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| - My bf has been asking me to go here with him for weeks. So, although based on reviews I was skeptical to try it out, I decided to be a good gf, and caved in. *Sigh*
We came here on a particularly chilly afternoon and were seated right away. At first we were given a table right by the door, but it was so drafty outside that I asked them to move us to a table inside. Once we got in we realized that there was lots of tables available in the restaurant, so I don't understand why they would sit us by the the door.
We were handed our menus by a somewhat pleasant server, and left alone to make our choices. A bonus of getting a seat at the back of the restaurant was that we had prime view of the kitchen and could see the chefs preparing our meals. The negative side of this? The chef really did not seem to appreciate my curious glances towards his workplace. Actually, at one point he stared me down. After that, I stopped glancing.
Another big big bonus of getting a seat in the back? We got to watch the lady who makes the dumplings hard at work. It was very interesting to be able to see her stuff the dough with the filling, and the shape it into the perfect little dumplings. Sweet. And unlike her grumpier coworker, she did not seem to mind my tentative glances.
I chose the King of Kings, the bf had the Orochong Ramen, and we also got an order of gyoza. Maybe it was just me, because based on other reviews people seem to really enjoy the King of Kings, but I did not like it one bit. It wasn't awful, but it really just wasn't good either. It had no real flavour, and was rather boring and were it not for its gigantic size, unimpressive. Blah.
The Orochong on the other hand was better. I enjoyed the flavour and kick in the broth much more, and though it seemed to be lacking on the ingredients, the broth sort of made up for it.
The dumplings were delicious. The right size and texture, and so very fresh. Truly a delight to eat, and the only reason this place isn't getting 2 stars.
Service wasn't awful, and the servers were kind of nice really, rushed and impersonal, but at least we got "thank-you's" and "bye's".
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