If you are looking for all you can eat kbbq you won't find it here, but if you are looking for good quality meats that you can cook over a charcoal grill then look no further!! Old village kind of gives me LA kbbq vibes with the dark modern interior (which I enjoy) and also because of the fact that they are the only restaurant in the area that offers charcoal grilling and serves up corn cheese, kimchi and egg atop the grill. Very Kang Ho Dong Baekjeong - if you know what I mean! This I believe is only offered when you get pork belly and when you do that there will be a two order minimum. I suggest ordering the thicker cut of pork because it's much better texture wise and also the thinner pork belly dries out very quickly if you aren't keeping an eye on it. If you aren't feeling like pork, get the marinated galbi with bone. The meat is super tender and with just the right amount of char is so damn delicious! Just don't forget to take it off before it burns! If you are feeling "adventurous" try the beef tongue! Besides the meat, the banchans are just ok. They also serve a small side salad but, don't expect a free refill. They charge 5 dollars if you want more which is NOT worth it because the amount of salad they give you is teeny! Appetizers are good. Get the spicy cold noodles to accompany that hot bbq. Also can't go wrong with some seafood dukbokki! Wings were good but overly sweet for my liking. The only app I recommend to stay away from is the steamed dumplings. They were so mushy. The texture was so weird. Borderline questionable. Service is a hit or miss. Sometimes they are super attentive, other times they are nowhere to be found. And if you didn't know, there is a bell at each table to get your servers attention (might be hidden.) FYI, enjoy your meal with some soju bombs!! I recommend peach or grapefruit to drop into some Hite! read more

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One of the few places that have charcoal grills. Food is good, service is ok. The vent was good so we didn't walk out smelling like smoke. It was disappointing when we got the ribeye steak, it was still frozen so we actually had to sit around and wait for it to thaw.. The price is on the higher side, a dinner for two came out over $200. I really just came here for the charcoal grill..but I'd probably go somewhere else if I were just trying to get a kbbq fix for a lot cheaper. Charcoal is good but not that good that I would have to pay so much more for it. read more

Old Village, the old (sometimes forgotten) staple in North Seattle. It's not going to be the fanciest KBBQ meal you've ever had but it hits the spot at a decent price. The meat is good quality and I love that there's a squid option. I wish the banChan was better. Prices are high but equal or less than other KBBQ in the area read more

Old Village - Korean Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Food and service were excellent. Not many places use real lump charcoal but this place does. Attentive staff and exceptional sides. The tofu soup is a great inclusion for the meats read more

Old Village - Lump charcoal - Korean Near Me - Seattle, Washington

The quality and taste of the BBQ meat is very good. The sauces are very tasty, you if you like some spicy sauce with your meat, you're in luck. The service is good too, they were able to give us extra Kimchi and sauces for our table. The ambiance is fun and chill. A good place to hang out with friends. The price of the meat is a little expensive for the quantity and expectation. read more

I've been jonesing for some Korean BBQ all week so we were excited to hit this place up after a Husky game. It wasn't very crowded when we arrived which was great. We waited a bit to be seated and once we were is where things fell apart. The service was incredibly slow for the amount of people that were there. Most of the time someone else helped us instead of our waitress. The quantity of food vs price didn't align. I've been to a lot of bbq places and have spent way less. It was pretty disappointing. The marinades werent very flavorful. You got a bunch of little delicious pickled and kimchee sides as well as some rice which was a plus. We even had to ask for rice 3 times before we got it. The bbqs used real coal compared to the electric ones so you really had to watch over your food while you ate. I liked the slight char it gave the meat. Overall, I wasn't impressed with this place at all and probably won't be back. Its a shame as I love me some grilled meats! read more

