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| - BOSSAM! That is the only item you need to familiarize yourself with. It is a boiled pork belly plate with white kimchi, spicy shredded radish, garlic, jalapenos, a soybean paste, and a fish sauce dip. This large platter is enough to feed two people comfortably.
Tutorial on how to eat:
Step 1- Take a piece of cabbage.
Step 2- Dip pork belly in fish sauce and place on cabbage
Step 3- Dip garlic and/or jalapeno in the soybean paste and place on meat
Step 4- Put some spicy radish on top and fold
Step 5- Dislocate jaw and shove it all in
Step 6- Chew like there is no tomorrow because I will not be held responsible for choking hazards.
I have one friend which I can always count on to go with me for Korean. When the two of us get together, we usually order enough for four. Not exactly sure how large the plate of pork belly was, we ordered the Soondubu (soft tofu soup) as well. Big mistake. The meat was more than enough to fill us and the soup just pushed us over the edge. It was not the best version of Soondubu, but the mushroom flavor in the stock was prevalent and I enjoyed that. Otherwise, there was nothing too special.
The banchans were plentiful and replaced without asking. Fish cakes, soy sauce onions and jalapenos, bean sprouts, kimchi, and soy sauce potatoes as far as the eye can see. Most of the items were on the more mature side of fermentation. If sour is not the preferred taste, then Min Sok Chon might not be the place for you.
The decor reminds me of many of the bars in the smaller towns. It is cozy and has a rustic feel. The bamboo blinds separates most of the booths and back areas. The cushions are all flat which gave me no support. I have no natural cushion back there so my flat butt was shifting back and forth in a vain attempt to get comfortable.
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