CHEONGDAM BBQ & SUSHI - Korean barbecue restaurant in Thao Dien, District 2, Ho Chi Minh City

Tender meat, side dishes are good They gave us the egg dish as complimentary

I think Cheongdam is one of the korean restaurants that offers versatile and very good banchan (side dishes). In the battle of Korean grills, banchan is a key. I love how they make sure they keep changing it every now and then so it’s not boring. Prices are average as well. The lunch set is also very worth it. Not much soup and noodles to choose from and drinks are quite expensive. The place is averagely clean and staff are cheerful. It has a bit of a dark ambiance which is suitable for drinking. Good foods! EDIT: I’ve got to edit my rate. After a view visits, I realised only the banchan is good here but quality of meat and taste of some dishes aren’t that good quality. Also tried the soybean paste soup and wasn’t satisfied. The staff around here aren’t very professional although attentive and polite. It feels like a teenage playground with them playing all around and yelling and shouting even inappropriate things and words. I think that beings it down a bit.

We had a good experience here last night. Ms Trúc did an excellent service, she is knowledgeable and helpful. The banchan varieties were wide and delicious, we enjoyed most of the banchan dishes, especially the marinated raw crabs and pickled Perilla leaves. The meat portions were big hence explained the price charges, for two pax we couldn’t finish the 2 portions of pork so we took away some. Veggies to wrap were served fresh. Environment is fine, not fancy, soft tone music, just the chair and table gap are quite big for Vietnamese size, so when sat down we felt a bit uncomfortable. 2nd visit the week after: we tried Cold noodles and Bibimbap, both were good. We were served with banchan too, and we loved them all. Service was great, attentive and very friendly.

Their food taste is light and I really love the side dish with tofu and cold popato salad. Bibimbap is okay but I like the soup. They have set lunch with fish that is good too, fish is juicy. I prefer their side dishes to main dishes.

I love it here since they give free fermented crabs as appetizer (those small dishes). Other than that, food and service are great. I hit this place up everytime i am chilling at luminere