mi ga korean (cwb)

I never usually go by myself to restaurants that aren't on street level. I'm ashamed of this, but it's so easy to get roped in by the bright lights and pushy hostesses on the street. I've never been crazy for Korean food, but when my aunt said that her Korean clients always go to this place across the street from Sogo I was happy to check it out. I actually liked it so much after the first time that I came back by myself the next day; the meal at Jin Luo Bao was still fresh in my mind, so at least I could make some sort of comparison.

I really liked the way that Mi Ga looked, the seats looked new and less like the diner that was Jin Luo Bao. All the Korean small dishes were essentially the same, there were a couple new ones as well. I had the mixed stone pot rice which was very good, I thought a little better than JLB. Unfortunately they don't give black sesame ice cream for dessert here, instead you just get a syrup drink--probably the only spot where JLB is better. Lunch prices are about half of dinner prices, so it was only 50HKD for my stone pot and all the smalls.

4 of 5, good value, pretty restaurant and a great lunch.

mi ga korean restaurant

9/f goldmark

no. 502 hennessy road

causeway bay

2576 2078

jin luo bao korean restaurant (causeway)

I usually avoid eating in restaurants that leave the TV on at the same time as they play music, it makes me feel like I'm in China. They do that here during lunchtime, but the food is good enough to occasionally put on your mainland-hat and eat between the disagreeable speakers.

The menu is a little confusing because it doesn't straightforwardly list prices; there's a note on the top that says everything is 20% off during lunch instead of just making a lunch menu. If you can get over doing the math, or if you're so loaded that you don't think about money, then it shouldn't bother you. We tried the kimchee fried rice and the stonepot rice (because we're good at math). They bring you all the standard Korean snacks and they even mix the stonepot rice at your table before serving you.

I think most naive westerners like myself, don't really know anything about Korean food that isn't BBQ. Jin Luo Bao serves (according to a friend more Korean than me) good Korean rices and noodles in addition to its BBQ. To be honest, I usually prefer Thai flavors than Korean or Japanese, but this was really quite good. After finishing the snacks and main dishes, lunch also includes fruit, black sesame ice cream and a stick of Doublemint gum.

3.5 of 5, seats feel are ugly and old, good service though.

jin luo bao korean

6/f island beverly center

1 great george street

causeway bay

2895 3986

about 70HKD for lunch