We visited Kosoo for AYCE dinner. We chose AYCE menu C. Beef Beef Tongue Beef Rib Finger Marinated Beef Rib FInger Beef Short Rib (Maximum of 3 Orders) Marinated Beef Short Rib (Maximum of 3 Orders) LA Galbi (Maximum of 3 Orders) Pork Pork Belly Marinated Port Galbi Pork Jowl Chicken Chicken BBQ Marinated Chicken Galbi Menu includes more items, such as cold noodle, fried rice, appetizers, dumpling and more. We tried Chive pancake, fried dumpling, cold noodle and hot stone bowl rice. Chive pancake and fried dumpling were just ok, not really memorable. However, Cold noodle was excellent! Soup was slightly sweet and sour, noodle was nicely chewy. Great! And Sone bowl rice was interesting. Highlight was off course, BBQ!, We tried Beef Tongue, beef rib finger, marinated beef rib finger, beef short rib, marinated beef short rib, LA galbi and pork jowl. Beef short rib and LA galbi were outstanding. Meat texture was so tender, very good! Beef rib finger was a bit chewy, but, still very tasty. Pork jowl and beef tongue were very good as well. Oveall, price is very reasonable. It worth coming here to try AYCE BBQ and highly recommend menu includes beef! read more

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I'd been hunting for a place to try Korean raw marinated crab and I decided to go for one of Kosoo's set meals (ranging from $18-$25) since the website seemed to show a lot of side dishes! The photos were not wrong as it came with pumpkin rice, salad, soup and several banchan alongside the main (I did indeed have leftovers). There was a decent amount of seafood in the main with shrimp and crab, though I did find it on the saltier side personally. Since the menu range seemed very broad, I'd be curious to try some of their offerings some time. read more

Kosoo - Korean Near Me - Coquitlam, British Columbia

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My fellow yelper and I shared the Combo B for 2 and we left the restaurant holding our stomachs because we were so full!! We didn't get a seafood pancake with ours but we did get a fresh salad.... I vaguely recall this might have been because we went during lunch and they had the combo b for a special price. It was just as well because there was so much food we wouldn't have been able to finish the pancake. Don't get tricked and park in the parkade underneath, because Kosoo doesn't have any allocated spots. Street parking only, or if it's a Sunday, you can park at the city lot across the street for free! Service was excellent. The banchan was plentiful and tasty and we liked ordering on the table tablet. Very good value and I will definitely return! read more

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We've tried many Korean BBQ spots around Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam, so we weren't expecting to be blown away, but Kosoo truly impressed us. From the moment we walked in, we noticed how clean and fresh the space felt. There was no lingering grilled meat smell, and each table had its own ventilation system. The seating was comfortable, and everything looked well-maintained. We ordered Combo B for Two, which was more than enough for both of us--it could easily feed three. It came with: * Pork Belly 삼겹살, Marinated Rib Finger 양념 갈비, Marinated LA Galbi 양념LA갈비 * Choice of Soybean Soup or Soft Tofu Soup * Choice of Kimchi Pancake or Chives Pancake * BBQ Vegetable The meats were all excellent--nicely marinated, fresh, and tender. We especially liked the rib finger, and the pork belly had a great texture. The soft tofu soup had a comforting broth with just the right amount of spice. The kimchi pancake 김치전 was huge, packed with flavour, and filled with well-fermented kimchi. We really enjoyed it. Delicious! One of our favourite parts was the banchan (side dishes). Kosoo offers a wide selection, and everything tastes homemade and fresh. Refills were available on request, and the staff were very kind and responsive. We also appreciated how organized everything was. The team clearly cares about quality and presentation. It felt like a premium Korean BBQ experience without being overly fancy or overpriced. Overall, Kosoo exceeded our expectations. The food was delicious, the service was solid, and the atmosphere was clean and welcoming. This place is worth checking out. Food: 5/5 Must Try! Service: 5/5 Kids: 4/5 Yay! Price: $60-$70 each person (dinner) Presentation: 3/5 Parking: [edited] * Public underground parkade directly below the building (paid parking) * Nearby street parking available (free for up to 4 hours) * Evergreen Line park-and-ride lot across the street (free parking after 6 PM) Tips: * Each location has a unique atmosphere and menu. * They have a private party room -- a great option for group gatherings or special occasions. * They offer a loyalty program -- perfect if you plan to go back (we probably will!). * They offer a discount on soju every day after 8 pm (happy hour). Would I Return: Yes ‍ read more

