DOLSOT 돌솥 — Restaurant in Paris

Staple in Food and No Apologies

Everything seemed fine at first. Clean spot and menu had all the basics.

I ordered a tofu soup, japchae and dolsot bibimbap. As a Korean, I wouldn’t say the food was authentic, but it was okay.

Things went downhill when I almost gulped down a staple from a dolsotbap. It’s a shame when your specialty food - the name of the restaurant - has a dangerous object inside of it. It was fortunate I didn’t swallow it - i am scared to think about what would have happened if I had swallowed that sharp metal object.

When we told the waiter, he simply said OK, without any apology. He walked away and came back with a new napkin - as if that was the problem.

Then when we asked for the bill, we saw wee were charged for that dolsotbap even though we barely touched it (and definitely not afterwards for fear of more sharp metal objects).

When we asked the waiter about it, he said okay, he will compensate our drink. Still no apology. He also said the owner wasn’t there, so there was nothing he could do.

I am just awed by how poor the service is, and how bad the operation was. Somebody should take ownership over the quality and safety of the food - if your waiters and cooks can’t, someone else...

Stuck in Paris as I awaited a temporary passport, I booked an evening at a local hostel and awaited my fate. On the way from the embassy I discovered that an old friend worked nearby, and after exchanging a flurry of emails we agreed to meetup for dinner. They told me to choose, and after Googling I settled upon this business.

"Actually one of my favourite places around :3" What a great start, and Dolsotbap succeeded perfectly.

The staff warmly greeted us when we arrived a few minutes before they normally open at 7 o'clock. Warm cups of tea made their way to out table, and my friend and I managed to start catching up.

This was, inevitably, interrupted by the arrival of the most exquisite and affordable bibimbap, sizzling hot in an earthenware bowl. Tender bits of meat, mushrooms, rice and the delectable egg yolk melded together, always offering a different texture or flavour with every bite. Side dishes of broccoli florets, kimchi, and what I can only imagine was fermented lotus root rounded off a wonderful meal.

Be generous with the hot sauce, liberal with your water, and don't leave your metal chopsticks on the plate as they will heat...

It was a Monday evening, and my colleagues and I decided to try this Korean restaurant. One of my colleagues ordered first because she was in a hurry, so it took the rest of us a bit longer to decide since we weren't very familiar with Korean cuisine. I felt bad for making the waiter wait, so I went up to the cashier afterward to apologize.

However, what really prompted me to leave this review was what happened next. After the waiter took our order, I overheard him muttering something extremely offensive in Korean(씨발 Ssi-Bal). I confronted him about it, saying it was rude to curse at customers. He responded by rolling his eyes and saying something even ruder in Korean.

He then came over to our table and said he was upset because we made him wait while we decided what to order. I apologized again and tried to explain, but he cut me off, insisting it was our fault and that we should apologize before he could apologize for his behavior.

The whole experience was a disaster and completely ruined my appetite. I hardly ate anything, though one of my colleagues mentioned the fried...