| rev:text
| - First time here for husband and I. Wasn't sure what to expect with all the mixed reviews, but had a LivingSocial deal & no desire to cook on Thursday night, so in we went. The lady that greeted us at the door (and took our order) was very pleasant and polite but very difficult to understand with her heavy Asian accent. Decor is not bad, everything is black. Hopefully not to cover up dirt (which was plainly visible in the bathroom.) Table itself seemed pretty clean though. Oddly, hip-hop music was playing the whole time we were there. There were a few Korean (I assume) families dining in the restaurant during our meal (that may or may not mean anything).
The menu is fairly extensive, with many choices of sushi, Korean food, Japanese entrees, and Korean BBQ (which is done at the table if you order that). Every day they had a drink special and Thursday was Four Peaks drafts for $2, which worked for us! We ordered Bibim Bap with Spicy Seafood served in hot stone bowl and Spicy pan fried Squid with Vegetables (Ojing Ah Bokum) to share, and requested a Mango Pop Roll ("Tempura white fish, cream cheese, fresh sweet mango, avocado rolled in soy paper, drizzled with spicy mango sauce with crunch") to eat first as an appetizer.
Shortly, the Bibim Bap came out in a very hot stone bowl. A few minutes after that, the Korean side dishes & rice came out. Then a little later, the sushi (which looked incredible). We each had time to eat one delicious, sweet, sushi piece then the squid came out. Oh boy, did my eyes light up when I saw the squid dish - it was so hot, heavy steam was coming off it and it was sizzling like fajitas. I admit I actually said "OH YA!" when I saw the feast in front of us. The entrees were just the right amount of spice (we weren't asked how hot we wanted it to be, but we both enjoy very spicy food) and the flavor was perfect - especially in the squid dish. We decided to eat the sushi for dessert instead. It was so good, we ate everything in front of us. It was more than enough food though - next time we won't be getting an "appetizer" - we were stuffed! Everything was cleared away quickly when we finished, and our check came promptly.
I give it overall four stars -
5 for the food (It couldn't have been better)
3.5 for the service (attentive and polite but difficulties with communication)
2.5 for the ambiance (because the bathroom was so dirty and the music sucked)
4 for the value (seemed to be priced reasonably)
I will be back...
|