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The vibe of the restaurant is very (for lack of a better term), "systematic." All the booths and chairs are ordered in a grid-like fashion that gives every party of diners a lot of privacy, similar to the restaurants found in Korea. Most of the furniture is fairly traditional - there's a wooden texture to most of the seats and tables. It was oddly a lot more spacious than I had originally thought.
In terms of the service, I would say there's just a little bit room for improvement. The wait staff, although incredibly friendly, were a bit slow when we arrived (5:00PM). Also, be aware that not all of them are Korean. Some speak other Asian dialects, so if your Korean friend fluently impresses you with their language while the waitress just awkwardly and blankly tries to make out what letter they are pointing too, don't say I never warned you!
We ordered two dishes: the specialty cold noodles and the seafood tofu soup.
The specialty cold noodles: when they say cold noodles, it is literally cold. And when they say literally cold, it means that the noodles come submerged in a bowl of broth that is FROZEN. So if it's a really cold winter day, I would advise not to opt for this dish, considering how you are actually slurping noodles from a slushie. Apart from its physical appearance, the taste was absolutely fantastic. It had a very organic taste to it, and a very fresh aftertaste. My only concern with this dish is that the portion size is quite large. Order this dish and share it with your friends, because after a while, the taste of the frozen noodles can get numbing and tiring.
The seafood tofu soup was fantastic as well. It was incredibly flavourful, warm, and complemented the side dishes and purple rice. Cho Sun Ok was also surprisingly generous with the amount of seafood and tofu in the dish too, which was a bonus.
The side dishes were awesome! Although they gave REALLY small portion sizes to begin with, once you ask for refills, they are much more generous. This makes sense, especially since many families and diners don't even touch the side dishes anyways. Very clever decision on their part. I especially liked how this restaurant served marinated eggplant and marinated green pepper. They were a fresh surprise away from the usual kimchi and radish.
Thanks Cho Sun Ok! Will definitely be coming back again some time.
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