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| - Came for lunch today to this 1-week-old addition to one of Yonge's most eyesore-iest stretches. Really 2-ish stars but I'll round up for looks, just like in life.
Contrary to a previous review, there is definitely bibimbap, but the dinner menu might be different. We ordered seafood dolsot ($11) and a traditional bibimbap minus the meat ($8), making the terrible mistake of thinking it would also be in a hot stone bowl. Now, I wouldn't kick a regular bibimbap out of bed for eating crackers, but let's be real: dolsot or go home.
There was a bit of a language barrier while we were ordering, so maybe not conducive to ordering for dietary restrictions, but we eventually managed.
PROS:
+ Clean and nicely decorated
+ Refreshingly short menu
+ Delightfully unpredictable playlist consisting of Shania Twain, Backstreet Boys, Bon Jovi and "That's Amore" (you know, "When the moon hits your eye/Like a plate of japchae...")
CONS:
- Hot stone pot did not stay very hot (an excerpt from the unpublished Dr. Seuss book "Horton Visits a Korean Restaurant"). My dining partner notes that the "crispy rice factor was maybe operating at around 60%".
- Fried egg on my bibimbap must have been of the Cadbury Mini variety because it was tragicomically tiny. I wish a took a picture but you still would have had to squint to make it out.
- No banchan. A pinch of kimchi and tiny cup of [delicious] seaweed soup was the extent of sides. No potatoes? No tofu? No bean sprouts? :(
- Poor seating. I happen to have a spine condition that makes supporting my own upright position throughout a meal quite difficult, but regardless, let's leave backless stools to bars, please?
Price-wise, I can't find a reason for the extra $1-3 on some dishes (in comparison with K-town spots) especially in light of the lack of appetizers. Maybe I'll come back when they've settled in more and see if I can find one then.
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