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| - I must admit: I am not a huge Korean food fan. Aside from the usual Korean instant noodles made by NongShim and perhaps the usual Korean BBQ, I usually do not eat any Korean Food. During a cold, freezing afternoon, after spending minutes deliberating on what to eat for lunch, my friend suggested Owl of Minerva, a authentic Korean restaurant located yonder at a local plaza. My friend insisted that I eat more Korean Food, I haplessly agreed.
Upon our arrival, we were greeted with a long line-up of folks with the same mutual hunger and thirst for Korean Food. The hostess took our number and assured us the wait will be worth our time. After several minutes of waiting while watching some nice individuals slurping down some nice noodles, a waitress took us to our table. She gave us two menus for a table of four. The tables were a bit crowed for us to move around. After getting settled into our table, I sat and deliberated on what Item I should order. I decided to play my cards safe and eat a Ramen. My friends also decided to order rice cakes as a side dish for everyone to share.
On the side, free of charge, was a traditional Korean tea. I must be honest: the tea was unbearably bitter. I ordered a glass of cold water instead, which proved to be boon since the food was spicy. More on that later.
After several minutes of waiting, our dishes came steaming hot. My mouth salivated at first sight of my amazing dish. My ramen was placed in a metal pot or some kind of contraption. My ramen was made with your typical NongShim noodles filled with a spicy broth mixed with mushrooms, ricecakes, onions, and dumplings, and topped of with an egg. Look at the picture for some visual aid.
I eagerly grabbed my chopsticks and picked up a handful of noodles with some mushrooms and rice cakes. I slurped down everything between my chopsticks and my mouth. The spiciness of the broth hit me instantaneously. My mouth burnt like molten lava burning through a building. I reached for my cup of water and chugged down the entire cup. 4/5 stars for the noodles and the mushrooms. Deducted 1 point off for the spiciness, but that's largely from my inability to handle spicy food. FYI: I finished to ramen, albeit in excruciating pain.
The texture of the rice cakes tasted a bit odd and off-putting. Not something I would eat again. However the broccoli in the dish tasted amazing. 2.5/5 stars for the broccoli, but deducted some grades off for the sweetness and rice cake itself.
Owl of Minerva served some delicious food with flavours of spiciness, sweetness and saltiness all in one bite. Although I was not fully satisfied with my meal, my friends, who are Korean Food fanatics enjoyed their lunch. With that being written and signed off, I myself am satisfied and content. 4/5 stars, for the reasons that the ramen was delicious, spare the spiciness level and the rice cakes. Full disclosure: many of my opinions of the restaurant are subjective personal tastes. Many of you folks who are Korean food lovers will disagree with me. But I'll let posterity be the ultimate judge.
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