Jennifer Mai

I originally found this place after googling hibachi places cause my husband said he was craving steak & chicken hibachi, so decided to give it a shot especially after seeing all the great reviews on their sushi! I ordered myself sushi and got him hibachi & a sweet potato roll lol nevertheless he said the roll was good but hibachi was very average. I’m still giving five stars because it is hands down the best sushi/sashimi I’ve had in Pittsburgh so far. The fish selection is super fresh (I mean look at the marbling on the salmon in my photo :)), and they always include something extra that I didn’t even order! I am literally craving the salmon and Hokkaido scallop sashimi every day. The rolls are also not just all rice which I’ve noticed many Japanese spots in pgh usually are. If you look at my salmon avocado roll photo, you’ll see it’s got a lot of salmon & avocado and not all rice! Also to put it in perspective of roll size, I typically would need to order 3 salmon avocado rolls to be full. I could probably get full off one order and a side of edamame for how big the rolls are!

Honestly probably one of the most underrated places in Pittsburgh I think. We’re happy we only live about a half mile from Cinderlands cause when we can’t decide on what to eat we just walk there for lunch or dinner and have NEVER been disappointed. I think they should be higher than a 4.3 rating on google tbh. I skimmed the negative reviews and I’d say 90% of them talk about the bartenders being the worst but we have never had any issues with them, or service in general?? We’ve sat at tables and at the bar and have gone on weekdays and weekends so I have no idea. My husband says their burger is probably his favorite in Pittsburgh so far. I love that they switch up their salad menu often. The first time we came I had an amazing pea salad and I haven’t seen it since, hoping it shows up again LOL also their in house spiked tea is SO good. I end up drinking so many glasses. It’s the best on a hot summer day!

We visit NYC yearly and make it a point to try a new KBBQ place in Korea Town each time, and I have yet to leave a review for any of them, until now! New Wonjo is probably our favorite so far… for portions, price point, quality, service, and compared to other K Town places New Wonjo is definitely unbeatable. We got one of the combos that included some of the BEST grilled pork belly I’ve ever had. My husband doesn’t even typically like pork and he couldn’t stop eating it when we went! On our last trip, we ended up going back 2 nights in a row lol the 3rd night we tried another spot only to regret not going back to New Wonjo for the third night lol also love that they are open until 5 am for the nights we get in late!!!