Old Village - Bulgogi & Savory short ribs - Korean Near Me - Seattle, Washington

We had a UYE reservation with a small group of us here for some KBBQ lunch. Great food and loved the bean thingy banchan. I just realized we didn't have any wraps of sorts, such as radish or lettuce wraps as I've gotten at Cham's in Lakewood. Still, pretty good. Charcoal/gas combo grills? And it's neat how we have an industrial/kitchen(?) style remote-height-adjustable vent. Further interesting how a few others instead have shiny, slender vents and not our bland, meh, gray ones. It seemed nice, but the others I've been to are better. Although, can't forget the nice company of fellow Yelpers, which in itself makes events 99% worth it. ;) read more

Old Village - the other nicer vent hoods? - Korean Near Me - Seattle, Washington

I would say this is a pretty decent place to get Korean BBQ from a korean view. Located up north from Seattle downtown (around 20 mins driving) but has a lot of parking and the restaurant was pretty clean and nice. We went in on Saturday night and got seated right away for Korean BBQ. Staffs were friendly and responsive, and periodically asking how were was doing. We ordered galbi (cow), chadolbaegi (thin slice pork) and mul nangmeon (cold ice noodle). It was a bit disappointment to realize that they charge you extra if you ask for more side dishes.... (like FOR REAL? THAT IS SO WRONG. smh) And korean BBQ doesn't come with steamed egg bowl which is my favorite :( (most Korean BBQ place would include unlimited side dishes, rice, steam egg bowl, and soybean paste soup) It was a lot of disappointments when we were ordering, ah but the food! made everything up. The soybean paste soup was good, the meat tasted fresh and juicy, and the noodle was also good. I was having a hard time deciding which BBQ place to go in shoreline, but i didn't regret coming to this place. I would definitely come here again (when I feel like not ordering bunch of side dishes of course.......lol) read more

Old Village - Korean bbq bbq bbq ohhhh yesssssss - Korean Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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Only been here twice but was happy both times! :3 one of my favorite Korean places in the north! I love their spicy soup cold noodle! I got it both times I was there since it was so good. Best cold noodle I've eaten besides the ones in Korea, haha. The soup was perfect and it wasn't too spicy. There's a lot of noodles and toppings in it! Mmm... My friend gotten their tofu soup the first time we were there and it was really good too. I remember the portion was pretty big too. The second time, she ordered the house speciality spicy baby octopus with pork bacon BBQ and that was so bomb. I love octopus so this dish was really satisfying! I think it's enough for 4 people! Because we couldn't finish all of it and had to put it in a box. Lol. Oh yeah, and their banchan (side dishes) was yummy too! read more

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used to be good. too expensive. NO MORE 'ALL YOU CAN EAT' OPTION it is a nice location. it has great parking. service is ehh. good ambiance. the building looks good too. read more

They are closed from Oct 18th to 22nd. Got reservation on 19th and nobody informed us. read more

Old Village - Notification - Korean Near Me - Seattle, Washington

First of all, I'm a huge fan of charcoal/wood fired food, and this is the only place that has that option in the Seattle area. I've been coming here since high school and it never fails. I always get the marinated boneless galbi and the bulgogi. Very good cuts of meat and well marinated. What I like the most is that just like Kaya, they have the exhaust fan to eliminate a lot of the bbq odor so I only slightly smell like bbq afterwards. Banchan selection never fails with the various types of kim chi, soy potatoes, potato salad and such. I still need to come here for the happy hour because I love bbq that much! read more

Came here with a friend. We didn't realize it was a charcoal grill place until we got there, so it was cool for both of us to try this out! I think we ended up getting the pork belly and some marinated beef to share, I forget the actual names. Nothing stood out much at this restaurant. The food was just okay, although the charcoal grill gives the meat a lot of flavor! Good: Very clean, very classy looking. They had a giant flatscreen that we sat next to, it played kpop during our entire stay, I found it sort of funny! Parking was easy despite the lot being shared with a bunch other restaurants and stores. Bad: Charcoal grill was hard to use (probably cause we were first timers). The meat just cooks a lot faster. Expensive. Service was pretty bad. Our server couldn't understand us when we were asking questions about the menu and simply what he recommended. It was hard to waive one of them down during our meal for even banchan refills or water refills. Overall: Wouldn't come back as it didn't seem all that special to me. read more

