HOT KOREAN
Cuisine: Korean
Nearest tube: Wembley Park
Address: Wembley Retail Park, Engineers Way, HA9 0EG
Remember my lament for the deceased Oriental City? In looking up the address, I found out that a reincarnation has existed in Wembley Park for almost a year, complete with pan-Asian food court. I could barely contain my joy, and less than 24 hours later, here is the full report.
It's about 10% the size of Oriental City, and largely consists of a couple of shops and a food court. The food court currently has about six stalls (Thai, Chinese, Japanese, Malaysian etc.) so here is the review for one of them - Hot Korean.
Being currently bunged up with a stinking cold, I go for the spiciest dishes I can think of: Tteokbokki (rice cakes in spicy sauce) and soon-dubu-jjigae (spicy tofu seafood soup). The friendly waitress compliments me on my Korean pronunciation (yeah, I'm awesome) and we even get our food brought out to us! Pacific Plaza 1 : 0 Oriental City.
The food is ready in minutes, and it's delicious. The Tteokbokki are cooked perfectly with just the right level of spiciness, and the soon-dubu-jjigae is piping hot, full of generous chunks of tofu, squid, clams and a runny egg-yolk (which I opt to put on my rice). The meal is spicy, bursting with flavour, and at around £5 per dish, reasonably priced.
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| This is what my soon-dubu-jjigae might've looked like if I hadn't eaten it immediately without taking a photo. Whoops. |
So, a promising start for a food court that I am VERY excited about. I will definitely be returning soon to try out some of the other stalls.
Service 5/5
Food 4/5
Value 4/5
Ambience 2/5
Total: 15/20
Why you should go there: Cheap, authentic Korean food.
Don’t leave without trying: Soon-dubu-jjigae
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