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| - I'd been eyeing this place since it opened and never had the opportunity to go in, or when I was looking for something to eat I forgot all about it - that won't happen anymore, I can guarantee that.
Looking for a lunch that satisfies both the omnivore and a vegetarian/vegan taste, look no further as Chaban has made many parts of their menu fresh and totally flexible to suit all needs and tastes. As others mentioned, this place is well lit, clean and extremely authentically Korean. The one issue can be parking as the lot around back is small, so you may need to resort to street parking.
If you're unfamiliar with Korean cuisine and this is your first time, you really cannot go wrong with a few staple items, Kalbi (galbi), bibimbap (rice topped with fresh veggies and meats or tofu served in a blazing hot stone bowl), Chicken Katsu and Gamjatang (pork bone soup).
On this first visit, a lunch, I should have just gone for one of the above but it had been so long since I had had good Korean food that I ended up ordering far too much. I went with a Pork Bone Soup to start - which was sizeable (a meal in and of itself), followed by the Mushroom Bibimbap bowl.
Food came out basically all at once so I looked like a bit of a glutton, but I'm fine with that. To begin, the pork bone soup was outstanding! The pork was incredibly fall off the bone tender and had a great taste to it and not super fatty either, while the broth was extremely clean, jam packed with flavour (and even more jam packed with spice - I choked on the spice more than once).
Following the PBS I worked on my Bibimpab. It wasn't the hottest bowl I've ever had as it really wasn't sizzling all that much as I've come to expect, so the rice didn't crisp as it should. That aside it was still crazy hot and did the trick enough to be more than enjoyable. All the ingredients were incredibly fresh, so much so you could smell the freshness. The meat was equally delicious and all together the dish was just fantastic.
My one observation about stuffing yourself at a place like this is, yes, you feel full, but it's not a gross full feeling like when you eat greasy or unhealthy foods. It's an extremely content full that you're body is able to deal with easily and quickly.
I'm glad a high quality + healthy place like this opened close to home for me as I can safely say this winter it will be my go to for healthy and tasty lunches.
Eatcrest Out
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