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Great Korean BBQ with charcoal option in the area! The staff is super friendly and helpful. They will help you with grilling the meat if needed. The meat are pretty fresh and high quality. The banchan, salad and soup is great too! It may be pricey since it's not all you can eat but it is worth it! read more

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My three friends and I came here at around 1:45 pm on a Saturday. When we were seated, the waiter told us that the restaurant would be closing at 2:30 pm for an hour and a half. With it being our first time at a KBBQ restaurant, we asked if we had enough time for All You Can Eat and if we would be required to leave exactly at 2:30. He assured us that we had enough time and that we could stay past 2:30 if needed. As we finished our first round of food at around 2:15, we asked if there was enough time for another round. He gladly took our order and asked us to pay right then and there, which we obliged. The clock struck 2:30 as we just threw the second order of meat on the grill. The waiter did not say anything as he passive aggressively just walked over and turned our grill off. We were very confused as he didn't say a word and just walked away. Then the waiter along with two other members of the wait staff came back, extremely angry, and were yelling at us to leave the restaurant. We all still had cooked meat, sides, and rice on our plates and literally in our mouths (not to mention the piles of half-cooked meats on the grill) as they rushed us out of the restaurant. That was, personally, the only time I've ever been kicked out of a restaurant mid-meal. Now, I understand that we knowingly sat down close to their mid-day closing time. However, we were led to believe that this wouldn't be an issue by our waiter. We feel tricked that we spent a premium of $150+ on "all you can eat" when, halfway through the meal, we get kicked out and can't even finish what's on our plates. It was a very surreal, negative experience that could have been avoided with more clear, upfront expectations about the restaurant's time constraints and a less abrasive wait staff. read more

This review is a little bit overdue. But I was there a few months ago. My friend and I ordered the army ramen kimchi soup, some korean fried chicken wings, and pork belly bbq for 2 people. For 2 people we really over did it. But the food was really good. The chicken wings were sweet, spicy and crispy. The army soup was very big, enough for 4 people and they load it up with ramen, veggies, and sausage/ spam meat. For the pork belly they wouldn't let us order 1 serving, we had to order atleast 2 servings. The pork belly bbq combo comes with steamed egg, corn cheese and kimchi that gets grilled on the side along with the pork belly. Service was very friendly and helpful. They have lots of great dishes and we wanted to try everything that's why we went overboard with the food. Since their portions are big, I highly recommend peeps to come as groups, atleast 4 or more people. read more

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I have no idea why this restaurant only has an overall rating of 3.5 but we had a GREAT experience here. Old Village Korean is tucked away in a plaza undergoing construction so the exterior is currently unimpressive and we wouldn't have known to come if it hadn't been recommended by a friend. The interior is dark but sleek, with half of the restaurant as BBQ tables (for obvious reasons). It can get pretty expensive for a meal (a soon tofu + kalbi meal ran us about $20) but this is the only restaurant I've seen in Seattle with GAMJATANG aka PORK BONE SOUP (called Pork and Potato soup on menu). This delicious spicy, hearty soup used to be a staple Korean order for me until I moved here and could not find it anywhere in the city. I was a little too excited when I finally got to order it for the first time in years and it did not disappoint! We didn't try any of the BBQ options but I will definitely be back! read more

Old Village - Korean Near Me - Seattle, Washington

This place is wonderful! My third time here and can't believe I haven't been sooner! I've lived in shoreline for almost 3 years and just recently found this place late last year. The staff is very nice and even remembered me and my gf when we came back weeks later. read more

