By Sherman Chan,
Special to The Post

We decided to check out Seoul Grill House (that replaced another AYCE Korean spot as well) in the Guildford area.

In the selection of hot food were Fried Rice, Spicy Pork,Bulgogi, Stewed Potato, Fried Flounder and Pork Bone Soup. The two best things were the potato and the pork bone soup. The rest of the meats were lackluster, bland and dry. In the next section of hot eats, we had Japchae, Sweet & Sour Pork and Fried Chicken Wings. All three were good. The japchae was not greasy and not overly sweet. There was a decent amount of ingredients (including beef). The fried chicken wings were crunchy and succulent while well-seasoned.

Included in the Banchan section were Kimchi, Spicy Squid & Veggies Marinated Pollack and Spicy Tuna. The kimchi was okay, but a bit sour. The spicy squid was the best, having a tender chew while being well-seasoned. The rest were Pan Fried Fish Cake, Seaweed,Yuchoi Namool,Spicy Sprouts, Pickled Daikon,Tofu and Udon Salad. The fish cake was good texturally while sweet. The crunch and tanginess of the daikon was appetizing while the spicy sprouts went well with rice.

As for the Korean BBQ, we had Beef, Pork and Chicken which were not marinated, but sauce was available to cook or dip with. The pork and chicken were tender after grilling, but the beef was disappointing. It was was dry and chewy once cooked. However, for the low price of $13.00 (Mon-Thurs) and $15.00 (Fri-Sun) for lunch, this was more than acceptable. I'm not sure if I would pay the extra for dinner ($20.00 and $22.00 respectively) as I could easily have better BBQ a la carte somewhere else.

Seoul Grill House

15155 101 Ave, Surrey, BC

The Good:

• Inexpensive lunch AYCE

• Food is passable (a good thing for AYCE)

The Bad:

• Beef was chewy

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