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muckefuckOnce again, new blood has taken over the local Korean restaurant. I'm not sure if they'll be more successful with it than Jay and Hera, but they're certainly more ambitious. When I first saw it "Closed for remodeling" I naturally wondered if this was another dodge to escape creditors. But it's reopened and this time it really has been redone, with new decor and new furnishings throughout. The staff is all very fresh-faced, too, looking barely older than the student population they're catering to.
At first glance, though, the menu looks pretty similar to what it was before; I wonder if my buddy El Chilango is still in the kitchen. I was in the mood for soup, but they've reduced the options to only sundubu jjigae (really more of a tofu stew) and ramen. Clearly with options like that I wasn't likely to get house-made stock and I didn't, but the noodles and whole egg were properly cooked and it was a tasty enough dish overall. Of the few completely new dishes, the most promising is dolsot ("stone pot") bibimbap.
I was also sad to see the departure of the honey-based herbal teas, which I looked forward to when nursing a cold, and the free boricha. Now the only grain-based tea they have is 옥수수 수염차 (lit. "corn beard tea"), which comes in a teabag. The boricha was always kept in a large beverage cooler behind the counter and you went and helped yourself. It's part of what gave the place a relaxed homey vibe. Now they've switched to full service, which both suits their rebranding and means they can charge more.
At first glance, though, the menu looks pretty similar to what it was before; I wonder if my buddy El Chilango is still in the kitchen. I was in the mood for soup, but they've reduced the options to only sundubu jjigae (really more of a tofu stew) and ramen. Clearly with options like that I wasn't likely to get house-made stock and I didn't, but the noodles and whole egg were properly cooked and it was a tasty enough dish overall. Of the few completely new dishes, the most promising is dolsot ("stone pot") bibimbap.
I was also sad to see the departure of the honey-based herbal teas, which I looked forward to when nursing a cold, and the free boricha. Now the only grain-based tea they have is 옥수수 수염차 (lit. "corn beard tea"), which comes in a teabag. The boricha was always kept in a large beverage cooler behind the counter and you went and helped yourself. It's part of what gave the place a relaxed homey vibe. Now they've switched to full service, which both suits their rebranding and means they can charge more.
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