Old Village - The picture of food heaven - Korean Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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Went on a Friday night @7:30 pm. It was pretty busy but was able to secure a table for 2. Waited for a good 5 minutes to get noticed by staff- but they were pretty busy and we were seated immediately. The vibe of the restaurant is definitely for a younger crowd- with TVs playing and clubbing music ( varied from 80-90 dBA-- depends how far you are to the speakers..) But definitely all ages welcome! If you are sensitive to sounds - mayOverall dimly lit but the tables are well-lit so you can see what you are eating. We were seated in the BBQ section- which is all charcoal based. Service was nice - and our server was knowledgeable about the menu** remember to use the Call button by your table! BBQ just requires 2 orders minimum with a range of 19.95 ~40, so if you come in expect paying at least 50+ for BBQ. Wait time for food 10 minutes for us after ordering PROs + 8 side dishes, they offered to cut meat for us + fast, friendly service! + quality of meat was good on our day. + I liked the ambiance/feel reminded me of some NY k-town joints :) - fun for younger peeps + have alcohol choices available for those ventures CONs - portion sizes may be smaller than you expect.. - salad.. only one free - need to pay for another -had to ask for rice( it is included folks) -$$ is high for two orders of minimal meat so not super filling - cook time is slower with charcoal grills- at least for us. ( ..don't show up too hangry) read more

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Huge place but it was empty when we get into this restaurant. We did BBQ with brisket, pork belly, and chicken. I went to many Korean restaurants and I found this place serves food differently to reduce food waste. Food was great service was absolutely awesome. read more

Old Village - a table of food being prepared - Korean Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Korean bbq alone is already my weakness but on a charcoal grill though? Take my money! No complaints with their meat selections. Tender, juicy, and full of flavor. Their soft tofu soup is a bit disappointing. They make it too thick here, barely has any broth to even call it 'soup'. We usually order fish roe soft tofu soup, with the spice level at 'very spicy', which is their spiciest level (still wasn't spicy enough for us!) Decent selection of banchans. Keep in mind though that they might charge you extra for asking to refill on the salad. (We were charged an additional of $3 for requesting a second round of salad.) read more

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As one of the only korean bbq restaurants in the Seattle area, it was not too bad for our first time. One cannot really compare it to the caliber of those in LA/Koreatown, but it's a decent substitution when the craving hits. The price is a bit on the pricier side especially for the quality of meat that you'll receive. The side dishes are also pretty basic, but the included cheese corn and steamed egg are always welcome in my kbbq meals. Plenty of parking. read more

Old Village used to be as good as you can get, but things have changed. Subpar food at high prices, and truly disappointing service. There are many other and better options for KBBQ in the area. Food: Not terrible but definitely below average. Meats cooked in the kitchen arrive lukewarm and gristly, and with no visible signs of having been grilled. Banchan is ok. Prices are high. I get the appeal of charcoal, but the service.... Service: Mostly rude and aloof. After arriving to a mostly empty restaurant, server 1 walked us to a table, then told us she would clean another table for us, then went straight to filling a tray with unneeded glasses of water. After another party arrived, server 2 approached and seated us at a table right by the door. Food arrived slowly all around the restaurant. At least one party nearby left in frustration at the lack of service. I won't be back. Ambience/Decor: Dark and pleasant interior. However, the combined auras of annoyance emanating from each table of diners noticeably dampens the atmosphere. read more

Old Village - Korean Near Me - Seattle, Washington

I love the fact that this place uses a wooden charcoal rather than an electric grill to bbq their foods. This place has got to be one of my favorite places in the seattle area to have Korean BBQ in my opinion. The service here can be a bit slow depending on what time you arrive but the food is great! I usually order the Kalbi Beef or Short ribs and then the Seafood to BBQ. The meat and seafood was fresh and was not frozen like most places I've been too which is a plus. With your meal you also get unlimited salad, side dishes, and rice all for a decent price. The bill usually ranges around $50 dollars for two people when we order two items to BBQ. The only downside is that you leave smelling like charcoal and BBQ but other than that the food here is great and definitely worth trying! read more

