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| - We came here for a birthday celebration recently and had a great time!
Over the past twenty-five years, we as a family have eaten in quite a few Korean restaurants. Chodang ranks up there with some of the best. Yes, there was some unevenness with our service, but everything we ate was good. Very good in fact.
Like good Mexican restaurants, the outside can be deceiving. Chodang doesn't have a large presence on Arizona Avenue. In fact we drove past it, even with our car Nav system telling us to stop. I have taken a picture of the signage and have posted it for easy reference.
One difference with Chodang, as compared with other Korean restaurants is that they do all the cooking. So, if you are use to grilling your Blugogie on the table stove, you cannot do that here. But this is not a big deal, because they do a very nice job.
Btw, I would highly recommend the tofu dishes. It's a house specialty. That's because Chodang's is more of a tofu restaurant, then a BBQ place As a meat lover, I was surprised at how delicious it was (see photo). Try the tofu soup with and egg on top, and remember it's boiling hot!!! The Kalgooksoo was good, too.
Another surprise at Chodang was the beer. Normally I always order OB, but instead tried Hite for the first time It's a lager, very much like Asahi Dry and very good.
Our bill for three came to $79.00, including tip and taxes. That's more than fair given all the delicious food we had.
Also, while you're in the area, consider going to Lee Lee's Market. If only to look for some Hite beer.
Enjoy!
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