Visit 1st Time Tryout. Order Galbi Lunch Special. Very Good Taste. Banchan Varieties Taste Very Good As Well. Price On Higher Side.

If a K-Q spot is judged by it's Banchan, the dishes of freebie's before the grill gets lit, then this place is the Everest of K-Q. 20, yes 20, instead of 3 little cups of things surround the round grill. The question is where to begin and when to stop as bottomless refills of any cup are part of the drill to fill you up. Pace yourself although each small treat is worth a large Tweet. There are a couple of essentials that are essential before you go here. Parking is a breeze next door. Valet or self park in a garage with a guard for $5. Genwa is the size of an Amazon Fulfillment Center so no two hour wait awaits you when you show up unreserved. The Decor: Plain Jane or make that plain Jjiang. There is nothing to distract you from your appointed task of gorging on gorgeous meat. Mauve walls, accented by not too much. Is it a Rat's Maze of Rooms sporting colorful art works, and knicky knacky kitschy crafts on the walls? Aniyo. You are there to over eat. The Server encouraged me to over order. "Take the rest home", he said. But what do you do with one Mung Bean as that's all there was left over when the meal melee ended. Yes, the menu is somewhat daunting. There are pages of choices, but whether you are a seasoned veteran competitive eater, or a K-Q Newbie the Set Dinners are probably your best bet. Mountains of food will arrive at your table is if pumped from a Gatling Gun. Grill on, a legion of black uniformed energetic young Servers will turn up the energy. A Cooker will be table side adjusting your Mound-O-Meat on the grill while you confess your serial infidelities to your life partner, or worse your life partner confesses to you. The point being it's not a place for an intimate dining experience. Whatever you say will fill the ambient air like the swirling scent of grilling meat. Your Cooker will no doubt be a part of the table Convo. Eventually someone will tong a tangle of protein onto your plate as if you require custodial care which you may well require after eating everything you've ordered. The Food: The A Course is for A-Listers and consists of a House Salad which I thought that would be a Walk-in cleanout. However, the Salad was fresh, cold, crisp, and dressed with a simple no nonsense piquant Vinaigrette. One quick toss and we'll see how you do chop sticking a skinny thread of a Julienne Carrot onto your plate instead of your pants. A heaping plate of warm Glass Noodles showed up quickly once you get rolling. That comes with 4 Sauces. The Sweet/Savory Honey Garlic dip sang to me after tasting each one, along with a spoon of slightly diluted Gochujang Sauce for a little extra bang for your Won. Dolsit Bibambap was the best version of this dish you will find in the myriad of K-Q joints between LA and Seoul. The Stone Pot was jet engine hot so the Rice didn't take too long to crisp up. Mixed up with seafood and an Egg Yolk this was terrific. The Cooker moved the Rice around like a choreographer re-positioning a line of Dancers. Clumps of crunchy Rice were spooned onto my plate with glee and Kimchee. "The next meat is ready" said my Cooker Bestie as he snipped bits of the grilling meat. I asked if he had a side hustle doing circumcisions. His expression said he'd heard that way too many times so fahgeddaboudit. The pace never slowed, so both your arms will be working like pistons to keep up. The stack of Pickled Daikon instead of boring tasteless Wonton Wrappers usually offered was delicious. Use the razor thin rounds as a K-Taco. Wrap it around your beef (excuse the reference), re-visit the Banchan and build a burrito. The roiling boiling bowl of Sunbudo (stinky Tofu Soup) would warm the dead or you if you were standing outside wearing only socks and nose pressed against the window in a snowstorm. The soup was marvelous. Caveat: Take a pass on the Short Ribs tossed on the grill and scissored off the bone. The meat was all knobs of gristle, tasty as it was, it was inedible mystery chew. But this is a small price to pay for the rest of all the exceptional food you will get here. Genwa could be the Renoir of K-Q.

This is the BEST Korean BBQ spot in Los Angeles! I stand by that whole heartedly! We don't eat Korean BBQ anywhere else, but here! It's not AYCE, but the meat is quality. The service is excellent and the food is delicious! It's on the pricier side, but it's worth it. Five stars!

One of my favorite Korean bbq places to hit up in LA. It's pricey, but that's expected for the amazing quality of food. I would always come here with my sister when we lived a block away; we would usually split an order of the beef brisket, bulgogi, japchae, and kimchi jjigae. Genwa hits the spot and packs in great flavor, you can tell that the meat and vegetables are fresh. It's the perfect weekend dinner treat. Service is always great, servers cook for you and are frequently checking in. Dining room is clean, spacious, and provides plenty of seating for parties large and small. It's a trendy restaurant that is all vibes, is cool and hip.

The homie and I had some Korean BBQ this past week at Genwa and had a good experience. We went with Course A for $125 which was a lot of food for two people, and added on a can of 7-Up that ran us $6.50. This came with their Galbi and then a choice of a few meats - we always do Chadol baegi - thinly sliced beef brisket. The galbi was stellar but the chadol baegi was a bit lacking in natural flavors, and def needed dipping. It also came with their salad, chapchae (the best I've had in LA so far, actually), spicy tofu soup, and dolsot bibimbap (I always love the crispy bits best). Their presentation is so nice and neat, lining up all the banchan in a circle around the fire. Service was nice and attentive most of the meal, as well. I think my main gripe is pricing with a bottle of soju at $24, corn cheese at $19, edamame at $14.50. It's a bit much. At similar prices, I'd rather do Park's, Chosun or Mun, eek. I swear I'm not trying to be a hater, but I do think 10 years ago, this was THE place to get Korean BBQ. I think so many prime meat places now exist in KTown, that Genwa is still prime - but towards the bottom of that list.

A la carte kbbq is pricey but great for any special occasions. Genwa is a great place for such occasion. The interior is not too bright, not too loud, and feels classy (just look at that picture of the setup!). I love that there are a ton of side dishes for you to sample, and then you can always ask for more of your favs. However, disappointingly, I did not love most of the options. Maybe there is something to be said about quantity vs quality there, but it is also highly subjective. We chose to individually order dishes, rather than do the courses because we were not in the mood for bibimbap and some of the other set options. We did bulgogi, brisket, pork belly and seafood pancake. The meat is fresh and yummy. The serving are prompt with cooking and checking in on us. I wish they asked us more questions on how we liked to cook our meat. I like a crispy brisket so I would put my meat back on the grill to help get that char. The seafood pancake was good but incredibly filling. I would recommend it for either two extremely hungry individuals or in a group of 3+

A more upscale KBBQ experience! There's a lot of construction on Wilshire near here so it's a pain driving. They do have a parking garage next to it as well since street parking is not really feasible at the moment. Perfect for a date night! Recommend doing the A Course for 2 instead of doing all-a-carte. You'll get a good amount of food! The banchan was really good and they had so many options!! They cook for you also so you won't need to worry about doing it yourself. We went with the bulgolgi and galbi and were really happy with the quality. Overall great service too and would come back for a special occasion or another date night!