Old Village - Kalbi Beef and Seafood BBQ - Korean Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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One of the few reviews of eateries that deserve attention . Old Village has had new owners since August and from my personal visits they are performing up to par. Good quality meats expertly marinated and efficient service. Most previous negative reviews were likely from previous management/ownership. Their menu seems to be reasonably priced for the quantity/quality. A combo choice of 3 different meats is only $100 (over $130 if ordered separately). Best of all their use of hardwood charcoal, used by professional grillers, says it all. read more

Eaters discretion advised. Dishes are way overpriced given the quality and amount of food. The restaurant is very under staffed, you can easily expect long waits under normal business traffics. Not recommended read more

Tl;Dr: not recommended if you're looking for a solid, value-for-money Korean restaurant. This place came recommended on a local magazine, so my party of 7 decided to try out this little Korean restaurant in Shoreline. Bad decision. First, the wait was very long. Once seated, the waitress went into the back and needed to be flagged down to get her attention. And the food took more than 30 minutes to be served, even though we cooked the food ourselves (bbq-style) later anyway. The food was definitely on the pricier side, yet the meat quality was sub-par. Definitely didn't feel like we got our money's worth. Plus! And a BIG plus, WAS that they CHARGED money for TOPPING UP THE SIDE DISHES! I can't believe this. That's a deal breaker for me. If you're looking for a good Korean restaurant, stay away! read more

Food was extremely expensive and the waitress is ridiculously rude even for first-time customers. I'm very disappointed and wish I could get my money back. Portions were tiny and just basically raw meat with little seasoning. Waitress did not offer to change the hot disk, some of our meats were burnt so we must threw them away. Get your hungry stomach somewhere else for decent Korean bbq, please! read more

If you are craving for Korean food, this is the best place to go! The food is very good and excellent service! The new owner are very nice and friendly! They have free parking and easy to find the place. Definitely I highly recommended it! read more

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So juicy and tasty marinated beef!!! Highly recommended!! New management now with improved taste. Enjoyed seafood Pajeon and short ribs with my friends on a special night!! read more

Old Village - Marinated Short Ribs - Korean Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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First, the wait was very long. Second, the food was too expensive. Third, they charged for topping up side dishes. Fourth, they said the side dishes cannot be served before the main dishes. This was our first, and most certainly, last time we were coming here. If you're looking for a good Korean restaurant, stay away! read more

Way too expensive for the ok food. Really slow even you order raw meat for bbq. Small portions of side dishes and charge more if you want to add. They advertised that they offer charcoal Korean bbq, but in fact they use natural gas with maybe 5 piece coal over it. Liar read more

Ordered takeout on UberEats. Won't be giving them anymore money. Usually 6-10 side dishes. Got only 4 for to go version. They didn't grill the chicken either on the charcoal. So not even tasty like in person experience. Won't visit or order here anymore. Wanna be cheap, don't get my money. read more

Pretty solid kbbq place where you order by dish. Pricing is about what I expect from a kbbq place, though if you wanted to get all-you-can-eat for the same price you can find that too. We ordered the kalbi, beef bulgolgi and seafood pancake and it was 30$/person after tip for 3 people with some leftovers. The restaurant itself is super dark and somewhere between clean and slightly not clean. There are big table booths that can seat 6 comfortably and maybe 8 if you squished. The kalbi was super good - get it with the bone - very tender and juicy and flavorful. Don't overcook it or it will be rubber. The bulgolgi I didn't like much because the flavoring was not quite right and the meat quality was so-so. I expect more if I am purchasing by dish. It was pepper-strong and without that fragrant bulgolgi marinade taste. Seafood pancake was chock full of lots of seafood and green onion but would be better if the outside was more crisp. Side dishes are solidly average. The service was pretty bad - I hate ringing the little bell button that Korean bbq places have by their tables but without it we would never have been visited by the servers. We had to remind them to bring us spoons, water, the check, etc. read more

