Morak Korean Restaurant

Morak is a cosy little place just off Kingsway. Shortly after 6pm it will probably be pretty busy, a situation which was made worse by their having just one server scrambling about. However, turnaround time for their food felt pretty fast.

A2. Corn Cheese ($4.95)

Shallow but wide sizzling hot plate keeps cheese melted and sears it where it contacts the plate.
Sweet corn and lighty salty cheese. Interesting and quite tasty.

A13. Seafood Pancake ($15.95)

Pretty pricey but presumably it's because of the seafood.
Kind of bland, so use the provided soy sauce I guess. Or just pass on this and try it elsewhere.

H11. Gamjatang ($25.95) Pork Bone Soup with two bowls of rice

Each extra bowl of rice is $2 (!) for a small bowl (i.e., not a lot).
Big pot which you simply heat up to boiling. For basically $26 it's not a lot of meat or content, (probably because you are also paying for the gas can that fuels the portable stove). Overall, not that great a deal.
Meat comes off the bone easily.
Soup is okay, with some potatoes.
Nothing too special here, especially at $26.

The lone waitress was rushing around constantly to all the tables during prime time, but still friendly and efficient!

2016-Feb-4 Morak - seafood pancake slice, potato top peeled aside

2016-Feb-4 Morak - snacks and condiments with meal

2016-Feb-4 Morak - menu - appetizer, specialties, noodles

2016-Feb-4 Morak - menu - stew/soup, bbq, rice

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