What do you expect when you visit a Korean Restaurant? The hint is not the formal settings of a restaurant. You better take a Korean restaurant seriously as it is the most variegated and perspective cuisine for the lovers of ethnic cuisine and the restaurateurs.
The presence of Korean Cuisine was felt in Florida as Dong O, opened Myung Ga Tofu and BBQ Restaurant in Weston last year. Myung Ga is a sixty seater with twenty networks all over the US. As I said earlier, the restaurant settings are casual, here I would prefer to say that the Koreans have created their own Korean-centric space and they do not compromise their ethnicity. You get to see Korean programs on T.V., read Korean newspaper; by chance you know the language and right from the dolls to the waiters all are dressed in the native Korean outfits.
As far as the menu is concerned I would suggest you to read my previous post on Korean cuisine that will prepare you for an array of unknown dishes. You will get bowlfuls of tofu casseroles, tapas, Kimchi and lot other barbecued Korean beef and chicken delicacies. The restaurant also serves you combo meals like hot seafood and tofu casserole along with bulgogi (barbecued beef in soy sauce marinade), you can also order single casseroles like bi mi bap (staple food), Namul. There are lots of appetizers and soup to try from like Guk, Jeon, Mandu and Galbi.
The main attraction apart from the dessert is the Korean beer; every time you drink this liquor you are given a card that shows hoe each brand improves your life. The restaurant has illustrative pictures of all the dishes that it serves, incase the server does not understand English. When Dong O opened this restaurant, 70 percent of his customers were Koreans, but over the year American, Chinese and Japanese visitors from Florida are showing interest in the native foods of Korea.
This four star restaurant is open from Monday through Thursday, 11:00am to 10:30pm, 11:00am to 11:00pm on Friday and Saturday and noon-10:00pm on Sundays. It serves only lunch and dinner and charges $5.95-$10.95 for appetizers and tofu casseroles, $11.95-$19.95 for entrees and $2.95-$4.95 for desserts.
Lovers of ethnic cuisine will find it a different treat altogether as Korean cuisine has its own identity, with its way of serving and cooking. Convergence of Korean menu with its Asian contemporaries is obvious, yet it will be too early for you call it a version of Chinese or Japanese cuisine, even before having it. As far as the heat of Asia is concerned, Korean food is not all that spicy. Especially its famous stews and soups and even if you want to try the entrees, in Myung Ga you can order for the hot dishes from a scale of one to five.
Myung Ga serves authentic Korean food and because of this authenticity it has gained popularity. This just tells you why Dong O wants to open another outlet at Doral this summer.
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