Ko Chi -skewers

I wish I knew what the actual name of this place is in English.
There are few Chinese letters and in Korean it says Ko Chi (which translates to skewers).
This unassuming red awning has been enticing me for the last few days.
Finally, last night I had the chance to check it out!
Supposedly opened about 4 months back.
Overview… the place is pretty small. I think I saw about 6 tables (but some are bigger for big parties). Maybe 35 people max occupancy for the whole place?
They serve very unique cuts of meat. mostly, lamb, beef, pork, and some chicken and seafood.
I’ll just do a rundown of pros and cons.
PROS:
–Very unique cuts of meat, gizzards, intestines, hearts, kidneys, arteries (?)… quail. really. cool stuff.
–Friendly service. personally the lady was very nice and tried to explain more. the guy was more on the quiet side.
–BYOB…
–no frills, no show, make your own on a stand with fresh hot charcoal from the back.
–very private dining… they did a good job of separating the tables so it’s very cozy.
–they have siracha!
CONS:
–side dishes… fail. Free kimchee and peanuts came out. But the kimchee wasn’t good at all. I also wish they had some side orders of salad or things to accompany the meat.
–what’s up with the dish of garlic (not peeled)? I mean, I peeled some and skewed it onto an used skewer to roast it but I don’t want my hands to smell like garlic. (a little step of having peeled garlic would have been much nicer)
— The charcoals burned out pretty quickly, I’m sure I could have asked for more fire if we had more food but… near the end, it took too long to cook.
–They have one veggie on their menu, perillas (ket nip) and they charged about $ 6 for bundle. :-(
Overall, if you are MEAT person and okay with not having any sides or veggies with your meat then try this place.
They have a tasters menu (sampler menu) where they give you a little bit of almost everything for $ 40 or $ 50 (with quail).
If it’s your first time, I would try that.
This place is definitely more of a dive… nothing fancy or not somewhere you’d want to bring a girl on a date.
But a few friends, couple of beers, unique foods, fun making it yourself … yeah. it works.
I would suggest going in the cold days while you can! The charcoal can get hot ! hahaha