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| - I've been to several Korean BBQs in my home state of Florida and I have to say this one is the best I've experienced.
The staff were extremely friendly and attentive. I've often had the stigma of being Caucasians in an Asian restaurant and not being experts on the cuisine and either getting poor quality help due to language barriers or poor quality help due to being an outsider. Here the staff was friendly, well-spoken, and knew exactly how to help some Caucasians that didn't quite know what they wanted.
Our waitress suggested a seafood noodle soup that she assured us would be excellent for leftovers, and I knew I wanted some good beef so I opted for the ribeye to grill at the table. The soup was loaded with noodles, vegetables, and tons of whole shrimp, mussels, and squid all cooked perfectly.
The BBQ came out on a nice flat skillet with a small portable propane grill underneath. The ribeye was extremely tendered and well flavored, served with a raw onion to grill alongside and the traditional banchan. Every single one, from the fish cakes to the eggplant, were tasty and just the right bit to accompany our meat. Fresh romaine and a bowl of rice came as usual, but the kicker was a miso-broth based soup that I have no idea what was in it aside from tofu but it was delicious and an unexpected star of the meal.
All of that was under $40 and gave us 2 days worth of leftovers. The restaurant was clean and inviting and the menu had plenty on it to make it worth coming back. The only complaint I can say is that it's a bit difficult to find, being on the 2nd floor of the Asian Town Center. But now that I know where it is, I'll definitely go back if I'm ever in the area again!
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