Mail Garden

I went to this place to eat with my family and ordered galbi for 3, and after we decided to order 1 more and the table was too small so they said they will cook from the other table and when they brought the galbi back to our table and as soon as it arrives 90 percent of the galbi was bones. I ask the waitress to change the galbi and she told me its the kitchen’s fault and told us its none of her business and the way she was talking to us was really disgustingly RUDE, she did NOT look that old to be talking to a 50 year old man in a very rude way but she decided to. We called the manager to our table but the manager told us it BOK BOOL BOK. which means random. I asked him if he couldnt change it to new one and the rude waitress said shell give more meat but still wouldnt change it to new ones. We lost our appetite asked for the check paid for all the meats that came out from that kitchen and when we were walking out of this restaurant the waitress threw the menu to the ground giving us the LOOK. The manager followed us out and apologized lighting a cigarette with a sarcasm he said «come back soon ill remember your faces.» Smoking which is really rude in korea. VERY RUDE WORKERS AND DISAPPOINTED

Very displeasing service. Save your money and go to a better restaurant. No one would even cook the meat for me and I had to do it myself. They just cared to put the meat on the table. Worst part is that the meat got all burnt because a person couldn’t even cook properly and we couldn’t eat. Will not ever go back here again, and will also tell my friends not to go.

Stop sleeping on Mail Garden. People hype up Mapo Galbi which is on the opposite corner from MG but this is by far my favorite KBBQ spot in NY. I’ve been to Mapo, Jong-​ro, Kang Ho Dong Baekjong, Sansoogapsan, Biwon, Galbi Maeul, etc etc. They’re all reasonably good, but Mail Garden is by far my favorite. Any Picnic Garden fans, just stop reading here. May God have mercy on your soul.
1. They have a parking lot. Let me reiterate-​THEY HAVE A PARKING LOT and it is quite large as well. If you’ve never been to this area then you have no idea. This restaurant is located in the heart of Mukja golmok, which is a dense cluster of Korean restaurants near the Murray Hill LIRR station. Parking during dinner rush is a nightmare. Parking during the lunch rush is a nightmare. Parking between those times is somewhere between headache and nightmare levels. And no I’m not going to trust the valets at other restaurants that will gun the engine down the narrow Flushing streets and then street park it somewhere.
2. I’m not giving 5 stars for the parking, obviously. The meat here is amazing and the quantity doesn’t disappoint, either. I usually get the $ 100 sirloin combo which comes with an assortment of meats. That will comfortably feed 3 people although that might be 2 – 4 depending on your party members. You’ll get a complimentary jjigae which is quite good. The banchan side dishes aren’t out of this world but just solid. The highlight is the warm soybean paste used for dipping peppers/​cucumbers/​carrots along with your meat. Most places will serve it cold. I’m not big on naengmyun but both my daughter and mother-​in-​law are very picky and this is one of the few places they will get naengmyun from (the other being the dedicated naengmyun spot down the block).
3. Real wood charcoal. Most other spots use gas, and there’s a huge difference. If you come here you better be planning to go home afterwards because you WILL stink. But then again that goes for all Korean restaurants anyway. So don’t half-​ass it, cook your meat over a real fire with real wood.

This is a restaurant that’s not one of the ones you’d usually go to if you were in the Murray Hill area. We decided to try it to experience something new!
We ordered the Combo B, which came with 3 types of meat. We were a party of 3 people and it was definitely enough food for everyone! The meat was delicious and fresh.
–1 for service. The women who helped to barbeque our meat ended up burning a few pieces. It wasn’t even a busy time but they didn’t stay on top of what they were doing. When the meats were burned, there wasn’t even an apology offered.
–½ star for banchan. Nothing special which included the regular type of kimchi and a few veggie banchans. No seafood or meat.
–½ star for price. 80 bucks for the barbecue alone. Quite steep IMO compared to the other restaurants in the area.
Overall, wouldn’t recommend this place with plenty of other options just a few steps away!

Food — 2.5 stars
Service — 2 stars
Value — 2 stars
Ambience — 2.5 stars
When you’re paying $ 21.99 for «Stir-​fried squid with vegetables» the dish in my opinion shouldn’t be mostly noodles. The staff was literally running which shows that they were trying but when one of the waiters barked «Quick» in frustration at our table for not handing him our water glasses fast enough then I realized I probably wouldn’t be returning.
I would not recommend this restaurant.

Worst korean restaurant, I ordered online $ 27 Galbijjim and they call back to me said they don’t have that memu now so can change menu bulgogi more expensive one. So 20min later l get my order open it’s Ridiculous… so small, that’s just Fraud. naver go this restaurant ever,

You must be wondering where this restaurant… because about half the party attendees asked the same thing. My GPS indicated that I reached my destination but all I saw was a party city storefront and a private lot. If it wasn’t for the korean bbq banner hung by the lot and the asian guy confirming the 2^nd floor of the building was the right place, I would have been circling around and around.
The restaurant was pretty small, our birthday celebration party occupied the entire place. Great privacy, it even had a private room. It was buffet style where all the food was lined up from sashimi to jap chae. Too bad no bbq food except for the spicy pork which didn’t last long out. I was hoping to sample more of their signature bbq but a last, not this time. The food was alright but I felt I didn’t grasp the whole experience. Maybe due to making mass quantity, it lost some of its luster.
After reading the three 5 star reviews (the ones with 0 friends and 1 review), it made me skeptical of their rating. Service was great, but I would need to come back to try their popular dishes to give a better representation. Till next time.

Amazing food and service. Quality of Galbi (Korean BBQ) is incomparable to any other Korean restaurants in the city. Definitely worth a visit.

It was my first time and the food was definitely better than k-​town bbq places. If you want some quality korean bbq, I recommend this place.

Phenomenal. I rate this restaurant higher than any restaurants in new york. Definitely worth the price and the owner his cute.