Dons Bogam BBQ Wine Bar - New York

The service is very slow. Our waiter was not accommodating to refilling our side dishes for our bbq. Very slow service and expensive for the services and quality of meats that we got. One of the other gentlemen was very friendly but unfortunately he was not our waiter. We love wrapping our bbq meat with lettuce. Average pp would be $100 without drinks yet. Dinner was not worth it maybe lunch would be. For $500 meal we can expect better elsewhere.

Probably my fifth or sixth visit before posting a review, this is a pretty reliable Korean barbecue restaurant in KTown. A couple of things to know, they assume that you will be having barbecue, unless you specify differently. If you’re not having barbecue, they will ask you to move from a barbecue table. If you are having barbecue, they require you to order a minimum of two expensive barbecue dishes. They also warn you about time limits for occupying the table. I believe these are a throwback to the Covid time when they needed to turntables quickly to stay afloat, however, these days it is a little bit offputting to be told that you have to leave the table by a certain time. The service is efficient, but relatively brusque, they could use a little bit of charm school. At this dinner, we had the seafood pancake, the barbecued pork belly, and the Bulgogi. Later we added japchae and tteoboki since a couple of us were still hungry. In the end it was something like $260 for the four of us including three of the small bottles of Soju,, not cheap, but we left with full bellies and satisfied. Would be great if they put a little bit more effort into being even a little bit friendlier.

Such a nice place to come and enjoy dinner! If you’re looking for any high quality of K-bbq restaurant, I would recommend this place. Especially, make sure you try the Marinated short rib It’s the best meat you can try.

"I ordered a seasoned mixed platter and it was my first time trying it in Manhattan. It was very delicious. The portion size was just right and the quality of the meat was excellent. The staff were friendly, and the Japchae (stir-fried glass noodles) in particular was very tasty

The food quality is amazing! All Servers look so nice and their service is fantastic! I love Dons! One of best K restaurants!!!