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| - This is a great spot. It's the best boon shik "restaurant",in the whole KTown.
The word Boon Shik translates into "food made from flour" and refers to quickly made, snack - like foods, most closely resembling fast food in western society. Some examples of Boon Shik food include noodleand broth based things like gok su, Ramyun and rice based things like Ddukbokki, labbokki. It's quite popular among students because they are usually cheap and have group/fun element ( like "instantly cooking on the spot") and It's my favourite kind of food - all time favourite being ddukbokki - the spice rice cakes.The places usually are dingy and lacks any sort of decor - since it's usually a family business trying to make ends meet - but delicious, cheap Korean food live in Boon Shik...Usually.
A good sign of that is that it's always full - I have been here at various times of the day and there is always a group of people.
The service is almost exceptional for a boon shik, and I tend to tip heavily because of it.
I tried the Pork Bone Soup here...and it's just so delicious.....there's a lot of food, and I assume that since it's not the popular choice here the pork gets more boiling time....which dissolves the cartilage of the meat a bit, adding more flavour to the soup....and the meat just melts alway in your mouth. The broth is good, it's like meat soup !! YUM. Of course, Owl of Minava is still superior when it comes to flavour, but this is pretty close.
They have good selection of combo choices where you can get 2 dishes for under $10. They have the Jun Gol (hotpot type meals) which is perfect for 2 or more people to share......I LOVE the Ddukbokki + whatever combo here for $9.
So much better than the "Thumbs up" place just 2 doors down.....but what do I know. I'm just a Korean who happens to have an addiction to food.
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