Diaspora

I ate a delicious meal yesterday [9-1-2022] at Diaspora, a Korean restaurant at 2118 N. High St. [in the "University District" neighborhood of Columbus].

I am very familiar with Korean food; I also had been able to view the Diaspora menu on-line before my visit there. The combination of these two caused me to be able to order my meal very efficiently. My food choice for yesterday had been Kimchi Dolsot ["choice of beef, tofu, chicken, pork, or seafood; cooked rice bowl with kimchi, egg, nori, and sesame oil"].

I am glad that I had been able to study the Diaspora menu on-line in advance of my visit because the typeface that had been used on the actual printed menu that had been brought to my table [though certainly very decorative in terms of menu design] had been quite difficult for me to read.

Before my Kimchi Dolsot had arrived at my table, my server brought to my table four small bowls of "kimchi appetizer" [hot pickled items] that are always served at the Korean restaurant where I usually eat.

When delivering to my table the four small bowls of "kimchi appetizer," my server also delivered a large metal spoon and a pair of chopsticks [wrapped in a napkin] but not a fork. I ate the contents of the four small bowls of "kimchi appetizer" with the large spoon [because I have never been able to figure out how to use chopsticks]; I then asked for a fork with which to eat the rest of my meal.

One interesting difference about the "Diaspora" version of Kimchi Dolsot, when compared with the Korean restaurant at which I usually eat that item, is that the rice is served, with a "sunny side up" egg on top, on top of the rest of the food.

At the Korean restaurant where I usually eat, the rice is served at the bottom of the hot stone bowl [to which that rice will quickly burn unless the entire bowl is "stirred up" continuously for the first several minutes after that bowl has arrived at the table].

It had been great to not have to worry about the rice burning to the bottom of the hot stone bowl; in addition, my Kimchi Dolsot had been absolutely delicious.

If you are in the "University District" neighborhood of Columbus and are looking for some delicious Korean food, I strongly recommend Diaspora.