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Busy Saturday night. We got a seat after 15 minutes of waiting. We ordered one of their set menu, pancake, fried rice and calamari. The BBQ selection was OK, we've definitely had better meat quality at other BBQ restaurants. Pancake was OK, nothing special. Calamari was horrible - extremely chewy and tasted old. No flavor. The best thing on the menu was the kimchi soup and their marinated quail eggs (side dish). We didn't get any refills on the side dishes (not sure if they do that here). We spent $160 for two people, including taxes and tips. It wasn't worth it. During the time we were there, there were about 6 drunk customers at the table behind us and none of the staff bothered to come and check in on us. We felt unsafe, they were rowdy. read more

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Really great stone pot lunch. I loved all the banchan that came with the ribs and rice, and the probiotic drink was such a cute touch! read more

Kosoo - Korean Near Me - Coquitlam, British Columbia

The lunch sets at Kosoo Coquitlam have very generous portions and they come with up to 10 side dishes. The ventilation for their table BBQ is quite good and the grilled meat smell did not linger on my hair afterwards. Pricing for lunch is quite fair and there are plenty of options between $15-18. The staff here are polite and efficient. One thing to note is that they do not have their own parking lot. read more

Kosoo - Korean Near Me - Coquitlam, British Columbia

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I got the bbq set lunch (I think it was the Coquitlam style one) and the oyster set menu as well as the honey garlic fried chicken (not pictured here). I really wanted the raw crab but they said they were sold out.... even though we were probably the first couple of customers of the day. I think my favourite was the fried chicken! It came with fried rice cake pieces and the chicken was also crunchy and juicy. The bbq meats were a little tough for my liking. I always say this is a good place for the price but definitely not the best quality of food. I left here stuffed but not quite satisfied. Although the place was quite empty (no more than 5 groups on a Monday afternoon?) our service wasn't the best..... we weren't given chopsticks until we asked for them so that's something that stands out to me.... overall good for the price but I don't see myself being a frequent visitor. read more

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Metro Vancouver probably like most urban town centres continues to grow with massive construction projects putting up highrise after highrise. Non-stop won't stop - is this the future ... now!? Coquitlam, east of Vancouver has exploded in growth, just like the rest of Metro Vancouver. I've tried several Korean restaurants in Vancouver & walked by Kosoos Korean BBQ on Robson Street a few times throughout the years. Never had a chance to try it - too many restaurant options & so little time. I scanned the menu & noticed several items were quite pricey. Post pandemic, everything has definitely gone up in price! Picked up the Galbi tang (Beef short ribs mushrooms, Glass Noddle, Hot stone bowl rice) - it was good but I found I needed to add some Kimchi to it to kinda spice it up. Kosoo Coquitlam, is a very cool swanky restaurant - it has beautiful lighting amongst a dark setting, traditional art & comfy seating. Service was prompt & helpful. Of note, Sai Woo in Chinatown (see my review) is a part of the Kosoo brand. read more

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Having been to other Kosoo locations, I would prefer the ones in Vancouver over this one. Service was good and food came out relatively fast. Their menu is different from the downtown location. There's no fried chicken (something we were looking forward to so probs added to the disappointment..) on this menu. They did have a lunch special, but it's a minimum of 2 person per order and it's 23$ per person. They also have a bbq lunch special, again with the minimum of 2 people and vary in price depending on the protein choice. We decided the lunch special would give us variety and chose the pork galbi and bulgogi. There were 8 side dishes, including a clam salad, japchae, potato salad, beansprouts, kimchi, egg omelette with corn, kimchi pancake, and bossam (pork belly). Our favourites were the clam salad and the kimchi pancake. The japchae wasn't too oily and overly saucy. The kimchi pancake was crisp. The bossam tasted better with kimchi to cut through the fat. But actually the kimchi on its own was quite sour compared to other kimchis I've tried. The egg omelette was probably our least favourite as it didn't have much flavour. There is a choice of two soups and since we were both ordering the lunch special we tried them both. The soybean soup was flavourful and had plenty of veg in it. The tofu soup was quite disappointing. I found it to be super oily and it honestly didn't taste like anything much. We ended up moving the contents of that soup (tofu, egg, veg, and beef) to the soybean soup and leaving the broth. As for proteins, the bulgogi deceptively was a large portion. Plenty of beef and cabbage. Although it would have been nice to have a couple more mushrooms. The pork galbi was flavourful and tender. Overall, it was quite a lot of food and we ended up taking home leftovers. But I don't think I will be returning to this location. Based on its location (far for us) and the fact it has a different menu than their other locations. I wasn't wowed by anything and felt some of the items was disappointing. Maybe their bbq items are better? Also to note, it was hard to find parking! You have to park on the street but there isn't really any street parking close by. So we ended up circling a few times to find a spot (though we don't live in Coquitlam so maybe someone else knows about better parking?!). read more

