VortexMama T.
Yelp
A rising star lands in Davie, lets see if thet can improve and get a 4 or 5 in the future! My daughter shared this Instagram gem with me. So why is my review so low?
1. Ordered Dan Dan Noodles, see pics. Tons of noddles, no meat. The meat to noodle ratio was 3x noode to meat. Had to go find the crumbled meat.
The flavors were there, but very little sauce, somewhat " dry". For $10 bucks, should be better quality, flavor.
2. Garic Chicken. Check my photos! Look nothing like photo. Looked like japanese fried chix. Heavy breading. I asked for extra crispy, fried well. Panko/ breading was nice but zero garlic, zero seasoning on chicken. Just no flavor. Sad because real potential for better!
On the good side....
3. Service was great. Guy running counter. His register ID on receipt said "Boss" , so he was BOSSIN! Very welcoming. Answered questions. Ran and served tables. He was all over that little shop! This is a small shop, 15 seats, low on ambience. Its a low-key, college feel. Dont go expecting fancy!
4. Tea was great. Winter melon 50,% less sugar. Nice to customize.
5. Every soup that passed by me as i waited looked heavenly and smelled divine. Large bowls, filled 0ast medium level for $13ish, unsure of quality, as to meat, taste.
6. Dumplings. BEST BEST BEST I ever had. If this place onky did that well, then Id give a 4. But when you offer dishes and you fail to execute well, then i have to rate as such. I paid $20 above for two failed dishes, yet one was the star. This one!
GOOD NEWS! Im headed to BOCA spot to test the other location. Will trysoups and dumplings. I think Davie is very new and learning. The kitchen looked tiny so they may need to scale back and FOCUS on delivering the core menu first. 2 poor items out of 3 is a rough start! But i will be back to Davie next month since my I need a new years donut fix from that other Korean shop!
Davie is a solid 2! Go over now. Load up on soup, dumplings, and egg roles abd tea. I'd skip the garlic chicken for now until it grew wings to look and taste like a garlic anything! Unless you opened the box to vet. Maybe I got wrong box, but that was NOT a garlic wing! Hmmm.
I',m headed to Boca for movie and dinner and that location seems older, more established so Im expecting to feel the greatness!!! Lets see. Will post.