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| - Sigh... I'm really torn on the rating for this place. I'd give it a 3.5 but it's hard to decide between 3 and 4. Seeing how I've rated some really good places as "4" I don't think I can give it to this one.
Generally, I look for value at these types of casual take out places. It has to be cheap and accessible and with a decent taste. When I first discovered it, I was really happy because it was exactly that and I was happy to support a small business in the area. Over time though, I noticed that they're closed occasionally... I understand sometimes it's not the owner's fault but it makes it kind of unreliable, if you plan to go there and it's closed. One time it was for a hydro issue which is understandable but another time the owner just wanted to take time off over holidays. Again, it's not a big problem but it doesn't help overall.
At first they had two portion sizes, small and large. For me, a small would be one meal and large would be dinner + leftovers for breakfast (so 1.5/2). That was very convenient for my dinner take out option as it was cheap and small. Now, they changed it to one size which is huge and way too much for one person (imo). Also the new container is the translucent round type that's hard to open/close. The price has also gone up and I can't attribute it to min wage as I think it's only one person working (the owner?). For this price, I'd much rather go to a sit down restaurant with a friend rather than have this take out stretch over two days.
Now the food quality... well, to me it's okay. It's similar to what I'd make at home if I were to make the same dishes. It's nice that they have japchae noodles as an option as well. There's definitely places that make it better but for take out, it'd be okay if it was also a good value. I think I'll still stop by once in awhile but probably not as much nowadays.
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