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| - What a change from the excuse for a bar next door.
Coming into Sujeo on a Saturday night at 8 pm, I was warned it was an hour-hour and a half wait. Okay, we can have a few cocktails next door then come back. Add me to the Noshlist.
When we came back in to Sujeo to grab a drink an hour after being added to the list, we were again greeted, and started looking at the cocktail menu. At this time, our table was ready. We were seated, ordered cocktails and started to browse the menu. Our server approached a few moments after we were seated to explain the menu and to tell us of the daily specials. For a first time visitor and someone not well versed in Korean/Asian cuisine I feel that this is the moment they might become overwhelmed. Our friendly server made it as concise as possible while still giving good details. We placed our app order of potstickers and spring roll, and continued to look at the menu for our entrée option. I settled on the Bun, the second half settled on the pork shoulder bibimbap. The apps came out very quickly and were very good. They were hot, well put together, well seasoned.
The entrees also came out rather quickly (but enough time to finish apps first) and very hot. The bibimbap comes out in a large HOT stone bowl meant to continue/finish cooking the bibimbap as one mixes it all in. I thoroughly enjoyed each of my many sampling bites I had of this dish. My bun was good, the sauce was a bit more bitter and acidic than I was prepared for but the saltiness from the pork and shrimp cut through that. The pieces of the imperial roll that came inside this entrée were my favorite part (but let's be honest...who ever says "no, I didn't enjoy that deep friend piece of heaven?").
I do like that part of the restaurant is noodle bar, part seating for the restaurant. I understand why the bar area of soo open to welcome building visitors into the bar, but the bar area feels a bit like the open space is awkward. The side bar portion trys to be bar/counter space but it doesn't really work for the area it is in. But hey, if my only gripe is that the bar and hostess stand is awkwardly shaped/conceptualized, I think I can make do. Thumbs up.
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