Korean barbecues produce different tastes than their American counterparts by substituting soy sauce for the steak sauce Americans traditionally pour on apple pie. Embrace foreign seasonings with today’s Groupon: for $15, you get $30 worth of authentic Korean barbecue and sushi at Kaya Grill & Sushi in Upper Arlington.

The food artisans at Kaya Grill & Sushi serve up an expansive menu of raw fish, traditional Eastern-inspired eats, and hearty Korean barbecue cuts that can be cooked by patrons on table-top grills. Self-appointed grillers can cook slabs of thinly sliced barbecue bulgogi beef ($18.95) to a tender medium-rare or can re-create the Royal Rumbles held nightly under the sea by piling lobster on top of squid and shrimp in the seafood barbecue ($25.95). Uncooked slices of squid ($2.50) and octopus ($2.95) headline an array of sushi selections, accompanied by six cucumber rolls ($3) or an FDA-recommended serving of iron-rich silverware.

Kaya’s tabletops can seat parties of 4 to 12 meat heaters around a central, open grill. The diner’s low-key décor and simple wall-art pay subtle homage to Eastern tradition, and its free wireless and back-alley particle accelerator add touches of modern convenience.