There are arguments to be made for other Korean spots in town — So Gong Dong for best tofu stew, Korea House for best all-around menu — and they are compelling. But off-Nolensville mainstay Seoul Garden gets the edge in the barbecue category for the simple fact that they give you the option to grill your own at the table. Like your bulgogi just barely seared? Pull it off the grate whenever. Like your kalbi more deeply charred? Leave it over the fiercely glowing coals until it’s al dente.

