBBQ near there, K-Pot, which isn’t bad

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  • replying to u/R-O-U-Ssdontexist: How is kpot?

    Not the best KBBQ you're ever going to eat but it's fine and the sauce bar is fun for experimenting with different flavors. The hotpot was good, kind of hard to mess up.

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  • KPOT is amazing, and without drinks including tip you will be out of there for 70. Really good quality for the price, and the service is over the top.

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  • replying to u/alohaimchelle: Gen bbq and 99 favor taste are my favorite ayce options in Manhattan. Kpot just opened in Manhattan as well, and I've heard good things about the chain's other locations.

    We just went to one in Philly, it was good! Someone else in a review mention it’s like the Applebees of K bbq and I can see what they mean haha but it was good and a good price so who cares about atmosphere

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  • The AYCE spots (Let's Meat, Hometown BBQ, KPOT) being on this list doesn't make sense. Unless if you come from a place that has 0 hot pot or KBBQ spots, the AYCE spots won't be better than whatever you can get at home.

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  • replying to u/uttergarbageplatform: I love KPOT in downtown BK. AYCE for <$30, a bit more for hot pot. I’ve eaten there four times, it’s really very good and the price is unbeatable

    Quite possibly one of the worst options. I understand it’s AYCE and relatively cheap but most of their selections are inedible.

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  • KPOT is better between the two. The one in the Bronx is really good..

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  • replying to u/VisualReality4495: LaoJie is my favorite. I hear Kpot in Manhattan has crab legs. Has anyone been and can confirm?

    Kpot sucks and is nowhere at the quality level of Laojie. Stay away!

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  • replying to u/Sorrowfulrose: Lets meat is a okay choice been there 4-5 times, they have a decent sized selection and relatively good cuts and great marinated beef. My main issue with them is despite the higher price point than other ayce kbbq places especially now they skimp out on you a ton. Service seems to be drag out your time longer to limit you and quite frankly i personally dont feel they give you a good bang for your buck when it comes down to it now. Gen bbq is at a lower price point with more than comparable meat to let’s meat. Its got a better array of selections in my opinion if you’re looking for more options than just beef. The service is at a better pace. The one issue is all their stuff is heavily marinated and as a result much denser than let’s meats in the long run so if you can’t stuff as much you’ll lose out. Other options: 99 flavor taste, i have similar issues with them as i do let’s meat tbh. Their quality has declined over the years while the price point and popularity went up. Been to 3 of their locations each multiple times and they’re generally inconsistent across the board. I will say though, love their seafood pancakes that are part of the ayce menu. The wait staff is a real hit or miss. So this is a roll of the dice if you can’t find anywhere else. Hometown, i and many others often make the statement 99 for kbbq and hometown for hotpot, but in recent times i’d say hometown is just a slight bit better than 99 in both regards. Its wait staff are much better while their st…

    I tried lets meat, kpot better for sure

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  • replying to u/aeliz333: Ah I was actually considering the Brooklyn location lol. That being said would you still choose the Brooklyn location or let's meat?

    They recently opened up a spot in Coney that i’ve enjoyed more than the downtown brooklyn one.

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  • replying to u/SailorPawprints: I enjoy Let's Meat! If you want a simple KBBQ spot, the chain KPOT opened a location on 38th. They do kbbq and hot pot. 99 favor taste in Chinatown is good too. These are not where you go for high quality wagyu but if you're just going for some good AYCE, they're great.

    K-Pot is great, went for my Birthday

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  • replying to u/crazeman: Context: I've been to Let's Meat twice but not Gen BBQ. [Yakiniku West](https://www.yelp.com/biz/yakiniku-west-new-york) introduced a 3 tier AYCE BBQ menu recently (\~$38/48/58). Technically they're Japanese BBQ but I find it pretty similar to Korean BBQ. There's also an all you can drink option but I feel like that's a trap because that just means less room for BBQ meats. (If you're not getting AYCE, Yakiniku West usually have pretty good deals on different days of the week. Like they'll have short rib on sale on one day, or like salmon Friday, or kobe beef Wednesday. I'm making the days up, you have to check their site for specific days/deals.) [99 Favor](https://www.yelp.com/biz/99-favor-taste-new-york-new-york) and [Hometown Hotpot & BBQ](https://www.yelp.com/biz/hometown-hotpot-and-bbq-new-york-2) in Chinatown are good cheap options (\~$33 each) specifically for birthdays. If you go with a at least a party of 4, within 2-3 days of a birthday, the birthday person gets to eat for free. 99 Favor WILL blast the happy birthday song every 10 minutes lol. Good thing about 99 Favor is that they will take reservations. I haven't personally been to Hometown so no comment on them. I feel like they're more of a hotpot place than BBQ though. My current go to: If you dip slightly out of Manhattan (it's like 1 stop), there's a [KPOT](https://www.yelp.com/biz/kpot-korean-bbq-and-hot-pot-brooklyn) franchise at Dekalb (\~$31). Honestly I like Kpot more than 99 favor, more new/modern…

    I just tried lets meat, i think kpot is much better.

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  • replying to u/Seyi_Ogunde: It was good when it first opened years ago, but now a lot of the korean bbq business have to contend with rising costs of food and rent so the quality and portions went way down. Gotta go outside of Ktown for a better bbq experience nowadays. Try Gogi 37 or Wonder Pig

    I had kpot a few times, really liked that.

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  • replying to u/aeliz333: Ah I was actually considering the Brooklyn location lol. That being said would you still choose the Brooklyn location or let's meat?

    But yes, I would still take KPOT over Let's Meat

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  • replying to u/crazeman: KPOT by Albee Square. I've been to almost every cheap AYCE BBQ spot in Manhattan and Brooklyn and KPOT is my favorite. It's only ~$30 for dinner, $20 for lunch, idk how they normally deal with solo diners though. The best part is that you can order off the tablet instead of flagging down the waiter every 15 minutes for more meats. Some other great non-buffet spots in the downtown area: Sound + Fury is a great brewery nearby. Excellent vibes, they have good beers and surprisingly good food. Right next to KPOT is DeKalb Market Hall, one of my favorite food halls in the city. They legit have some very good stalls and vendors down there. The original Juniors location is like 2 blocks from KPOT, and they are famous for their cheesecakes.

    it’s actually quite nice to have a big table all for yourself!

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  • replying to u/BradCable: Kbbq? Let’s meat? Fun and fixed price.

    Kpot is very good though OP, been about a dozen times to the brooklyn one, still good.

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  • replying to u/levu12: That's pretty unfortunate, I know it's a chain so the experiences can vary, I had a good time in Southern California but haven't tried the NYC locations yet, it's so expensive... However, I prefer other JBBQ or KBBQ more, Gyu-Kaku I feel like is just not enough value for the price it commands. For that much I'd much rather go to Cote and get the Butcher's Feast ($74). Even back in California I preferred Shinobu Japanese BBQ, which is literally 30-40% cheaper and just as good, maybe even better. I wish they had one here :( For best value AYCE I would recommend KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot in Downtown Brooklyn. It's $32 for Dinner and $22 for Lunch, you can get both Hot Pot and BBQ for $5 more. While it's of course a budget option, there is still prepackaged ice cream and the meat is pretty decent, the limit is also 2 hours. I don't know any AYCE that is cheaper besides GEN. Last time I had GEN in NYC, it was pretty ok, but I prefer KPOT. If you don't want to go to Brooklyn, or just want to try both, I would also recommend it. I believe it's $25 for Lunch and $31 for Dinner. Again if you want something fancy I would just go to Cote. Hyun is too much wagyu...

    Definitely recommend K-POT!

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