The Best Cutlet place is gone, but in its place is Cupbop Jangin. This is a busy strip mall in Glenview, although there is plenty of parking.
This opened recently and there was one family dining in. It's bright with about six or seven tables, and it feels very airy and open.
Cupbop is served in a "cup," a base of seasoned glass noodles , rice and lettuce and topped with protein and sauce. There are endless iterations of tofu, pork, chicken, beef, shrimp, etc. They also serve ramen, tteokbokki, corn dogs, and have a corner with Asian snacks for sale.
I ordered a Cupbop with pork and shrimp tempura and my companions ordered crispy tofu and chicken. We all ordered mild sauce. We waited about 10 minutes and this was served not in a cup but an enormous bowl. It was piled pretty high with our proteins (pork and tofu were delicious), the glass noodles were garlicky flavored and it was delicious. The bowls are kinda pricey but you get a lot of food. We all ended up taking our food home. The Cupbops were so tasty.
The service, however, needs some refining. The employee was listening to some entertainment very loud and was more interested in that than in helping customers. I know how to use a kiosk but kept getting an error when I tried to add items to the cart. Finally I asked them about how to add Ramune to the cart and she said, you add the drinks separately. After failing at that I asked if they could just take my order and I was told all orders were done at the kiosk.
Five minutes later (Spongebob SquarePants narrator), we finally figured it out and placed the order. Needless to say, all of our other encounters with them we were still treated quite brusquely and coldly. When we asked for a plastic bag, they merely pointed at a table (in the front, with napkins, to-go lids, cups and water).
I would suggest having a small portion for lunch. My three Cupbops was over $70 (with tax and gratuity). The food was delicious and I would come back again but I did feel that the employee would rather have had an empty shop to watch their media. read more