So Rod U always talks about cartilage and bones and tendons. Some of the best ingredients in a soup that I can imagine.
After reading his review several times decided to try this place. Love it.
First is the green onions and chili paste for your soup. Peppers and dipping sauce that thankfully is not too hot and then bowls of kimchee the cabbage and radish. Love how you also have a plate to put the kimchee on and scissors to cut them. You can keep adding more kimchee as you eat them from the bowl. The Kim Chee was absolutely awesome.
We had the oxtail and the combo. They both come out very hot and you can add as much chili paste and green onions to your liking.
The oxtail was tasty and tender. I love to gnaw on the bones. The only thing I would say is a bit of veggies and bigger chunks of oxtail would make this an ideal meal for me. This was the first time I had oxtail soup instead if stew at a restaurant. I enjoyed this or at least the bits I could steal from the wife.
The combo had brisket, tendon, tripe, and was tasty yet a bit sparse in terms of meat. I did not get any bones so next time I am trying the beef knee bone soup. Again I really enjoy more veggies in a soup as I make my own with pork bones , mushroom and cabbage. It adds to the overall consistency. Here I would say tasty yet anemic. Tasty though.
I would like to give the 4.5 and will be back. I will try the 24.99 assorted boiled beef with some folks as I am sure you share this.
Right now I would say that Soyo restaurant may have an edge on soups and plenty of banchan. I will be coming back to E-Jo to figure out what is what.