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| - We tried Sujeo for lunch this past weekend. When we arrived all the window seats appeared to be taken. The hostess ushered us down the interior wall of tables and we were a little disappointed. It was dark and we wanted to enjoy the unusually warm and sunny winter day, but then she took us around the corner to the light, airy, and warm kitchen counter area. Big bright windows, and you can see the chefs in the kitchen making your meal. Fun!
We ordered bibimbap, pastrami pho, and thai iced tea. I was pretty disappointed with the thai iced tea. I usually have this when I eat at Vietnamese or Thai restaurants. At $5 each it seemed a little pricey but I was hopeful. The portion size was fine, but the tea seemed a little chalky and it reminded me more of a chai tea than what I'm used to. I did appreciate the bottle of water our waitress left at our table so we could help ourselves when we ran low on water.
While the tea was disappointing, the bibimbap was outstanding. As usual it was served in a hot stone bowl. But this time, there was a delicious crust on the rice where it cooked against the stone bowl. The egg on top seemed completely raw, but as it mixed with the ingredients in the piping hot bowl, it cooked and added wonderful texture and flavor to the dish. This is the first time we really understood why bibimbap is served in a hot stone bowl. A wonderful dish!
The pho, which is one of my favorite dishes in general, was a mixed bag. It came with the typical sides of bean sprouts, lime, jalapenos, basil and chili oil. Although there were plenty of jalapenos, I was hoping for more sprouts. The pho itself came in just a slightly smaller bowl and thus smaller potion than I hoped for. However, it was chock full of rice noodles, meatballs, tripe, tendon, and a few slices of pastrami. I'd never had pastrami in my pho before, it dealt an interesting flavor although I prefer the texture of the usual thin sliced sirloin. Turns out I was not disappointed that there wasn't more of it. What I did love were the meatballs. Those were the best little bites of heaven I've had in any pho! The tripe and the tendon which I don't usually love, were the perfect texture with incredible flavor. I savored each little bit as I found them. The broth which is usually the main component of pho was neither plentiful nor particularly to my liking. It reminded me of 5 spice powder but more metallic. I missed the beefy marrow flavor I usually associate with pho. I was really conflicted by this dish. Parts of it were outstanding and some of the best I've ever had and other parts just left me disappointed.
Conflicted sums up my experience at Sujeo. There was a truly memorable and outstanding dish, and complete miss, and the pho had elements of both.
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