For our one year anniversary, we went out with Kevin's family to Mr. Kimchi in Mount Prospect, IL. This place was recommended to us after having a cousins' conversation on everyone's favorite location was for fried chicken, and Mr. Kimchi was one of the locations mentioned. We went their for dinner for an "All you can eat Korean BBQ" but it's not your regular buffet-style. I learned the hard way so consider this your guide to Mr. Kimchi.
When you first walk-in, there is now one to greet you. You'll see a "large party" section on the left. Keep walking. You'll see a bar on your left. Keep walking. You'll see a familiar STOP sign placed on the wall and a hostess waiting for you. You tell her the number of people in your part and she'l direct you to a booth. Walking in at 7 PM on a Sunday night, it wasn't busy so we were able to get a nice six-seater booth area that lined the sides of the room. In the middle was a long table that was more community-style.
There was no shortage of options for your to select when you sit down. There's a list of BBQ pork, BBQ beef, chicken and seafood. The meat comes marinated in a plate. When you walk into the booth, the grill plate is set up with the fire started. Once it fires up, you pour on your first option of meat, the Mr. Kimchi steak (soy and Asian pear marinade steak), and lay it out using the tongs they give you. Each person also got a sesame oil and red-chilli paste; I ended up using it on the grill plate. Additionally, they brought out salad, bean sprouts, pig ear and kimchi; it was great munching on them while the meat was cooked on the grill. We also tried the Galbi ( marinade boneless short rib; dinner only), fried chicken, garlic chicken and the octupus. I was interested in the fried chicken; while it was amazingly crispy on the outside, there was no other spices or glaze on it so Bon Chon is still my favorite for fried chicken. The chicken was also bland and it was also dry after putting in on the grill.
Some other small things to consider. They automatically charge 18% for gratuity into your bill. They charge $15 for any left over meat that's not consumed. You can order three meats at one time; as you eat them, you can order more. You can't take any left over food home so eat up. I'll include a snapshot below of their meat options.
