Delicious Funk is a fitting description for Seoul Bowl. Fermented Pickle flavor oozes throughout the available toppings. Chewy rice, melt-in-your-mouth meat, and crisp vegetables make it hard not to love the Seoul Bowl.
My bowl was built with:
- White Rice
- Bulgogi Beef
- Caramelize Onions
- Asian Salad
- Korean Kimchi
- Cucumber Kimchi
- Yum Yum Sauce
- Korean Hot Gochujang
Previously, I’ve tried combinations with the Spicy Pork and Pickled Radish as well.
The food served at Cafe 40 isn’t as photogenic as their food truck. Your taste buds still get to experience a flavorful funky beat. If you’ve ever witnessed the feeding of Microsoft employees, you know it’s like trying to play Plants vs Zombies.
My beef was sweet, tangy, and fully cooked. It just lacked the luscious caramel tan Seoul Bowl is able to obtain at their food truck and restaurants.
Seoul Bowl advertises their bowls as “healthy”, which I hope is true, because this is food that makes me happy. There’s enough vegetables to convince me.
The Cucumber is my favorite. It’s the perfect funky pickle. The Korean Kimchi comes in a close second. The Cucumber has a crunch to it, where the regular kimchi is punchy in flavor not texture. Pickled Radish is good, but sometimes it’s more radish flavor than pickle. If you like crunch, you’d like the pickled radish.
For a top notch experience, I recommend going to their food truck or restaurants. I’ve eaten Seoul Bowl at multiple cafes, so obviously I’d recommend it and eat it again. At ~$14, it’s more of a treat than an everyday meal.
But then again, maybe you’re like me, and it’s okay to treat yourself everyday.