Restaurant review: Hongik Univ, Mong Kok - Korean beef dishes
This is old-school Korean fare - don't look for melted cheese on your meat, or fried chicken; the focus is on the meat, with big portions - and the service is really good
Korean
about HK$250 without drinks or the service charge. We were given a 10 per cent discount because we paid with cash.
basic but comfortable enough — the stools are well padded.
they were out of the fresh (unmarinated) beef spare ribs, so we had the marinated version — a very good price of HK$198 for 400 grams. The marinade had more garlic and was less sweet than usual, but the meat was tender. Inside skirt (HK$208 for 180 grams) was leaner than the spare ribs, had a beefier flavour, and the pieces needed to be cooked rare to be tender. Fried dumplings (HK$48 for five) had a light, bean curd-based filling. Pan-fried kimchi pancake (HK$88) was large and crisp. Buckwheat noodles with cold broth (HK$78) was icy and flavourful, and served properly with mustard and white vinegar, which added sharpness to the slightly sweet broth.
the menu is basic — lots of beef and several pork dishes for the barbecue; pancakes, pan-fried dumplings, soups and chigae, and a few rice and noodle choices. Portions are generous. The service was really good — there was one main waitress and she was efficient, patient and smiling.