Friday, June 3, 2022

Mandu

Mandu serves homestyle Korean cuisine in downtown Washington, DC from renown chef Danny Lee and his mother, Yesoon.  Closest Metro is Gallery Place-Chinatown.

We started with Mandu to share - they come in beef, pork, or veggie and we chose the veggie. They came in a fun green wrapper and were pan fried perfectly served with a very traditional soy sauce a sesame dipping sauce. 

For my main, I ordered the Gaji Bokum.  Sautéed eggplant, roasted pork belly, and rice cakes are tossed in a sweet soy sauce.  It was a huge portion and very tasty.

Keith ordered Galbi - sweet soy-marinated short rib served with vegetables, rice, ssam (lettuce), and ssamjang (fermented spicy sauce).  The steak came sizzling on a little hot plate and was a nice thick piece.  Classic banchan of various kimchis and vegetables came on the side as well.

Overall, the food was classic and tasted great. I was satisfied and happy to not have to travel out to Annandale to get some real Korean food.

Total Rating: 4.05

Food: 4, Price: 4, Service: 4, Ambience: 4, Accessibility: 5

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