... Maybe i should have gotten cheese?
I've rad raving reviews and been told by friends that the dak galbi is the thing to get at joons. They cook the huge pan of food in front of you and it's delicious.
Well... Unfortunately I didn't experience either of that.
I was surprised that they took reserevations but at 6 pm on a Saturday, the place was pretty empty. The waitress was super cheerful and friendly as she patiently waited for us to decide we wanted. I urged by BFF not to get more than one bowl of rice with the meal because we were not going to finish it and we had already added on rice cakes and instant noodles based on the waitress' recommendation. I opted not to get the cheese... Just didn't feel up for it.
She told us that they were going to cook the dish in the back because our table was too small and it would be too hot, while she was not willing to move us to a four top although the restaurant had plenty of available seats. Our Korean applies did not come out until the main dish was practically ready. A small selection consisting of kimchi, radish, broccoli with hot sauce drizzle and ice cream scooped potato salad that tasted pretty artificial. I really only fancied the pickled radish but Ate a bit of everything else.
Our giant pan came out....instant noodles, rice cake, dark meat chicken, sweet potato which I believe was actually carrots, and cabbage with a large dosage of joons original spicy sauce. The meat was mediocre quality, some pieces better than others, while the spicy sauce had a bit of a kick, but I wasn't willing to try the suicidal. The cabbage was cooked just enough while other pieces had wilted. I really would have wanted the dish cooked in front of me for the full experience and the pan would have stayed warm throughout the whole meal. Being so saucy, once the temperature drops, it is not quite the same.
I guess I had higher expectations for this place.. Still love Korean food but don't keep dak galbi anytime soon. Dolor bibibmap is where it's at!