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About this place
Half samgyetang is a good choice when you fancy the classic Korean ginseng chicken soup but a whole chicken might be too much. A young chicken is stuffed with glutinous rice, ginseng, jujube and garlic, then simmered until tender. One diner who ordered it for lunch said the chicken was soft and the serving generous with rice; another noted that it arrived bubbling hot. The menu lists it with rice for 1,290 yen. One dining account also mentions kimchi, namul and japchae on the side, making this a satisfying option if you want small Korean dishes alongside the soup.
There are soups to suit different preferences for heat, too. Sundubu jjigae, made with clam stock, tofu, chilli and egg, is listed with rice for 1,100 yen. A diner described the clam broth as light and praised the egg. For a milder choice, consider seolleongtang gukbap, a salted soup made with beef-bone and meat stock. It contains meat, glass noodles and rice, and is listed with rice for 1,200 yen.
For a rice bowl, the squid bowl comes with soup and costs 1,150 yen. A diner who had it for lunch noted the tender squid, generous vegetables, and a level of heat milder than its appearance suggested, with savoury depth from the miso. Another diner wrote about having the squid bowl solo, making it an easy option for a meal alone or a lunch when Korean home-style cooking is what you are after.
