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| - Dropped in late Thursday evening after a long day at work and no motivation to cook dinner at home. We didn't really think about the time and we're just happy there were tables available, as we've seen this place packed out the door on weekends. My family and I have been eyeing the place for its apparent popularity with lots of Korean people, and finally we were able to try. I'm not very familiar with Myungdong cuisine or Korean cuisine, and my spice tolerance is minimal compared to the stereotypical East Asian individual. With that, I came in really to see what the place is about and with no expectations at all.
We were warmly greeted by a younger waitress that spoke English, and it appeared the other servers were avoiding us because they really couldn't communicate. She was great to give a few recommendations and explain the menu since it was our first visit, and we ended up going with a soup noodle bowl and an order of king dumplings. The menu is a quick four-pager with one page on single portion items, one page of double portion shabu items (think Korean hot pot), another page of larger group shabu sets, and a page for drinks. She quickly took our order and come back with the plates and bowls, and kindly explained what each one was for - super useful as she set out about 5 different plates and bowls that kind of all seemed to have interchangeable functionality.
The dumplings came out first and they looked like Cantonese shrimp and pork wontons but three-maybe four-times the size. They were piping hot and had pork, onions, and some other green mixed in. The skin was thin like a wonton, so it broke easily and got a bit messy, but was nonetheless tasty. These were thankfully completely not spicy, so we happily ate them without concern. As they cooled down it becomes apparent the pork texture is pretty rough, but they were still good dipped in soy sauce. The size of them made the order of 6 a generous portion.
The soup noodle featured a ramen type of noodle with bits of pork shreds and onion. There was a bit of spicy oil added on top but still a tolerable level for us. The soup was tasty though on the salty side, and tasted to be a pork and veggie base. I thoroughly enjoyed the noodles' texture as they were chewy yet soft, and retained their texture the entire way through. The spice and the metal bowl kept the soup and noodle hot all throughout the meal, which suited my slow eating pace very well. There wasn't much else to the bowl, but I take it is a simple menu item given it came off the single portion page.
Overall the experience was positive and satisfying, as we sought a lighter dinner that would still be filling. There were aspects that encourage us to revisit, such as trying their shabu pots next time by coming in earlier, and coming back for the huge dumplings. Things leaned towards the saltier side, but I appreciated that things were not bland. The price was acceptable for a simple casual dinner, which matched the ambiance of the place. I'll be returning to try more menu items and update my review for sure.
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