I read a Yelper state he's been to 30 AYCE KKBQ places but I've been to way more than this. Happened to be in SLO during Memorial Day weekend and initially my wife wanted ramen but this place (I wont name it), didn't have any ramen so we decided to go to Honey belly instead (which was on my places to try over the weekend) Guess we were lucky on a Sunday at 1 pm since the place wasn't that busy- no wait. So we got seated pretty quickly. The staff was great. Lots of young kids maybe college students. They came to check on us and brought our meats to the table. 5 stars So when it comes to ordering, it's all done on the touch screen pad on the table. You can only get 3 items at a time and the limit is 1.5 hours which is the dinner price and time (guess on Sunday at lunch it's always the dinner price) They use a cast iron grill which I found took a long time to sear the meat especially the thinly sliced pork belly. Considering you have just 1.5 hrs to eat, the first 10-15 mins is spent trying to get the meat to fully cook. My reasoning is that because the cast iron was cold, it took longer to heat up than the stainless steel in other Korean bbq places. 4 stars Banchan- decent variety. Staff is always willing to come and load up on those. My fav was the bean sprouts and the cucumber sides. 5 stars As for the meats, they were okay. I can't say they were premium cuts and they didn't have the galbi type I like and prefer. They kind of give a small portion of each item you ask and it's all conveniently fits in one plate (compared to other KKBQ places that serves each meat on their individual plate). 4 stars Would I say that Honey Belly is in my top 5 AYCE Korean places I've tried? No but it's a decent place and one I am surprise to see in downtown SLO. Either way, if you're in SLO and craving for Korean AYCE, it's not a bad place to go. Would I go back? For sure since I'm a sucker for Korean AYCE and this is the only one around the SLO Pismo Beach area read more

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This is our second visit and we were a little disappointed in the food. Our first visit was pretty good but for this particular visit not as great. We had the ayce dinner for a family of 4 dinner with 2 kids under 6 totaling out to $174 with tip. $40/adult and $25/kid which was pretty hefty imo. Upon entering, you approach the host and if you have kids, they have you stand next to a poster so they can see how tall your kids are and determine how much they will be charged. They seat you from there and start the grill. The tables are a bit on the smaller side but plates are cleared often so it all works out. There is a screen/iPad at the table so you can order as you go which is a featured convenience. K-Pop music playing the entire time. They provide a jug of water at the table. We had to replace it completely since it tasted really off. They also have vents at every table but you will still walk out smelling like kbbq. - We ordered mostly beef (brisket, Galbi, marinated Galbi, steak) with some pork belly which were mostly 3/5. - The plain Galbi was probably the best out of everything we ordered 4/5. - Banchan had a variety of bean sprouts, Japchae, kimchi, fish cakes, cucumbers, etc. which were all good 4/5 - Steamed Egg 3/5 - Seasoned Edamame 2/5 - Rice Noodle 4/5 For the experience, it was nice. Servers were nice. Food came out quick. For the price, not sure if we'd come back again. Last time our kids barely ate and they didn't charge them which was nice. It's located in downtown SLO so you have to pay for parking. If you're in the area, it never hurts to try if you're in the mood for Korean bbq. You never know, you may come in on a good day! read more

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Honey Belly is hands down one of my favorite Korean BBQ spots, and I've been to over 30 of them, including a lot in Koreatown LA. This place stands out. The pricing is very fair for what you get. A lot of all-you-can-eat Korean BBQ places say unlimited, but after a couple rounds, service slows down and it starts to feel like they're limiting you. That's not the case here. They're constantly checking in and asking if you want more, and now they also have a tablet system where you can order additional items directly, which makes it even easier to keep things moving. The quality of the meats is high, and everything tastes fresh. They also change out the grill frequently, which makes a big difference, especially with marinated meats. The banchan selection is what you'd expect from a solid Korean BBQ spot, and they keep it refilled without you having to ask. They also have a good drink selection, and service overall has been consistently strong. Most of the time, I've been seated right away, and the longest I've ever waited was about five minutes. The only downside I've noticed was that the tablet we used during our last visit could have been cleaner, which wasn't great, but that's honestly a minor issue compared to everything else they do well. Parking is what you'd expect for downtown San Luis Obispo. It can be a little challenging, but you're usually within a short walk of the restaurant. Overall, I would highly recommend Honey Belly. It's one of those places where if we're craving Korean BBQ, we're willing to drive a couple hours just to come here. That says everything. read more

