Fri, November 20, 2009
Korean Court’s dining room exudes elegance with its Zen interior, decorated with simple wood furniture and traditional Korean carvings. Former chef to the Korean government Jin Gwui Park runs the kitchen, so you know you’re getting the real deal. Park’s area of expertise lies in traditional and healthy dishes made with extraordinarily fresh ingredients.
For the best value, order the Korean (Jeonju) table meal for two (¥128). The feast starts with the “seven elements dish”: boiled eggs, chicken, mushrooms and cucumber. Pile the components onto a paper-thin slice of radish and wrap it up to create a Korean-style amuse-bouche. The rest of the table meal includes staples like tangy kimchee, spicy and sour galbi stew with soybeans, vegetable omelet pancakes and cold fresh vegetables dipped in soybean paste. The stand-out dish was the fried pork. The breaded cutlet is eaten with thin apple slices and shredded lettuce for the perfect combination of savory and sweet.
In keeping up with Wudaokou tradition, the infamous Korean barbecue is also an option. The high quality beef is all imported from America. Choose from the prime rib (¥98), the fresh beef rib with seasoning (¥88) or splash out on top grade beef ribs (¥150). After grilling, dip your meat into a spicy homemade concoction of soy sauce, wasabi, onions, radish and leeks. In a neighborhood where Korean restaurants are a dime a dozen, Korean Court stands out from the competition and should earn plenty a student’s kuai.
Sarah Ting Ting Hou
Find it: No. A23 Xueqing Lu, 学清路甲23号, Tel: 5887-7598/7599
