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| - There is no greater moment than discovering that the steaming hot green onion pancake the server delivered to you - which you thought was a mistake - turned out to be free and you get all jittery and excited because this is your first time at this korean restaurant and you already have food on your table and the side dishes haven't even arrived yet!!!
All dishes come with a set of four side dishes: glass noodles, marinated potatoes, kimchi, and seaweed salad. Out of the four of us, we ordered the dolsot bibimbap with bulgogi (regular and spicy), as well as the pork bone soup.
The green onion pancake - a bit oily, but a very soft and tender texture (as most Korean grilled pancakes are). It was a little bland to me; the green onion/egg flavour didn't wasn't really noticeable. But overall it was a very warm precursor to the cold dishes.
The kimchi - to me, the kimchi didn't seem to be prepared fresh from the kitchen every day. It had some sort of pre-packaged taste to it, nonethless it was still pretty good. Don't trust my tastebuds on this one.
The seaweed salad - probably the highlight of the four side dishes. The thing with seaweed salads is that the seaweed not only has to be sliced in such a manner that diners don't have to frantically chew the dish, but also the dressing cannot be too acidic (which is often the case many restaurants). This seaweed salad fulfilled both of my set expectations.
Didn't try the marinated potatoes. Wasn't digging potatoes that day.
Bibimbap - super flavourful. The restaurant gave a generous serving of both vegetables and bulgogi. There was a really nice balance between the sweetness of the korean barbecue beef and the organic taste of the vegetable toppings. I couldn't even finish half and I was already full. Really good deal.
Pork bone soup - the pork bones were definitely there. The broth was really rich, and again, they were very generous with the vegetables in the soup. This dish also came with purple barley rice .
The friendly service, the tasty food, and the authentic atmosphere of the restaurant merits Seor Ak San four stars. Thanks Seor Ak San!
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