The menu is basic American with a slight Korean flare. The menu isn't huge but that's ok when most of the food on there is good. Dan and I split the pork and chive dumplings ($9), I got the crispy tofu and eggs ($15) which is their vegetarian version of steak and eggs and Dan got the good fork burger ($13). While we were waiting for our food, the cute black neighborhood cat saunters in, which is probably a huge health code violation, but it just made the place feel more homey. It also felt so comfortable there because the location of this place is such that really only people who live in the area can come or those who were on their way to Fairway (which is where Dan and I would fall in). The dumplings came out first and they were extremely plump and full of filling. The skin was fairly thin and it was really packed to the max with pork (didn't really taste too much chive). The dipping sauce was different, it had this thick almost molasses consistency but it wasn't super sweet. You could definitely tell that these dumplings were handmade and were much better than the frozen kinds you typically get at a Chinese restaurant. Our main dishes were also equally delicious, but in a subtle way. My dish wasn't anything totally mind blowing but there was something about it that was very satisfying. It came with 3 fairly big pieces of lightly tempura battered soft tofu on a bed of kimchi rice and sauteed arugula. The kimchi rice wasn't spicy at all but all the flavors were mixed well that it tasted better than just your standard rice. The fried egg on top of the dish was ok, it actually could have been a bit runnier. The tofu was battered perfectly and it made me feel super healthy eating this dish. I also tried Dan's burger which he got medium rare and it was most definitely much closer on the rare side...in fact the middle was pretty bright pink but that didn't really bother either of us. And good god, that burger was probably one of the best burgers I've had in a while. It was juicy and salty and addictive. The bread was a super soft brioche and it was also one of the biggest burgers I've had in a while. Really delicious.
The waitstaff was also super nice and when Dan I ordered the Six Point and instead of telling us they were just out of it, our waitress brought a tasting of another really tasty beer. The waitress was really nice without being super pushy. I wished I lived closer to here because it would totally be one of those places I would come into over and over again. I noticed that even on a random Tuesday night, there was a constant stream of people coming in from 8-9pm. Total bill: $65 for 2 people with tip.
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