Shilla Korean Restaurant

We went with another family to Shilla for some Korean BBQ. I had never been to Shilla before, but my wife and our friends had, and they love it, so I pretty much knew it would be good. We sat just off the main room in the raised area, where you sit on the wooden floor with small pillows to keep your bum from falling asleep. We were the only group in there, so the kids (4 of them) had lots of room to be rambunctious.

We ordered a variety of meats: pork, beef, beef tongue, kalbi ribs, plus a noodle dish. It was all served fairly quickly, probably around 5 minutes after ordering. Our server (cute girl!) prepared most of the food for us at the little grill in the table. She cut the meat with a big pair of scissors into smaller sized pieces (perfect for the kids) and let us know when each type of meat was ready to eat. I am not sure if this level of service is typical, since it wasn’t very busy at the time we were there, but I expect that it would be.

Besides the meat, which was all tasty and tender, there were lots of side dishes, typical of Korean BBQ restaurants. Also, large leafy greens were provided to wrap the meat in. I also like the fact that they serve sliced jalapeño and garlic so you can spice it up even more. I had a couple slices of garlic, which was great, but I feel sorry for anyone who comes near me today…

I’d definitely go back to Shilla. It’s going to be tough to choose between Shilla and Korea House, but I think I might have to give the edge to Shilla.

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