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| - If you're craving korean dumplings then you really don't need to look any further because Myungdong Kalguksu has got you covered. With such a simple menu, they excel in what they do: ALL daily-made dumplings, noodles, and perhaps one of the best pot kimchi around. But that's all you need!
You start off with kimchi in a cold, clay pot: it looks thick and rich with all that redness and garlic radiating. It isn't for the weak: It's spicy, it's bold, it's crunchy, this is some amazing kimchi. The garlic might be overpowering for some (we could still taste it the morning after!) but more garlic is always a blessing of extra flavour.
Next comes the six large steamed mandu with heat and steam emitting from them. They're perfect dumplings. The skin perfectly encloses the large amount of filling and holds it quite well. It has a nice light chew to it and is neither too thick nor thin. The filling is magnificent as not what you would expect of a chinese or japanese dumpling. The ground pork filling is looser yet is incredibly moist and the chives and shallots were refreshing. Six dumplings was surprisingly enough and we were plenty full sharing three each. On the side of the table there was a sweet and sour vinegar, chili peppers, coarse salt, and some chili powder. The vinegar provided a pleasant sweetness and eaten together with the kimchi was delightful.
Lastly we ordered the spicy guksu noodles which were absolutely spicy! Do not order this if you can't handle spice. The noodles were amazing and again, had the perfect amount of chewiness and bite. They were sitting in the spicy sauce and were served with spring mix greens and a half a boiled egg on the top.
Service was efficient and seamless, and the value was excellent. On a day where you don't want anything heavy or greasy, these king sized dumplings deserved a king sized thumbs up.
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