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| - This sprawling Korean is the epitome of Las Vegas Korean food scene - mediocre food and service that define what Korean is all about in Sin City. Why is it that a major city just 4 hours drive away from the best Korean food outside of Korea can't get it straight? Especially when it has to compete against so many other outstanding Asian cuisines? As I've said before, Thai and Japanese in Vegas are tops. Vietnamese and Chinese can't compete with L.A. but still offer vast array of choices and flavors. Why aren't Korean vendors making their way out of L.A. into Vegas and setting up shop to rival Ham Ji Park, Gobawoo, and Baek Jeong?
We decide to head over to Commercial Center while looking at Turnberry Place and, Jin Mee being the biggest place here, decide we'll stop there for some naengmyun. Walking in the server sits us right away, and throughout the meal the service was quick although not what I would call scintillating. Just a bit off when it came to enthusiasm, pleasant responses, etc. but still passable. Decor is typical Korean, spartan and not interesting but clean.
We order a raw fish naengmyun and a jjamjjamyun, which is half jjajangmyun and jjamppong. They come in less than 10 minutes, so timing is good. My first bite of the naengmyun and... it's sort of cool. Far from ice cold which is what it's supposed to be. Taste is good, but not the effect I want. The Chinese noodles also taste good, but they also have some shortcomings. The jjajangmyun sauce is overly jelly-ish and there are chunks of gelatin throughout, which indicates the sauce has not been mixed very well. I'm wondering if these are pre-packaged stuff. There are places where the food tastes good and you finish it even if you're full. There are others where it tastes good initially, but then wears on you as you make your way through the plate. This was one of those.
In the end, the food that gets tired, uninteresting decor, and off-and-on service all amount to a 2.5 stars. Lukewarm naengmyun gets half a point docked because that is inexcusable.
Table-for-1 Factor: Will probably be fine when they're not busy.
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