RYUU ASIAN BBQ SUSHI & THAI
Pharuewisa P. · 356 Google reviewsRYUU ASIAN BBQ SUSHI & THAI — neighborhood japanese in Avondale. The design gives it a sharp first impression. The cocktail program is serious. "The seafood was fresh and tasty, also the octopus was prepared with a spicy (not too much) ingredients" — Silvestre Navarro (SilversDx8) [$$]
What 574 diners keep saying
What 574 diners keep saying
verbatim, from Google
“Really great AYCE Korean BBQ. The portions are large and everything was tasty including the appetizers. The servers were friendly and prompt!”
“Yummy all you can eat, good quality, reasonable prices. Service a bit chaotic, needed a while till we had all the little extras, drinks, sauce's etc. Can't wait to come back, we had a lot of fun and eat a lot...”
“Delicious food, wide variety of drinks and excellent service from all staff. Our film crew went to dine after a long production day and we’re glad we chose Ryuu. We’ll be back for some more BBQ!”
“Came here for a friend’s birthday and was not disappointed! This was my first time having Korean bbq and I’m so excited to added it to my “likes”! We shared so many things across the table! I was able to try the bao buns (bbq pork), beef bulgogi and pork belly while I wrapped them in lettuce wraps, and even got to try sujo for the first time! (We got the green grape flavor!) Everything was 10/10 and I would def come back!”
“Delicious food and friendly staff. I highly recommend the Spicy Basil Chicken with Lime and their Crab Rangoon!”
“We started with the teriyaki Bao Bun, then got the spicy beef and spicy pork. All the food was fabulous. We enjoyed the sides, sauces and the miso soup.”
“Great restaurant to stop in for Korean BBQ, all the food was delicious and we’ll definitely go back next time we’re in the city.”
“I've had all you can eat BBQ at several places in town this place does not have the most items on the menu but ingredient quality is the best. Highly recommended.”
“Ordered via Relish, the cater app: 2 sushi donuts and seaweed salad. I liked that they followed the “no utensils” note. It's my first time to have a sushi donut and I'm not sure I like it. Also, I wished there were less boxes, for instance the 2 sushi donuts could have been combined into 1 box.”
“Overall, it's not a place I'll be visiting again. Pros: - Very friendly staff - It's fun to cook your own food over a fire - The menu is decently long for an all you can eat place Cons: - The food itself left something to be desired (personally, I don't like it when meat disintegrates into sand with each bite, nor do I like tofu to have a very sour interior while coated in cinnamon sugar for some reason. I might just not be the target consumer, though.) - The restaurant was extremely loud despite there only being 3 tables full. Most of that is due to the music being blasted. - It was very, very warm. Yes, I know, open flames makes it hard to be cooled down, but they opened a window at the end of my groups meal that made so much difference it was insane. It was just under 70° out, so that speaks volumes. - The restaurant has old wine bottles up as decoration but there were several that had their own pet life forms growing in them that made it kinda hard to eat after noticing. I wanted to like it, and it was fun to have a cooking experience with friends, but personally the only good thing that came out of this for me was the appetizers.”
“This place is not real Korean barbecue… I was disappointed in the quality of the food and the flavors. We got the all you can eat menu for $36 a person and ended up paying $94 after gratuity for 2 people. For spending almost $100 on dinner, it felt like we were robbed. We ordered brisket, spicy pork shoulder, spicy pork belly and bulgogi. The meats were all frozen and stuck together- the brisket was in chunks of 6-7 layers of meat stuck together which was obvious that it was frozen and thrown on a plate without a care. All the appetizers were also just so lacking- it felt like they just did everything so low effort. I think based on this place’s location and ambience, it has so much potential but due to the poor quality of food and the abysmal service, I won’t be going back. We waited for a while after we sat down for anyone to come take our order, and then after we rarely saw the waitress again.”
“The restaurant was not particularly clean. A fly came out of the soy sauce bottle. The staff did not offer a new bottle of soy sauce, just some soy sauce in a small dish. On the upside, the portions are large, the menu has a decent selection, and grills are replaced multiple times during the meal.”
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