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22 W 32nd St, Fl 2, New York, NY 10001
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Jongro BBQ is a longstanding Koreatown Korean barbecue restaurant on West 32nd Street known for a wide range of tabletop-grilled cuts, including options not typically found at other Korean BBQ spots, plus late-night hours. It draws both Korean BBQ regulars and visitors to the neighborhood, and holds a strong Yelp rating (4.2 stars) across thousands of reviews.
The restaurant does not take reservations and operates on a walk-in-only basis, which reviewers cite as the main source of waits. One reviewer reported roughly a 15-minute wait arriving around 6 PM, calling it reasonable, though with no reservation system available, waits are likely to stretch longer during peak weekend dinner and late-night hours (the restaurant stays open until 1 AM Friday and Saturday).
Patterns as reported by press and regulars — not measured by damnlines.
Reservations: Jongro BBQ takes reservations through Resy for parties of 7 to 18 guests, with larger parties of 19+ asked to email the restaurant directly; reservations are capped at a two-hour dining window, per its Resy page.
Walk-ins: Reservations are open every day of the week, and walk-ins are generally accommodated outside of reserved slots, though peak Korean BBQ dinner hours can mean a wait, per its Resy page.
Reviewers say the restaurant is walk-in only with no reservations, and one diner reported about a 15-minute wait arriving around 6 PM — but reported waits can run longer during peak weekend dinner hours. (No live damnlines camera here yet — this is reported guidance, not a live count.)
No. Based on available reviews, Jongro BBQ does not accept reservations and operates on a walk-in-only basis.
Reported hours are 11:30 AM to midnight Monday through Thursday and on Sunday, and 11:30 AM to 1:00 AM on Friday and Saturday.
We don't have live wait data for this venue yet, but since it's walk-in only, arriving earlier in the evening or visiting on a weekday rather than during peak Friday/Saturday dinner and late-night hours is reported to mean a shorter wait.
Walk-ins are generally accepted since the restaurant takes reservations every day rather than blocking out full-house service, per its Resy page, though peak dinner times can bring a wait for a table.
Sources: Yelp — Jongro BBQ · Resy — Jongro BBQ