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In any case, the first time I was actually in the restaurant, I was rather impressed. The environment was clean, crisp and humble, nicely air conditioned and well lit. My party of 4 (of course, every one of them spoke Korean but me...) walked in at about 8:40pm, not knowing that they close at 9pm. We should have figured considering it's in a residential area, but being oblivious, we walked in bowed and said our hellos in Korean.
They were quite courteous and although the woman seating us looked a little tired, she did not give off any angry or "leave now!" vibes. Upon placing the menus in front of each of us, she let us know (in Korean) that Shabu-Shabu is not available at this time, and we may only select from the noodle/soup selection.
What we ordered:
2x Man Doo Guk- Fish stock/broth base with sliced rice cake, and their signature giant dumpling, with slivers of sliced vegetables
Kal Guk Soo- a hot noodle with what I believe is the same fish stock/broth base with a little spiced oil, minus the dumplings, with sliced leek
Hwang Man Doo- Signature KING sized dumplings... These are GIANT!
Still not realizing that they close at 9, we waited for our food, chit chat-ed and were graced with some of the best kim chi I've ever had. They serve the kim chi in a separate mini urn type jar, so as to give us a good amount, so there is no stingy ban chan (Korean appetizer dishes) attitude, but is still hygienic. To my surprise, however, the kim chi is actually the ONLY ban chan they serve. Along with the kim chi, they serve cold water to start.
When our food came, I was delighted to be able to touch my bowl without burning myself. The bowls they use to hold the soup and noodles is a thermos-like, insulated bowl, so it is not hot to the touch. The portion is quite large and filling, I could not finish the entire order of my man doo guk, but the taste is absolutely wonderful--- it was clean tasting, well flavored and very genuine in Korean taste. The dumplings were gigantic but also savory.
I later came back to try the kal guk soo and the shabu-shabu, both of which were to the same level of quality and scrumptious satisfaction as the first in-store visit. Personally, I was never fond of the cold soy noodle, so I don't think I'll be testing that out, but I don't doubt it also exceeds standards.
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