Assa!

I think I will like to set up camp here or keep a table reserved just for me. If I do end up studying in London, you'll find me here all the time. 

The place is fairly small with it's Japanese counterpart next to it owned by the same family I guess. Both are small and homey in size and at busy times you'll be waiting 15-30 minutes outside the door, sometimes depending on your party size you might be sat next to another couple. In the evenings, the basement seating is in use but without ventilation, you'll be out smelling like a Korean street vendor.

Despite the small interior, I think that's what makes this place great, it's homey, the staff are friendly and the service is quick. The kitchen is small too and it's crazy how they can consistently produce such amazing food every time I go there.

With Korean food, I like the sharing aspect of it, especially because I'm not a big eater it makes me feel less guilty about not being able to finish my food.

So today, a friend and I went out for lunch here and even we couldn't finish the food. We ordered:

Seafood and kimchi pancake

They're not stingy with ingredients, yay, it's wonderfully crispy and full of seafood and kimchi which is just how I like it. I think this is good enough for three people, we left almost a quarter of it.

 Rice cake in chilli sauce (ddeokbokki)

THIS IS MY FAVOURITE KOREAN DISH EVER. 

So happy they added a bit of ramyeon/ramen. A dish consisting of rice cakes, fish cakes, spring onions, gochujang sauce (spicccyyy) all in a dish that starts off sweet and numbs your mouth from all the spice. If you're ever sick, this will clear your nose out in three mouthfuls. Best ddeokbokki in London I've tasted so far.

 Stir fried marinated beef

This would be my second favourite. 

I like how in Asian cuisine, meat is usually cut very thinly, I guess it absorbs flavour and cooks quicker. This was addictive and very delicious, again this would've been enough for four people. 

With two cokes, complementary barley tea and namul (first time I didn't pay for namul in a Korean restaurant in London) the bill came down to £27.70 for the both of us. Not bad! 

Thanks for stopping by!

Melissa.