Seocho Garden

One of the better Korean restaurants in Chicagoland. Traditional cuisine, good stews and soups, also above average BBQ, and very good banchan (side dishes). Also their pah-​jun (free veggie pancake is pretty good, too).

Best Korean BBQ in the area. Get a group together and reserve a table with a grill.

This is the best AYCE Korean BBQ that I’ve ever tried. Meats are good, service is good. They changed our grill often. The cold noodle is very good.
I love Korean, they have beautiful skin.

Played Rocket League with the owner. We diddled them hard and managed to come out with the win, but their defense was top-​notch. He recommended the lunch special and while we do not live anywhere close to this restaurant, based on his ability to maneuver a rocket-​powered vehicle and hit an oversized soccer ball I would trust his recommendation the next time I am in Chicago. Well done team.

We ordered 2 different meats. One was good the other was very chewy. Some of the sides had amazing flavored for us. Some didn’t but the nice part was you had gotten many options. These things had all been positive.
Sadly the negative was much more apparent. The survive was horrific. It makes me want to not come again. Every time we asked for anything she acted like it was a bother for her to do her job. She didn’t bring a few things that we ordered and when we asked she was shocked that we new well enough to ask. It made the dinning experience horrible. I wouldn’t recommend going unless u have no desire for a good dinner.

Worst restaurant ever!
The old lady at the front was rude and terrible on serving. I definitely will not go back!

First time here. Pretty pricey. The service was good. Sometimes first impressions can be wrong. Worth revisiting to see if the place grows on me

Will not go back. Went on a weekday at 5:30 pm and the service was slow. As soon as we walked in, I made eye contact and smiled at the guy sitting behind the front desk. He looked away. When my mom got up there, she greeted him. He barely looked at her and told us to wait. Did not gesture someone else to help us, only went back to his computer. Finally someone else came… definitely not what you’d expect from a restaurant, much less a Korean one. They are usually overwhelmingly polite.
The food was mediocre. The bibimbap was not fresh, had barely any veggies. Soondubu had very little tofu even and minute seafood. Did not come with egg. (Missing serving utensils and individual utensils. Kinda embarrassing, the lack of attn to details.) Pancheon was maybe ¾ of most places. But the service is the reason we won’t be back. Throughout the meal they made us feel like they could care less about serving us. I had to flag them down multiple times for the check, and they gave us the wrong one.
Tofu Village or the food court at H mart are way better!

Four stars simply because service can be hit or miss. As in the time it takes to get the next plate to grill when eating all-​you-​can-​eat bbq. And I’ve had one waitress there who just doesn’t seem to have patience. Otherwise all the younger wait staff are very accommodating, helpful in teaching you a bit more about what all the dishes are that are served, and mostly, they are attentive.
Food — food is all good! Never ate here for anything other than the all-​you-​can-​eat. It’s $ 25-​$ 30/​pp for the Korean bbq.
Have been several times. And will continue to go. Best Korean bbq close to me!

I just ask myself one question. Would I come back? My answer would be no.
The food was ok at best and service was slow. The ladies working the dining room were very overworked. If they had a few designated to either getting water, changing grills, bringing meat etc, it could sure improve the place.
Basically I’ll choose to spend my money elsewhere in the future.

SO MUCH MEAT.
I’ve been itching to try Korean BBQ for a while now, and I was finally able to drag husband to try Seocho Garden. Located in a strip mall which, according to Google Maps, was impossible to find, Seocho Garden has two areas available: regular dining tables and the BBQ tables (which have a mini gas grill in the middle). We sat at the BBQ tables and ordered the AYCE.
They brought out two plates of meat and side dishes… and more side dishes. The table was covered in side dishes. My favorite were the daikon strands, this pasty sweet stuff, and the kimchi. Husband liked the raw garlic and bean sprouts. There was so much meat that we started to get the meat sweats halfway through the meal.
I recommend the bulgogi! It was so good that I plan on making it at home eventually. Once I find out how to slice the meat that thin. I usually just end up hacking mine to double death.
Two stars off because it was pricey for what you actually got — $ 30 a person. And they do add 18% gratuity to the bill so be on the look out for that — we double tipped accidentally.

