A few friends and I went to a Korean restaurant in our local area called Buk Chang Dong Soon Tofu and it was delicious. Not only was it delicious, but the prices were amazing because nothing was more then $12 for a large portion of food. I had never tried Korean food before and I'm glad we decided to go to this particular place because it was great.
It's a small quaint little restaurant that is between a bunch of other little restaurants. Not going to lie, if you don't pay attention to where you're going and don't keep an eye out for it, you'll definitely miss it. Also, because it's so small I personally thought that we would be only the people there for lunch at 1 in the afternoon, but I was shocked once I walked inside. The little restaurant was completely full and we only got a table because right when I walked into the restaurant a group of people were just leaving so we luckily got their table.
The menu was small, which I personally liked since I'm an extremely indecisive person, but also it means that they only specialize in those few dishes which also means that they're really really good, which they were.
All the food came with a lot of little side dishes that you can add into the meal or eat just on its own like kimchi, beans, and rice. We got four different dishes for all of us to share. One of them was the Stone Pot Bibimbab (it's also spelled Bibimbap), which is a well known Korean dish according to our friend who came with us who's Korean, we also got Dukbegi Bulgogi + Dolsotbab which was a sauteed kind of beef dish that came with black bean rice and small side dishes, we also got the Vegetable Soon Tofu and the Kimchi Soon Tofu which are soup dishes that come with a raw egg that you crack into the soup and some small side dishes as well.
One of the cool things about this place was that the dishes come in these black stone bowls that come to the table piping hot. Literally, they are so hot to the point that the soup dishes we got were still boiling and bubbling in the stone bowl. The whole point of that is that when you crack the raw egg into the still boiling soup it cooks the egg.
By the end of the meal we were full but not to the point of feeling uncomfortable or sick. Sometimes when you go to restaurants you get so overly full and you're stomach just feels so heavy with food, I generally feel this way when I eat sushi not going to lie. Eating here was not like that at all. Don't get me wrong I was full and completely satisfied with my meal but my stomach didn't feel heavy or uncomfortable which I was pleasantly surprised by.
Buk Chang Dong Soon Tofu comes highly recommended if you're looking to try some delicious Korean food. The prices are great, the portions are great, and the food is delicious!! Our Korean friend who came with us also enjoyed it so much that she said was going to take her parents there sometime because it would definitely be a place they would enjoy. Now that's saying a lot about how good this place is.
from L to R: Bibimbab, Vegetable Soon Tofu (soup), Dukbegi Bulgogi + Dolsotbab (beef)
Hope you enjoyed our Korean food adventure!!!
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