the 2 stars is strictly for the service, ambience, kimbap...and location (because its in the middle of starbucks and popeyes...) Lets just say this place ain't korean at all lol. i don't know what to say... i was speechless.
FOOD:
Appetizers:
the glass noodle was like chinese noodle stir-fry. It's so obvious it wasn't authentic because all i taste was soy sauce.
Im pretty sure the kimchi is also from the super-market... if not... its worst then super market quality.
The potatoes.... tasted like MCDONALD'S french fries... thats how you know how old the potatoes or the oil is that they fried it in... sauce also wasn't very convincing that it was a sauce...
Don't get me started on the fish cakes... as soon as i put it in my mouth, felt like i got hit with 10 hours of second-hand smoking. It was really smokey and felt like it was burned. Which i don't understand WHY... because its a cold dish...
Not even going to mention the other side dishes. it makes me upset they couldn't get the basic of the basics right.
Spicy Rice cakes:
the texture was really good but the sauce they used was very powdery and dried up quickly... it made it feel like i was eating chalk and that i was going to choke on it... probably one of the worst rice cake dishes I've eaten...
Beef Kimbap:
The kimbap is probably one of the reasons why i didn't give it a one star... The texture is softer then the authentic korean kimbap which probably isn't ideal for everyone. BUT i've also preferred softer rice so i guess this part is a little biased but i can't help my preference to rice lol. But the seaweed they used was probably the wrong type of seaweed because it was really hard to bite it since it didn't tear. it was kinda soggy.
But my friend did say the Gabi was passable so if you still wanna try this place, order that...