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| - Seeing this place finally opened up, two co-workers and I decided to give it a shot. My wife is half Korean and I have been exposed to a plethora of good Korean cuisine. One of my co-workers is seeing a full-blooded Korean lady and also knows good Korean food. Our other co-worker just loves good food.
I was absolutely amazed at the transformation this place has taken from the Asian buffet that formerly occupied that space. They put some time, money and thought into the gorgeous interior. The cup of high quality chop sticks were a nice addition.
We were seated and handed a glossy lunch three-course lunch menu. For $11.95 you get your option of salads or sides (which are sitting out on a table in the middle of the dining room), some curious entrees and a choice of style for the mandoo.
Asking if we could do just a main course without the other items, they said we could for $7.75. We all opted for the chicken fried rice (which at $7.75 is extremely expensive) and didn't have to wait too long for our food to arrive.
When the first bowl arrived (great looking bowl) with a small-ish portion, we hoped for the best. My first bite was... absent. I have had white rice with more flavor than their chicken fried rice. OK, let's try some chicken... stringy, dry, chewy and equally as bland. Even the slices of onion in there were flavorless. We had to request salt, pepper and hot sauce (all they have is Tabasco Chipotle) to give some semblance of flavor to the dish.
After simulating Snowpocalypse 2012 with pepper over my chicken fried rice, there was finally something to taste in there. It helped the underwhelming and disappointing dish, but did not make up for the price and lack of flavor from the gate.
When asking the staff if the dinner menu included flavor, we were politely offered some feedback that they have only been open since Friday (today is Monday) and are still working out the kinks in the dishes. I would think with how well thought out the decor and layout of the restaurant, with their beautiful benches, CNC cut partition art and suspended projection tv systems, they would have tasted what their current recipes are like.
If they are open in another 6 months, I may give them another try, as of now though, there are other places near by that offer better food at a better price.
Also, for a $12 lunch, and 115 degree temps outside, would it kill them to turn the A/C on? We were sweating in there almost as much as if we were outside in the sun.
Oh and when I looked under my chair when I dropped some rice, saw there was a dead cockroach chilling on his back.
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