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| - Food: 2.5/5
Atmosphere: 2.5/5
Service: 3/5
Overall experience: 2.5/5
(1- Terrible; 3- decent; 5- Fantastic)
eh....I dunno why people keep coming here for Korean food. It is a OK Korean restaurant but I've had better Korean food elsewhere (like Sura's, Koreana, or Dae Jang Geum). Usually with greater quantity, comes with decreased quality and Seoul is a definite representation of that.
I've come here a couple times with my friends and they usually like to get Seoul's BBQ combination for around $69 for 2-3 people and increases with more people. The portion of meat is quite big and unless all 3 people have big appetites you will not be able to finish. Their combos are usually enough to feed what they recommend plus 1-2 people.
Their BBQ combination comes with rice; side dishes (kimchi, pickled daikon radish, bean sprouts, lovely honey-garlic glazed potatoes, and sometimes deep fried tofu); Japchae (Korean glass noodles); smoked salmon coleslaw/salad with a creamy fruity tasting dressing; a shrimp, tofu and zucchini soup; seafood pancake; shrimp, mussels, squid, and a variety of meats (pork, chicken, beef, short ribs) that can be cooked by the kitchen or yourself.
The combos are nice to get for large groups and when you want to try a little bit of everything but the overall taste and quality of the food is underwhelming, bland, and just not very good. The seafood pancake can be very salty at times, soggy, and too doughy; the dressing on their coleslaw/salad is a little off and unusual tasting. The taste of the meat can be a hit and miss, but I usually find it a miss with it tasting very bland. The marinade on the bulgogi chicken and pork is very pasty and chalky and doesn't have that unique strong chili taste associated with bulgogi. The only thing I found consistent and delicious from the BBQ combos is the japchae.
The rest of their menu is quite big, a little overwhelming for me. I've tried the Bibimbap (rice mixed with meat, vegetables, an egg, and chili pepper paste) which was bland and soggy; their Kimchi soup (spicy) had a bit of a kick but was watered down and lacked the development of a deep and rich soup base; their Yook Gae Jang (spicy beef and vegetable soup with noodles) was decent; and their seafood hotpot was kind of disappointing- just a bunch of unseasoned seafood boiled in a broth and is definitely not worth the price.
The food comes out in a very reasonably quick time, but the actual service suffers especially on busy nights (usually the weekend) where the servers would forget to refill your tea pot or side dishes. The place is ver big and because im kind of OCD i find the lack in matching teapots and plates annoying. Expect to come out smelling like bbq because there is a lack of ventilation and everything becomes hazy.
Overall, the food at Seoul is OKAY but I would highly recommend you go elsewhere in Calgary like Koreana (further down Macleod Trail) or Sura's for more authentic Korean flavours. If it's your first time trying Korean, Seoul is definitely a bad representation of it. The only good thing going for this place is that it's big and can hold a lot of large groups, and you are able to get large portions of meat with the BBQ combos. However, like I mentioned, although the food comes out quick and there are large portions, the quality often suffers. Definitely, skip this place and save your tastebuds!
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