The food was fine but not as many basic options as I'm used to for the cheapest menu (I'm from a bigger city). I was surprised that there were only a couple sauces to choose from and not many sides. My biggest issue was service. I was there a couple weeks ago and it was SLOW only like 4 tables. I waited about 10 minutes and no one came to seat me so I went to their restroom and walked back out. Waited another 10 minutes before someone acknowledged me to get me a table. Then it took another 10 minutes for my waiter to come to my table. After that it was fine but just rubbed me the wrong way, I'd hate to see them on a busy night. read more

The food is very good but nothing crazy. It's really about the experience. The service was very good. She was very quick in getting our order and bringing our food out. The whole setting is very enjoyable very peaceful and relaxing. The dining process they tell you is up to 2 hours of all you can eat meat. We were gone long before two hours. The brisket and the short rib were our family's favorite. The Bawi sauce is awesome on all their food. read more

Bawi Korean BBQ - Table - Korean Near Me - Springfield, Missouri

Had a great lunch with my daughter. The service was great and so was the food. Not quite like I had in Japan but best I have had in southwest Missouri. read more

Sauces were terrible and spread was weird and not fun to eat the big problem is takes forever to get table set up just let us goto a bar get our own sauces and rice types too long .... waited forever for water refill and what ever you do don't look under the tables there is a reason everything is painted black and there is a concrete floor it was gross makes me wonder what else is gross behind the scenes , some of the meats had good flavor but not worth the price asked and this is not a chain owner owns another place in town. We lived in Los angels and this would be an f or one star in Los Angeles they would be ran out of town challenge go try one in kc or Overland Park or florida or California you will find out what a real one is, 32 per person nope not again read more

Korean BBQ just isn't really my thing, it's just too sweet for my tastes for the most part. The sirloin was okay, and the Mandu (sort of like pot stickers) weren't bad. The rest of it just wasn't really up my alley. I get it's more of an experience than just a meal, but frankly I prefer to have somebody cook my food for me if I'm going out. Also eating within inches of a smoking grill at eye level and knowing there is a gas line running directly under the table just didn't do it for me. They don't give you a knife but do provide you with some handy 'meat scissors' to cut your steak with. Some people probably really dig this type of experience but it just wasn't for me. read more

Bawi Korean BBQ - Meat scissors - Korean Near Me - Springfield, Missouri

So good!! Some of the meat was not great cuts, for example the galbi was super tough. Everything was well seasoned tho. Wish there wasn't a time limit, and only thing I would change would be to ask our server to turn our grill heat down since ours was cooking the meat way too fast. read more

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Pros: we got the basic and it was good just had to wait a bit to get what we ordered. Cons: extremely slow service, seems like a lot of teenagers with little service experience so was a bit frustrating especially when we told them upfront we have a flight in 2.5 hrs and yet they stood around until i went back up and reiterated we have been waiting. read more

We ordered a la carte because this was a recon mission. Other tables ordered the bbq, and we definitely will next time. Our beef bulgogi was good, but could use a touch of heat (my preference). The calamari steak was cooked well, but needed a dipping sauce (again, my palate craves gochujang and gochugaru). Side dishes were good, especially the pickled vegetables (daikon). read more

The food was amazing! We had a Great time trying the different meats and sauces. We will definitely be back. read more

There food was good and taste. It was quiet at a little after 4:00pm. Pretty quiet and relaxing. The short ribs were great! Jalapeño was good. Placing an order is far a few in between. It seems the people who work there are advised to check the tables far apart. The people Marcy to us seem frustrated as they waited to order more food for their table. Not good. They need to check on the tables more often than not. read more

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We had a large party of nine for dinner recently. Our server was forgetful and we had to remind him of various requests at times, but all in all he did well. The variety of proteins available makes it a good option for varied tastes. It's definitely a fun experience and worth the price. read more

Was surprised to find a Korean BBQ location in this area! Super excited that they had this location here. Staffed with friendly people and ready to explain to those unfamiliar with the process. We cooked for ourselves and clicked the button if we needed anything. If I'm ever back in the area, will definitely return. read more

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This was my first Korean bbq experience and it was amazing! My friend and I got the premium and it had so much variety of meats, seafood, and sides. Great service and clean environment. It was a fun experience and good for big groups. read more

I appreciate how they allow one (1) person for the AYCE. Most Korean AYCE requires a min. of 2 people, but not Bawi. I did call them just to check and confirm and was told that single diner are allowed! For this, changing my rating to 5 stars! read more

