888 Korean Bbq Las Vegas

My family and I decided to finally try this place after driving past it the last year or so. We've had so many Korean restaurants in the past 9 years in which a lot of them tend to cross over with each other and we forget which restaurant we've tried and not. More often than not, I find myself referring to my Excel document to see what restaurants we've tried and which are still pending a family experience. While we were sitting at our table, we realized that this location used to be another Korean BBQ that we tried back in 2014-2015 timeframe, which took us back a little and realized how often restaurants come and go in this city. Regardless, our experience at 888 Korean BBQ was phenomenal and we're hoping that they're here to stay for a very long time. We ended up ordering the "B menu" for each of us, which was plenty enough of meat and side selections. Unfortunately, I didn't get to take a photo of everything we ate because I was starving and had to choose whether to be the "head chef" or "photographer" for the evening so obviously, I was the cook. The quality of meat cuts were very flavorful and tender. The one dish I was surprised on was the Salmon Poke. I'm typically an Ahi Tuna Poke kind of guy so this was a shock to me. That Salmon Poke was awesome and was great with the meats and rice! The service and environment were outstanding! Whereas everyone working there, along with the music/music videos, contributed to the overall pleasurable experience, our main server, Jovin provided exceptional service to our table - I definitely appreciate the fast and efficient service! The minor things I wasn't a fan of are the soft tofu soup and the cooking surface. I expected a thicker consistency in the soup base; however, even if the soup base wasn't what I expected, the flavor and spice level were great! Also, the cooking surface was uneven, majority (~65% of the cooking surface), was at the center of the griddle. I also like to create a nice char to my Kalbi and Bulgogi, which was challenging with those types of surface tops. Regardless, it (and I) still cooked our food evenly which was the ultimate goal. I did like the idea of providing each table with a surface cleaning tool versus having to constantly change out the surface top. Overall, we loved it here! I highly recommend this restaurant to all locals and visitors. If you're visiting, you definitely want to put aside some time and eat here! The prices are very reasonable/affordable for this type of quality food.