as you walk through the door you are amazed that the restaurant used to be a laundromat.\r
the atmosphere is quite enjoyable with the music at a comfortable level.\r
we had to wait about 20 minutes for a table which was not a problem.\r
we enjoyed ourselves at the bar where the lovely bartender (jen?) mixed up a ginger sojutini for my wife and suggested a korean beer for myself.\r
both were delicious.\r
the host (unfortunately i didnt catch his name) kindly sat us down and spent quite some time explaining everything on the menu.\r
it was a nice gesture but completely unnecessary and almost annoying.\r
our waitress (i think her name was jamie?) came over and and kindly asked if we had any questions about the menu.\r
she mentioned that they had a few special feature drinks that night, one being a blueberry pomegranate martini which she highly recommended so my wife decided to try one.\r
she LOVED it!\r
we asked our waitress about some recommendations on what to get.\r
thank god we listened to her.\r
she suggested we try shrimp chive cakes, that are almost like crab cakes but a lot lighter.\r
also the vegetable dumplings were superb.\r
for our entrees i ordered the stone rice bowl served with an egg on top.\r
it was delicious.\r
the hot stone bowl cooks the rice to a crisp on the bottom, and once you stir it all together with the sauce in the middle the aromas are AMAZING!\r
a little bit on the spicy side but i mixed some rice that came with my wifes entree in to calm it down a bit.\r
my wife ordered the beef short ribs that also come on a sizzling hot platter.\r
they come with lettuce and a sort of bean paste that you can put on the lettuce with some rice and meat to make a wrap.\r
it was delicious.\r
for desert we tried the green apple sorbet which also came highly recommended.\r
it was like eating frozen apple it was so good.\r
i would highly recommend this place to anyone looking for something new in the neighborhood.
Pros: food, our waitress, food
Cons: over the top, loud, greasy looking host
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