MOSU in Albany

While your halmeoni visiting from Seoul (or Flushing) isn't going to recognize it as authentic, Mosu is the best Korean BBQ in the Capital Region.  The $50 all you can eat gets you prompt and plentiful portions of many types of beef (including filet mignon and galbi that can hold its own on 32nd Street), chicken, and lamb.  It also includes a bunch of "school food" and Chinese-inspired appetizers, like potato cheese mochi and veggie spring rolls, all of which were great.  For a real touch of class, they do s'mores over the barbecue for dessert.  Service is superb.  The space is huge, energetic, and really upscale.

Probably the worst hot pot experience I have ever had. Please save your money and go somewhere else... at this point I think anywhere is better. I can't speak to their kbbq because we just did their hot pot and you can't do both. If ordering hot pot ingredients a la cart, you won't be full because their portions are super small. The quality of their meat is also fairly mediocre. Also if you choose to order a la cart for your hot pot,  you can't change to the AYCE hot pot (even if the AYCE option is more expensive than what you have ordered so far)...

Listen the all you can eat option is not cheap, but it's worth every single penny!!  We did the BBQ grill (there's also a hot pot option). It is such a fun experience start to finish.  You can order whatever you want including cooked appetizers, plenty of different raw meats and veggies and desserts.  It's super easy to cook on the grill and a fun time.  We never spend a long time out to eat just the 2 of us and we spent 2 hours out New Year's Eve having fun!   We also enjoyed some sake, soju and earl grey tea martinis that were just amazing.  Our server was super helpful and the atmosphere was a blast!