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| - Found this place off Yelp actually, and was pleasantly surprised. I've got a soft spot for soon tofu so this was perfect - and a convenient find as the small plaza the shop is located in features a Chinese bakery and a tofu shop too! We got in right amidst the Sunday lunch rush, but fortunately got a table for two. The setup is your basic Korean restaurant - simple décor, self serve utensils, just soon tofu and a few other dishes on the short menu.
We ordered the combination soon tofu and the bibimbap. It took a while for food to arrive, which really deducted points given we were hungry and expected the food to come sooner than 30 minutes in given their short menu list. Perhaps we caught them between batches, or the bibimbap took longer than usual? Or they were out of rice for a moment? Side dishes come with the main which sucked - would've been nice to get our side dishes while we wait. The order in which they presented things was not ideal for the situation, but I understand that it's in their routine.
The tofu was super silky and soft which was a pleasant surprise. The soup was good and the mussel and beef in my combo soup was great. The shrimp looked overcooked, but served its purpose of flavouring the soup. The purple rice was moist but not overly so - which I thoroughly enjoyed. The side dishes featured yellow beans, bean sprouts, pickled radish, kimchi...generic and not disappointing. The stone bowl was alright - generic and nothing to write home about.
Overall the location and tofu texture were great winners, but the wait time was not. I'll have to come back when I'm in the area to lay a verdict on whether it was a one-time mishap, and they're worth more merit for their food.
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