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Kang Ho Dong Baekjeong is a Korean BBQ restaurant founded by Korean wrestler and TV personality Kang Ho Dong; the Koreatown Manhattan flagship opened in late 2014 and was reportedly an immediate sensation, known since then for tabletop grilled meats and crowds forming at the door.
Reviewers report that waits to be seated can run long, sometimes as much as roughly 90 minutes during busy stretches. The restaurant offers prepaid reservations for parties of six or more, while smaller groups typically wait as walk-ins, so booking ahead for a larger group or arriving outside peak dinner hours is the more reliable strategy.
Patterns as reported by press and regulars — not measured by damnlines.
damnlines doesn't have a live camera at this venue yet, so we can't show a real-time line count. Reported guidance from reviewers suggests waits can run long, sometimes up to around 90 minutes during busy periods, so plan ahead or go earlier in the day.
Yes, the restaurant accepts online reservations (via Tock), and prepaid reservations are specifically offered for parties of six or more. Smaller parties are generally seated on a walk-in, wait-your-turn basis.
Reported hours are Sunday-Wednesday 11:30am-11pm, Thursday 11:30am-midnight, and Friday-Saturday 11:30am-2am. Hours can change, so it's worth checking the restaurant's own site before you go.
It's a Korean BBQ restaurant serving tabletop grilled meats, founded by Korean wrestler-turned-TV-personality Kang Ho Dong. Its Koreatown Manhattan flagship opened in late 2014 and quickly became one of the neighborhood's most popular Korean BBQ spots.
It's in Manhattan's Koreatown, at 1 East 32nd Street, New York, NY 10016.
Sources: Yelp — Baekjeong New York · Baekjeong official site