A little while back I was wandering through Myeongdong and happened to pass Myeongdong Gyoja. Because the restaurant is pretty famous for its kalguksu, and there was no line, I decided to give it a try. The entrance is pretty nondescript, and the restaurant itself is about mid-size. If you are lucky enough that there is no line, you will be directed to a seat- they have tables with barriers up for single visitors, or shared tables for small groups. Looking around, most people ordered a bowl of soup and a set of dumplings to share. The tables with more than two customers mostly ordered individual bowls of soup and one set of dumplings.
I was alone, so I decided to just go for the soup. The portions are quite large, and it would be quite a feat for one person to eat both in one sitting. So I ordered the soup, and was told that I had to pay first. It's not that uncommon to pay first in Korea, so I forked over my 8000 won and was quickly given some kimchi and water while I waited for my soup to come.
The soup came out after about a minute. The bowl was filled with plenty of noodles, with two dumplings floating around and some ground meat on top. I quickly mixed the meat in and took a bite. (Sorry, no picture! My phone died beforehand ><)
Honestly, I wasn't impressed! Maybe it was because my heart is set on spicy food, but it just tasted like any other soup, definitely not worth the price tag. The dumplings were the best part of the soup... And I found the kimchi to be quite tasty. It was nice that they provide refills on the kimchi and also on the soup broth, but I probably wouldn't come back here unless I was invited... and maybe if I am, next time I will try the spicy noodles!
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