Jeong Won BBQ Buffet

We are from LA and met with a friend from overseas in San Diego. So from LA standard, this place is only worth 3*, but I guess from SD's standards, it may be higher than 3. The biggest selling point was wagyu, and we came for the wagyu. It's the most disappointing part of the visit. The meat looked like wagyu, but chewed like cardboard. It's gross. Marinated wagyu was better, but probably coz they added tenderizer to their meat. It's the same case for all their meat (natural meat were hard, not fresh and of bad cuts), and tenderized meat were okay. The only meat we enjoyed was the squid, but even that was only average, not above average. The Kbbq smell that you walk out of an OLD Korean restaurant is going to be there on your body and clothes, too. Ventilation is poor, and it's very noisy and crammed, not comfortable seatings at all. They dont even grease their grilling pan prior to cooking, and all the meat gets stuck and burnt on the pan up on touch. Service is rather good, though, and they change our pans and plates quickly. At $40pp, this is a waste of time and money.