Was dining last night with two Canadian pescatarians (and it’s not often I get chance to say that) and we decided to go back to Woo Jung where we all had dinner two years ago. Because I can’t get Korean food in Chichester, whenever I’m in London
A couple of Korean friends of mine have told me in the past that Woo Jung isn’t good Korean food, and maybe it's not high-class stuff, but I’ve always liked it as a cheap and cheerful place with tasty food and ultra-convenient location. The downstairs dining area is now even more comfortable as they’ve taken down the wall that made the room feel small, and added more lanterns.
We started with pajeon (seafood pancake), then shared modeum namul (mixed marinated vegetables), kimchi, saengsun jjigae (spicy seafood stew) and meat-free bibimbap (mixed vegetables, fried egg and rice in sizzling hot bowl) and japchae (glass noodles). All the food came out fast and was completely delicious, especially when washed down with cold Hite beers. The vegetables were crunchy and the rice freshly cooked, and the seafood stew had big chunks of fish.
Sam and Trisha were happy to try a few new dishes and are now even bigger fans of Korean food. And I made it back to Chichester on my late train, satisfied to have got my fix of Korean food. All in all, thumbs up to Woo Jung. Tasty dinner in central London
Woo Jung is at 59 St Giles High Street, London, near Tottenham Court Road tube. Open Monday to Saturday 12-24, Sunday 17-24. Telephone 020 7836 3103
I always enjoy eating at Woo Jung! I'm a fan of all the restaurants on St Giles High St with the exception of Assa, and have taken friends to Woo Jung for Korean food inductions on a couple of occasions.
ReplyDeleteI have to say I've been disappointed by their soups, but everything else at Woo Jung, from the tteokbokki to the galbi, has been great.
The grilled hairtail (갈치 구이) is a favourite, as nothing reminds of me being in Korea like the dried or grilled salted fish. Whilst everywhere seems to serve mackerel, the hairtail is a little harder to come by and I also think it's tastier.
I'm looking forward to my next trip to London, probably for the Korean Film Festival in a couple of weeks, so I can indulge at Woo Jung again!