Seoul Hot Pot

Girl's night out for dinner at Seoul Hot Pot in Redmond! None of us had been there before, but had heard their tofu soup or soon dubu was pretty good.  It was relatively easy to find and parking was plentiful.  We came in right before the dinner rush and was able to seat our table of 7 as soon as we got into the restaurant.  Looking at the menu, all of us decided to try their soon dubu and one order of bibimbop. While waiting for our food to get served, boricha or hot barley tea was served along with little side dishes called ban-chan.

 

Ban-chan (side dishes)

From top left: bean sprouts, kimchee radish, kimchee, broccoli, little fish, fishcake

Bibimbop

(mixed rice with vegetables and egg (the rice is in the metal bowl))

Haemul Soondubu

(seafood tofu soup with prawns, clams, oysters in spicy seafood broth)

The soondubu's came out steaming hot with a cracked raw egg and dried seaweed over the top.  A bowl of rice was also given with the soup and was perfect for cooling off some of the spiciness of the soup.  I liked that there was a lot of tofu and seafood in the soondubu, but the broth did not have much flavor and was not that spicy.  Rather there was a lot of MSG added for flavor, and as I came out of the restaurant, the feeling of lethargy set in.  Although I didn't enjoy the soondubu as much, I did like the ban-chan, especially the fishcake.

The atmosphere of the restaurant was very family oriented and everyone there was Korean implying authenticity.  Although I enjoyed Seoul Hot Pot, I don't think I would miss it, if I did not going there again. Happy eating!

Seoul Hot Pot

2560 152nd Ave NE
Redmond, WA 98502