Nicole E.
Yelp
Korean BBQ on the corner of Philip and Magazine, next to the boutique Peony.
Front area is the BBQ section.
We ordered the tteokbokki with no add-ons (ramen or cheese), soondubu jjigae with mushrooms, kimchi and rice cake as add-ons ($1.50 for each add-on)and a spicy BBQ chicken. $50.69.
The banchans: kimchi, spicy garlic stems, fish cake, bean sprouts, cabbage in soybean paste, pickled onion, radish and jalapeños. The garlic stems, jalapeño/onion/radish and bean sprouts are my favorite.
The tteokbokki is nicely seasoned and has a deep gochujang red to it, it's got some good heat, but the rice cakes are too soft and overcooked, not quite mushy, but not chewy enough.
The spicy BBQ chicken has a good flavor profile, a sweetness, BBQ and Smokey flavoring all in one, it's different but good. Meat is tender too.
The tofu soup is okay, more peppery than I am used to here. Flavor is decent still, just not as I would prefer it, it's not as spicy as I like either. I only found 5 rice cakes and they are super thin too. I have never seen them so thin in my whole life. I dread the add-on costs for the kimchi and the rice, as they are both rather sparse in the soup.
The spicy bbq chicken and the banchans are all good here. Skip the tteokbokki. Try the tofu soup, knowing it will taste different than usual.
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