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| - Eum, not sure if it's my poor choices or I'm just not a huge fan of korean food, but I've visited GaNaDaRa three times, picking three different dishes.
On my first visit, I had the squid dub bap. I liked the taste and presentation, but after 5 spoonfuls, I felt like all the grease from the fried food (veggies and squid) was just too much -- I couldn't finish the plate. Also, I was disappointed that it was mostly fried carrots and rice with very few squid.
The second time, I had the supreme poutine. Yes yes yes, you're gonna tell me i asked for it -- well it's too late now, but ordering poutine in an asian restaurant really wasn't a fantastic idea on hindsight: mixing kimchi, seafood, and rice cakes with cheese and fries must be the work of a maverick. Never in my life have I had so many contrasting flavors disagreeing with half the others in 1 dish.
I noted the fries were particularly crispy on the outside, and fluffy on the inside. The grilled chicken and bugolgi were also very tasty. I didn't like the other ingredients.
And so I came back a third time, for grilled chicken. This time, I got the dak dolsot bibimbap. The flavors were diverse and appropriately balanced, but it lacked salt. And more chicken would have been better.
I'm still not an expert in Korean cuisine, but I'm rating this 4/5 for the helpful staff, generally decent food, and k-pop atmosphere.
Do yourself a favor and not a Supreme Poutine.
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