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| - My friend and I were craving soon tofu soup so we came here as she lives just down the street from the restaurant. I was a bit wary because of the mixed reviews and my friend did warn me before going in that service can be a little bit of hit or miss. So I went into it with lowered expectations, which is maybe why I came out pretty satisfied.
As soon as we went in, the lady (who seemed to be the only employee there) greeted us from behind the counter and directed us to our table. The menus are posted on the walls and she came by pretty quickly to ask us for our orders. Luckily, I always order the same thing at soon tofu places and we ordered - a seafood soon tofu soup for my friend and dumpling soon tofu for me. She also brought out three side dishes - kimchi, pickled radish, and soy bean sprouts. In addition, she brought out some small deep fried fish that was so good that I wish I could have had more.
The soup came with the typical things you get at other soon tofu places - a raw egg to crack into your soup as well as a hot pot of rice that the lady scooped out into a bowl and poured hot water into the hot pot. I, personally, don't like the toasty rice in the hot pot after the water is poured so I wish she had scooped more of the rice into my bowl. However, portion-wise it was more than enough and super filling.
Taste-wise I really like this tofu place. They say they make their tofu in house and I guess it did have a different texture than other restaurants (though I don't know if I would have noticed if I didn't read the sign). The thing I really liked about their soup, however, was that it didn't taste overly salty and didn't leave that residue on my tongue that I get from other restaurants. I also didn't get the typical food coma that I usually get when I eat at other restaurants with a lot of MSG in their soon tofu. Also, for my dumpling soon tofu they used the small round water dumplings that, in my opinion, are much tastier than the half moon dumplings other places use.
Overall, the place is super modest and probably doesn't have as friendly, clean, or fast service as other places. However, it's also not bad and was relatively clean. I didn't feel the service was slow, and the food was definitely worth the $25 for the two soups after tax and tip. Add in the fried fish and it was more than worth it. I would definitely come back here especially when I visit my friend.
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