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| - For those of you planning on going, the 'Guksu' part of their name is in Korean, so their sign says The (insert Korean characters) and Noodle. Hopefully, that'll make it easier for you guys to find it. There's some parking in the front, but there's also parking in the back.
I'm guessing the BlogTO feature is drawing the crowds to The Guksu and Noodle. I have a feeling that if I had been able to order what I wanted, I would have given The Guksu and Noodle a higher rating. We were told that over the long weekend, they were super busy, and so they had run out of sous vide pork. This meant that we couldn't order any of the soo yuk items, and we couldn't get noodles with pork. I had wanted to get the gogi guksu with pork, but they didn't have it, and they said they could substitute chicken, but not beef, which is a dollar upgrade.
Service, when we had it, was polite. Tea was good (roasted grain?) They don't leave a teapot on your table, so you have to wait for a waiter to either come fill your cup, or flag a waiter down in order to get your cups refilled. They either didn't have enough wait staff or they were all clustered in one area. The Guksu and Noodle has a main seating section, and then a section off to the side. We were off to the side. I'd say about half the time, there was no waiter in our section, and this proved difficult because we couldn't flag them down if they weren't in our section unless we got out of our seats, because they can't see us from the main section. It wasn't a total hassle, but it could have been better.
They served each of us a small dollop of cold pureed pumpkin and what I think was mint shreds, topped with a couple of pumpkin seeds. It was tasty and refreshing, but as free appetizers go, this one wasn't particularly impressive. They also served us two dishes of kimchi. I don't know my kimchi very well, but I'm guessing this was fresher kimchi. Brighter in color. Less sour.
I ended up getting the janchi guksu, which is an anchovy broth with thin noodles, topped with assorted veggies, tofu, and strips of fried egg. It was tasty, but nothing I don't think I could make at home, other than the noodles. It was a generous portion, but at $9, I do not think I would go out of my way to come get it again.
My friends and I traded bites of our food, so I got to try a few of the other dishes as well. The chicken guksu's soup actually has chicken flavor. It's quite homey. It comes in a large bowl and they put a bit of red pepper paste on the side of the bowl in case you want it spicy. The gogi guksu with beef does taste like meat broth, but I was expecting beefier, and while it did have beef flavor, it wasn't very distinct.
The portions are good and the pretty noodle pictures abound, but the food wasn't outstanding.
Side note: They do split bills if you ask.
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