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| - Finally got to check out this place after driving by so many times, wondering what was inside (they didn't have a sign up for the longest time!).
After some of the great Korean bars around ynf closed down over the past year or so (Turbo, Koguryo...) I was excited to learn that a new one had opened up, offering both an extensive drink menu, and a pretty decent list of food items.
We went around 7:30pm on a Friday night, and albeit very busy and a full reservation list, they were able to squeeze our table of two in (note: if you plan to visit, make sure you reserve!)
We started off with their famous infused soju. Very pricey (you get three shots of infused soju for $15 - for comparison you can get a bottle of soju is $6 at the LCBO, or a soju cocktail at other Korean bars for $15-$20 where they use a WHOLE bottle of soju), but great to try, at least once. We ordered the strawberry, pineapple and apple cinnamon at the recommendation of our server. They were all really yummy - tasted like sweet juice, with no alcohol taste (soju is lite to begin with). I enjoyed all of them, but because of the price point, would not order again.
For food we shared two tacos (shrimp and kalbi), one kimchi fries (sans bulgogi - have no clue why we said no to the meat lol), and jjambbong (spicy seafood soup - we added the ramen). All the food was decent, but sadly all the items could have used a little bit of improvement. The kimchi fries were inevitably compared to Bhan Mi Boys kimchi fries, and sadly fell short. The fries were a tad cold, the kimchi sweet (whyy?? - kimchi needs to be spicy!) and I assume our choice to not add the meat had something to do with the disappointment of the dish (our fault - definitely order them with meat!). If they were to use spicy, cold (for temperature contrast) kimchi, and a sweeter mayo (this mayo was a bit bland), and ensure the fries are piping hot, the dish would be a hit. The tacos were pretty good, but missing something. They were basically meat, cabbage, and a sauce. They should consider adding onions/chili peppers/garlic for a kick and a bit of texture. The soup was my favourite dish of the night - perfect in taste and a ton of seafood - could have been served slightly hotter (temperature wise), but overall great ~
The service was really great (cute servers :) !) and all of them were very attentive and super nice, taking the time to explain menu items to us, and came to check on us just enough without being annoying.
One downfall was since they were so busy, we were told we would only have two hours at the table since it was booked later on and had to be out by 9:30 - this was no problem to us. We ordered a beer halfway through the meal, and ten minutes later the server came to told us we would need to leave at 8:30 (it was 8:20 at this point...). Having just received by beer, there was no way we could have drank it that fast. We were fine with being 'kicked out' since we were almost done our food (even though we were initially told we could sit until 9:30 - not sure what happened there), but they should not have taken our drink order if they were going to ask us to leave shortly after. Probably some kinks they need to iron out, being a new business and all, but another reason why you should make a reservation.
Overall it was a good night, with excellent service (minus the whole timing thing), and I will be back for a drink (maybe try one of their cocktails?) and try some different food dishes (the spicy chicken + fondu has my eye...) ~~
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