The meat and the banchan were delicious. The sides are okay, I tried the dumplings, egg roles, and cheese corn. The dumplings and egg roles had a weird texture and were hard. The cheese corn seems like it's made with canned corn, which wasn't very good. The service was good, however no one came to fill up our banchan bowls this time. We only got one set of banchan for a table of five, which was too little. As far the cleanliness of the restaurant, the restaurant didn't seem to clean and the bathroom was dirty. read more

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A new KBBQ restaurant in San Luis county! We came during dinner time and decided on AYCE (All You Can Eat) which is $43.99 per person with a 1.5 hour time limit. We basically had all the basic side dishes, an order of corn cheese, kimchi stew, rice, and rice paper. However, I wouldn't recommend the rice paper. At least when I visited it was tough and hard to break. For food, we got an assortment of: bulgogi, thin sliced brisket, spicy pork, thin sliced pork belly, garlic butter shrimp, and spicy baby octopus. For drinks, we got large Sapporos and Bok Bun Ja (Black Raspberry Wine). Everything was so so good and for the price?! Amazing. P.S. it's even cheaper during lunch time for AYCE, 12-3 pm M-F for $33.99 per person with a one hour time limit! read more

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First time trying Honey Belly. The food, vibe and service were all top notch! Aaliyah was a great server and super friendly. The food was delivered quickly and it was fresh and delicious! The chef/owner even checked on us a couple times. I'm telling you - this rivaled and beat our recent trips to Oz Korean BBQ. read more

I'm so excited SLO has a KBBQ spot that's a) open late(r) b) is all you can eat c) has good banchan d)gives the kbbq vibes I had tried the one in atescadero (disappointing) and had been making the pilgrimage to Santa Maria for sizzling gogi for my fix since moving from LA. This saves me so much time in driving. Overall the variety in meats were good. LOVE that I can order from an ipad vs waving a server down every few minutes. And the staff was friendly. Now what would it take to get a soft tofu restaurant?? read more

Honey Belly - AYCE KBBQ! - Barbeque Near Me - San Luis Obispo, California

We had a day trip to SLO and stumbled upon this restaurant. So glad we did. Got seated right away. The staff was really attentive and friendly. Definitely highly recommend this restaurant if you are near there and looking for a good korean BBQ. read more

Great service, and nice ambiance. My main meat was delicious, and I liked some some of the sides, though was grateful to get to try all the free 6 sides (with free refills). Garlic edamame and rice were good too. read more

Lots of choices of meat, and awesome toppings/extras! The staff was so quick with bringing anything we needed and the meat was extremely fresh tasting. It was one of my first times enjoying KBBQ and it was so much fun and a great atmosphere read more

Honey Belly - Grilling meat - Barbeque Near Me - San Luis Obispo, California

We tried out the new Korean bbq spot in slo and it was amazing!!! Such good food! We went with a group of 6 so it was chaotic cooking but worth the price for the amount of people with the all you can eat. You can get kimchee fried rice instead of white rice which I did! The experience was nothing like SLO has. One of my favorite food experiences and the staff was great! Super quick and helpful. They're doing a great job read more

Honey Belly - Korean bbq - Barbeque Near Me - San Luis Obispo, California

This place is AMAZING!! So excited to have AYCE Korean BBQ in SLO! The food is so good and the service is great. Can't wait to come here again! read more

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A great KBBQ place in downtown SLO! Honey Belly is a very popular place and you can expect to wait up to an hour at peak hours. Is it worth it? I think so. The meat quality is very good and we really enjoyed our meal. Their banchan is good, loved their kimchi, and pickled cucumbers. Now, as someone who loves korean bbq, I like to order pickled radish. Almost every kbbq place has it. And I was a little concerned when I was told at first they didn't have something like that. But our server came through and made sure I got my request. Service was wonderful, and the staff is very attentive. Definitely come here and bring your appetite! read more

Fun, delicious and prompt service . We had a great time trying the variety of sides. Estimated wait time was accurate read more

It was our first time here and we waited for an hour and a half to get seated. The place is small. The customer service is consistent. The selection not bad. We did enjoy our food and the customer service. We will be back for more read more

