rev:text
| - Wow. So impressed! I've been sitting on a livingsocial voucher for a couple of months and to be honest, probably wouldn't have walked in here if I didn't have $40 worth of food to eat for $20. Now thanks to my compulsive buying of daily deals I have located my new favorite Korean/Japanese restaurant.
We were greeted as soon as we entered the door and promptly seated, the place was full of people obviously enjoying their meals but did not feel crowded or loud at all. The booths are very cozy and the ambiance is elegant yet comfortable i.e. ideal for a romantic evening or nice group dinner but you don't need to fret if you spill some rice on the table.
The menu is well-laid out and split between Japanese and Korean dishes; vegetarian dishes are marked with a leaf to make navigation that much easier. We decided to start with the vegetable gyozas and wakame salad, both of which were perfection. How they made seaweed taste so sweet, fresh and succulent all at once is enough to bring me back again and again, but I'm getting ahead of myself... Before the apps we ordered even arrived we received the standard Japanese salad and Korean banchan. Oh how I love banchan, it is usually my favorite part of Korean dining and here the bar was raised. We snatched up the tasty morsels quickly and the empty dishes were replaced with fresh servings to eat along with our meal.
Our mains were bibimbap and vegetarian cucumber and asparagus rolls (six of each), all of which we both gorged on equally. The sushi rolls were presented beautifully and the asparagus had a delicious crispy coating. The bap was some of the best I've had, full of a beautiful mixture of sauteed shitakes, carrots, sprouts and more on top of a smoldering bed of rice with a toasty, crispy bottom.
After all of that, along with a beer and a pop we asked for the cheque and were told that since our total was only $34, we could order more food if we'd like to use the full voucher! We managed to find some room for an order of green tea ice cream each and we left full and happy after paying only the tax and leaving an excellent tip in thanks of the stellar service!
|