Maryland-based Honey Pig will bring its Korean-style barbecue to San Antonio this fall, joining the city’s growing cadre of Asian-style do-it-yourself restaurants.
Honey Pig will begin construction this spring on an eatery in Northwoods Shopping Center that’s expected to launch around November, a state regulatory filing shows. The chain is spending $600,000 to develop the restaurant at 18130 San Pedro Avenue, Suite No. 88-94.
Company officials were unavailable to discuss the expansion by press time.
Honey Pig restaurants specialize in serving up a variety of marinated meats such as beef ribs, pork belly and bulgogi for customers to cook themselves at in-table grills. The menus also include soups, mandu dumplings, savory pancakes and a variety of small side dishes.
Honey Pig currently operates 11 restaurants, the bulk in the Maryland-Virginia area, according to its website. Although the site makes no mention of the San Antonio location, the company’s brisk expansion includes new units in the Texas markets of Austin, Houston and Katy.
Online reviews of the restaurants describe their dining rooms as lively, fast-paced places where K-pop booms over the sound system and servers quickly whisk away plates as customers tend to their grilled goodies.
Honey Pig’s Alamo City entry comes as similar chains, including KPOT and Gen Korean BBQ House, along with homegrown Wild Japanese BBQ & Sushi & Shabu, have rolled out similar cook-at-your-table dining options in the market.
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