Gen Korean BBQ: What’s Vegetarian Editorial Review

Gen Korean BBQ is built around unlimited beef, pork, chicken, and seafood cooked at your own table, so vegetarian options here exist, but they’re limited. The good news is that Gen tags certain dishes with a “Vegan” label right on its own menu, which makes it easier to trust than guessing your way through a chain that doesn’t mark anything at all.

What to order at Gen Korean BBQ

Order Japchae, the stir-fried glass noodle and vegetable dish, along with Soondooboo Soup, a spicy soft tofu soup, and Doenjang Soup, made from fermented soybean paste. All three carry Gen’s own vegan tag. Hotteok, the sweet Korean pancake with powdered sugar, works as a vegan dessert too. Between the soups, noodles, and an Assorted Vegetables plate, you can put together a real meal even without touching the grill.

What to watch out for

You’ll pay the same all-you-can-eat price as everyone else at your table ordering unlimited meat, so this isn’t a cheap way to eat vegetarian. Gen doesn’t advertise a rotating banchan cart the way many Korean restaurants do, so don’t expect a free-flowing side dish spread here. The protein does the heavy lifting on this menu, and vegetables play a supporting role, which means your options stay limited to a handful of dishes rather than a full section of the menu.