They ordered us the pork belly meal with hot pot tofu soup. It's where the waitress brings a hot plate right to your table and grills the meat for the table. Once cooked, you can dip the meat in sesame oil, salt and pepper, or you put it in a lettuce leaf with red bean paste, rice, any of the side dishes and roll it up before you pop it in your mouth. The soup was slightly different from the other hot pot I tried - this one had the clear rice noodles in it - I think I like it better this way!
Oddly enough my FAVORITE part of the meal was the KIMCHI! I could have eaten just their radish kimchi for the entire meal... Maybe I was running a little low on vitamin C that day? I don't know what their recipe has that's different from the other places I've eaten, (it's not like the recipe was that different than the others), but this kimchi was the best I've had, and the next time I'm in that part of the state again I am definitely going back!
Here's the web-generated Facebook page if you want more information: https://www.facebook.com/pages/San-Chang-House/109630119074367
(This isn't a photo of their kimchi, it's from maangchi.com, but mmm it looks so good I had to include it!)
I just tried Cupbop - Korean BBQ, and yum! It's different than the two sit-down restaurant style versions I've had but still delicious. The beef is incredibly tender and the spiciness of the sauce they add has just the right kick.
Plus I love their slogan: "Shhh...just eat!" Haha, the foodie in me agrees :p
https://www.facebook.com/CupbopKoreanBBQ
Special post! Since I've started watching my Korean films and dramas, I've had a strong desire to try out some authentic food. I mean, you see the characters eating these delicious meals all the time, and you HAVE to know what it's like. In my quest to try Korean food, I have found two restaurants (so far) here in the States that serve genuine Korean cuisine:
Kangnam House in Milpitas, CA
http://kangnamtofu.orengeo.com/Clients/f1a9aff46a494478/n0flhiw4.aspx
Sam Hawk Korean Restaurant in Provo, UT
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sam-Hawk-Korean-Restaurant/114165495347995
Mmm, bulgogi! (Beef Korean barbecue)
I attended the Kangnam House with friends who said it was authentic, and so I compared that experience to my visit to Sam Hawk's restaurant. Just as good!
I know there are many other Korean style restaurants out there, and as I visit them, I will update this post :)
It's helpful to find friends who have eaten at the place you want to try, but I also found the "Yelp" reviews to be quite useful in determining which restaurant I should visit next. Good luck in your foodie adventures!
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