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| - Sharon Garden has been around for a few years -- I remember when the spot used to be a Chinese supermarket in this business centre at Victoria Park/McNicoll. Finally got around to trying it today since my dad was up for checking it out. Parking in the plaza is always very tight - the spots are smaller than normal, so be careful when you're driving in/out.
We were confused about the entrance into the restaurant itself since you have to walk a bit further in before you can actually see anyone there. We were seated promptly and were given a stack of menus. They have lunch specials that are of a bento box kind of variety that includes side dishes and a drink (water, pop, or miso soup). The dad got a bulgogi lunch box and I got the sashimi lunch box (both are pretty much the same: salad, rice, 2 gyoza, small portion of jajangmyeon, bulgogi/salmon sashimi).
The interior of the restaurant is very interesting: traditional Korean setup with hot pot / KBBQ grills on the tables. When we got there, the main eating area was about 70% full but it was pretty quiet. The wait staff appeared to speak both Mandarin and English, which was a bit surprising -- however, given the area, I wasn't too surprised. The woman who seated us appeared to be one of the owners and spoke Korean her to kitchen staff.
The food came pretty quickly after ordering and was hot. Our meal came with four small side dishes. The bulgogi was pretty good, seemed like the sauce was a bit too watery. I liked the jajangmyeon sauce so I might come back again and just have their jajangmyeon. The salmon sashimi was a generous portion but I would've preferred if they didn't cut up the salmon into cubes. The gyoza wasn't too special since it was only two pieces and seemed pretty standard.
Overall, a good place to come in for lunch that seems like it's worth the money (and careful parking).
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