Seocho Garden is one of the few Korean restaurants in the Naperville/​Lisle area & one that’s worth trying out.
The food is fresh, delicious & they offer a good variety of dishes worth ordering. My parents, my husband & I have been here a few times & have had great meals at different times of the day.
My usual go-​to dish is dol-​sot bibimbap & my parents & husband like to order a wide variety of soups, rice dishes, etc. There’s plenty of ban-​chan (side dishes) that come out before the main dishes arrive which is always a plus especially during busy hours.
I have yet to try the Korean BBQ, but whenever we go, there’s a crowd of people enjoying KBBQ even during the late hours.
I’m glad SeoCho is one of the few Korean restaurants in my area — thank God their food is delish!

Went here for dinner last night because halmoni was craving Kim chee. We had the all you can eat BBQ and it was fantastic! A little pricey, but great quality food and wonderful service staff. Well, a little understaffed but responsive nonetheless. Will definitely be returning again before we leave Chicago. Their panchan was delicious, especially the Korean pancakes. Yum!

The food here was really good, they had a nice selection of meats to choose from. We chose the all you can eat. My favorite was the kalbi. All the meat were marinated nicely in the sauce. The side dishes were also really, really good.
There’s two things I didn’t like about dining here. 1, the service wasn’t too great. They were kind of pushy on how we cooked our meat and kind of just dumped everything on the stove top to cook. After we would be done eating, we had to wait a bit for somebody to come back to ask if we wanted anymore meat. Also, there was a point where the fire went out on our stove top, so we weren’t able to cook any meat and it took someone a really long time for them to finally check on us to relight the stove.
2, there’s an 18% gratuity that’s added onto the bill automatically. I wasn’t very happy with this, because I wouldn’t of given them that much since service wasn’t that great.

The only AYCE Korean BBQ restaurant that I know of in Naperville area. For $ 25.00 without tip and tax, the price is a little steep. I would only come here if you’re starving and ready to stuff your face to get your money worth. I came here with a group of 4 guys, which means we kind of got our money worth.
There’s only 10 selections of meat, but if you try all of it, you’ll be more than full. My favorite one was the marinated short ribs. I wish there was bone that came with the short ribs though. The next favorite was the brisket… it needs to be cut thiner so it’s not so chewy.
Service here is extremely ‘slow’. Each plate of meat takes at least 5 minutes to come out cause there was only 1 lady serving the whole section of BBQ side. The side dishes also were refilled extremely slowly. I think this is part of their trick to not have you eat as much too. You know how it is, it takes times for your brain to register that you’re full.
Would I come back again… not sure yet… if I’m really craving for Korean BBQ, I might come again; otherwise, probably will not return.

I don’t understand the 18% gratuity. I think I read a comment on there that it’s when you have a large party, but we had a party of 2 for the all you can eat for $ 28 and was charged the 18% gratuity. It is a gas grill and not a charcoal grill. The lady serving us had left the flame on so low, our food was not seared properly. When we asked to turn the flame on higher, she dumped all of the Bulgogi onto the grill and said it has to be cooked all at once. When we asked to change the grill, another lady said that the grill is hard to clean and turned the flame back down. It was a rather typical experience in a Korean BBQ restaurant in my opinion. You, the patron is never right.
We ordered the Bulgogi, which we thought was too sweet. The Kalibi was good. Well marinated. And Pork Belly was thin and had a little bit of cartilage in there which gave it a bit of a weird crunch factor. I think the meats were good, but they missed the seat and charcoal flavor. Their seasoned mushrooms were delicious. You also get to choose 1 of 3 soups. We did the one with bean paste and tofu, it was too salty in my opinion. There was a complimentary vegetable pancake, which I didn’t care for. I thought it was flavorless. Loved the many banchans they provided.
If you are in the South West suburbs and absolutely need your Korean BBQ fix, this place is decent for that craving. If you have time and can go the distance, I would still recommend finding something closer to K-​Town for that charcoal taste.

