Back again at You Chun

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You Chun Korean Restaurant

It has simply been frigid all day yesterday. We were ready for some Koreran food to warm up our insides. DJKung's pops has never been to You Chun, so we brought him there last night.

He really liked the hot beef broth that comes in a thermos, which everybody gets. Ditto with the cute app dishes that the always give out. Korean food rocks!

Clockwise from top left: string beans, fish in chili sauce, house saland with carrot-gigner dressing, napa cabbage kimchee, pickles (maybe turnip or daikon), kimchee, fried mushrooms, sweet onions. We never really figured out whether these are apps or condiments, really... we just go on attack mode as soon as they hit the table. THe variety of tastes and textures is very pleasing.

We skipped on the apps this time,since we were pretty hungry. DJKung got the bulgogi andthe kalbi ribs for hima nd his pops. I got hte seafood and kimchee noodle soup.

Bulgogi. This comes out sizzling hot! DJKung's pops liked this with rice.

Seafood and kimchee soup. This was quite spicy and very hearty. A lot of umami goin' on in this dish.

Look at how fat the noodles are! This was when I was a quarter-way into my soup. The noodles really plumped up---one noodle filled up my soup spoon! The menu is not too specific on the type of noodle this is. I am guessing it is a type of wheat noodle with some seaweed to give it a nice green color. Rather chewy, feels like it was hand-cut and made in-house or very close by.

Kalbi ribs (bbq beef short ribs). What else can I say.

DJKung and his pops did get jealous of the dumpling soup on the next table. The dumplings were just massive and full to bursting with pork filling. They kinda felt that getting both the kalbi and bulgogi was a bit overkill, as both were heavy beef dishes that had the same class of flavors. Me, I was just happy with my noodle soup!

We even got a little tipple of rice drink at the end of the meal. It was a refreshing way to end the meal.

DJKung has recommended that You Chun be upgraded to SUPERROTATION. Chibs had the take-home kalbi, and he agrees.