Sae Jong Kwan

I tried the stone pot vegetable rice with an egg for under $ 12 & the pork bulgogi for under $ 15. I thought the bulgogi was a bit expensive. The lunch portion is under $ 12. I also tried the gyoza dumping appetizer. It was presented very nicely with a salad in the middle. It came with a brown sauce with green onions. They gave cups of warm rice tea rather than water but they a gave different amounts in each cup. It took a while for us to get seated & it took even longer for us to get our bill & then again for us to get our bill picked up. They also rang up our bill wrong & listed it as $ 17 rather than $ 45 but then they caught it when they took the credit card. Also, they ran out of pork cutlet. I am rating this «meh, I’ve experienced better» because of the slow service and because they didn’t have the pork cutlet (tonkotsu) as advertised on the menu.

I really used to hate this place because I honestly didn’t think the food was all that great, but I was thoroughly impressed during my last visit here.
There were plenty of delicious side dishes that were vegetarian-​friendly. The thing that really bumped this place up from three to four stars is the fact that they served my dolsot bibimbap on a huge stone bowl with tofu when I asked for no meat. Woohoo! I asked for the egg to be cooked all the way and, lo and behold, it was cooked just as I requested! There was a generous portion of veggies and rice, and everything was well-​prepared. They have a lot of different options in terms of dishes, but I think the bibimbap is really one of the only entrees that doesn’t contain some type of meat.
The service was great — friendly and prompt. The prices are average here ($ 9-​$ 12). My parents like to come here for the big soon tofu hot pot, so I will most likely be back soon!

Beef stew was tasty. Especially the soup had more flavours (may use bones for cooking) then what I had in Seoul (they only use water and chill sauce).

Decent Korean food and good service, but a bit pricey. This is the site of many a Korean restaurant, several failures and a few successes. They are open very late, which is a big selling point for the night owls out there; who doesn’t want a late night tobu jigae or bipimbap to get you on your way home?

First time trying this Korean BBQ and we loved it! There was two Korean BBQ in that plaza we just decided to go with this one because it said sushi and bar. Yeah. So they didn’t have sushi at all and it was just Korean BBQ so it totally tricked us. So we ended up getting kbbq!
We ordered the BBQ combination C that came with beer or soju, 2 meats (we got the pork belly and marinated bulgogi), soup, and steam egg. The side dishes were good! I feel like as long as the sauces are good you can’t mess up Korean BBQ ! Everything was awesome! Food coma for sure. The only thing that was missing was the rice drink at the end of the meal, most Korean places give you this rice drink at the end as dessert (like Seoul BBQ does). I was kinda bummed that they didn’t have it.
They have a new name now so I’m guessing it’s a new owner.

I always like coming here for lunch. The staff is super friendly and the food is wonderful. I highly recommend the spicy squid stir-​fry with side dishes.

Update: This used to be my go to place. The last 3 times I have gone they always try to seat me at a table with an electric grill. The first time I actually stayed and tried it out. The electric grills suck. Only a few spots on the grill are hot enough to cook the meat properly. Plus it’s like going to McDonalds… I want a real gas grill. Not a toaster oven. The last 2 times I went none of the gas grills were being used. I asked for one of those. Apparently all of them are now «broken». So I just left both times. Too many Korean BBQ places in and around Aurora with actual gas grills, no way I’m going to use an electric one. Too bad, I really liked Sae Jong :(

Last minute dinner choice beef and pork bulgogi. Nice open space with lots of open tables. Went here before with some friends years ago. Great price for lunch until 2:00.

Food was good but service was bad. The server came to take our order and gave us our food. We didn’t see her again until she brought our check. We couldn’t even get refills on our drinks. We had the BBQ and the server messed up on one of our meats (we ordered pork not beef). We didn’t bother correcting her because it took her a while to bring our food in the first place. She got bad because we «didn’t leave enough tip». She even circled on the check that we should at least give her 15%. I had paid in cash and my friends with credit cards. I said that was my share and my friends haven’t put theirs in yet. She lighten up a bit. Come for the food but don’t expect decent service.

