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| - When I lived in Champaign, I came here as often as I could. I used to get the ox bone soup all the time, which was heavenly velvet awesomeness, and they had fantastic barbecue. the Kimchi was always perfectly fermented (which there is an art to, my friend), and every side dish I tried there was fantastic. I never ate anything there that I didn't like.
On top of that there was a woman working there, I think one of the owners, who always took an interest in helping us have an authentic experience. As one of the few white patrons at any given time, it was nice to feel like we were welcome to partake of their culture, and she consistently gave us advice on ordering and how Koreans traditionally season or assemble whatever dish we were interested in.
What I wanted coming in was a mom and pop place that felt like a window into the food and culture of Korea, without being completely inaccessible to an outsider like myself, and that's exactly what I found.
That being said, I was sad that they took jajangmyun off the menu before I got a chance to try it. Then again, this is more of a meat place.
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