SEO CHON (서촌) — Restaurant in Virginia

I was excited to hear that a restaurant specializing in gamjatang opened in centreville. Ordered gamjatang (single serve) and pork gookbab (single serve). Meats in Gamjatang were not completely done, had hard time separating meats from bones. Meats were smelly couldn't consume much. This isn't something you cook right away but takes long time for meats to melt off the bones.There was not a hint of being gamjatang. Soup was not thick enough. Same goes with pork gookbab. Pork was way too over cooked and set in soup for too long. Meats were too mushy however, rest parts were hard as tho everything was boiled in the bowl. It had awkward meat smells. Bottom line, before eating in, I had a desire to try other menus but after dined in, I did not wish to return. The owner couple seemed...

This is based on the people around me who ordered the gamjatang jungol to go. For a serving size saying “2 people” it was a huge portion that took up two containers. Myself, I’m not a gamjatang person but the other two people have eaten it their whole life. Their response to first taste was, it’s not hearty and filling like real gamjatang. The soup is pretty thin , meat seems ok, it falls off the bone , it’s quite salty . Kimchi served with it is pretty good. The soup base is too watered down in their opinions. We have yet to try the other things like bossam or jokbal. Price is good for the amount of meats though .

We just had different expections...

I was quite excited about this new Korean restaurant and its menu, and I was definitely not disappointed!

The soup was absolutely delicious and flavorful. The pork bone in it had so much meat and was tender.

I never liked pig feet before but this place changed it for me. The slices were in the right thickness and really flavorful as well.

I liked the tea they served and how awesome the customer service was as well. They packed my leftovers in a nice way, preserving the sauce from the soup and all the sides as well.

Definitely...