The food was great but customer service sucks arse. It seems as though the waitress cant do math when my friends and I had already left the tip. Two was in cash and another was put on the card. I don’t know if its just me or the waitress was just confused. GARBAGE!

I have never experienced so terrible service like this although some of dishes are delicious. I have gone to this restaurant for many times；however，their services are horrible all the time！I won’t be there anymore！I feel angry！They also treat Korean and foreigners differently！Yet they charged us a high service fee！

Time to update again. My 4^th times or so to make it current.
They have gone thru some changes and made several improvements like new signs, most of the tables can bbq, new menus and new on line presence.
Went for lunch today and… not happy with it.
No lunch specials on Fridays even though on-​line menu (M-​F) and also written menu (Weekday) says other wise. WTF is going on here.
Ended up ordering from regular menu since i couldnt order lunch special and i didn’t want to go to Seoul BBQ. Ended up getting very few banchan like what i usually get during lunch special but ended up paying regular dinner price.
Lunch for two with tip at more than $ 30
I want this place to survive to break down monopoly of few Korean restauant around here but the new owner/​new direction they are taking will surely make this place go down the drain.
I will not be back for awhile until they understand Friday is not part of a weekend. It’s not even a holiday and oh forgot that Seoul BBQ likes to pull that crab, no not that kind of crab.
Minuses
One star for confusion
Cheap banchan
My order had funky smell
Nothing outstanding to start out with so one star is generous today.

Service was great. And I didn’t expect this place to be as good as it was but the Food was amazing. Side dishes were awesome as well. Very hard to find a place like this in Denver.

I keep coming back to this place. The food is passable and service is friendly. Why?
I finally figured out that the main reason I keep coming back here is because I can’t get into other Korean places during the weekend. I can always manage to get a table here and it satiates my Korean food hankering enough.
One big complaint I have is that if you were to order BBQ, you have to get 2 orders to sit at the grilling table, which would be about $ 50, otherwise they make it in the back.
So if you are not very picky, you will get decent food and the staffs are friendly (although sometimes seem a bit overwhelmed), it’s not a bad choice.

Hands down the best Korean food in Colorado. I have friends that have lived in Korea, and they agree this place is better than some in Korea. They people are so sweet. You must do the barbecue. Their bimbebop is pretty good, as are their pancakes. The side dishes are amazing and end the meal with the sweet rice drink. You get a true experience here with some of the best Korean food around. Anywhere else just doesn’t compare.

I love the gamjatang (pork bone soup)! Plenty of tasty side dishes accompany your entrée. Service was prompt and friendly. Highly recommended.

I love the bibimbap here because of how they bring it out on a sizzling stone dish. It makes the rice crispy and everything hot when it comes out.
Great healthy food that will get scratch my Korean food itch

This place was pretty good I’d have to say. It looked nice, but most importantly clean. The side dishes were good and the bugolgi was my favorite! One of the most important things for me were the servers! They are soo much better than other Korean restaurants! The lady was nice and helped us with explaining the menu with a good attitude. I would come here again!

I’m going to make this quick.
PROS:
I’ve only tried their yookgaejang and nengmyun. Both are alright.
CONS:
–WHY IS THEIR SERVICE SO STINKING SLOW??? I do not understand. I had to ask our waitress multiple times for things and she seemed so scattered. It definitely was annoying.
–Their restaurant smells like pee? wtf…
Honestly, if you want mediocre food, have a lot of time to kill, and you’re patient… this might be a not-​so-​bad experience for you.
As for me… I come here MAYBE once a year and I never fully enjoy the experience.

Ok lunch prices, and decent food. If I’m in the area and in the mood for Korean food I would definitely come back, but I can’t say it’s near the best in Denver (Dae Gee imo).
We had the bebimbap in stone bowl and sundubu. I like that the stone bowl here is wider then usual, making it easier to stir fry the rice. The soup though was only kind of flavorful. We were at the end of the lunch rush, and it seemed pretty clear the the other Korean tables were of more importance to the staff.
Again, if you’re in the area I wouldn’t say you should avoid this place. If you’re looking to try Korean for the first time, I highly recommend going to Dae Gee first.