The Korea House

i had a feeling that we were going to have a small turnout when the person who recommended the Korea House dropped out. four (two new) of us decided to venture out and sample some of korea's best cuisine (or some loose interpretation thereof) at the ostensibly, aptly named Korea House. our group started with boiled pork dumplings (average at best) and their fried chicken appetizer which was very similar to general tso's chicken served in strips (a little over-cooked but if you like general tso's you'd enjoy).
for entrees we ordered their chicken teriyaki and pork fried rice as well as their combo barbeque - scallops, chicken, beef and pork (or something passed off as pork which spurred much discussion). no surprises with the pork fried rice - it was solid. the chicken teriyaki was simply grilled chicken served in a teriyaki "broth" that i would say was fair but somewhat bland. the highlight of the meal was the barbeque which was prepared by our server at the table (ala shogun without the presentation). we were given assorted accoutrements to eat with the meats such as seaweed, kim che (cabbage), bean sprouts, green peppers, noodles, something they told us was fish, bean paste (surprisingly good) and some other mixers which could be wrapped up in lettuce together with the meats. i cannot comment whether the meal was authentic korean or not but I can tell you that the good is that the group had an opportunity to sample eatables that i'm sure no one had tasted previously, the bad is that I doubt any of us would have chosen to eat those comestibles. we were left with questions such as 'what are we eating?' and 'did you hear about that chinese restaurant in Hamburg?'
no one had dessert - 'nuff said.
the group agreed that the meal was 'an experience,' its strength being the novelty, but as novelties are usually their own pleasure in and of themselves, we all agreed that the korea house was not a restaurant any of us would likely visit again. therefore, the korea house gets a C- supported by the fact that the 'experience' was at least pleasant.