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| - Happiness. On a night where it's -25 (with windchill -35) degrees, all I want is hot pot or spicy Korean soup. We opted for the latter tonight. My first time at In Cheon. My brother's recommendation.
Sides:
Kimchi, bean sprouts, japchae, beans in sweet soy, mashed sweetened potato. The last one was delicious. Had I not been trying to watch the carbs, I would have eaten quite a bit more.
Ordered:
Gamjatang Jeongol ($22.99?)- Pork bone soup, family style. Four big, meaty pieces of pork bone, potatoes, 4 dumplings, rice cake slices, sprouts, veggies, kimchi and enoki mushrooms, plus two bowls of rice. They supposedly make their broths without MSG. Good stuff. Would definitely feed a minimum of 2 people, if not 3 people.
Grilled mackarel with soondubu chigae ($11.99) - Grilled mackarel was a good sized piece of fish. Super fresh. Served on a sizzling plate. Skin was crisp. Flesh was tender. Soondubu chigae, or soft tofu soup, comes with either seafood or beef. I chose seafood. Shrimp, mussels, mussels. Lots of seafood in this soup. I was impressed. This combo comes with rice. For $11.99, it's a super deal! It thrilled the cheap Asian in my father's blood. It was tasty too!
Seafood Pa Jeon ($13.99?) - BIG portion. Lots of seafood. Inside was lovely and soft. Outside was crispy. Everything I want in a giant seafood pancake! Oysters, squid, shrimp...my brother even found a tiny whole crab in there! If they had nothing else on their menu, I would still come back here just for this. Once again, if I wasn't watching the carbs, I'd have eaten so much more of this. Sigh. I want more. NOW.
Other notes: Big tables. Lots of space. Bright space. Clean. Server understood enough English to get us our food. Spoke fluent Mandarin and Korean. She was ethnically Korean, but had spent a number of years in China.
Total damage for the night after tips and before tax: $55 something for 4 people + leftovers enough for lunch tomorrow (if we cook rice).
I believe I will be coming here a considerable amount in the near future. =D
P.S. It's been about half an hour since I left the restaurant and my tummy is still warm and happy. Good times.
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