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| - Sunrise House is a place you love for what it is, not what it isn't. The service is quick, the food is good, and most dishes are $8 or $9. The banchan, or free side thingies, are fresh and plentiful, and some of my favourite on the Koreatown strip. The side dishes staples seem to be cabbage, cucumber, and radish kimchi, potatoes, beansprouts, seaweed and glass noodles. Best of all, they're included if you order take-out.
The menu is populated with cheap, solid renditions of standard Korean dishes. The stir-fries are spicy and meat-heavy. The bibimbap is fresh tasting, and a generous portion. The stews are excellent winter comfort food, full of everything from dumplings to hot dogs. I would order steamed shrimp dumplings instead of chicken, as the chicken is sometimes dry, but don't skip the seafood pancakes. They're are all fried well enough to frightened your cholesterol, but inescapably delicious.
That being said, this place is cash only, often has a line-up (but nowhere to wait), and indifferent service unless you become a regular and tip. Also, the walls are cartoon nuclear reactor green, and the restaurant is decorated with seasonal ornaments that needed a place to retire.
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