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| - I haven't had too many cravings of late and even with all the summer BBQs I've been to, I've found myself wanting kalbi quite often. I was meeting up with a couple of out-of-town friends who wanted to have "Asian" so we went to Chosun Ok, which is known mostly for their naeng myun. I always get their chik mul naeng-myun (cold noodles in slushy broth) with kalbi combo for $16.95. If you want the bibim-myun, that's an extra dollar for the combo.
I hadn't been to Chosun Ok for a while before today and didn't even notice they changed the interior! It's nothing fancy but it's clean. Before this, it looked like a bare bones, typical bunshik kind of place. And as usual, there was a wait in the corner by the door during the early dinner period (we arrived at 6pm). Not too bad in terms of wait time, as people don't seem to dilly-dally much once they're eating.
As I mentioned, it's my go-to place for mul naeng myun and kalbi combo which they do very well. The kalbi is always juicy and delicious and their naengmyun is HUGE, so the meal is quite filling. Today we had a couple of those along with the kimchi jjim, which everyone seemed to be having. A good choice: for the small ($10.95), you get steamed kimchi and pork belly and a bowl of purple rice and a small bowl of miso soup. It's a pretty big portion and best shared. They gave us about six or seven banchan but small servings of each so that we had to ask for more. I'm not sure if it's because they thought we weren't Korean (I didn't bust out my Korean until after we got our food, when I had to ask for chopsticks--they brought us forks), but they were good about bringing us larger portions of banchan after, assured that we'd finish it all, and finish we did~
While we were waiting, I noticed the most commonly ordered dishes were the kimchi jjim, soondae (blood sausage containing noodles and other bits), kamja-tang (pork bone soup), and naeng myun, so it seems Chosun Ok makes a number of things quite well. Most of the diners were Korean but there were also a few Chinese people--the ones in the know ;)
Prices are good, and service is too. There's an older ajumma who's really sweet who likes to compliment me on my order (even though I always get the same thing!) and always tells me I'm pretty so I try to pay her back with a compliment too. I've never had issues with their service so hopefully for those who have just went on the wrong day and will have better service the next time they eat at Chosun Ok.
Parking can run out at certain times as there are a few businesses there that all seem to bring in a sizeable amount of business so be prepared to wait a bit for a spot.
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