Seoul Soulongtang
| Address: | 1245 Commonwealth Avenue, Allston, MA 02134, USA |
| Phone: | +1 617-505-6771 |
| Site: | seoulsoulongtang.com |
| Rating: | 4.2 |
| Working: | 11AM–10:30PM 11AM–10:30PM 11AM–10:30PM 11AM–11PM 11AM–11PM 11AM–11PM 11AM–10:30PM |
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Leo Hui
First thing first, I am not a Korean so I wouldnt be able to tell if this is authentic or not. My review will be based on my own experience with the korean restaurant around the area greater Boston area. #### Atmosphere (10 point Scale): 8 ## decent decoration but not lavish. After all, it is all about the food. One unique feature of this restaurant is the small area which provide the eaters with touch of the authentic Korean dinning experience ( I think it is authentic). The area has a raised floor and lowered tables. The customer would take off their shoes and cross their legs to eat in that area. #### Food (10 point Scale): 9 ## As the restaurant name suggested, I have to give their soulongtang a try. The name can be slightly different spelling at different restaurants. But, all should sound the same when you read it. Its probably a translation from Korean. This dish is a light beef bone marrow broth with thing white noodles and thinly sliced beef brisket. The broth comes unsalted and salt and pepper is provided on the table side to be added for your liking. At first it tasted bland for me because from my past experience with this dish, it always come seasoned. Adding the sea salt and pepper brings out the true taste bone marrow broth. At the end of the dish, I found myself licking every single drop of the broth from the bowl. It was very light, yet you can feel the creaminess of the bone marrow. This dish is a 95/100. Other than this amazing dish, my girlfriend ordered the Kalbi Tang. This is one of my favorite item in all of Korean restaurant. This is also a broth based dish. This comes in a clear beef broth with large pieces of beef short ribs and clear noodles. This comes pre-seasoned. After the first sip of the broth, I am sure this is going to be my #1 place for kalbi Tang. I guarantee you that you will not want to go anywhere else for kalbi Tang. You can taste that they have really put good quality ingredients into it. The broth feels light and not oily comparing to other ones I have tasted around the area. The kalbi is very juicy and tender. This dist cost $14. I wouldnt call it cheap. However, I think it is well worth it. The amount of kalbi they give you is worth it. I have been in other restaurant where they charge $10 - $12 for a Kalbi Tang and only get 3 tiny pieces of beef and the broth is half as tasty as this. I will give this a 92/100 The last thing we ordered was the Haemool Pajun (Seafood Pancake). This "pan" -cake does come in a hot pan (cast iron skillet). The portion is huge, it can easily serve 4 -5 people with one order.The pancake is pan fried with scallions and assorted seafood then, put on the skillet to serve. There are many variations of this out there. So, I am not really sure what is authentic and what is not. Based on my own taste, I like it to be thin and crunchy side. This one is not a bit thicker (~0.75cm) and more chewy on the inside. The outside could be a bit more fried. I think that they left it less seared because it will be served on a hot skillet. However, I didnt think the skillet was hot enough to continue cooking the pancake while it is on the table. So, I can only give it a 85/100. I think this dish really depends on personal preferences. My girlfriend absolutely loved it (...and she is picky about what she eat... shhhh.. :P) #### Service (10 point Scale): 7-- The food came out a little slow. Not sure, if the kitchen was hitting its capacity since as the place is a full house that day. As with many Korean restaurant, the graciously provide 4 or 5 small pates of kimchi and radishes. I am giving it a 78/100. #### Verdict (10 point Scale): 8 ## Pro: Food is high quality. Good portions. Small but focused menu. Unique traditional Korean seating if desired. Many seating, with quick turnover of customer. So, no need to wait to be seated. Hidden jewel. Con: Table was too small to fit everything (filled the table with 3 items). Food took really long to come out. Parking might be limited, but accessible by T.
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Tommy Vo
Service was okay. No one really greeted us when we came in on a Sunday afternoon. We kind of stood around awkwardly for a bit deciding what to do. They have board for you to write your name on. I started to do that we were escorted to our seats. Side dishes were lacking compared to other Korean places in Boston such as Koreana and Kaju tofu. The Kim chi cabbage werent that great. The bigger diced Kim chi were better. Potato was okay and wasnt a fan of the rest. Ordered Kim chi scallion pancake for appetizer and it was a little soggy but still tasted okay. We ordered the stew with sausages, spam and noodles in them (sagou budae jjigae). It was pretty good but the soup base was missing a little something.
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Nguyen Nhat
Worst customer service. There are other good restaurants around that serve better food in a more humane manner. Go to Myung Dong if you want Korean food. Dont support these types of business. The servers just brought out the foods and threw them at you. They not only did not refill water, but also just came and took away the water pitcher without asking, while we were still drinking and needed more water. No rice side portions were brought out. After such experience, they also chased us out the door and asked for at least 15% tip (even though we mentioned how bad the customer service was). Will never come to this restaurant ever again!!
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Amsterdam125
Lousy service for such expensive menu items. The wait staff seem to think their station is behind the counter, facing away from customers. That makes it impossible to get their attention if something is needed from them. Not once did a waiter come by to ask how is everything. Water is provided in grungy plastic bottles that sat on the table for who knows how long. As other reviewers noted, dishes were served by throwing them on our table. Well, if providing a pleasant ordering and eating experience at this restaurant is such an inconvenience to the wait staff then I will oblige and never come here again.
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Kenny Witham
An authentic Korean restaurant with high end fare. I have been here a few times and this is my Korean girlfriends favorite Korean restaurant in Boston. You have the option of sitting at the traditional low tables or normal tables with chairs here. We sat at a normal table and ordered lots of food! We loved the cold noodles as they had plenty of flavor. The boiled pork, kimchi and seafood was also amazing. Just a little disappointed with my bimbimbap. It did not have much flavor and was not as good as other places I have had it. Definetly will still keep coming here though!
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Sophie Park
Service is a little slow, but its because this place is really really busy. You know what they say... if there are a lot of Asian people at a restaurant, you know the Asian food is good. The ban-chan (complimentary small dishes) are good. Especially the square, turnip kimchi which is pickled well. I always go for the nangmyun (cold noodle soup) which comes with black bean noodles which means it is healthier for you. Put some vinegar and mustard in there, and you have yourself a great summer Korean dish.