My first time here and my first real meal where I could sit relax and enjoy the meal. Sienna greeted me at the door and was also our server. Service from her made the food excellent! When you have good food and great service. The experience will always exceed expectations. And that's how I felt. She was quick to serve and check on us too. She was also all smiles. The cutest dimple always shows up with her attitude. I enjoyed her very much. Hopefully I'll get her again the next time. My family and I enjoyed our conversations too. We were there long and even after paying she still checked if we needed drinks. Love it! Thanks again for hiring someone who loves her job. read more

Had no clue this was an "all you can eat" place. We didn't have reservations, but they got us in decently quick for a weekend night. We just chose the cheaper menu. The more expensive one has only a few more options such as calamari, and crab rangoon. They give you two hours to eat all you want, but it literally took them almost an hour to get us all sat up, and bring out our first order of meat. It seems lots of people come here in large groups, and that seems like this would be the idea way to come here. It's more "entertainment" than it is a great meal. It's not like the food was bad, but it wasn't anything special. The experience of just cooking your food in front of you was what this was clearly all about. Glad I went; might go again if there was a group that wanted to do something totally different, but wouldn't add it to my "special night out" rotation. read more

Bawi Korean BBQ - Spicy Chicken Bulgogi Pork Bulgogi - Korean Near Me - Springfield, Missouri

Atmosphere: spacious and clean! Great vibe. They have kpop playing, colorful lighting, and plenty of grill tables. Food: this is like any of your regular AYCE kbbq: side dishes, sauces for dipping, rice, salad, and soup included. If you're like me and like garlic, jalapeños, samjang, and lettuce, be sure to ask for it! The dessert was the perfect way to end the meal. Service: great service! Our waitress was very attentive and always checked up on us for refills. read more

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You have to come here! Both the food and the service were great. The pork bulgogi was our favorite. It was full of rich flavor and had a nice caramelization on the grill. 10/10 I will come again when I visit Missouri next. read more

This place is close to being amazing. For a little context, my friends and I are not from this area and we traveled from a place where there are over a dozen of KBBQ restaurants in a 30 mile radius. I know in towns where there are not as many Korean options, expectations should waned. Despite that i felt this place was lacking some crucial items. I appreciate they have a $23.00 option for basic KBBQ, but jumping up to a $30.00 option for adding a few more items seems a bit steep. The spicy tofu soup and other soups are considered extra charge which is not normal from many other KBBQ places I frequent. The meat selection is quite lacking as it's missing many crucial items such as beef short plate (beef belly), thinly sliced rib eye, thinly sliced pork belly, etc. that other KBBQ restaurants offer. I enjoyed the brisket and the thick pork belly myself. I appreciated how the service was efficient and it was similar in essence to other KBBQ restaurants I have been to. I would recommend for those in. The area who would like their first experience of KBBQ. read more

Everything was amazing as usual, we've been here at least 10 times and love it! Christopher was our waiter and did a great job

We were in the area and decided to try this restaurant. The service was good. The sides were decent. My only complaint is at lacked in meat variety. But they did have all our favorites. We love the brisket and pork belly and they had that. read more

Came to Springfield with a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu team to train with another team. Afterwards we were looking for some "clean" food, and I found this Korean BBQ on Yelp. 10 of us came and all 10 left full and happy! The food was well seasoned, there was a wide variety of meat and seafood to choose from, and the care from the waitress keeping us stocked with sides and meat was exemplary! Collectively we liked everything they had to offer from kimchi to calamari steaks. If you want to stick to more familiar meats, you won't be disappointed in the beef and pork options! If you haven't been to a Korean BBQ place before, you basically pick different meats that you cook yourself on a small grill in the middle of the table. Many of them have buffet type lines where you grab your own meats and sides, but the majority will bring it to the table for you. Here, they bring it to you. The deal is all you care to eat for 2 hours for $24 (which becomes $27 even after tax). For the kind of hunger you get after rolling on the mat for 3 hours straight, that's a pretty good deal! read more

Bawi Korean BBQ - Korean Near Me - Springfield, Missouri

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This place was good, but there were some flaws that stood out to me during this dinner that were too obvious to be overlooked. First off, we were told that it would take about 10-15 minutes to be seated. However, it took about 30 minutes to be seated. This was not much of an issue but I wish we were at least notified that it was going to take a bit longer to be seated. Another thing I noticed was how unusually slow the service was, it took about 10 minutes to just get our drinks, and about 15-20 minutes to get each meats. This was a little bit upsetting because we only had a two hour time limit and needed to only stay 1 hour due to having plans following our dinner here. Thankfully the plans were cancelled last minute because we ended up staying for the full two hours. The food itself was okay, the only thing I would recommend is the glass noodles, because they were very enjoyable. All in all, This place is okay but in my opinion not worth the price. read more

