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2021-11-09
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Looking forward to dinner. Loved the chicken risotto at the restaurant’s previous location. Sleek light wooden decor with a bar area and a private room.One tasting menu ($1280 pp) to choose from, with add-on options. Excited to find chicken risotto on menu. Alerted server that I couldn’t take spicy who assured me that I would be given a non-spicy version of everything.First to come was a trio of appetizers: beef jerky; shrimp and angelica (type of herb) cookie; crackers.Abalone congee with cavi
Sleek light wooden decor with a bar area and a private room.
One tasting menu ($1280 pp) to choose from, with add-on options. Excited to find chicken risotto on menu. Alerted server that I couldn’t take spicy who assured me that I would be given a non-spicy version of everything.
First to come was a trio of appetizers: beef jerky; shrimp and angelica (type of herb) cookie; crackers.
Abalone congee with caviar. Yum yum yum. Could take 10 more servings of this.
Quartet of raw meat: amberjack, squid, Korean beef and mackerel.
Prawns wrapped in cabbage in white bean soup and peas.
Fish stuffed with vegetables; coil of stripped zucchini on the side.
Hilight of the night: ginseng chicken risotto. Chicken was very fragrant with ginseng; texture of risotto was perfect; even the piece of mushroom on the side was very aromatic.
Short rib patties and strip loin. To go with a bowl of rice with mussels and radish strips. Server highly recommended mixing the rice with the soy bean paste on the side. Also on the side: bossam kimchi, ssamjang (a thick, spicy paste) and various side dishes.
Peach sorbet
Makgeolli (lightly sparkling rice wine) ice cream; black pineapple and black sesame cookie. IceCream was sweet and has no hint of alcohol at all.
Corkage policy was buy-one-get-one-free. Wine list was very comprehensive but we preferred our own nice bottle of 1982 Talbot.
Asked for hot water on the side and was both amused and bemused that they charged me $38 for it. Same as the sparkling water.
In summary, enjoyable meal. Loved all items; particularly noteworthy were the abalone congee and chicken risotto. Recommended.
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