It is located on the third floor of the mall (same floor as A Foodie's Nest). I am a fan of Korean cuisine, especially the barbeque, so the addition of another Korean restaurant is good news.
Last Friday, my original plan was to go to The Charcoal Grill for datenite because I wanted to eat Pork Fajitas.
The day before when I went to check Gu On's menu, I was approached by Daryl (I assume that's how his name is spelled) who was very helpful and he went through the menu with me. I liked what I saw and took note of his recommendations.
Alas it rained very heavily Friday evening so I suggested to my partner that we visit Gu On instead. When we got there, there was a crowd but we managed to get a table.
As soon as we were seated, these were served.
A head of lettuce, three types of condiments and three side dishes (refillable).
My partner was not keen on the barbeque, so I ordered the dishes that Daryl recommended earlier.
This is the Scorched Pork Lard Kimchi Fried Rice. The fried rice was served sizzling in a heated iron pan. It was flavorful from the generous sprinkling of fried sliced garlic.
I did not quite taste the pork lard although I will say that this fried rice was good but not outstanding. Portion wise, it is modest. The iron pan is wide but shallow and the rice was not quite enough shared between me and my partner.
Daryl (who took our order) recommended this Original Pork Bone Soup.
The soup was served with these two condiments - a chili paste and small shrimps.
I dared not add any to my soup just in case it was too spicy hot.
But I tried these shrimps and wow they did amp up the already robust soup.
My partner and I enjoyed this soup very much.
This is the highly recommended Perilla Cold Noodles.
I mixed everything up and I have to say that these noodles were bursting with flavors with a nice crunch coming from the shredded apples. This noodle is not to be missed.
The final highly recommended dish is the Seafood Pancake. Oh yes, I love love love this pancake!
There were lots of squid and shrimps in the crispy crunchy pancake and the generous fried onions added more crunch and flavor to the pancake.
The dip was absolutely fabulous and made the already awesome pancake even more addictive. This is another dish that is a must-order.
We shared a hot Cornsilk Tea which tasted like toasted brown rice. This tea is refillable but we did not ask for refills because we were both very stuffed (besides we only ordered one to share, so it would not be right to refill).
Well, it was a very encouraging visit and we will be back! And yes, I ate a lot of carbs hah...hah...hah...
Beautiful photos, dear friend! When I saw the lettuce, it reminds me of what my father called me (in joking, of course), a bunny because I love lettuce so much. Cold noodles do not appeal to me, and nor do cold pizza or cold poutine. There are just some things that I prefer hot. However, I know people who do like cold soup even, but we all have different tastes.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for sharing, I always enjoy your posts and photos.