COBRA

Really good. The scallops were the best part of our meal. I liked the banchan,I just wish I got more.

This is a really awesome location and interesting fusion restaurant-night club in Pittsburgh. The DJ was really awesome, the space was open and welcoming, the facilities were very clean, and the overall experience was good! The drinks were club-priced, but that’s to be expected. I will be back! Parking: Unsure what the proper parking is. Kid-friendliness: 21+ only at night Wheelchair accessibility: Actually wheelchair-accessible, which is rare in Pittsburgh.

We were anxious about doing karaoke in front of people so we got a private room. Worth it. Drinks were good as was the service. Same with the cheesy corn. It's definitely pricey but we'll be back.

For $270, for two people, we got about ten ounces of meat, two mid alcoholic beverages, mushrooms we didn't like, an okay but not good appetizer, mood inappropriate music, and a inattentive service who didn't seem to want to deal with us, couldn't remember to bring a fork, disappeared for long stretches. If I wanted that type of dining experience I could have spent $60 and went to TGI Fridays. Gyu Kaku in Philly is a similar type of dining expeirence that is lower cost, higher quality, more attentive servers, more appropriate music, and better value. If you want the experience of this type of dining, take the road trip to Philly versus spending your money here. Edit: The manager reached out a week ago to say this. Unfortunately, the GM then never responded back after their initial email. So, yea, I guess their average experience isn't all that concerning to them. (Sent 2/21/24)9 Hi Steve, I am equally disappointed with your experience here at COBRA as you are. It is simply not what you should expect from us. Given you took time out of your day to provide feedback, it gives me hope there is a chance to win you back and make this right. Steve, it’s important to me that you know that hospitality and making my guests happy is what keeps me going, and I do not take negative feedback lightly. Please allow me some time to regroup with my team to further look into your experience. Thank you for sharing with us, Collin McNamee, General Manager

Excellent dining experience The atmosphere was really cool You feel very much alone at your table because of how dark it is! The shrimp fried rice was delicious we had the Cobra omakase 1 and the lobster tail,The bananas Foster is a must try!

The place is a great night club. However, the yakiniku is ok for Pittsburgh; and a well below average JBBQ/KBBQ compared to the rest of the US. I went to the AYCE J/KBBQ they offer every Wednesday which at the time was $48/person. There is no doubt that Cobra is one of the best night clubs in Pittsburgh. The inside is absolutely beautiful and spacious. DJ Bamboo is an amazing DJ. The music is great. Karaoke is an amazing experience. Unfortunately, I can't say the same for the JBBQ/KBBQ. While the venue was packed for the BBQ, I don't think it's worth the price. I don't even know if the food is JBBQ or KBBQ. First, the JBBQ/KBBQ advertising is confusing. They clearly have yakiniku cuts and a legitimate yakiniku grill, but they also serve Korean banchan with the meal. While the yakiniku grill is top quality, it's just weird to combine Korean and Japanese food with the BBQ. As a result, I feel because the focus is on too many elements, the BBQ quality takes a severe hit. Second, the banchan is by no means good. It felt like the banchan was made by a non-Korean still learning how to make them. The kimchi was sweet and lacked the fermented flavor. The cucumber banchan wasn't pickled. The list goes on. For a restaurant charging $48/person, the minimum expectation is good banchan passes a certain bar of flavor and it fails to deliver. We were given 5 options for the AYCE, which is somewhat unexpected for the price. The menu was missing samgyupsal (pork belly) but had beef and chicken galbi as marinated options. As well as unmarinated beef along with miso flavored shrimp and mushrooms. For the first order, you can order all of the options on the menu per person, but after, it is one option per person for the rest of the 90 minutes. When the meat came, it actually came in yakiniku sized slices. While this isn't a surprise because they also cater themselves as a JBBQ, that essentially raises eyebrows since this means that the Korean options aren't cut in the traditional Korean way (thicker etc). One way to gauge the quality of KBBQ other than the banchan is the beef galbi flavor. The BBQ unfortunately fails the quality test. The beef galbi is the wrong cut of meat since they just marinated the unmarinated beef and called it galbi. In addition, the galbi wasn't even the traditional rib cut with the bones. And the sweetness of the meat was completely missing. I'm not sure if it is because it is AYCE, but it felt like there wasn't enough marination time, nor was there enough ingredients to actually flavor the galbi correctly. I do understand that perhaps the BBQ may not be the main focus of Cobra, but for $48/person, the galbi misses the bar by many marks. It may be cheaper to take a trip to Columbus and eat at a legitimately higher quality AYCE KBBQ place than eat here. Other than that, the ssamjang was on point and the mushrooms were AMAZING. The shrimp was also great. The tech around the yakiniku grill was also top notch. The vent is at the grill level so your clothes won't smell smoky after eating. Would I come back to Cobra? 100000% Yes for the night club. I'll maybe come back for the non BBQ food. For now, I don't think the J/KBBQ is worth it. While it's really the only ok option in Pittsburgh for K/JBBQ, the AYCE $48 price option is too steep. Ok, I feel they can charge this high because there is no competition currently. However, I feel the restaurant is confused with the BBQ options. The banchan is subpar, the meat cuts are JBBQ style with KBBQ names, the galbi meat cut was incorrect (at least from my experience), and the marinate is below average. I'm just afraid the BBQ will be gazumped by the new options that will come to Pittsburgh soon. I also feel the amazing grills on the table aren't taken advantage of. I'd definitely try the BBQ again if either the prices go down or they stick to a certain market (JBBQ and KBBQ are different). Regardless, the night club section is amazing and hopefully you guys don't ban me bc of my review T.T because the place is special regardless of the food. Vegetarian options: The vegetable choices at the AYCE BBQ are clearly top notch. I had a giant mushroom which tasted great.

The food was okay. Although there wasn't enough of it for three people in my opinion, but the atmosphere was wonderful. I loved the upbeat music. And I had my first experience with a unisex bathroom. That was crazy.