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| - Honestly, I have never before even tried Korean food. It was actually my intention to go here for the sushi.
But when I saw that the dining room was full of Koreans, and read the descriptions of the dishes in the menu, I was won over. It makes sense to go with a restaurant's strengths anyway.
I chose a spicy chicken dish (dalk bokum), as a bento lunch, and waited -- for what seemed like hours. I don't know if it is normally that slow, but it certainly was that day. It seems likely due to the table of 20 seniors, some brisk delivery business, and only one server.
While I waited I observed the clean, open dining room. It was very bright inside, and every surface covered with blonde wood, so that it invoked... maybe a tea house. The one server fluttered around, fretting over the seniors, preparing items for delivery, and taking orders from other tables.
Eventually, I received my plastic bag chock full of foam containers, and I headed back to work. Once there, I opened up the bag to find it filled with a wonderful sesame, garlic, and chile pepper aroma, and in addition to my chicken, vegetables, and rice, four different marinated salads.
The chicken dish definitely ranked its two chili peppers. Luckily, the rice (which was prepared perfectly -- just the right balance of stickiness and separateness) diluted the heat. The veggies were fresh and still a little crisp, just the way I like them.
The sides consisted of a kim chee, a sesame spinach salad, a bean sprout salad, and a spicy cucumber salad. All were top notch, and provided a nice contrast to my main dish.
I would certainly return, and would like to try the table top grills of their namesake.
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