
Strip-center outpost serving Korean classics & barbecue cooked on charcoal tabletop grills.
Address and Contact Information
Address: 1949 Gessner Rd, Houston, TX 77080
Phone: (713) 461-9494
Website: http://www.bbqgardenrestaurant.com/
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Reviews
I ordered the Galbi rib fingers. They were good, but quickly got cold as I was not able to cook them myself as I ate. Additionally, they charge you $2 for lettuce wraps if you don’t order KBBQ for more than one person which is crazy, as the dish I ordered was $33. I also got the spicy cold noodle naengmeyon. Very tasty and refreshing. The tteokboki was good, however the rice cakes are actually the wheat kind and NOT rice which was a surprise. I had to remind the waitress for my complementary side of white rice as well.
Overall, the food is good and this could be a solid place for kbbq if they just treated solo diners as well as groups of 2+ and didn’t charge for lettuce for wraps if it comes included for kbbq for 2+. Posted updated menu!
So, it’s on North Gessner, north of I-10, in a slightly beat up strip center. If I lived a block away and wasn’t told about it, I would have never gone in. We went late afternoon on a Saturday and it was pretty quiet.
We walked in and we were warmly greeted. It is a unique (to me) set up with private booths on both sides and tables in the middle. We were seated in a private booth, which is actually pretty cool and with the door open it’s not super secluded. A very nice server came in, gave us menus and after we looked a little we had questions and she suggested the Galbi for two, which we took. The Galbi has marinated short rib meat and a couple of other high end beef cuts.
Shortly after, a guy comes in and places a pot with burning wood/charcoal embers and then food starts coming from everywhere. All of the usual sides along with a very very good miso soup. Our server started the cooking and I asked if we take it off and she said yes. I’m not sure if I asked them to cook it if they would so I just went with it and cooked the meat. One note about that – we were cooking some and then eating it and near the end with about a third of our meat left, the embers were not as hot (still cooked but slowly). So my tip is, cook and eat as you go and put it on the side, don’t dally.
The beef was so good. The charcoal imparted a nice backyard grill flavor. And they have this little dip with salt and pepper (and soy and olive oil?) that made the meat so good. Everything was really fantastic. The kimchi had a unique spicy kick and I ate it all knowing it was good for me.
For dessert, they bring a little bowl of rice punch, which doesn’t look like much (looks like pasta water with some floating specks of rice) but since everything else was so good I knew this was good. And it was. Really just sweet starchy water but it was good.
So, I agree with the TikTok reviews – this is a top 3 place for KBBQ in Houston. It’s a must try.
Faves for today :
The bulgogi combo
Beef , pork and chicken
Garlic Shrimp
The sides were amazing
Kimchi
Potatoe salad
Cucumbers
Brócoli
Marinated radishes
Fish cakes
Bean sprouts
Note:
Pepper soya sauce for spice
Side hot sauce