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| - We tried Min Sok Chon on Friday night. It's close to my work and across the street from a play we saw that night. I've seen it many times but never tried it as they don't open until 3 p.m. and I'm usually only in the area at lunch time.
For our appetizer we shared mushroom poppers ($6.99). They were deep fried mushrooms filled with spicy tuna and real crab. They were drizzled with house sauce which was sweet and spicy. I liked the mushroom poppers a lot. I'm a sucker for stuffed mushrooms. Stuff them with tuna and crab? I'm sold!
We were given six sides which were the typical accouterments normally given at a Korean restaurant. We got:
Potatoes which were fine, nothing special
Kimchee which was tart, not the best I've ever had
Bean sprouts which were salty
Some kind of greens which had a vinegary picklish flavor
Dried fish which was crunchy and salty
Some kind of squash which was mildly sweet
For our entree we split an order of slow cooked pork belly with oysters ($27.99). When I saw it on the menu, it seemed rather pricey. However, it was huge and one order would have been enough for four people. The dish consisted of pork belly, oysters, kim chee noodles, jalapenos, garlic, and cabbage. We were also given shrimp sauce and paste. The waiter instructed us to dip the pork in the shrimp sauce and dip the jalapenos and garlic in the bean paste. We then wrapped everything in the cabbage leaves. I have never had anything quite like that, and I'm glad we tried it. It was good.
We had quite a bit leftover and asked for a box. A few hours later we realized we had left our box on the table. My wife called the restaurant to see if they still had it. The waiter said he wasn't sure as he hadn't had time to bus the tables yet. He said if he found it, he'd put it in the fridge for us. Our play was about to start so we said we'd come by in an hour and a half to see if he found it. When we returned, the waiter said he hadn't had a chance to bus the tables yet and we could check our table. Our table was exactly like we left it. Keep in mind this was 4 or 5 hours later. By that time there were several unbussed tables and the diners were seated at the tables that had not yet been used.
I doubt I'll be back. The food was good but not great, and the fact that they don't bus their tables for hours is kind of off-putting.
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