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| - I came here with a couple friends last week for after-dinner drinks, which may have been mistake because by the time we got here we were already stuffed. Nevertheless, we still ordered three dishes off their menu : kimchi balls, kimchi poutine, and ssamgyeopsal.
I actually wish I wasn't so full but I managed to eat a few bits of the kimchi off the kimchi poutine, one piece of pork, and one kimchi ball. The kimchi ball was pretty good, nice texture and crunch on the outside. I sort of expected more flavour burst from inside, but it was mainly a ball of kimchi rice. The ssamgyeopsal came nicely presented on a stone dish. It was definitely on the dry side... I think ssamgyeopsal is one of those things you just have to do table cooking for, it doesn't work so well pre-made. The fries for the poutine were more on the soft limp side than the crispy side.... just mentioning because I know people who are in one camp vs the other. I'm on the crispy side when it comes to most things, fries included :) The kimchi was supposedly caramelized but I didn't get that from tasting it.
They give a complimentary basket of fried stuff and panfried corn .... both were pretty yummy.
They're a solid 3 stars for me. I'd have to come back hungry and try more food. Being a weekday, we were one of two tables there so it was a quiet night. Aside from the food, service was pretty spot-on, the girl and guy who were serving us were really nice.
Tip : The lounging sofas in the middle of the room aren't as soft as they look.
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