Honey Belly - First time here - Barbeque Near Me - San Luis Obispo, California

Got there when it opened and was quickly seated. Staff was friendly and attentive. Asked if we had had KBBQ before and explained how it worked. you have a 2 hour limit with have a limit of 3 meats per order and a banchan (side dishes) cart going around for refills. For dipping there as the brisket sauce with jalapeño, salt and pepper with sesame oil, and a spicy one. Banchan consisted of kimchi, cucumber kimchi, pickled daikon/radish, spicy bean sprouts, fish cake, and japchae. Japchae noodles were hard and lacked flavor. "Meats": Galbi and Galbi Sal - Good cuts had enough fat in them and the galbi nicely marinated and favorite meat this visit. Ribeye - It was okay, the cut just was tough. Shrimp - Sadly an order only comes with 2 pieces one per person? I thought that was weird. Ordered the mayo and garlic butter, got the butter but not the garlic flavor. They were out of thick cut pork belly and green mussels when I went. Extra sides: Cheese corn - Came in a little metal pan, nice and gooey! You really can't go wrong with cheese corn. Steamed egg - Another one of my favorites, I liked that they came out fresh with green onions. My table ordered two and one was perfect - the other was still very raw. Veggies - Came in a basket with various leaves too can wrap your meats in and surprisingly had sliced garlic and jalapeños in it as well. Rice - cooked well, not too mushy. The grill is stone, and instead of being changed out staff just scrapes off the residue and puts it in the water bowl on the table (maybe place the dirty water and spatula on the side of the table?) but an advantage of the scraping VS changing is that you don't have to wait for the new grill to come up to temperature. What I do appreciate is the ventilation in the place! The adjustable vents right above the grill help you not smell like KBBQ going home. I also like that for a part of 6 you get 2 grills - comparing to a lot of other places especially in OC you only get 2 grills if your party consists of 8 people or more. Bathroom was nice and clean, but doesn't have a changing table for those who have young children. read more

Wow! What a surprise tonight as we accidentally found the opening night of Honey Belly, an All- You-Can-Eat Korean BBQ restaurant. We met the owner, Justin, who helped explain how the menu works. You basically get two hours to cook table-side the delicious Korean beef, chicken and seafood. Our favorite was the fried rice Kimchi cooked in front of us. Justin was generous to not only offer complimentary drink, but one in our party had to leave early and he comped her meal! The restaurant is clean fully staffed with the most helpful servers that made us newcomers feel like pros when it came to ordering items from the menu. Bring your empty appetites and enjoy the fun of cooking at your table. Overall Grade : A+ $$ read more

Had a great lunch with my daughter there! Great service and yummy meat and side dishes. Nice to see a Korean BBQ in SLO! Clean, wide, and nice music in the background. It is as good as some LA spots. read more

The service is excellent and the place is super nice. The meat is very low quality. It has no flavor or marination. It was very disappointing . read more

Great quality food! Get the sirloin! Impeccable service, was never in need. Grace was amazing! Quaint space, plenty of room, not too hot, (hate it when K-bbq don't have proper ventilation) and clean bathrooms 10/10 read more

Atmosphere, service and food all EXCELLENT! We had the all you can eat. Fun hot skillets at your table to cook your meats and veggies. Definitely going back. read more

Honey Belly - Barbeque Near Me - San Luis Obispo, California

Oh no ... health department .... 1. The server dropped a chopstick and put it back in her apron 2 . Restrooms super dirty 3.ventilation is bad 4 . Flies everywhere 5. Tables super close together . 6 . Grease everywhere For a restaurant that just opened this place is disgusting . We had to walk out before everything even started . Maybe other people will like it but not us . read more

Honey Belly is a great place for KBBQ in SLO county. I've been here 3 times since they opened and it honestly got better each visit. The banchan (side dishes) and grill are ready for you when you sit down. They have a limited menu of beef,pork and chicken maybe compared to other places. But they also do have some soups/and appetizers! If it's your first time, they will take the time to explain how the process works. If you run out of side dishes they will have someone with a cart to do refills :) It's a smaller restaurant. Some tables have 2 grills per table so if you have a party of 2 you might have to share a table with another party. If you're really hungry but don't want to wait long I would recommend coming later in the evening as it's not so busy. read more