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Korean on Korean? I was in the Coquitlam area and a casual Korean friend recommended this place to me for some Korean BBQ. I have heard of this name before in the Vancouver area but never been to any of its locations. This place is located on the corner of Westwood Street and Lincoln Avenue in Coquitlam. The directions indicated for parking were a bit confusing so I just ended up parking on the street. Inside the restaurant was quite spacious and well ventilated. Pretty standard and typical Korean bbq style layout, but overall clean and comfy. Here was the food I ordered as the server looked at me as if I had a booga hanging out of my nose.... 1. Deep fried sea eel. I didn't realized how big the portion was until it arrived. It's almost a dinner just by itself. Taste wise it was okay but I found it a bit dry. (Yes size does matter sometimes lol) 2. Hot stone bowl rice (added veggies +$2). It was more like hot metal bowl rice lol. Nice and healthy. 3. Beef intestines BBQ. I don't know why I even ordered this, I normally don't even eat it (silly me). It was okay, the intestine taste was quite strong, maybe rub and rinse it with salt more to lessen the strong taste would be nice. 4. Kosoo Combo C (beef short ribs, marinated beef short ribs, marinated pork galbi, butter mushrooms, kimchi pancake, soft tofu soap). All the meats were fresh, tasty and tender. The kimchi pancake was a bit thin resulting in being too crispy to my liking. The tofu soup was more like a stew, too much ingredients too little soup. Overall, great value for the food and it's actually a lot more than I thought. With all the crazy side dishes (10 in total), it's more like a combo for 4ppl than 2ppl. The atmosphere here was quite settled and not crazily noisy like some BBQ places. And it's quite spacious as I like comfort and space when I dine out. The servers were friendly, attentive, and very informative of the menu and the food being served. Just like most Korean restaurants, service is at the touch of a button. (Sometimes for a second I feel like pressing that little button every 5mins to test their tolerance lol) The food was certainly really fresh especially the meat and great value. I also enjoy the side dishes, some efforts were put into them. I wouldn't say everything was great, but they were certainly satisfactory. Good recommendation by my Korean friend, I will be back to try their hot pots and other dishes. read more

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I order Uber eats today from Kosoo. Ordered the Fried rice with the Buy one Get one offer. The quantity of the fried rice is ridiculous. Container is not even 1/4 fill. You can see the bottom of the container. The fried rice is priced at $20 (buy one get one) They simple cooked one portion and split into 2 containers. It is basically lying to customers. read more

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I was craving Korean BBQ for dinner and decided to stop by this restaurant after a quick Yelp search. I highly recommend making reservations as the restaurant was packed when we stopped by for dinner. We were lucky and were seated at the last table that was available at that moment. After looking over their menu, we ordered Combo C (beef short rib, marinated beef short rib and marinated pork galbi) and added a marinated crab and two hot stone bowls of rice. We quickly realized it was too much food for two adults and a young child. The banchan were dropped off and I enjoyed the variety of different flavours. We asked for non spicy tofu soup and it was made as requested. Soup was alright. The BBQ meat was dropped off shortly afterwards. The quality of the meat was quite good. Beef was tender. Pork and beef was nicely marinated in the same marinade I think as they tasted quite similar. The crab was dropped off next. I found the crab to be a bit too salty even with the rice mixed in, but I liked how it was on the menu as not many restaurants offer soy sauce marinated crab. Lastly, the pancake and mushrooms were dropped off. The kimchi pancake was huge so I only ate a couple pieces. It was crispy with a decent amount of kimchi mixed in. The mushrooms were almost forgotten as we were getting too full. There were three types of mushrooms that arrived steaming hot. The service was fantastic. Staff were friendly and helpful at explaining what each item was and how to start the BBQ process. They stopped by regularly to clear empty plates. Ambiance is modern. This is definitely a great place for people to hang out and enjoy the food. There is a paid parking lot in the same building. After 8 pm, you need to ask staff to open the doors into the parkade as there is no public access after that time. Overall, I really enjoyed this meal and would come back if I was craving Korean BBQ again. read more

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Service was average, atmosphere is quite nice, parking is a hassle. The portions were generous for the lunch sets, and the price is reasonable, but the quality of the food is sub par. The unagi rice was bland, fishy, and unpleasant. The clam rice was not fresh (frozen clams). The side dishes and soup was pretty good tho. Unfortunately, will not return due to the overall experience. read more

was craving korean bbq but was disappointed they have electric grills. meat was plain and no sauce. sides were salty and lots of fish. almost no vegetables. despite it being a warms an sunny day in february they had every shade drawn making it dark and small. despite being new they already stacking and storing things in eyesight of diners. not worth $26 for lunch. read more