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| - So unfortunately the best Korean restaurant in town is on the east side, far far away from my house... This place across the street from Commercial Center is, in my opinion, the best traditional Korean restaurant in Vegas, by a mile. Most Korean restaurants are bbq places, and even those are just mediocre. The only other specialty Korean seems to be tofu joints, except for this place which specializes in gomtang, a soup that is similar to sullungtang and cooked in bone marrow.
They have parking in the back, but you have to walk around to the front to enter. It is your typical Korean restaurant decor, which is to say it's not much to speak of. Service is friendly and speedy. The menu consists of a various type of gomtang (different main ingredient) and several other popular Korean dishes. Although oxtail gomtang is one of my favorite dish, we opt for a combination gomtang and a naengmyun. I'm guessing the gomtang is already made, but perhaps because of naengmyun preparation both dishes take about 10 minutes to come out.
The naengmyun is quite good, with nicely flavored and cold soup. Wish there was a tad more brisket slices in it though, but otherwise very satisfying. The gomtang soup tasted great also, and the accompanying kimchi and radish kimchi (kkakdugi) were outstanding. The kimchi is quite sweet, but I actually liked it. I am definitely getting the oxtail gomtang next time.
I've probably tried 90% of Korean restaurants in Vegas, and it's not an impressive lot overall except Soyo which is very good, K-bop which is satisfying, and couple in Commercial Center that have a handful of good dishes. So this one is a keeper, with great service and food on par with typically good places in L.A. It's a solid 4 stars.
Table-for-1 Factor: Most places like this are just fine for eating alone.
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