This place is amazing. So flavorful, and the service is very quick. They start off by explaining how their menu, pricing, and orders work. And that's it. You order your food and start cooking to your liking. We come here about once a month. read more

Bawi Korean BBQ - Front entrance - Korean Near Me - Springfield, Missouri

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First time here! Was so delicious!! Had never cooked our own at the little grill embedded in our table. Loved the sides and had spicy pork, sirloin steak, beef bulgogi and shrimp. Spicy pork was our fave! We will be back next time we are in the area. read more

Bawi Korean BBQ - Four meats we selected to try. All delicious. - Korean Near Me - Springfield, Missouri

The service and food is good. The server always checking if you have enough meat which I like and you dont have to call their attention.

Bawi brings Springfield a taste of the Korean BBQ culture. For someone that has been eating KBBQ in the west coast all my life, Bawi has perfectly emulated the experience. Bawi is an All-You-Can-Eat that provides high quality selections of meat in various flavors. The service is also top notch! For those that aren't familiar with KBBQ and the fact that you have to cook your own meat, the servers do a great job of explaining how to cook every single meat selection. I also appreciate that the servers explain the Korean Culture behind the cuisine as well. The ambiance of the restaurant is very modernized and provides a fun and more intimate experience. If you've never had KBBQ please do yourself a favor and check out Bawi! read more

3 out of 5. I likeKBBQ and this place is okay, but very Americanized vs the normal. The meat wasn't the best quality but for $20 for ayce, you can't beat that If this is your first time and you're in Springfield. This is a good spot to try read more

I walked in and I didn't see any hostess. I made eye contact with a few staff members and they would smile and acknowledge me with a hi while I was standing there but no one asked if I needed help. After about 5 minutes or so, the hostess came and asked if I had reservations. I replied no and I asked if I needed to. Her reply was its recommended but she can put me in a table. The place has many empty tables but I think it's because of the short staff. Since it's just myself, I got the standard instead of premium selection. I get to choose four proteins and after that two afterwards and so on. I started out with beef brisket, pork chops and spicy chicken for the first round and then got the herb chicken and beef bulgogi. For my sides, I got the vegetables pancakes, kimchi, picked radish and pickled radish wrap, garlic and jalapenos. The reason for three stars is that my waiter messed up the protein I ordered. I ordered the pork chop but got a pork jowl, I ordered the spicy chicken and both times I got the herb chicken. I didn't complain or anything because it's not a big deal. The rice came out lukewarm. The pork jowl was mostly fat and little meat. Once I was done, I was just sitting there waiting for him to come back and hand me my check. read more

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Excellent dining experience! Restaurant was very clean abd aff was friendly and helpful! Our favorites were the beef bulgogi and chicken bulgogi! read more

Bawi Korean BBQ - Korean BBQ lunch with my boys - Korean Near Me - Springfield, Missouri

No flavor to meats .everything they serve is to fatty and portions needed cut and trimmed.since you have a time limit ( very tacky )you need to grill everything your self.ok I don't know about anyone else but if it m going to pay $145.00 for 4 people,id prefer to have it cooked and have at least some flavor to it.for what we paid I could have bought groceries for 2 weeks.Save your money.there are better Korean food in Springfield ! read more

Service was polite and attentive but food- Too pricy for the limited choices we were given. We did not enjoy this one at all. 4 out of 4 agreed never to do this one again. So disappointed as the concept sounded good but we did not enjoy. read more

I love go eat there. Food taste good and place is clean. Only wish that the severs could be little faster about bringing food to tables. Other than that I very much enjoyed my meal. read more

I recently moved to Springfield from Los Angeles. I've been to a lot of Korean BBQ places and to be quite honest this is one of the worst ones I've tried. But since it's the only one in the city, I'm just really thankful it's here. First off the quality of the meat isn't up to par with what I'm used to. The brisket comes frozen, looks like the same meat they use at Mongolian places, the pork belly is more like uncured bacon and the Bulgogi is a little too sweet. The sides are good, but the choices are limited. My biggest complaint though would be that vegetables count as choice of meat. They only give you two meats at a time. Every other place I've been to has been 3 at a time, so to have the veggies count as one of the meats is rather annoying. Still though with everything that irked me, it's tasty, good ambiance and kind service. read more

