Upon our search for interesting halal places to eat during our stay in York, we soon came to realise that our options were so limited. Which is quite unfortunate. However, this Korean BBQ place looked so tempting and i’ve always wanted to try it so we tried our luck and called up.
The owner was so lovely on the phone and said they didn’t normally serve halal meat however if we booked a table for the following night they would personally go and get some for us!! How lovely!? Who does that?
So we explained our dietary requirements and booked in excitedly for the following night.
The restaurant is off the main road and up and couple of flights of stairs so could possibly be a little tricky to get to but with the help of google maps, we didn’t find it too difficult.
Upon arrival we were greeted by the owner and his lovely little dog milo who is super friendly, my little one had a great time playing with him. If you are uncomfortable with dining with a dog around they are more than happy to take him away.
The restaurant is a small family owned business with what I believe is autentic korean food.
We were served the korean bbq with halal chicken and beef, a variety of banchan (sides) and dips. My dream of being in a kdrama grilling my own meat was making me excited at this point. You are given a grilling place and seperate tongs for raw and cooked meat.
Everything tasted absolutely delicious and I couldn’t fault it. I guess to get things perfect though, you would have to have some prior experience of how to cook your own meat.
If you’re not so comfortable with this, there is a giant menu of other things you could try. My elder daughter had the kimchi fried rice and said it was the best shes ever had!
Once we finished with our main we were offered the dessert menu, we saw an unfamiliar name “bingsu” and questioned what it is. When we were told it was a sort of shaved ice cream - we HAD to try it. We went for both the original and strawberry flavour. OMG OMG - think tasty snow melting in your mouth. The bingsu was so GOOD we went back to just to have it again after a couple of months!
Korean pancake was divine too.
Worth visiting even JUST for the bingsu! Trust me!!
Really enjoyable dinner with my wife. We dropped in looking for something fun, different and with fresh tastes. We were not disappointed. Good value, generous portions but most importantly great food with good service. Recommended and we shall be back!
Loved it here. Such a small and welcoming space to eat , the staff are so lovely and always ready to help. Amazing food I loved the experience of being able to cook my food. Does Korea proud. Also the little diner dog was very cute and friendly just adds to the amazing restaurant experience.Thank you.
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