"0"^^ . . . . "0"^^ . "4"^^ . "0"^^ . "2012-12-11T00:00:00"^^ . "Lately I have had a bad hankering for some Korean food, but the valley sucks in numerous locations. This is my fourth Korean place and I was quite satisfied. I was about to head to another restaurant near ASU West because it was pretty good, but finally decided to try a different one. Gladly I did. \nI did not care about driving to the west valley from near the airport during rush hour because my craving was that bad. We finally get the the place and only one other table was there. We get seated and I had to get barley tea.\nBrowsing the menu I was pleased to see samgyupsal (pork belly) on the menu! We debated on an appetizer, mandu (gyoza) or ddukbokki. I've made the spicy rice cakes at home but never ordered at a restaurant yet, so we choose the latter. I wanted to see how HOT they really were. Bf ordered the usual bulgogi. \nWe waited in anticipation for the food, and ddukbokki came first, large rice cakes and nice chewy texture. BOY! They were spicy, but sooo good. I enjoyed it as much as I could before I burned my mouth anymore. Then she brought out the banchan, nice large selection, some I have have yet to try until then. Also she brought the lettuce/onion salad with sesame oil dip and ssamjang. By this time I had to stop eating the spicy rice cakes and order a soda since the barley tea wasn't cutting it anymore.\nFinally the meats were at our table and plentiful portions. I asked about lettuce wraps for the samgyupsal but she said I could eat it with without the wraps. Having not done so before, she actually helped me how to do so. I wasn't a fan of ssamjang before until she slapped it on my chopsticks and I was hooked. She also suggested that my bf try the bulgogi the same way, dipping in the sesame oil and with lettuce. \n\nI enjoyed the whole meal and was pleased with the quality and helpfulness of the waitress. I would go back and try other menu items without hesitation. When they say spicy, they mean spicy...my kind of people!"^^ .