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| - I thought all was lost when I moved out of ktown in LA to the little hot desert of Phoenix. Where was I going to get my Korean friend chicken? Korean pizza? The cheesy corn??? Well you might not be able to get all those here, but all is not lost.
I had a lot of reservations coming here, but it was a birthday dinner and I hadn't had Korean food in a while and was having major cravings. At first, I was a bit miffed by the prices, but all that soon melted away. We ordered family style with the pork belly, hot stone bulgogi bibimbap and budae jjigae (army style hot pot). The portions here are gigantic! The bibimbap is definitely made for at least 2 maybe 3 people, and the soup is made for more like 4-6. The food was also very good. Good level of spicy and weren't stingy on the sauces. Ban chan was also decent, although I thought the Kim chi was ok. Food got an A for tasty, and very reasonable prices...plus complimentary fresh fruit dessert!
I also enjoyed some drinks like makgeolli (banana is surprisingly a very delicious flavor recommended by our server) and hite. I was hoping for baekseju but alas, there was none. Service was excellent - very thorough, attentive and friendly.
Overall, a pretty solid place for Korean food and drinks in the Phoenix area with very reasonable prices. Menu isn't as expansive as I'd like but I'll definitely be returning and exploring more of the menu. And I'm glad I've found an excellent place to satisfy my Korean food cravings. Oh and did I mention they play kpop too??
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