Old Village - Beef bulgolgi, kalbi - Korean Near Me - Seattle, Washington

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This is probably, no...most definitely, the worst Korean BBQ restaurant I have ever been to. Local supermarket quality meat masked with sugar/soy sauce marinade combined with a hint of incredibly horrible service. Don't even think about looking at the pictures of meat on their menu. It's false advertising at its best since the pictures probably came from a Kobe beef article somewhere. There's little, if any marbling on the meat, so make sure you've prepped your teeth and jaw for a work out. The service is laughable at best. I've been to countless Korean BBQ restaurants in NY, Chicago, and Vancouver and the incompetence in this place makes me think twice about ever going back to one in Seattle. New Restaurant owners: if you want to know what not to do, please come here and watch the show. read more

Old Village - Where's the marbling? $33 for lean and tough meat. - Korean Near Me - Seattle, Washington

I love cooking my own BBQ but didn't get one of those tables the other night. Since I didn't want to wait, I just got a regular table instead. :-( After we were told there wasn't a table, 4 minutes later, a group came in and were seated at a grill. Not sure what happened there but since I was hungry, I decided to quit before I got hangry (hungry + angry = hangry) and order off the menu. My group had bulgogi, a hot pot, and BBQ chicken. The food came out nice and hot. The bulgogi was tender and marinated well. The hot pot was sizzling and full of the ingredients you would expect. The BBQ chicken was lightly marinated, cooked well, and juicy. A number of staff members checked on us from time to time, which I appreciated. The food was good, but I'm not sure it was worth the $58 before tip. read more

Old Village - Bulgogi, BBQ chicken, salad, and hot pot - Korean Near Me - Seattle, Washington

Have been going here on and off since 2009, today will be the last time I consider spending money here. My friends made a reservation over the phone for a party of 10 for 8:00pm. Well, we never got to step foot into the restaurant, because they decided to go to Grill King down the street instead. When our friends arrived at around 7:50, the hostess/waitress was SUPER RUDE and told them to LOOK AND SEE how the tables were taken and that our party would have to wait for half an hour. That is just unacceptable. Um, a reservation isn't a reservation if you don't RESERVE the effing seats you promised. read more

A bit on the pricier side for Korean BBQ, but well worth it! The flavors here are impeccable, and the quality of meat used is fantastic! I'm a fan of the variety of banchan are tasty! I also appreciate that they have a flexible vent that hovers over the grill so the smoke is directed away from your clothes/face.. but let's face it.. you haven't had real Korean BBQ until your clothes smell like it :) Come here, eat well, and be happy! read more

Old Village - Korean Near Me - Seattle, Washington

The location of one of Jenni L's UYEs many moons ago, Old Village serves up solid Korean BBQ, banchan, and seafood pancakes. As a plus, their meats are not overly marinated, a problem I have with many other KBBQ joints (as it necessitates eating a lot of rice to balance the flavors, leaving less room for actual meat!). A possible point of contention for many, but I personally enjoy (and prefer) KBBQ places where I can do the grilling myself - such is not the case here, as they will do most of the grilling for you. read more

My family and I have returned to Old Village multiple times and realized that we enjoy the non-barbeque food options more than our experience grilling meat here. Their seafood pancake is one of the best I've had in the area (my husband argues Ka Won's is better), but you have to order it extra crispy. Old Village's potato and pork neck stew (gamja jungol) is the best we tried in the area, although I will warn you it is very pricey for the serving size. Last time we came to get the gamja jungol, our experience was marred by the fact we asked for extra broth, which is not uncommon to do. As the pot boils on the table top, the liquid reduces and gets saltier. The wait staff gave us a hard time, one ignored our request and a second person said she'd check, as she had never heard of doing this before (it's literally broth, people). Finally, we called the owner over who graciously brought some broth out for us. I'm sticking with my 3-star review, because I still think the food here is pricey for the quality and serving size. But we have definitely had better experience when the owner/manager serves us in the past couple of times we've gone, so if you have any service issues, call her on over. read more

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