Home of great food and great taste!
Wow, are you in for a treat! Manna BBQ has the meat! Enough meat to get you rolling and going. Normally AYCE places get petrified when I walk in because of my girth. I pack a sizable punch. Not here! They're very welcoming with open arms which I immediately begin to eat.
Do not let the the wait line drive you away. It moves quickly. Once you are seated, please get ready and begin to feast. The people serving are quick, efficient, and serviceable waisting no time as they know you are on a time limit.
PLUS, THEY HAVE SOJU!!!
Chamisul Fresh Ju Se Yo!
Bring friends! Bring family! Bring your Bestie Beastie! Just bring your appetite as Manna will be a sure hit. Ban Chan replenished properly without a court order. The quality of meats, pork and veggies is tremendous. Overall will impress even an Empress.*With a huge lot, parking is never an issue. Sometimes you'll park a bit far and may have to walk but think of how much more you'll eat with this exercise!
*Depending on timing, long lines but restaurant is decent size so moves quickly.
*Must make mention the have Soju in case you know someone interested :p
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Been here many times - service is always good but we go during lunch and non-peak hours!
Lately Tongue is only served one but still better than the other places nearby
This was my first time trying Korean BBQ and I was NOT disappointed.
Super cool concept and all the different meats were delicious. There was not one food item that I did not like. I have been craving this meal ever since I went - too bad it's so far from me! I might have to take a trip back to Phoenix just for this place, I am getting hungry just thinking about it!
The only reasons I took off a star was because of the service. While it was fast, they forgot items each time and didn't really explain which items were which. Overall, it was fine, but we had to ask for items over and over. We had to wait a bit (which was fine, it was Valentines Day), but the process was very disorganized. There isn't really a host so it gets confusing as to what you are supposed to do when you walk in. Also we sat right next to a phone that rang nonstop the entire visit without anyone picking it up.
I came here today April 9, 2022 with Asian American Community of AZ MeetUp, to eat with 18 people (half the people were not Asian, including the host of this event). Our host, who spent many years living in S. Korea, said this was the best Korean BBQ place he had in AZ.
Our host made it so his large party expected 25, didn't have to wait in line, buy starting our group event when the restaurant opens at 11:30 on Sat. We got a room to ourselves in the back.
I am giving my experience an "OK" rating. The meats had oingy boingies but I know I would have to pay more for better quality meats, and Manna is known to be one of the cheaper Korean BBQs. the little kim chee dishes were not as tasty as other Korean restaurants, just "OK" or three stars.
Just so you'd know, the menu item numbers on the onlline order form, do not match the menu item numbers on the restaurant dine in menu. our host was dismayed server said he ordered salad (so we had big uneating bowls of salad at our table), and two chicken dishes, including friend, when he ordered various kinds of meats for the grill. Well he ordered by the numbers off the online menu, which is not the same numbered itemson the restaurant menu, if you order by number.
The taste of everything to me, was unremarkable. One thing I don't like about eating Korean BBQ, is the meats tend to get overcooked because the server and others put too much on the grill, and it gets overcooked. Our server kept dumping the entire plate of meat on the grill, and our host had to remove half onto another plate.
We did not order any seafood dishes, not even shrimp.
Also dinging down to 3 stars, is we were seated at tables that crammed too many people into a small table, with no elbow room, and no place on the table to put dishes or other items, cos the grill takes up so much room. Servers insisted that we sit this way, instead of sitting at more tables that were available and already set. Lady next to me had to sit at the mere corner edge of the table. I don't like paying so much money to be so cramped. And two hours to cook and eat, not relaxing. Also the grill fans were so loud, it is hard to hear what people are saying when they talk, with roaring fan noise.
We paid $34.09 per person, I suppose the amount above $26.95 is the tax and mandatory tip for larger parties