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| - Seems like a mom and pop shop at the bottom of a set of stairs that you might not even notice on a Baldwin Street full of different cuisines, atmospheres, and price points.
Perfect day for Korean as it was a chilly September day (still don't get it!) At just after 7, there was only one other person in the resto, which I was a little surprised about. I'm guessing it attracts more people during the day and weekends.
Tasty free appies consisting of cold japchae, marinated tofu and cucumber, in addition to mini bowls of pickled radish and kimchi - good heat!
Their lunch specials are on ALL DAY! How awesome is that. Set in my mind was the dolsot bimbipap and it was the deal of the day for $6.99. No I am not joking. Seven dollars for a full stone bowl of hot sizzling goodness. What I was surprised about was that the rice was in a separate bowl, not crackling to crispy grains at the bottom of the bowl. Not a big deal - I just dumped the rice in afterwards, along with the sauce and combined it like a madwoman until everything was mixed in. Although I'm not big on meat these days, i have to say I was a tad dissapointed that the beef was very minimal, like pieces of ground beef and I thought it was supposed to be more like bulgogi strips. Everything else was delicious about the dish so boohyah!
We also got japchae (dinner portion) and added pork to it. The plate at first didn't look very big, but beware it is misleading and the lunch portion may been enough. The flavours were spot on and this is the first time I saw the noodles to be a little thinner than what I'm use to eating. Probably would result into quicker cooking time?
There is green tea and red bean ice cream for $1.99 although I was too full by then.
I know there are many other great korean places but knowing what I know about this place, it's a place I'll come back to!
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