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| - Compared to the other Korean restaurants in Pittsburgh, I would say Nakwon comes out to lead the pack. The food offers a more authentic taste and menu compared to other local places. Especially for being a new restaurants, I was fairly impressed.
SEAFOOD PANCAKE (Haemul Pajon) --
Started out with the seafood pancake as an appetizer and it was delicious. The pancake wasn't too battery or soggy. It had a nice crisp on the outside from the pan frying. Also, there was surprisingly a lot of seafood in it. They definitely did not skimp on the squid or the shrimp. The green and red peppers were also still a nice crunch and not over cooked. I didn't care much for the sauce they have with it - I personally thought it tasted better in it's own.
CASSEROLE --
One word - YUM! So good - all their soup based dishes seemed to be prettty delicious in general. I don't remember which one I had specifically but I would imagine that any of them would be great. The broth was a really good flavor - nice and spicy. Definitely makes you sweat. Definitely made me sweat. Filled with sausages, rice cake, onions, kimchi, and ramen! We ordered a lot but the sheer size of this dish alone could easily feed 3-4 people.
MARINATED BEEF (So Bulgoki) --
I wasn't particularly impressed with their bulgogi. It was a bit bland for my tastes and I thought that the meat could be more tender. It was a bit too chewy as well.
STEAMED EGG (Gyeran Jjim) --
I don't even remember if we ordered this, but it was quite good. The end was nice and fluffy. Extremely light and sweet...and hot. Gosh that egg holds it's heat in the stone pot.
SPICY PORK BELLY (Gochujang Samgyeop) --
Pork belly marinated in Korean pepper paste, or gochu. Possibly better in theory. I didn't particularly enjoy this dish from here if were being honest. I found the meat to be quite chewy like the beef. It was a bit hard to eat. The pork belly also wasn't as spicy or have enough kick, not as much as I expected anyway.
I'm interested to see how their KBBQ is. They're one of the few places in Pittsburgh that have you cook it yourself at your table. (There needs to be more places!) I would come back and try their KBBQ though.
Side note- they have whole clementines post-dinner, which I actually absolutely loved.
The service was great. Everyone was very friendly and attentive. They even offered "service" aka on the house items.
The restaurant isn't huge, but would be good for small group get together. It's BYOB with a $2 fee per person, pretty reasonable in my opinion. Overall prices are still expensive. All Korean food in Pittsburgh is fairly overpriced though, so I guess it's 'competitive' in the market. Suggest going with a group and splitting the bill/meal. It's definitely a family style restaurant not a 1:1.
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