My friend and I came to this place for dinner on a Thursday around 6. We were the first party to sit in the KBBQ section and by the time we finished eating, there were a few other parties in the KBBQ section. It is big enough for large dinner parties (10 – 15 people). It is $ 28/​person for AYCE (all you can eat) KBBQ. Service was great and gratuity is already included in your bill.
They had lots of side dishes (banchan) and my faves were the pickled cucumber, bean sprouts, and spicy green veggies. Their kimchi wasn’t the best I’ve had. They have lots of selection for meat, different flavored pork/​beef/​chicken. I was a bit sad they don’t have rice paper like the other KBBQ joints in California. Instead of rice paper, they have lettuce to use as wraps, which is healthier but not as yummy. They also offer pancake and it was decent.
Overall, I think it is comparable to California KBBQ joints but boy, was it expensive! With tax and tip, it came out to about $ 35/​person. At that price in LA, you can get AYCE seafood and excellent quality meat…
When you pay, they give you those yogurt drinks to wash your palette! Oh, and their tea is really good, too. It smells like corn or something. I couldn’t figure it out.

Since there aren’t many Korean barbeque places in the suburbs, I thought we’d try this one out. I came here with a group of nine people for all you can eat barbeque. None if us were really impressed…
The only meat that was good was the bulgolgi. We had this as our first dish and it was flavorful. Otherwise, the Kalbi didn’t have any taste to it, the pork belly bacon was tough, also without much taste, the chicken intestines were too chewy and the marinated sirloin just didn’t hit the spot.
The chicken fried rice was also surprisingly good. However, you wouldn’t normally think to order fried rice with Korean barbeque.
The service was just okay. They were attentive to getting us more meats. However, they initially took drink orders and forgot to get the people who ordered waters their drinks and they didn’t take our empty plates until they were completely stacked up.
I was hoping to have my family try to venture out and try new cuisines but I don’t think this was the right choice.

Went here last night with the wife and a friend and we realized that there aren’t any korean bbq places in the SW burbs that we know of besides Seocho. I guess it’s a good thing that they are good.
So wife and I have been here a few times and also with fellow friends/​yelpers Derrick T and Cathy R. I would say that as far as AYCE options go that this place is just as good as places up north. I like how they change the plates often to avoid too much char on the grills. Meat selection is good. Only qualm I have is the price as there are places I like up north that are cheaper. Maybe it’s because they are the only ones out here that they can charge more. Either way I guess it’s fair.
My only wish is they have the acorn jelly banchan and also more of the bean sprouts as the sprouts have run out a few times we’ve gone. Also, I’ve never seen the potato salad banchan there.

This place is very authentic Korean. They have 3 seating areas: a sushi area, Korean dining, and barbecue. Since I went on my own, I was relegated to the main dining area, though I really wanted to be in the barbecue section!
I ordered the marinated grilled kalbi off the menu along with the tofu soondubu. Both were great. The kalbi was perfectly cooked and served piping hot. The marinate was not overpowering and had a nice balance of sweetness. The tofu soondubu had great silky tofu.
The banchan was very fresh tasting and was flavorful. They asked if I wanted refills, and I gladly accepted on several of my favorites.
Service-​wise, it’s very attentive. The servers are not going to talk your ear off since they are not native English speakers, but they understand you and will get the job done. They also offered me wifi since I was on my laptop, iPad, and iPhone simultaneously, but I told them I had it covered. What else was I to do by check up on my social media and do a little work during dinner… especially since I found this place on Unilocal!
Definitely will warrant a return trip with a larger group so I can check out the AYCE barbecue.