All courses were equally at a high level, so I don’t have much commentary. This place is fantastic.
Tasting Menu
Caviar Kim: very good and I’d eat it again in a heartbeat, but this is the only dish here where the hype exceeds the quality by a little bit.
Striped Jack: I finally loved a beet!
Jook
Branzino: felt like I was eating at an Italian restaurant for a moment. Probably will be the least memorable dish for me by a small margin.
Galbi & Chan: gorgeous presentation. The bites of banchan were all fun. The little ball of perilla was interesting—I thought it was pretty mild, but my mother nearly died after putting it in her mouth. She said it was the worst thing she had ever tasted in her life. Possibly related to her aversion to cilantro? Anyway, she loved the rest of the meal, and the perilla in the next course was completely different, so it didn’t bother her.
Perilla
Goguma Juak: the benefit of going to a tasting menu with someone who has a limited appetite—I got to eat two of these! Extremely underrated dessert based on the other reviews I’ve read.
Passion Vibe (non-alcoholic drink; passionfruit, calamansi, basil)