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We clearly explained our eating preferences to the waiter and he was kind enough to check which broths in soups would be okay. For instance their Miso is veg friendly while their KimChi chigae is not. Korean food is meant to be very communal and family style, so we wanted everybody to be able to partake in as many dishes as possible.
Three of the seven banchan were very disappointing. Inexplicably, especially as we asked for an all vegetarian banchan, the waiter brought out a macaroni salad with ham in it. He took it away, but had nothing to replace it with it.
Beyond this faux pax, two of the kimchis simply sucked. Both the cabbage and radish kimchi were either too old, ill-prepared or both. The miso soup was also very underwhelming.
The pickled cucumber with spicy bird chilis and szechuan peppercorns was perfect. The pickled daikon was also very good. The fern stems were outstanding. There was also another kimchi (sunchokes?) that I'd never had. It was fresh and perfectly prepared.
The deobokki reminded my Korean husband of his childhood. Tender rice and fish cakes in a savory/sweet gochujang sauce. I felt bad that our veg friend couldn't partake.
The veg bimbimbop was also very good. Perfectly cooked crispy bits of tofu and the stone pot put an incredible sear on the rice.
The veg ramen was hit and miss. The mushroom broth was inoffensive but not necessarily good. It was incredibly under seasoned. After asking for salt, I probably added a half teaspoon. It was also too oily. The accompanying vegetables in the soup were uninspired.
But the ramen noodles are to die for. They're whole-wheat, which made me initially suspicious. Regardless, they have the perfect texture and an incredible flavor. They also use them in the pork ramen and I imagine that dish is much more successful. I could have eaten the noodles all by themselves. They're that good.
Lastly, the bottled KIm Kim sauce on each table is disgusting. If you have any familiarity with Korean food you'd think it would be a standard gochujang based sauce. Somehow it's all wrong and very not Korean. Possibly it has way too much vinegar? Luckily it's easily avoidable. Don't pour it on your food without tasting it first.
A very mixed review. Some things, the actual ramen noodles, the bimbimbap, some of the banchan were outstanding. But there were some real disappointments too. I realize Sujeo is a fusion restaurant, but that doesn't excuse the two awful kimchis.
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