We picked up my mother-in-law and brother-in-law from the airport recently. My brother-in-law will be here briefly, and my mother-in-law is here for an extended stay. She was formerly from Kagoshima Prefecture in Japan, and met my father-in-law (now deceased) some time after the war. They married and stayed married until my father-in-law passed away. As she then had to raise 4 kids by herself on a clerk’s salary, I admire and respect her toughness.
In any event, my in-laws told us days in advance that they wanted to go to Cho Wan Korean Buffet. I’ve said before this restaurant is a favorite with my family. Recently, Tasty Chomps reviewed the restaurant, an excellent review with a lot of good pictures.
Though this restaurant has some sushi, and various side dishes, to a first approximation, this restaurants is about the meats.
You can get chicken, pork, beef, bacon, octopus, and shrimp here. The meat is cooked on your table. Waitstaff does most of the cooking, even if you end up choosing your meats. You can get condiments of various kinds: things like jalapenos, sliced garlic, and lettuce leaves. The leaves are used to wrap meats, and if you want, you can add grilled onions, or cook some of your garlic until it is browned, and add it to the leaf.
They have rice in the back, and a couple soups as well. The pickles, of various kinds, are quite good.
The waitstaff were doting to my mother-in-law, making sure she had her share of meats, and fetched sauces for her, explaining their use. The lighter sauce in this picture is for bacon, they said, and the darker sauce is for beef.
When we left, there was a Volkswagon Beetle in the lot with a pretty interesting pair of head rests. The restaurant was also filling up, and people were walking to the restaurant as the parking lot around the restaurant was completely filled.
Cho Wan Korean Buffet
3635 Satellite Blvd
Duluth, GA 30096
(770) 476-0458
Food Near Snellville 
October 4, 2009 at 8:41 am
This is probably my go to place when I need to introduce my hungry, college pals to Korean BBQ. The side items aside from the vegetables aren’t really worth eating but the all you can meat is a nice feature. I didn’t know they added octopus – maybe it’s time for a revisit
October 4, 2009 at 12:01 pm
My brother-in-law found a small palm sized fish among the side dishes in Cho Wan. I asked him what it was. His reply was, “I think it’s a pomfret but the sign called it butterfish.” He carefully peeled off one side of the fish and gave the filet to my mother-in-law. He then ate the rest himself.
He finds things in the sides I would not, and he’s the reason we fry so much bacon when he shows.
Octopus has been available almost from the beginning, but I can’t tell you how often or when it’s been available. This buffet often tunes its offerings and prices.
FnS.
October 6, 2009 at 12:55 pm
thanks for linking to my review! your review and pictures are pretty good this time around too! man it is really cheap!
March 31, 2011 at 10:33 am
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