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Bidrage med feedbackHere's the bomb. My new favorite in Spring Branch. Sashimi is high quality. Shrimp roasted rice with a little of the red sauce is a must. Wimmel Gem safe.
I ordered the Sashimi with mixed greens that really impressed me. This dish was very diverse with its aromas and was very interesting to eat. All contrasts between hot and cold, sesame and garlic, fish and Shiso, roe and rice, were all very complicated paired, leading to a dish where almost every bite was taken between the chiffels was intensely different. Overall, the atmosphere could update a little, but the dish I had alone makes this restaurant one of the best sashimi places in the city. Definitely a diamond in the rough.
The king size tonkatsu from the lunch special was a bomb. It was literally the king size and tasted super good. However, the seafood noodles was really bland and tasted like the instant one. The service was good overall.
It 's located in the bad area of town, but I have been to shadier places. I was kind of scared to leave my car outside, but it 's not really that bad. When you first walk in, the wait staff will greet you in korean. There 's this narrow way to get in because each diner area is block off by Japanese Shoji-style screens. This place is as close as you 're going to get to korean sashimi in the states. They have live/moving sashimi, but we didn 't order that. My friend and I ordered the small size which was increased from $65 to $79.99. They also have Lunch specials, but I don 't know the days and the hours. The menu was basically in korean, which I cannot read, but the wait stuff was kind enough to tell us what it is and suggest what we should have. I have to say, this place has the best asian service I have ever gotten. They were attentive, nice, and did not have that stand-off sassy attitude. I thought we were going to get some sort of appetizer and sashimi like the usual mix which is miso soup and sashimi. I should have known this is KOREAN SASHIMI style not Japanese even though they plaster that all over their front window. Their decoration is Japanese-esque, but however don 't expect any of that! Here 's what came out... Korean Roasted Rice Tea Rice Porridge (It was flavorful, best porridge I 've had going to a restaurant Sashimi Salad (It was spicy and had that freshness from the sashimi, I could eat this everyday! Hiyayakko (Japanese Cold Tofu Sea Snail Sweet and Sour Pork Fried Mackerel Fried Anchovies Cream Corn Fried Vegetables Korean Pancake (it was soo good! Shrimp, Korean Yam, and Cucumber tempora Spicy Crab (cold Sweet Fresh Fruit Salad with Eggs Stir-fried squid (ojinguh bokkeum Sashimi platter which consisted of salmon, flounder, and sea cucumber and lastly, fresh tangerines for desert I usually dislike flounder because most places that serves it is not fresh and it can taste really gross. However, this place is the freshest flounder I have ever eating and I think we either got the whole flounder or half of the fish because it was served in a 12 inch diameter bowl. The sea cucumber I could not handle because it was slimy and crunchy. The waitress told us that koreans and japanese like to eat sea cucumber raw, but my friend couldn 't even swallow it. It 's a really place to be adventurous to say the least. They also have this mixture which I believe is Korean spicy paste with scallion and minced garlic. You put the flounder in the lettuce and with that mixture and then everything makes sense. I never had this way before but I honestly think it is really good because there 's the freshness from the flounder, the spiciness from the paste and the lettuce serves as a vessel that holds everything together. Even though, it cost an arm and leg for us (college students , you really get the bang for your buck. I would most definitely go back when I want to treat myself!
One of the best authentic Korean restaurants in town. You just have to try their different options of set menu with choice of Sashmi, and a veriaty of other dishes all included in a meal and in a semi private room separated from others.