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| - Whenever you're in Mississauga with a large group of friends, you can always count on Nuri Village to accommodate for large groups and serve up authentic Korean food. Here's rundown of this restaurant:
Food:
We each got ourselves our own individual dish and then shared a corn cheese and gganpoong gi dish. One thing I love about Nuri Village is the unlimited amount of side dishes you get along with your food.
The corn cheese was pretty standard and was served on a hot plate. Very good for sharing and lots of cheesy goodness for those cheese lovers. Was it worth the price we paid? Yes, if you're sharing, but this dish is pretty big for one person looking for an appetizer.
The Gganpoong Gi was HUGE HOLY! There was a reason why it was so expensive, but we didn't know exactly how big the portions were because the picture in the menu made it seem like it was a smaller dish. Gganpoong Gi was a deep-fried chicken in sweet and spicy sauce dish. It was pretty sweet and had a nice spicy kick to it. I was expecting it to be crunchier, but the coating around the chicken was a little soggy. It's the perfect dish for sharing with a large group, but hopefully if you order this dish, the chicken is crunchier.
My individual dish was the Spicy Cold Noodles. The cold noodles was definitely refreshing, considering all of the food I ate prior to this dish. I am a sucker for spicy food and was a little let down when none of this dish had any spice. Unlike the picture in the menu, the spicy sauce was given to me in a squeeze bottle on the side. Moreover, the noodles were very dense and while good and acidic, was a little too much for me. I had to take home half of the plate because I couldn't handle all the noodles. DO NOT save this dish for the next day because it didn't sit well in my stomach after I ate it the morning after. (the noodles ended up drying out and it was quite chalky to eat). Despite the noodles, the rest of the dish was quite light and appetizing; however, I would definitely not get it again.
Atmosphere:
Pretty standard for a restaurant. There's seats, tables, and an elevated area for additional seating. It's pretty good for casual dining and social gatherings and didn't feel so cramped when we came with a group of friends.
Service:
Service was good, but then again, one of my friends was Korean so it was easy to communicate with the server. While we had the Korean-speaking friend going for us, at times, it was hard to get the server's attention from our seats whenever we wanted additional sauces, side dishes or needed takeout boxes. I would suggest requesting to sit near the kitchen so that it's easier to get the server's attention. Another tip is that once you're done eating, pay at the front desk, rather than asking the server for the bill.
Food came out pretty quickly; not too fast or not too slow. Having the side dishes out first made the wait time bearable as we had ample food to stuff our faces in, before the main course came in.
Price:
The corn cheese was $7.99, spicy cold noodles were $12.99, and the GganPoong Gi was $19.99 by itself. We actually got one of the Soju Combos which allowed you to choose a dish to accompany your soju. By ordering the soju with the gganpoong gi, it turned out to be cheaper than getting the gganpoong gi alone.
Verdict:
Admittedly, the shared dishes and unlimited side dishes were great and perfect for the occasion, but the spicy cold noodles were a let down. I usually get the Bulgogi BiBimBap when I'm here, but I wanted to try something new and the risk definitely was not worth it. The servers were MIA at times and it was hard to get their attention but when we interacted with them, the service was friendly. IMO this should be your go-to Korean place for social gatherings as there's ample parking and room in the restaurant (from the times I've been here). You should order the more popular food items rather than the ordering things like the spicy cold noodles.
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