This review will be about the new "Steakhouse Premium BLT." I saw on my Facebook profile of the new pork belly menu that they added and was surprised to see something that I've always wanted to see more of. Thick slices of pork belly like this is the most common form of meat in Korea called "Sangyupsal." It is wonderful to see it on the menu at iHop.
THE DEBUNK: Before I left to iHop to try out this new pork belly burger I was skeptical and looked for reviews about it to see what I was in for. They said the pork belly was too fatty and not enough meat, and that the slices were thin. Well I can tell you now that when the "Steakhouse Premium BLT" came out I was more than glad to see that it was pork belly exactly the way I wanted it. And this is coming from a guy who grew up eating pork belly in traditional Korean food his whole life.
THE TASTE: Taking my first bite into it I was shocked at how delicious it was. Usually when pork belly is cooked there can be some tugging and a little bit of excessive chewing. Although delicious it can be a bit annoying, however, the "Steakhouse Premium BLT" was flawless. Not only was the pork belly easy to pull away, but it also had a delicious sweet and savory maple taste to it. If you know pork belly like I do, you know that there will be about half fat half meat ratio. For those who thought it was too fatty, I got a cut that was perfectly equal on both sides. The meatiness of the pork belly was there to present satisfying chewing and the fat, oh the fat, was there to give it an explosion of juicy goodness. I have shared some pictures that show what's darn good.
THE PRESENTATION: As usual I know that when food comes out it doesn't look as good as it does in commercials, but hot doggo did this burger/BLT look exactly like it did in the commercials. They even got it perfect right down to the lettuce. Loved it, great stuff.
THE SERVICE: The servers here were so kind to me, they made sure to provide everything that I needed and more. They had a perfect balance of letting my girlfriend and I have our alone time and coming to ask if we needed anything. Not only that I saw the manager of the store out taking care of empty tables, making sure they were sanitized, and even came by to make sure we got our refills. This shows to me that the manager does care about their employees as our server could have been in the bathroom at the time or taking a quick break. Kudos to the manager here at iHop and the server that helped us. Everyone was very friendly and made me feel right at home. read more