Bee F.
Yelp
SO goooooooood! Really great flavors and textures in every dish. We LOVE the mandu (Korean gyoza in kimchi (best), beef, chicken), the wings, the incredibly tasty Gimmari (fried nori roles? Yes, PLEASE!). Just those together make more than enough for two. We have tried the Tteokbokki (yummy, yummy EVIL!), and the noodles and loved them too!
The mandu are pan fried to the point of having crispy edges, which is delightful and are lightly glazed in a slightly sweet/hot sauce that makes them really pop. I've had my share of mandu... but these just work so much better than almost any I've had before. The Kimchi version is our favorite, with beef being next. The honey/garlic wings are similar, crispy edges, very tasty, though next time, we will try the spicy version).
We had never had Gimmari before theirs, so no real basis for comparison, but OH.MY.GAWD.. Fried rolls of crispy nori goodness? 'Nuff said.
The Tteokbokki, an almost "junk food" dish that can be elevated to high performance art in Seoul (check out Mabongnim, where you cook your own at table center and after you've eaten all the mochi, they then bring by... rice and enough cheese to choke a horse to sop up all that spicy red goodness left over!). I think Tteokbokki is the Korean version of peanut butter & jelly as it can pacify even the pickiest children... or piss off their moms when they find out that's what you let them have for dinner It was really good, but is not for everyone, especially not a diabetic (like me)! I mean, solid sticks of mochi swimming in a wonderful red kimchi sauce with a medium egg... well, sheer childlike indulgence! I really should not have eaten so much... (did I mention... EVIL, Marge!)
The noodles were tasty too and we got ours medium hot. I still felt a good sweat around the eyes and bridge of the nose, though not nasal discharge was involved ( ), so that's pretty much a perfect medium. May have to try the hot sometime, especially if I have a head cold.
Oh, they mainly cater to takeout through all the usual services; however, they DO have 3 little tables and you CAN eat in. You'll have to ask for paper plates, it's not high class dining, but man, this place becomes a truly low-priced and wonderful indulgence if you skip the delivery charge. Being where they are on Sandy, it would be an accomplishment for anyone in SE to feel it were not close by.
Pro Move: Order entirely from the appetizer menu or order only one of the mains. Think of it as Korean Tapas. Not only are 3 orders of mandu, Gimmari, and wings more than enough for two (we had a stuffed box left over), all that clocked in below $40, which is getting rare these days.