Food: 2.5 stars
My friends and I came here for lunch a few Tuesdays ago and it was pretty quiet. They started us off with 5 side dishes and a small deep fried pancake. My favourite banchans were the black beans in a sweet and salty sauce and the pancake.
We ordered Mandu Jeongol to try the giant Korean dumplings and Saeng Samgyeopsal to share between the 3 of us. Both dishes come in a serving size for 2 people and we definitely had food left over.
The Korean dumplings were just dumplings on steroids, nothing exceptional about the filling or the dumpling skin. I did like how the soup was not too spicy or salty. There are some noodles at the bottom and I think there were slices of sausages, rice cakes, and vegetables.
The pork belly wasn't melt-in-your-mouth but still tender enough. Make sure you try it with the 2 sauces that come with it, otherwise it is pretty tasteless. This dish comes with some pickled radish, tofu, and spicy peppers for you to wrap with your pork belly. Not a fan of the pickled radish or the spicy peppers. The cabbage we got to wrap the pork belly in was a little thick as well.
Portion sizes were great but unfortunately, it fell short of my expectations.
Ambiance: 3 stars
Spacious and clean restaurant. Hard dark wood booth seats. It was quiet on a Tuesday afternoon, which is nice if you want to chit chat without losing your voice.
Service: 3 stars
Standard service. We got all our food in a timely manner and the lady serving us was polite.