Looking for a good Korean restaurant??

 Addison C. wrote:
 >Hi, I just moved to Mass, and I was wondering if anyone can list some
 >reviews of Korean restuarants in this area.  I have already been to one
 >on route 3 in Burlington, but I wasn't that satisfy with it (that
 >restaurant was also HELLA EXPENSIVE compare to the Korean restaurants
 >that I am used to going to).  Anyways, I am looking for one that has
 >alot of Korean dish selections.  BBQ is ok, but anyone can cook that at
 >home!  Korean soups (jiges, tang) are pretty hard to cook, and that is
 >what I'm after.

 The Korean restaurant in Union Square, Somerville, had predominantly
 Asian clientele the two times I ate there, and its menu seemed to be
 quite broad to this inexperienced Korean-food aficionado.

 Someone wrote:
 >Addison C. wrote:
 >>I am also looking for a place that has a Chinese-Korean
 >>noodle dish called: Cha Ju Meun.  Thanks.

 If you mean flat noodles with a brown/black sweet potato based sauce,
 it's transliterated "Ja Jang Myun" and most Korean places serve it.
 Boil-and-serve jajangmyun kits are $2-3 at any Korean market (e.g.,
 Lotte near Central Square (Mass. Ave.), or Reliable in Union sq.).
 (It must cause Koreans some cognitive dissonance to see cheap staples
 sold at restaurant prices.)

 >Koreana, near Inman Square in Cambridge, is a perennial favorite near
 >the top of everyone's list. In the past, I've enjoyed The Shilla, in
 >Harvard Square. One of my personal favorites, though, is a small place
 >called Chieko just outside of Davis Square, near the Powderhouse rotary.

 Koreana and Hanmiok (Brighton) are a bit pricey.  Somewhat cheaper
 are Hometown (Ko Hyang) and Woochon in Union Square, Korea House
 in Brighton (Chiswick Rd. off Comm. Ave.), and Korea Garden in
 Central Square (Pearl St.).  I prefer the third, but some of the
 others have better side dishes.

 There are also a couple of Korean buffets on Mass. Ave: Oriental
 Buffet ($5.70) in Central Sq, and Arirang near the symphony. The
 first has good food but some odd attitude as described in David
 Chesler's posting. The second has more selection, costs a little
 more and mistreats its Chinese waitress.