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If I don't come to Honey Belly at least once a week, I start acting brand new. Every single time I'm here, the service is --like, consistently top-tier. The staff is super friendly, always attentive, and somehow remembers you even when you come in hungry and ready to commit to all-you-can-eat KBBQ. Speaking of which... all-you-can-eat Korean BBQ done RIGHT. The food is always fresh, always hits, never misses. Comfort food that actually comforts. Special shoutout to Allayah--hands down one of the best among an already amazing team. She's attentive, kind, and makes the whole experience feel easy and welcoming. If you're in the 805 and haven't been to Honey Belly yet... what are you doing? Fix that immediately. read more

Honey Belly - Barbeque Near Me - San Luis Obispo, California

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My friends and I loved coming here at first but since they added the ordering option with iPads made the experience less personal. There's less staff than before because there's no "need" because they have iPads. But because of the iPads our food came out later, we had to ask multiple times about stuff to be brought, and the place was packed so the two staff were being pulled in different directions. read more

visiti this place on 10/5/25 around noon rhe place is nice but to much mosquitos inside the restaurant I can't eat good They stop eating too I'm recommend taking a fly killer read more

Honey Belly - Barbeque Near Me - San Luis Obispo, California

Good food in a nice location. We weren't expecting quality korean bbq on our drive from bigsur to home. Also very nice staff especially to Simon who returned and shipped my wallet. Thanks again everyone. read more

I took my mom here for lunch so she could try something different and we had so much food. Our waiter was very patient to explain the process. They have a wonderful variety that will tap into every taste, bud you ever had. Highly recommend the adventure. read more

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Can't believe slo actually has a KBBQ restaurant downtown now! The fact that Honey Belly was immediately busy as soon as they opened speaks for itself - even on a Monday night at 530, the restaurant was pretty full and a wait started right after my party of 8 sat down! The food is delicious and fresh, with plenty of options, and the price is very reasonable! The only thing that costs "extra" is drinks, appetizers are included! Even though it was very busy, the acoustics weren't bad, and service was efficient! I'm sure it'll be nice in the fall/winter months, but during summer it was extremely warm inside even with the open concept, so no need to bring a jacket unless you run really cold! Can't wait to come back! read more

Had a great date night! Loved the ambience and service was great. We had to wait a hour and half but it was worth it. Food was tasty! I gave a 4 star because they were out of some things that I wanted so I was bummed. Highly recommend read more

Honey Belly - Table set up - Barbeque Near Me - San Luis Obispo, California

Never thought I would live long enough to see Korean BBQ in SLO, much less a great venue with good air filtration to move smoke out. The meats were excellent, same for the shrimp. Some meats have two options - marinated and non-marinated. If you hate getting everything sticky and feeling full immediately - stick to the non-marinated meats. Otherwise, go all-in and enjoy! This place is great and friendly. read more

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The food was so yummy. The service is great. It was not loud or busy. We came during the weekend.

Having been to many KBBQ spots before, I was happy to see SLO got one! The restaurant offered a cozy atmosphere, and had some nice bar seating. They had a great spread of sides, especially the chili bean paste that I forget what it's called. I also liked the convenience of ordering items through the tablet; I found it easy to use and the food items were brought out quickly. Staff was friendly and checked in often! Overall, I was pleased with the experience. read more

We came as a party of 2 on a Saturday night and it was pretty busy. We had an hour long wait, but I would say the wait was worth it. Our waiter was very friendly and welcoming. You order food off of the tablets (which was nice instead of having to wait to order from someone) and the food came out pretty quickly. There were plenty of meat & appetizer options. I enjoyed the food and experience overall It does get pretty hot inside, so be prepared for that. read more

Honey Belly - Barbeque Near Me - San Luis Obispo, California

Food was perfect! A good selection of unlimited sides and marinated/unmarinated meats. Definitely get the garlic shrimp. Staff was friendly, just request to get the grill cleaned as it's not changeable and gunk builds up fast. read more

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The food is very very good, we had a great waitress that helped us and explained the ordering process, and great ambiance.

