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That is a GOOD sandwich, and the Mongolian beef paired well with the brown rice too. 95 MONGOLIAN BEEF CHEESESTEAK with sautéed onions, bell peppers, aioli, and mozzarella cheese on a fresh roll. The rest of dinner went more smoothly – I finished the rest of my bulgogi beef while sharing half of my friend’s $ 10. D’oh! I brokenly attempted to explain my plight to one of the kitchen staff and asked if I could have an extra scoop of brown rice to replace my wasabified pile, and he graciously brought another dish of virgin brown rice to our seating area. I walked back to check the menu on the wall, and lo and behold, it states wasabi apple coleslaw in plain sight. Wait, there’s wasabi in this?! Another bite. Okaayyyy there’s definitely wasabi in this. Uh, maybe I got a piece of rotten cabbage. You can imagine the dissonance in mind as I took my first few bites and tried to match up expectations with reality. Incidentally, rice bowls are the only category of menu items that have wasabi in them. 95 BULGOGI BEEF RICE BOWL, which is three slices of grilled bulgogi beef with brown rice, kimchee, daikon, cucumbers, and wasabi apple coleslaw arranged bibimbap style in a big white bowl. So, it was my oversight when I opted for the $ 10. Rather, my sensitivity to wasabi is powerful: the pungent aroma literally flares up through my nostrils and overwhelms every other flavor on my palate. That wasabi apple coleslaw is not for the weak. Oh and go light on that apple wasabi sauce… that went stttttttrrrrrrraight up to my nose and I was sitting there in shock. HRD is quite far from me… with distance, the lines and just mediocre food, I don’t see myself dying to come back here. This had rice, kiwi, daikon, cucumbers and sour cream – I liked all of the components in this and enjoyed all the textural crunches! Came here around lunch time and of course there was a line. Bulgogi kimchee burrito: This was our favorite and would be the only dish that I tried that I would recommend. Although a little chewy they still were tender for the most part. Each taco only had 3 measly sized shrimp and we felt like it wasn’t enough for the overall bites! - Bulgogi beef rice bowl: Bulgogi was cooked beautifully. Shrimp katsu tacos: Shrimp had a nice crispy coating, but we were disappointed in the amount. Everything felt heavy – would have liked some veggies in the burrito or something. Other than coating crumbs, the burrito also had rice and kimchee this is all then smothered in their curry sauce. The chicken tasted and even looked more like bits of deep fried batter than chicken. Had we known there would be just tiny pieces of popcorn «chicken» (versus maybe strips or a crispy chicken thigh or breast patty), we wouldn’t have ordered it. (Don’t get me wrong, nothing tasted bad… everything was just… A-OK.) - Crispy chicken smothered burrito: This had more crisp than chicken. Wish we had more people to go with here - I’d have loved to try their plated dishes! Instead - go see the pictures on Unilocal.They’re accurate. I’d write more stuff in both meals we had, but it’d be repetitive. I would definitely get this if you’re not feeling the Bulgogi Beef. Just seems like this was the best one to choose in the Smothered Burrito category.
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Bf had the Katsu Smothered Burrito - the sauce is the Korean Curry! I didn’t know this till I had a few bites. The rice was done perfectly & the sauces added made the entire burrito go well together. All ingredients tasted fresh & melted in my mouth. Besides the unripened Kimchi, everything was delicious. Pretty fast! I got the Bulgogi Beef Burrito - Yum. So - here’s my warning: The water is right by the wall that’s blocking the kitchen from the tables adjacent to the register. Staff knew… but chose not to say anything. I kind of hate wasting money on bottled water if I don’t need to. AND… pet peeve: we didn’t see the water cups beside the wall and thought we HAD to buy bottled water. My 2 cons here were: the Kimchi used is not ripened (personal pref). I guess to me since SF shops are small, I just assumed we’d have to stand while eating. I wish I could eat pork :(That one is very popular. I kind of knew what I wanted, but I still wanted to ask what was the best dish. So glad the bf found this place! Staff members were nice.