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| - For the most part, I like Korean food. However, I don't dine in many Korean restaurants because I always get ambushed by overbearing servers. Seoul Oak is no exception.
My favorite Korean spot in the east bay is run by this crazy older woman, who will yell at you, laugh with you, and take your chopsticks in order to demonstrate how to mix rice with seaweed. My friends and I dubbed our experiences at this restaurant as "lunch and a show". The server at Seoul Oak could give this woman a run for her money.
As soon as bf and I walked in, we were greeted by a very enthusiastic server. She sat us down, gave us a menu, proceeded to explain the menu to us, aggressively suggested what to order, and basically would not leave us alone. I went with the classic bibimbap and bf went with a mackerel stew.
When my bibimbap came, I poked around and tasted the elements to see how much hot sauce I needed to add. Our server was NOT OK with this. Nope. Not one bit. She proceeded to take my chopsticks and mix my dish for me. Really? What just happened here?
Their food was standard and on par with the other Korean places that I've eaten at. I thought their pricing was a bit high but, that could be attributed to their location on Spring Mountain. The food is a-ok but, that server scares me. I'm switching to take-out from now on.
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