My friend suggested this place and I decided to search it up on yelp. Most reviews were positive and I was convinced. So I decided to have dinner here with two of my friends today. The food was decent until the end... It was definitely not a sanitary place to eat.
I ordered a bibimbap with beef and assorted veges. The presentation was neat and colourful. The portion was bigger than other bibimbaps I've had in other korean restaurants. I was very pleased until I reached the end.
As I was digging towards the bottom of my meal I saw something that looked like a bug. I closely examined it and it was certainly a bug. I dug through my rice and found another tiny bug. I just lost my appetite right there. This meal also came with a small bowl of soup which was very peppery. Initially, I thought the black dots were grounded pepper but, when I took a closer look it was a tiny fruit fly playing camouflage. I felt disgusted and wondered how many bugs I had aten tonight...
I told one of the staff members about the bugs in my food. She told me it just flew in after I finished eating since it was summer, it was hot out and their doors were opened. However, I told her that this wasn't the case. I found the bugs at the bottom of my bowl that were stuck to the rice. I didn't make a big commotion out of it since I just wanted her to be aware of the sanitary level that's in their restaurant. In the end she apologized.
My friends ordered one of Joon's special. It was a platter of seafood, chicken and chewy noodles topped with cheese and a non-spicy sauce. It was cooked by a gas stove. The noodles tasted great however, the sauce was too sweet and salty to our liking. The baby octopus was a bit over cooked. Overall, we concluded that it was mediocre.
After this experience, I won't be visiting this location again. Perhaps another Joon's...