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| - A small, cozy family run Authentic korean restaurant. Chris Lee - the owner is very friendly and courteous. The price is generally about 25% more than other restaurants in the area.
Ordered a whole bunch of food to share including:
1) Pork Bone Soup - $9.99
2) Samgyeopsal - BBQ Bacon and soup (for 2 ppl) - $32.99
3) & 4) Bibimbap - $??
5) Side dishes - Free
1) Pork bone soup is really good, the consistency of the soup is slightly thicker than what you would get from any other place. This is because of the potatoes in the soup and is really delicious. It used to come with the Korean multigrain / five grain rice (Ogokbap), but this time they served it with white rice. When asked, Chris said that due to the raising cost, they are now serving with white rice - Generally not a good sign when they start to cut corners.
2) I personally don't find anything special about this dish and find it a bit over priced. They bring a grill to your table and a whole plate of fatty pork (uncured bacon). You grill the meat, wrap it in lettuce, put some bean paste....A-OK, nothing really wowed me. The combo also comes with a soup.
3) & 4) Got two different Bibimbap, one was plain rice with beef, some veggies. They give you hot sauce and sesame oil to add. The second one was kim - Chee Bibimbap. Both of them comes with fried egg and served in traditional stone bowl. I am not 100% sure, but I believe they were about $12.99 for each. Once again, a bit over priced, however it was good.
5) Side dishes are really good and I think they make these themselves. I particularly love their Kim Chi. The only other place where I have seen/tasted this kind of kim chi is in Korea. It's hard to explain, but this is as authentic as it's going to get.
All in all the food is pretty good, I would give it 3.5*. The owner is really friendly and always checking if everything is ok. The only complain is the price point seems to be a bit off, If it was 25% cheaper, This would be one of my regular spot.
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