I was really excited when I saw that a new Korean restaurant had opened on the same spot of Royal Boonsik. Royal Boonsik was my go to Korean restaurant and I loved every single of their dishes. So I was hoping for lightning to strike twice in the same place as the Yelp's reviews were outstanding.
Unfortunately, it did not for me. I'm not sure if I'm being overly harsh or if I'm looking for the food to taste the same as RB but I just didn't "love" their food. Everyone in our table had an issue with the seasoning of their food. The food was overtly salty. It seems that this restaurant caters to Non Korean palate.
We ordered the Jjampong, Dolsot Bibimbap, Donkatsu and the Seolleongtang (Ox Bone Soup). In other traditional Korean restaurants, the seasoning for the Seolleongtang is done at the table to suit personal tastes, so they bring you salt, black ground pepper, red pepper, minced garlic and chopped spring onions. It wasn't the case here. The soup was seasoned already and it was salty.
In terms of portions and service, the restaurant deserves the high praise. They were very generous with the food portions and service was very attentive. The place has been cleaned up and the layout has been changed slightly from before for the better. Also their menu is more extensive than RB. We found the price of the dishes to be reasonable.
I will rate this restaurant close to 3 1/2* and will give it another try as the food is decent. It's just too bad about the seasoning.
(Somewhat) Recommended.