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| - HISTORY/ABOUT/DECOR: a 24hr Korean joint notorious for a mean pork bone soup (Gam Ja Tang). This location is nothing special, but it's not meant to be fancy or classy inside, it's meant to have some serious eats. The price point as well does not dictate an elaborate decor.
MENU DESIGN/FOOD QUALITY: The menu is well laid out, and in most cases there are pictures for the items which I find helps a lot of customers decide. I ordered the Gam Ja Tang (obviously) and it was ok. It is a pork bone soup with potatoes, green onions, ground wild sesames and a spicy broth. It was missing something, perhaps some basic seasoning? I was just not blown away like my visits to other Owl locations. To add insult to injury the kimchi was bland and meh, tasted bitter and under seasoned. The other banchan (Korean side dishes) was nothing to write home about.
Many years ago I used to live with a Korean who's mom sent him food from Korea. I also hosted/cooked on a Korean TV show for a season on WOW TV, so I know my Korean food (before you ask who is this dude chirping the broth and kimchi). This location compared to the other Owl's is mediocre at best, and I won't be returning - until I know it is up to par.
PRICE POINT: You can walk out of Owl full for under 10$, similar to another famous Korean restaurant - Buk Chang Dong Soon Tofu, one of my Top 10 Restaurants in Toronto.
SERVICE: Very good. Attentive servers and quick results.
BATHROOMS: Clean and well maintained.
FINAL THOUGHTS: I very rarely write 1 and 2* reviews, but as mentioned before, this location was just not up to par and I can not see myself returning. Having grown up in Richmond Hill I could not express in words how excited I was to learn there was an Owl near my house, only to be so let down.
(sigh)
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