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| - I was excited to try a new Korean place out and was hoping it would replace Seoul Garden in Parma as a closer alternative since I moved to the east side. Ultimately it turned out to be average, if not underwhelming.
It's a nice little spot located on the second floor of the Asian Town Center. I was expecting grill tables (a la Seoul Hot Pot) due to the namesake (Korean BBQ) but was left a little disappointed when not one was in sight. The place was packed to the brim on a Saturday night, and the service was very friendly although not very dependable.
We made reservations but still had to wait about 20 minutes, which wasn't much of an issue since most of our party was late. Our table had a nifty little button on it that allowed us to summon our server. It wasn't as effective as we hoped because it took a while for the server to get to us, but it's nice to know they give customers the ability. We had a big party so our server was a little confused with our orders and we had to go around a number of times. They also missed one of our orders.
We had a decent array of banchan, most of which tasted very good, but still can't hold a candle to the wide selection Seoul Garden offers. We started off with "Gu Man Du" (fried dumplings), which tasted phenomenal. For the main entree, I ended up ordering Bok Eum (octopus, squid, veggies in a VERY spicy sauce). I was a little disappointed they didn't offer Tteokbokki, which I thought was a traditional dish and figured this would be similar. I will just say that this dish is EXTREMELY spicy with not much other flavor to it at all. I love spicy Korean but if it just feels like I'm putting spoonfuls of red chili paste in my mouth then it's not much of a meal. I was sweating and my mouth was on fire. I wouldn't order it again.
Others in my party ordered:
- Dol Sot Bi Bim Bap, which did taste great
- some spicy pork dish I can't remember the name of, but it tasted JUST like my dish except with pork
- noodles in a stir fried black bean paste, which was a bit different to me but accurately prepared according to the one who ordered it and loved it
Overall, I wasn't impressed but didn't think it was too bad. I would go back but I wouldn't be in any rush. They have some menu items that I am interested in trying still, such as their japchae, bulgogi, Korean pancake, and galbi.
Oh, and prices were a little jacked up compared to other places but not by much.
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