This place is quickly becoming our go-to spot for clean Korean dining experience. As I mentioned in my previous review, I love the care they take with something as small as their serving bowls and dishes. The attention to detail is what keeps on bringing me back here. Oh yes, and the food is not bad either.
We ordered Yang Gom Tang (spicy beef and small intestine soup), Hae Jang Tang (aka Hangover soup with loads of blood jello) and the scallion pancake.
Yang Gom Tang was definitely on the spicy side which I loved. I'd imagine most diners will have an issue with the level of spiciness if what I had was their norm. My hearty bowl of beefy soup was loaded with small intestine bits, beef, potato noodles and veggies. It was perfect for a cold snowy day and really warmed up the belly.
My mom's Hae Jang Tang looked good but she said she didn't like the way they prepared the blood jello - too hard. I ended up having a lot of her blood jello but I didn't find the texture unusually hard or spongey. Different palates, I guess. Her soup though had too much of the doen-jang (korean miso) taste and I personally preferred my soup which was just beefy and spicy.
The scallion pancake was fairly standard. A little smallish for the price you pay ($11.99) but prepared well. It's not something I like ordering as I can make a pretty decent one at home so my expectation is high when I do order it at a restaurant. Let's just say, I'll stick to making this dish at home.
Their banchan is usually good but the radish kimchi and the braised black beans (tooth breakingly hard) were way off this day. And most Korean food fans know, you can't have a great korean meal without a good kimchi.