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Price as of 11/04/2022
Costco’s Beef Bulgogi ( Korean BBQ ) located in the prepared foods section. Item # 36946
I like this Korean BBQ beef bulgogi but I do find it a bit sweet. You will definitely want to serve this over some rice . I like to saute the bulgogi in a pan with some chopped garlic and then toss in some additional sliced onions. I would serve the bulgogi with some kim chi and seaweed salad. The kim chi and seaweed salad are both sold at my local Costco.
Here’s the link for the seaweed salad https://www.eatwithemily.com/azuma-foods-seaweed-salad/ and here’s the link for the kim chi https://www.eatwithemily.com/jonga-kimchi/ .
If you don’t like sweet foods then this Korean BBQ Beef Bulgogi is not for you. If you love Korean food than I would recommend it but not on its own. Definitely serve it over some white rice with either kim chi, a seaweed salad or a Korean salad.
I would recommend it and so the bulgogi beef is Emily approved ! 🙂
Below are some comments and reviews on this Korean BBQ Beef Bulgogi from other Costco members:
GOOD REVIEWS
“I thought it was fire!”
“I like it! It’s sweet, but I like to mellow it out with the kimchi they sell”
“It’s sooo good! I added extra onion, sliced green and bell peppers. Everyone loved it”
“I buy this. Separate into four servings and freeze. Use when I need to. Very tasty.”
“I love it!”
“Fantastic. Love it”
“1000 percent awesome!”
“Yes! Delicious”
“Love it! Be prepared the sauce is sweet but my family really likes it.”
“One of my favs”
“Looooooove it with sticky rice and some steam broccoli”
“It’s good”
“We absolutely love it! We normally buy an extra and freeze it. Even our girls ages 13 and 7 love it!”
“Yes we love it!!!”
“It’s great”
“I liked the flavor, but cooked it wrong. will buy it again for sure and cook it correctly next time”
“So good”
“Love the stuff!”
“I love to grill it”
“Omg yessssss!!!”
“The best”
“So so good!”
“We love it”
“If you add extra meat/veggies to it it’ll cut down the sweetness.”
“I like it! It’s sweet, but I like to mellow it out with the kimchi they sell”
“So delicious! We always have it at the house. Add extra onions and eat with rice, kim chee, and sirracha. We add a little water to make it soupy. My kids love it that way.”
“I cook about 1/4 of it at a time in a skillet until it’s browned. And repeat for the rest. Cooks really fast. And serve it over rice and broccoli. So good.”
“It was good fast meal with some rice”
“It’s sooooo good!! One of my fav things every! I just toss it in a skillet and sauté”
“We just sauté it in a pan and eat it with rice and some sort of veggie side.”
“Grill it or cook it stovetop in a pan. Serve with rice and kimchi or buy some red leaf lettuce and make lettuce wraps using ssamjang (you can find this at a Korean market) or some gochujang (if you like spicy – also found at a Korean market).”
“Instant Pot for 35 min on high then 15 natural release. Serve w rice, kimchi, guochang sauce, edamame”
“I add a bunch of the costco frozen stir fry veggies. There’s plenty of sauce to coat the meat plus all the extra veggies”
“It’s pretty sweet, so I don’t recommend if you don’t like that. I love it. Pan sear and serve with rice and kimchi (Costco carries great brands) and maybe a side salad.”
“I cook it about 3/4th the way done in a pan and add a bunch of broccoli fresh or frozen. Then serve with rice”
“So damn good”
“Heat it up in a pan, and then I’ll push it to the sides of the pan and leave the center open. I’ll add in 6 scrambled eggs. Let them cook for a bit and then mix it all together. The egg absorbs away some of that sweetness that’s in the sauce.”
” Love it… I add more onions, garlic, sliced green bell or red peppers, pepper flakes…cook it for a while and serve over rice.”
“Love this! I like to add more onion to it and always serve w white rice and banchan (Korean sides). It helps balance the sweetness of the meat and makes for a great customizable dinner.”
‘So good. We added steamed broccoli and served over white rice”
“It’s actually very good we cook it all together in a cast iron skillet and it comes out perfect…we prefer it over white rice it’s very good”
“Cook it, then separate the juices and fry again for more of a sear… You can top it off with your desired amount of sauce since some complain about the sweetness.”
“Love this, bought it 3 times.”
“Cook in wok or pan on stove top. Cooks fast. I usually cook it in batches. I serve with white rice and whatever Asian stir fry veggies I have on hand. I top with some Korean chili paste.”
“I have made it in a wok!!! Serve over rice! So good! Don’t over cook!”
“We grill it in one of those grill baskets!”
“Cook in 2 portions on a skillet until sauce is thickened, add garlic, red pepper and cook with broccoli, serve over rice… Chef’s kiss”
“We love it 
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“We saute veggies (usually baby bok choy or broccoli) and mix it with the cooked meat. We serve over rice.”
BAD REVIEWS
“I’m Korean and that’s a FAT NO!! Best to make it yourself. The marinated is really easy to make”
“No – I’ve had real bulgogi in Hawaii and the Costco version is gross 
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“Too fatty. Ended up throwing it out.”
“To the garbage!”
“I don’t like the poor quality of the meat.”
“yuck, did not like it at all”
“Did not like this product. Too sweet. The marinade is like pancake syrup with soy sauce.”
“I thought it was way too sweet and that I could only taste the sauce and nothing else”
“My family and I though this was super sweet. Didn’t like it 
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‘I see it has high fructose corn syrup….bad!! Just have to read label on everything before purchasing!!”
“Did not like it at all.”
“Tried once. Thought meat was tough/chewy”
“Too fatty for us. Better to get ot from a korean place.”
“Way too sweet. We rinsed it with water, still too sweet.”
“Korean here – Thumbs down from me.”
“I will not bring that in my house again after the gas bombs my husband and sons were dropping “
“It was pretty sweet and the meat was too fatty for our liking. We won’t be buying it again.”
“Its a no from me. Way too sweet, kinda slimy even after cooked and way too much fat on the meat. It was all bad”
“No. Sickening sweet.”
“It’s good if you want to become an instant diabetic”
“It was average”
“Wasn’t impressed”
“It’s a big NO!!! Don’t waste your money! Way too sweet!”
“I found it salty”
“Way too sweet!”
“Didn’t like”
“Nope. Like everyone else said, it’s fatty, chewy, and too sweet”
“Too sweet”
“It was gross. Stringy and tough.”
“It was TOO sweet”
