Gunbae Tribeca

The BBQ was great. The beef cooker was very attentive and cooked the beef perfectly. The beef was great because it didn't have any "fat chunks". Vegetable bibimpap was great especially the crispy rice from the stone pot. Everything about the food experience left a "refreshing good meal feel". It was a little pricey but I guess that's for the quality. Will certainly come again!

A relatively new addition to Tribeca, it diversifies the food options here with Korean. However, the menu is pricey and the portions are not as generous. For example, you don't get a lot of the side dishes included with a Korean meal (banchan). On the plus side, service is friendly and attentive. There are also clean and fancy karaoke rooms downstairs that can be reserved for parties.

FOOD: 2 STARS
BATHROOM: 4 STARS (It's upstairs and super cramped!)
OVERALL: 4 STARS because.. I love jazz, and I'd come back here again to see another artist!

The reviews were not lying when they said it was cramped! My parents arrived earlier than my brother and I so they chose the table in front of stage left. Since we were a group of 4, you had to be seated in a cluster vs. having all four people from the same party sit on the same side of the table (think the game... Diner Dash!). With my back away from the stage and it was a neck breaker! Definitely had a bit of soreness from having my neck turned the entire time, but it was okay as Earl Klugh was who we came to see!

In case you don't want to read my review of the food let's just say DON'T ORDER THE FOOD. It's overpriced and a level below mediocre.

(We were starving so we ordered a cheeseburger w/ fries, calamari, and caesar salad. The cheeseburger was quite big, but dry. The fries with the overflow of melted cheese from the burger were delicious, but otherwise eh as well. The calamari was decent even though they were smaller pieces and the caesar salad was mediocre. The drinks are a bit pricey, but what do you expect?)

The show itself was lovely! Great acoustics and everyone in there was just jammin and having a good time! Once we left there, we were so glad we were there for the early showing (8pm). Everyone on that 10:30pm line definitely was NOT getting in (I wonder how that goes for those with tickets/reservations?).

I would definitely come back here to see other talented and legendary artists. I'd most likely skip on the food and just order drinks!

Blue Note - New York, NY, United States. $16 burger and fries!
$16 burger and fries!

Good to find K-joint outside of ktown ghettoes. Food was good, makkoli not bad, service was excellent. Reasonable prices for NYC.

Really good quality rib eye (though I don't think it's dry-aged as advertised), done perfectly on the grill in front of you. Pairing with spicy beef soup it is so comfortable to have a meal like this on a damp rainy day.