Finally got to try this AYCE Korean BBQ. Finding such authentic places like the ones at LA Ktown is something spectacular in itself. A must try if you're craving bulkogi but not able to make it to LA. read more

Well, I'll give them good effort with it still being new and working out the kinks for a first in SLO. But my review at this time is not so great from my visit. The wait time was as expected, but not a terrible amount of time to wait, about 35 mins for showing up at 5:50pm on a Monday. Surprisingly there's quite a lot of tables for this building space. Very nice presentation and set-up waited for us as we were seated. On a closer look though, I found the dishes very spotty with what I'm hoping was water marks. The dishes didn't look exactly clean and the water cups were not impressive. Not just water marks on the inside and out, but when we filled our glasses there was a very noticeable film in every water cup on the table. After it was addressed by the wait staff, clean cups were brought. On to the food. Nice selection of side dishes but the taste for several of them was a bit disappointing. The kimchi tasted a bit old, there wasn't the distinct crunch of the Napa and the leafy parts tasted very soft. The cucumber kimchi was hit and miss, I tasted both more fermented soft cucumber slices. Then the refill was much more crunchy as if the container was replenished with fresh sliced cucumbers but not enough time for them to absorb the kimchi flavor in. The rest were ok as far as flavor, but the dishes I feel were filled in haste and water marks again. I don't know if I would order another can of Dr Pepper for $4 here. Now the meat choices: the brisket was not served as shown in their photos for us, instead it was all lumped together and a bit of a chore to spread it apart. Their bulgogi had a good flavor to it, I was happy with it. The galbi sal I feel were thinner sliced than pictured, as when we started to cut the pieces into bite size we found two layers. Very thin. The galbi I was happy with. The ribeye was alright as well, nothing great but decent. Pork belly was good too, but the spicy pork belly was... different. It tasted as if it was from a different cut of the pig, it did not look anything like the regular pork belly or their picture of it they advertise. Instead it looked more similar to the bulgogi, pretty even meat/fat ratio here. I can't say I can give much of a review on the marinated chicken as for our party of 4 we were served about 2 tablespoons of it. There was more vegetables than chicken for this order. The two pieces I did get were small 1/2" diced size and pretty dry. Again, for our party of 4 we had ordered the mayo shrimp. We were served just 2 shrimps, not till we caught our waitress again did we have to order 2 more orders to get enough for 1 and a half shrimp for each of us. Was not impressed on their portions served not taking into account the size of the party they are serving. Butter garlic squid was kind of unimpressive, butter was there but the garlic they chose here was granulated garlic powder. And lastly to comment on would be the types of servers that were here. There was our one main waitress that I'd say did her best keeping up with everything going on. They had one server solely dedicated for refilling our side dishes and nothing else. I tried asking for rice for our table and was told they had to let our waitress know. Making some comparisons to other Korean BBQs I've visited (numerous across California) a simple order for rice can and could be done by any staff, even the busser. And now for the total for our dinner experience tonight. Splitting the check, so for just two of us. We had 1 Dr Pepper (can) $3.99 and one bottle of Cass beer $11.99 and 2 person dinner $79.98 with a total adding tax came out to $104.36 for two people. I think there's still a lot for this place to work on and fix but I am glad to have the option available in the area. I will try this place again later on and hopefully it'll be a better experience so that I can raise my rating for this establishment. read more

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We arrived around 820 pm on saturday, Valentines Day. We were told that they were very busy along with a long list. The gentlemen at the door said he would add us to the list, but it can take at least 1 - 1 1/2 hour. He was calling people phones as they ask for it when you place your name on the list, they were not answering; they sat us down after about 45 minutes. We were sat down and we had a difficult time trying to understand how to order as this was our 1st time. Our waitress came over and asked if we needed assistance; we took it. She made it so easy with her help to order. The smell was great. Every table was full. Busy place as you can hear everyone in a conversation. Food showed up within at least 8 min. We were assisted once again by our waitress. Ordered 3 meats; rib eye/ short rib/ garlic shrimp, Ramen, soft tofu soup, lettuce wraps. I ordered another order of 3 garlic shrimp and a order of a small octopus. Very tasty. All the sides were great. For two adults, it was just right. Water and barley hot tea were drank. According to the timer, we had 45 minutes left. We will return again, but with a larger party. Thank you young men and women that provided great service while we were there!! I paid $117.85 and well worth it!! read more

Honey Belly - Receipt for dinner for a party of two adults. - Barbeque Near Me - San Luis Obispo, California

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Apollo and Allayah both took care of us and were both a delight! Fast service, very attentive, and food was delicious! read more

Honey Belly - Brisket - Barbeque Near Me - San Luis Obispo, California