Iron Age Baltimore - Catonsville

1st come 1st serve. 5min wait time to be seated 1hr time limit after seated which starts after your 1st meal order is placed.. but they don’t pressure you about it. Weekends is Dinner all day long.. no matter the time you come in. The lemon chicken is the best. All u can eat u have to cook your own food.. which I loved. It was 3 adults,1 child our bill was $150.. which is really pricey but the experience was nice. If you or your loved one isn’t into new environments.. this isn’t for you or them. My gma son complained the whole time

Worth for price. Have been twice the first time our server was Jay, and we had an excellent time he was so helpful, cooked the meat and cut it consistently, and always remembered to bring dishes. The second time we had a different server, who forgot to bring dishes consistently, didn’t help us cook at all, and was generally not the kindest or more attentive. On average, service was mid. Would also not recommend coming here with a large group they don’t let you order too much at once and cooking the meats is pretty slow, so you might run out of time before everyone is full. With a smaller (1 4) group, this isn’t a problem at all. Food is good for its price. Have tried the entire menu now Hawaiian bulgogi, spicy squid, and soy marinated steak are definitely my top picks consistently, and the only sides I like are the selection of pickles, the salad, and the vegetables. All in all, worth a visit if you’re feeling meat, but cross your fingers for good service. Also, be warned that the interior is super dark and very loud. Maybe fun to visit with friends, but wouldn’t recommend for a first date or anything. They also have a really fun birthday special! Show them ID and they’ll sing to you and give you some cake.

This place is dark and has a ton of rules. It is an all-you-can-eat place where meats, beef, chicken shrimp, and pork in a variety of flavors, and rice are included and you cook the meat yourself. Drinks and desserts are a la carte. Your entire party must be there before you can be seated. No one can join your table once you start cooking. Our server was not incredibly helpful. And when we asked questions he was perfectly happy with saying I don 't know instead of going to find out. For example, We asked what kind of dressing was on the salad. His reply was oh, I am not sure . And that was it. He asked if we wanted rice noodles and asked how many our table of 8 wanted. We said six. He then said. I can only bring one serving per grill at a time. So why ask how many? The food to be grilled was well seasoned but he provided no instructions on how to cook it despite the fact we said we had never been there before. Thankfully, I know how to grill but others had raw/partially cooked food on their plates. The drinks wete good. We had plum wine and peach and Mango soju. They changed the grills out during the meal and reached over our plates while doing so without saying excuse me. They only provided small amounts of sauce for each person so we had to keep asking for more. When we asked veggies to grill they brought ONE slice of green pepper, red pepper zucchini, and squash for a table of 8 people. And would not bring more until that was grilled. He asked about the check before asking if we wanted dessert. They added a 20% gratuity for subpar service. You are given 1.5 hours to grill and eat. It was not a horrible experience but not a place I would rush back to.

The place is nice location, a bit busy. Atmosphere a bit loud for me but will be cool to others I just like quieter places my opinion. The waiter was nice but could have been a bit more present. First they tried seating us near the kitchen, ummmm that's a no for me so we again waited to be seated a different place. Food you cook the meat yourself cool spot overall just need to do a bit better with the service, I liked it though.

Th beef bulgolgi, spicy pork bulgolgi, and garlic steak were amazing. I came in with a party of six, and we were able to finish >10 plates, with 3 of those plates being beef bulgolgi. It was so tender and had the perfect sweetness. It totaled to $37 per person and it was entirely worthwhile. The plain pork belly was also good, with the brisket being average. The kimchi and japchae were also great (with our table getting about 10 bowls of japchae). The time was restricted to 90 minutes, and although we were slightly rushed by the end, we were all fairly full. Our server was also really great with his service and our many orders.