I've never experienced such high quality Korean bbq at such a value price. We went for the standard menu which is differentiated from the premium menu by a significantly lower price, and you can't get galbi, deungshim steak, calamari, shrimp, and a couple of other items that I can't remember right now. We were seated promptly, instructed sufficiently by the staff, and got started! Food: we went for the thinly sliced brisket (chadolbegi) and pork belly (samgyubsal). We were given 3 sauces for these meats, which are not marinated in any sauce. There was a sweet chili sauce, a sweet soy sauce based sauce, and the traditional salt in sesame oil sauce. Being all you can eat, we just ate to our heart's content. We asked for rice, lettuce, jalapeños, garlic, and the traditional fermented bean paste for dipping to make lettuce wraps because they weren't already on the table. What was already on the table was radish wraps, salad (yummy), kimchi, vegetable pancakes (pajeon), a corn side dish, and a soy marinated radish. Everything was refillable if we ran out. All for the incredible price of 16.98/each. Oh, and did I mention they have Japanese beers on draft?? My Sapporo's were ice cold and the perfect compliment to my meal. Service: super attentive, we never ran out of food to either be eating on or cooking, and genuinely helpful in every way. We are so impressed with this establishment and cannot wait to get back. read more

Bawi Korean BBQ - Brisket and pork belly - Korean Near Me - Springfield, Missouri

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If you are looking for to make your money worth, definitely go for it. I can't find any other all you can eat Korean BBQ offers at such low price. And the meat quality and selections totally meet expectations! The service and environment are on par too, so why not! Say yes to this place! read more

It was very very nice and clean and I love the plants when you first enter. We chose the premium and it's an all you can eat and 20% gratuity. Our server was very polite and made sure we needed refills along with the sides. The brisket and the beef bulgogi was my favorite. read more

Fantastic place! What a great idea. Food was outstanding. And it needs to be because it is not cheap! Yet, if you prepare properly, it can be worth it if you are a volume eater! If you are not, it is still a very taste meal. Once the rules were explained to us: two hours from the time your food arrived, you get four initial meats, and two at a time after that. Good selection and we liked it all. We put the meat on the grill and ordered more, and kept that cycle so we always had food ready to eat! Also, any meat wasted comes with a ten dollar charge. Very happy with service, food, and atmosphere. read more

Okay atmosphere, food was mostly good. The short ribs and chicken bolgogi are my recommendations, but i have not tried the entire menu. My date enjoyed the Japchae (pay extra for this) as well as the calamari. The January special drink was pretty bad, lol. I will definitely be sticking with regular menu drinks next time. The prices for standard and premium were a bit more than I expected for the menu options but not extremely far off. read more

Bawi Korean BBQ - Ribs, pork bolgogi, chicken bolgogi, calamari and the january drink special - Korean Near Me - Springfield, Missouri

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Since this is a new spot and the first K-BBQ restaurant in Springfield, I'd give 4 stars. It has so much potential and lots of room for improvement. Coming from California and someone whose lived in Koreatown with lots of K-BBQ place 24/7, I'd say this place will boom with some improvements. PLACE 4/5 The location was kind of hidden but not too bad, there was ample parking. Good ambiance... the spot is still new. They got the korean bbq vibe inside. They got you K-Pop music playing. The tables have really nice space. THE STAFF 5/5 The staff were very friendly and nice. Our server was Becca and I loved and enjoyed our experience because of her. The other servers were also nice, they explained the whole shebang to everybody new to kbbq and no clue with what they are doing. I think I heard them explained it maybe 5 times to people surrounding our table so that was good for them. REPLACEMENT GRILL: Wish they have more grills so they can switch them out more often and not have to clean it yourself with a napkin and the plastic thongs.. it was really hard to scrape off the grease and other residue sticking on the grill. Also they don't have an exhaust fan on top of the grills, it gets really hot and sweaty if you are cooking more meat with more people. FOOD 4/5 The side dishes were nice. I think they can make it better by switching out some things. Replace it with some fish balls or squid balls and glass noodles or bean sprouts.. Kimchi was good! It was nice that it came with rice as a side.. wish they had rice paper or lettuce to wrap the meats. The meats are fresh and of good quality. PERFECT. I enjoyed every batch they served us. I think the price was a little too high considering they only have at least 5 different options per meat. 5 options for beef, 5 for pork, some chicken and some seafood. I think they can eliminate the steak calamari, our group weren't fans of it. Just stick with just shrimp and maybe regular squid cut vertically. In Los Angeles for the price of $25.99 there's 50 options of different kinds of meat, marinated, plain and also soup options. $15.99 tier would get you 20 options and some sides and soup available a la carte. I hope they also have this option, maybe in the future. The drinks were perfect!!! I love all the soju flavors they have. I will come back here when I visit again and will recommend to friends and family who live in the area. read more

Bawi Korean BBQ - Jinro soju green grape - Korean Near Me - Springfield, Missouri

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