KBBQ

Name: KBBQ
Address: 1925 Plum Grove Rd, Palatine, IL 60067, Palatine, IL, 60067.0, US
Telephone: +1 847-485-7072

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Korean

Palatine, IL

Closed·4-10PM

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About

KBBQ — high-caliber korean in Palatine. The staff makes it feel personal, and handles groups well. Dayna Lee: "The meat was super fresh and tender, and everything was grilled to perfection right at our table"

Experience Breakdown

🍴Food

5.0

👥Service

5.0

✨Ambiance

5.0

💬Sentiment

4.9

Lily

147 reviews

Highlights

CozyFamily FriendlyQuick BiteGreat For GroupsFamily Run

What Diners Are Saying

Diners loved

Warm, welcoming staffAccommodates large groups

Some noted

I’ve always wanted to try this place after visiting South Korea numerous times.
— L B

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Location

1925 Plum Grove Rd, Palatine, IL 60067

What 40+ diners say about KBBQ

My absolute favorite place for KBBQ. If you get any BBQ meat, it comes with banchan (side dishes), lettuce, marinated onions, rice, and kimchi stew. We really like the thin sliced pork belly, LA marinated galbi, and marinated bugolgi. There usually isn't much of a wait even in the weekends, but you can make reservations if you have a large party. Prices are very fair for such high quality meat. If you pay cash, they'll give you free ice cream. The wait staff are always very nice and are very helpful. Don't be afraid if it's your first time they will help you out with cooking; but, if you've ever used a grill, you probably have the skill set.

“Fanflippintastic this place is.”

Fanflippintastic this place is. Love Korean food so I was looking at places that'll serve solo customers. After reading reviews, I chose this spot. I was a little nervous going in because plenty of korean places only allow a party of 2 minimum and some that allow singles, treat those single customers much differently than parties. But not this place. They greeted me warmly and made sure to keep checking in on me from time to time. They gave me free food to try right when they brought my meat order to be grilled. Had a lovely conversation with one of the staff and gave a great tip. I paid in cash so they gave me a delicious ice cream. Ive got to say that is was also super fantastic along with everything I ordered. I even ordered Tteokbokki to go.

chloe wickert

Dec 2025

“This place is a treat.”

This place is a treat. Best Korean BBQ around. Our favorite spot closed and we found this place on google due to all the good reviews. The price, the service and the quality of the meats are worth it all and amazing! They have a butcher there so all the cuts are fresh and you can tell and really taste the good quality in prime meats. The owner was very nice and greets you when walking in. Our server was so helpful and wanted to help cook our meats. Do not sleep on the steak tartare

Trinidad Trevino

Aug 2025

“𝗞𝗕𝗕𝗤, 𝗱𝗼 𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂… 𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘦: 𝘔𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦...”

𝗞𝗕𝗕𝗤, 𝗱𝗼 𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂… 𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘦: 𝘔𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤 𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦. (𝟭) 𝗧𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲 (𝟮.𝟱/𝟮.𝟱): 𝗜 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗳 𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗲—𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗹𝘆, 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗱. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗲, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝘂𝘁𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁-𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝘆? 𝗠𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴. (𝟮) 𝗔𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 (𝟮/𝟮.𝟱): 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝘇𝘆, 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘆 𝘃𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲. 𝟯) 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 (𝟮.𝟱/𝟮.𝟱): 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗳𝗳 𝘄𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱. 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗺, 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝘁𝘆, 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀-𝗼𝗻—𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲. (𝟰) 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲 (𝟮.𝟱/𝟮.𝟱): 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗺𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗱, 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆. 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁.

Femme Moira

Jul 2025

“Absolutely amazing Korean BBQ spot.”

Absolutely amazing Korean BBQ spot! The meat was super fresh and tender, and everything was grilled to perfection right at our table. The side dishes (banchan) were delicious and constantly refilled, and the staff was friendly and attentive. Loved the atmosphere—cozy but lively. Highly recommend the 꽃갈비살 and 대패삼겹살. Will definitely come back!

Dayna Lee

Apr 2025

“Put this place on your list.”

Put this place on your list! Clean organized and nicely set up. Attentive staff immediately took care of our every need. The menu was not very large but had all the staples. We sampled the large platter with 4 cuts of beef. Each thing we were served was better than the next. Great kimchi and table side fried rice preparation. Do your self a favor and next time you looking for a good meal with great Korean flavors this is your place!