Dain Korea

I finally got around to trying this place out for lunch earlier today. And I was presently surprised. REALLY REALLY loved the spicy tofu and vegetable bibimbap :)

I’ve said it so many times before, but I’ll say it again — I love noodles! Can’t get enough of them, in fact!
Not only is it my first day back living on the glorious Gloucester Road after a 9 month hiatus, but I finally got round to trying Dain Korea, a new (ish) Korean restaurant just up from the arches.
From the outside I’ll be honest, it looks a bit tacky. It certainly doesn’t look less than 12 months old, which it is. But it looks interesting, which is why I’d been looking forward to coming.
Inside was a bit of a surprise. There was the expected plain tables with chop sticks, but with a wooden, thatched style hut over the counter. It didn’t really fit, but I loved it for its character. It was pretty funny!
On to the food: very good! Unfortunately I don’t know much about Korean food. Bristol has some superb Asian restaurants, but we’re not quite as developed at London or Birmingham — so Korean food is something of a welcomed new coming. That said, i thoroughly enjoyed the noodles. They were very wet but with tons of flavour.
They actually brought me out a little plate of pickled vegetables and a small plate of yellow beans to start and the noodles came with a delicious Miso soup. The miso was darker than any I have had before and probably tastier than any other as well.
This is a great little spot. Not that it needs to be plush to be good, but it a little polish around the edges and this place would be great to eat in as well.
I’ll be back (no Arnold Schwarzenegger voice attached here)