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| - I've been here twice so far. The first time I was impressed by how much food we got for our money. The food itself was decent (we got jajangmyeon and kimbap) and I would have given the whole experience three stars. What made me start this review was yesterday's experience. Service has been great both times I've gone - friendly even at 9pm. They give you nine (!!) side dishes and you can have three things refilled (or I guess one thing three times). Still great value for the amount of food you get. Portions are big for decent prices, and huge if you get something from the family or dine for two section. They also have combos with pop which are a good deal as well.
But your experience with the food depends on what you get. I ordered a japchae rice, pretty standard at Korean restaurants. It came with a fried egg, and a salad? on the rice... to make up for the lack of vegetables perhaps. I'm not sure, but it was a bit of an oddity.
The japchae was dry and starchy and seemed undercooked - not like the slippery and springy feeling you're supposed to get. One of the side dishes is japchae and it was the same, but I didn't have the same standards for it. It seemed like they just took the side dish and put it on top of the rice - the temperature, texture, and taste were the same. The beef was incredibly dry, the driest I've ever had. It was also not sweet like you would usually get - rather it was kind of sour (vinegar? rice wine?) and gingery (you could see the tiny slivers of it in the beef). And even then there was no flavor. I didn't eat more than a few bites. Oddly enough, I also found a piece of chicken.
The kimbap we ordered was fine, but I think it would be a bit difficult to mess up cold vegetables and beef rolled up in rice. Again, the beef here was really dry but I feel this is slightly more acceptable in kimbap.
I'd probably come back here because it's okay food for a decent price, but it's hit or miss, depending on what you get. Don't get the japchae rice.
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