Iron Age Korean Steakhouse - Druid Hills

I went there with friends for dinner on weekend, it was so crowded, we were waiting around 10 minutes. The restaurant is kinda loud from music, but we enjoy it. All the side dishes and sauces were delicious. Bulgogi we got was a little bit sweet for us and some part of pork and beef were a little bit chewy, you have to control the fire under the table and know how they can be perfectly cooked would be better for your experience. We didn't expect the steamed egg was served as raw, and u have to steam it by yourselves hahaha. Overall, we enjoy it.

I’ve been coming to this restaurant for a long time, and it never disappoints. The food is amazing! I totally recommend the Hawaiian Bulgogi Beef it’s hands down the best beef on the menu. For sides, my favorite is the ddukgooyi (spicy rice cakes), which go perfectly with any kind of beef. The pork is really good too, though I’ve never been a fan of the chicken here. Whenever there’s a special occasion or I’m super hungry on the weekend, this is my go-to spot. Also, I haven’t tried them yet, but they have a bar for drinks 🍸.

For my first AYCE KBBQ experience, everything was phenomenal. The service was prompt, portions were fantastic, and food quality was superb. Tried and loved all of the following meats: 1. Beef Bulgogi 2. Hawaiian Bulgogi 3. Iron Age Steak 4. Beef Brisket 5. Spicy Squid 6. Seasoned Steak Loved all the banchan as well, though I especially adored the Spicy Rice Cakes and Kimchi! All considered, would absolutely love to return!

As a long-time diner here I keep coming back for their excellent food and top of the line customer service. I'd say it's on par if not better than top K BBQ restaurant I found in Seoul! Manager Sabin and his crew are courteous and professional. They make the dining experience very enjoyable!

Don’t get me wrong I love kbbq and I grew up always going to iron age(Duluth)so I wanted to try out their sister location with it being in a nicer area ! But it seems the quality of these establishments are declining all over…. While the service was wonderful and the servers were super sweet and attentive , the meat seemed to be old…. Raw meat coming out with BROWN and GREY spots should’ve been my first red flag ….. I tried to write it off as it maybe being the marinades… but it kept coming out grey and turned tougher than usual once cooked. This could only mean that the food safety of the red meats (bulgogi, brisket, etc) are not being held up to code… it use to be that it would come red and fresh… For reference**** I recently went to 9292 for my bday 2 weeks ago and their meat was RED AND FRESH and you could tell as you ate it, and how your stomach could KEEP EATING it round after round without discomfort…we went through 7-8 meats haha*** so imagine my surprise that the brisket isn’t fresh like it used to be here at Iron Age! They keep it FROZEN! Which certainly attests to the freshness of their other meats.. I should’ve seen that as another red flag but we were being treated to dinner so I didn’t want to seem rude. Also like I said— the staff was phenomenal at their job! So i didn’t want to cause any issues! But oh I wish I had! 😭 because now I am curled up in bed with awful stomach cramps and I can’t even stand to go about my day! I’ve been to the toilet 4 times within the morning [I woke up at 7am with pain and have been this way since, and it’s now 1 pm] and have been in so much pain and discomfort since last nights dinner… I’m just sooooo very glad I hadn’t ordered any chicken… I’m hoping this bug passes as I have events to attend this week, and I am also hoping that this is a wake up call to the establishment to please take food safety serious and PLEASE properly refrigerate their meats!!! You can tell when a meat has sat out— especially red meat as it tends to oxidizes AND SHOWS! Please be mindful of people’s health and practice food safety! I literally would’ve thought nothing of it at the time if I wasn’t in such a state the day after… I should’ve listened to my gut feeling when I first took my picture ( just for aesthetics ofc!) and saw the meat was discolored as soon as they brought it out. Now I am DEFINETLY hearing my gut….😭😣😵‍💫😰 so I will give 5 stars for the service however -1 stars for their food quality !