The best Korean food I've had in the Pacific Northwest area is at this restaurant called Jang Mo Jib on Robson Street in Vancouver, BC. Their traditional dishes (kalbi beef short ribs, seafood... More

The best Korean food I've had in the Pacific Northwest area is at this restaurant called Jang Mo Jib on Robson Street in Vancouver, BC. Their traditional dishes (kalbi beef short ribs, seafood pancake, etc.) are excellent and the seafood pancake is prepared quite uniquely (reminiscent of Chicago deep dish pizza versus traditional Italian thin crust). They also have more contemporary Korean dishes that are not commonly found in other Korean restaurants. I don't remember the name, but there was this hot pot noodle dish that makes my mouth water just thinking about. Another dish that they are famous for is their beef bone soup. I did not find this terribly exciting though, perhaps because the flavor was a bit too bland for my taste. It comes with a bowl of salt for you to season the soup to taste, but even then, I was not terribly impressed. Everything else I have tried was excellent though. I would recommend this above Seattle area restaurants such as Ho Soon Yi in Edmonds and Blue Ginger in Bellevue. Both are good restaurants, but not up to the standard of Jang Mo Jib, in my humble opinion.
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