(June 14, 2019, 6:48 am)
Really good place to drink and enjoy some Korean food. Great atmosphere. Not too loud. And as a Korean, I can safely say, best Korean food in Houston by far.
Long review of the foods:
We have the following: fries (deep fried spam), 101 pork, smoke pork feet, Don katsu, chicken fondue, sauced fried chicken and buttered fries.
•Deep fried spam was great. For the dipping sauce, the ratio between Mayo and ketchup was off. Like 80/20. Nothing a simple request for more ketchup couldn't fix. Even my friends who loath spam loved it when they didn't know it was spam. The thick crispy panko batter wrapped the strips of spam were great. Sweet, salty, savory. The trifecta of flavor. Pro tip, I'd ask for kimchi on the side and try it with that. The the spice and sourness added to the other three flavor, will open the 5 Gates of flavor haven in your mouth.
•101 pork in my honest opinion is a must try. The sweet Korean sauce did over power the flavor of the pork belly. However, when eaten with the julienned green option counter balanced the sweetness of the sauce and brought out the pork flavor. Simple and yet very complexed flavor. Very oxymoronic saying, bit it holds up. Just try it and you'll see.
•smoke pork feet's were great. Never had a Korean good pork feet in Houston since the 90s when Hyang Chon on Harwin closed. It's a welcomed twist smoky twist to the Koreans' classic pork feet.
•chicken fondue was just okay for me. But that shouldn't stop you from trying this out. I mega loath cheese on fried food. With that said. The cheese fondue was actually surprisingly good. They added a garlic into the cheese, and made it more flavorful. I must say, if I were lactose intolerant, I would of have. More than 4 bites. (yes, that's a lot for someone that is lactose intolerant.)
We've had may too many drinks for me to type the rest of the reviews. But I gotta say. It's a must go location. Houston's been lacking in good Korean restaurant until now.