First things first: Yes, this place exists and the listing is accurate! I wasn't sure because the website makes no mention of the Towson location. It's on Chesapeake by the 7-11. I think but am not 100% sure that it replaced Baltimore Soup Co. I stopped in for carryout for lunch. They do have tables and a reasonably sized seating area, and a few people were eating inside when I was there.
If you're ordering in person, which I did because I wasn't sure it was a real place until I got there, you order at a kiosk when you come in rather than talking to a person. I never like that, it feels impersonal, though it probably does improve order accuracy, and the lady up front was nice. A lot of the menu looked great, but since I've never been, I got chicken gang-jeong, which seems to be the signature menu item. It seemed a bit expensive for lunch at $15.95, but that's not my opinion anymore due to the amount of food (see below). I would suggest placing your order online (be sure you select the right location) because it did take the 15 minutes that it says it will between ordering and getting food.
Turns out chicken gang-jeong is incredible. There's chicken, onion, bell pepper, rice cakes (if you're not familiar with Korean food, those are very chewy little cylinders), sauce, and peanuts. The peanuts are optional and you have a choice of sauces. I opted for the "original" ("sweet and spicy"), but they have a non-spicy option too. The sauce is a little spicy, but nothing particularly challenging.
The food traveled and retained its heat surprisingly well. The box was heavy and enormous, but when I opened it, I was initially disappointed with what looked like a relatively small quantity of food for the money. I was VERY wrong. It was an enormous amount of food, I was very hungry, and I still couldn't finish it. I had gotten two orders, one for me and one for my wife, and that turned into three servings.
Couldn't be happier with the food. It's definitely not healthy, the chicken and the rice cakes are deep fried, but it was delicious and very satisfying. Best place I've found in a good while and I'll be back for sure. My biggest problem will be deciding whether to get the same thing next time because I loved it so much, or branching out to try something new from the menu. read more