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| - Although prices were right, I was a bit disappointed with my experience here at dinner. I went because it had the most reviews on Yelp for Korean food in Montreal. Although there is ample seating inside, there is always a line up outside, which makes it seem even more hyped...and there are no visible markings on the exterior of the restaurant so the only way of finding it is GPS or by seeing the long line!
We had:
- Tuna "sushi": it had cooked tuna, which I should have known to stay away from, but it was only $4.50...it was too fishy, although portion was large for the price!
- Tsunami tobboki: I wanted to eat something fried, so I chose this dish. Aside from fried sushi, there was fried zucchini, fried sweet potato, and fried mushrooms! However, I really didn't care for the spicy ramen noodles underneath the pile of fried food. I wish they had Korean glass noodles instead. The tobboki and fish cake slices were yummy though! I could NOT finish it.
- Soodonbu (pork belly): I preferred this the most, as it was more authentic. The broth was not too spicy, the pork belly came in thin slices, and there was ample soft tofu. I could finish this!
- Bibambap: This was not spicy, and had lots of garnishes to mix with the rice! It tasted very light and healthy. But definitely not as traditional tasting as regular Korean places.
Side dishes: they only have kimchi, and it didn't quite taste like traditional kimchi; there were no leafy parts of the cabbage...it was an ok appetizer to crunch on, but they really need to have more sidedishes, and they aren't that expensive anyways! (Welcome additions would be: potatoes, beansprouts, seaweed...etc).
Their water tasted weird (and not filtered), and did not have ice so since we were all pretty much having spicy dishes, we asked for ice and they gave us new ice waters (which tasted better).
Overall, good value for your money if you are craving spicy Korean food, but a far cry from the traditional Korean tastes at other restaurants. However, they do market themselves as a fusion restaurant, although I was hoping it would be a bit more authentic than it was!
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