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| - Made a reservation for five. Nice to see that they put a sign on our table and actually sectioned it off as being reserved. Had the pork and sprouts congbul, the beef shabu shabu, and the haemul pajeon (seafood pancake).
The shabu shabu was very much about the purest flavor of the ingredients. There was scant other seasoning going on. The beef from the shabu shabu had next to no marbling, so that was disappointing, and when it cooked down, each piece of beef was quite small, so if you're insistent upon getting the shabu shabu, you might want to think about how much meat you're getting, and if you're into beef, order a few extra orders of it. That being said, I thought it was cool how you get noodles to put in your broth after you've cooked everything in it, and then after the noodles, you get a rice and seasoning put into your broth and it turns into congee/rice porridge. Waste not, want not. The congee was the best part of the shabu shabu.
However, I preferred the congbul to the shabu shabu, as the congbul was more flavorful than the shabu shabu. The congbul was like eating spicy fried rice sans rice. Then it really became spicy fried rice because the servers helped us add the rice to our dish. Tasty, but I'm pretty sure I can make this at home. Well, at least a good enough substitution that I wouldn't necessarily need to eat out for it. However, it was a lovely experience to have, and I wouldn't mind doing it again. Price to portion-wise, I think the congbul is also a better deal than the shabu shabu.
The haemul pajeon was around $17, if I recall correctly. It was of a decent size, and there was a good amount of seafood mix in it. It was quite tasty. It was crispy on the outside, and almost gooey on the inside. We all enjoyed it. It's not the cheapest haemul pajeon around, but it's also not the most expensive. I would rather order this than the shabu shabu.
The congbul and/or the shabu shabu was served with steamed egg (I'm a sucker for Korean steamed egg, and it was very good here), seaweed soup, and four side dishes. There was a coleslaw my brother really enjoyed, a seaweed dish with spicy sauce, cabbage kimchi, and something like cabbage slices and cucumbers in some kind of soy sauce. Other than the steamed egg, the rest of the side dishes did not impress me particularly, but they were also not off-putting.
Two portions of each of the congbul and the shabu shabu and one order of the haemul pajeon was just enough to feed 5 adults, with a little bit of leftover for breakfast for the next day. I might be back with friends so they can try out the congbul. If not, it's because I'm exploring all the other Korean restaurants around the area.
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