Cuisine: 8
Service: 5
Decor: 6
Value: 8
Overall: 7
I love Korean soup shops. This is another one of the better options in Murray Hill area. Been here a few times and mostly enjoyed all my visits. They are solid all around. Here is what we had yesterday.
Haemil Pajeon (8/10) - I enjoyed this seafood pancake more than I expected. It could use a little more crispiness and crunch, the flavors were good and you can taste the shrimp and squid even though they appeared to be minimal.
Soon Dae Guk - (8/10) One of my favorite Korean soups and the reason why we came. The soup felt under seasoned, though nothing a little salt can't fix. The blood sausage has a really good texture and not grimy at all. However, the sliced pork in the broth was just okay.
Gamja Tang (8/10) - This spicy pork rib soup w/ potato was surprisingly good, though I would have preferred more veggies like the version at Geo Si Gi. I still quite enjoyed it and love the tender pork.
Seolleong Tang (8.5/10) - This beef broth was the best item we had imho. Such a rich flavor from slow simmered beef. Plenty of noodles and maybe the best brisket I had in soup ever. The issue for me is that the server only gave us salt and didn't give us any scallions for this soup.
In the past, I have ordered their Jokbal and Bossam, which were both excellent too. Next time I'll come try their Queen of Kalbi Soup. Looked amazing on the table next to us. Also, the restaurant doesn't give a ton of banchan, but the fish cake is my favorite version in all of NYC.
One quick note, our server does do his job, but you can feel his annoyance at every one of our requests. Not like we were asking for anything special, just things like bowls for sharing and replacement of banchan that we finished. Hopefully it's just a bad day and service improves on my next visit. read more