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Number of Diners: 4
Extras (aside from Buffet): 2 Iced Teas, 3 Bottles 24oz of OK Korean Beer
Total Cost (including tip) $120
With two of my kids, and the future Daughter-In-Law in tow, I was wondering how a Korean Buffet would compare in quality to a sit-down restaurant which I had been used to before. My daughter had been here two times before, and I think this was my youngest son's first visit.
Positives...
Meat! A LOT of meat! The marinated "good-stuff" is in center third of the Cafeteria-Style food area at the rear of the restaurant. with the prepared items to the left and right of it, and the Stews, Soups, Pots of Steamed Rice at the very end of the line. My word of advice is... Don't stop at the traditional Marinated Galbi and Bul-Gogi... you have the "barbie" right in front of you... grab some Clams, Octopi and toss it on the burner! There's nothing to stop you from grilling anything (or everything) that can be found in the Buffet line!
Anchovies - love 'em!
Fried Smelt - Yummy! Haven't had this in any type of restaurant in quite awhile! These were a little chubby... full of eggs in fact... Once you get past that it's just Caviar by another name... tasted very good, but a lot of bones.
Chap Chae - Despite the fact that the clear Noodles were kinda cool... still tasted very good. IMO, if Chap Chae were cold, it would still taste good without losing that tender texture1 Toss some of those Anchovies in with the Chap Chae!
EVERY Korean restaurant I've been in before would leave you with an Oily odor that gave the impression that you'd been cooking Korean all evening. Not this night! I think, the ventilation was aided by the Open Ceilings at Sura Buffet... There aren't any low insulated Ceilings... all the wiring and ductwork is exposed and painted in black all the way up to the roof. You don't have to shower afterwards... if you don't want to...
The Bench Seating at the booths probably can hold four people to a side... it's very, very roomy including the Aisles.
Service was non-obtrusive and almost non-existent... after all, it's a Buffet! It seemed the girls that walked around were there to prevent your grill from over-heating... turning it lower or higher, and to show the novices amongst us how to Grill. I had to walk up to the Cashier to ask for the Check... rather than letting my kids pay for this meal.
Negatives...
Fried Rice - A very basic Rice fried with Carrots and Peas... Spartan, to say the least.
White Rice from a huge RIce Steamer! That reminds me too much of home... And the Stews, Soups also in Crock-Pot type warmers.
Some of the Prepared Sides were waaay overcooked, as if they'd been sitting there for hours. There was a Green Bean and Tofu mixture that looked quite appetizing and interesting. But both ingredients were way too soft. That's the negatives of a Buffet unfortunately....
And there were unheated vegetables that were waaay too hard and tough exposed to the air, I guess.... An Asian Bean Sprout side dish looked very appetizing, but turned out to be hard as a ROCK! And some Bok-Choy, turned out to be very, very tough.
The OK Korean Beer - Just buy American... there's virtually no difference... and it's probably cheaper.
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