Gen Korean BBQ House, Midtown
5 people recommend, 2 warn against itvia r/HoustonFood, r/houston9 comments cited below
What people say, in short
Gen's Midtown restaurant on Louisiana Street draws recommendations for all-you-can-eat Korean barbecue. A lunch visitor enjoyed the meal, and another diner describes the Elgin-area location as good value for a chain. The response is not uniformly enthusiastic: one diner found the upgraded cuts underwhelming, while others describe crowding or overstretched service.
Address
Gen Korean BBQ House, 3201 Louisiana St #101, Houston, TX 77006
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The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Recommendsu/WeaknessMundane in r/HoustonFood · Mar 2024
Visited the downtown location at lunch and says they loved it.
- Recommendsu/BakedWithLov3 in r/HoustonFood · Dec 2023value
Thinks the chain on Elgin isn't bad, offering good value and quality for all-you-can-eat.
- Mixedu/AngryCobraChicken in r/HoustonFood · Mar 2024taste
Prefers the lunch visit; found the premium cut upgrade underwhelming.
- Caveatu/vlee89 in r/houston · Jan 2026service
Finds the restaurant crowded and service overstretched.
- Caveatu/Conscious_Height7599 in r/HoustonFood · Oct 2024service
Reports overstretched service during visits.
- Mixedu/Moist_Friend1007 in r/HoustonFood · Jan 2026taste
Suggests Gen BBQ, saying it's not the best they've had but is all-you-can-eat.
- Recommendsu/becaah1205 in r/HoustonFood · Oct 2024
Replies with just Gen as a suggestion for the thread's question.
- Recommendsu/scouteroute in r/houston · Jan 2026
Suggests the Midtown Gen Korean BBQ for people who are in the loop.
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- Recommendsu/ExcitementRelative33 in r/HoustonFood · Jun 2024
Lists Gen BBQ as a top go-to for Korean barbecue.
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