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| - What up Yelp fam?!? I know it's been a minute and figure it's time to break down a spot picked by none other than, you (Yelpers, according to reviews)! I bookmarked E-Jizzle based on the positive accolades of stand out Elitists, and the place didn't disappoint. Not your typical Kornz joint you may be used to, but still worth a try.
Now I'm no expert, by any stretch of the imagination, but it seems as though a lot of people think Korean restaurants all include DIY BBQ, Which is not the case at all. Although a misnomer, many people also refer to Korean BBQ as Yakiniku, which is Japanese Hibachi grilling (Oh Jah, Tanaka of Tokyo, Benihana, etc.). Sorry, E-Jo does not fall into that category.
E-Jo is a great place if you want some legit Korean food, minus the complication... No smelling or feeling like a fry cook and little fuss with the set menu. Although limited, the menu gets down to the nitty gritty with their signature dishes. They have a more expanded list of soup including knee bone, oxtail and I hear the assorted soup gives you a variety. Otherwise, the entrees include your typical rib eye steak (bulgogi), spicy chicken (dakgalbi), and marinated beef short ribs (soegalbi our galbijim). You may see a lot of places with "Kalbi" and I learned that "k's" are pronounced like a "g," but could be wrong and invite insight from my Korean Yelpers.
So The dishes were good and was kicked off by the fresh kim chee and daikon. I suppose the only DIY was not the BBQ, but instead the "cut your own Kim chee." The rest of the dishes (bulgogi, galbijim & dak galbi) were good and flavorful. The bulgogi was on point and the spicy chicken and pork were delish too. I recommend just sticKing to one or the other though since they are both made with gochujang. The pleasant surprise was the extremely clean broth in the oxtail soup. For the uninitiated, it is not salty and boasts natural beef bone flavor.
The only disappointment was the absence of the vast array of appetizers (Banchan). Instead if BBQ, banchan Signifies a legit Korean eatery in my opinion. Due to this, I had to drop my rating from a 3.75 to a 3.5, still rounding up to an overall score of 4 stars, according to Yelp. I can't wait till Yelp incorporates half star ratings by reviewers instead of just overall ratings.
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