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| - For as much as I rant about how much I love Korean food, I am the first to admit that I haven't a clue about it. I mean, honestly, I've only tried a handful of Korean dishes, and probably couldn't tell you much about them other than a brief description. But I stick to what I love and know best: meat and noodles.
My brother and I met Katrina M. here for a lunch date - welcomed warmly on such a dreary day. We ordered the Meat Combo plate ($9.90) that came with Meat Jun, BBQ Chicken, Kalbi, macaroni salad and rice. Then, of course, we ordered my spicy cold noodles ($9.90) and a sauntering pot of seafood soup for Katrina M.
I was pleasantly surprised that I enjoyed all the meat options - the Meat Jun unexpectedly becoming my favorite. Egg battered beef, it was tender and bursting with flavor. The chicken was moist and flavorful, and kalbi is always good. But my cold buckwheat noodles - they were perfection. The balance of spice and acidity warming me up perfectly on a "Seattle" day.
What really made this trip to Island Style was the hospitality. Warmly greeted by both the proprietor and his never-ending supply of hot barley tea, I felt like I could sit there forever, taking shelter from the sporadic weather, eating my spicy noodles in bliss.
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