Alright - I boarded the helicopter from North Scottsdale and rolled into Chodang for lunch today. My wife was insisting that we expand our horizons and try different foods.
This was the first time eating Korean food for me so I'm definitely no expert but I can tell what tastes good. There were three of us so we ordered the #23 which was BBQ Pork. The pork was excellent but a little light on the portion size when you're paying $14.95 for that plate. We also ordered #31 which was like the filipino glass noodles with a hint of beef and broccoli in the dish. This dish was huge and tasty and priced at about $14.95 as well. The sides consisted of dry seaweed which was ok and wet seaweed which was ok for me as well. My son gobbled up the Tofu so I'm guessing that was good as well. The thinly sliced apple dish was sweet and helped balanced out the more spicer dishes. The Kim-che was excellent and there was a radish side dish that looked like thick spaghetti which I really enjoyed. Also, it goes without saying that rice was served for each main dish that was ordered.
The service was a little spotty, you had to flag someone down if you needed your water refilled or some extra napkins. Although the young man did a great job in explaining the menu.
I would rate the food 3.5 stars but the price kind of knocks this place down to a 3 star place in my book. There were about 10 tables that were occupied when we were there and 9 of them were Koreans. So I'm guessing Chodang is the real deal. I got to fly, see you later.