It took us awhile to make it to Ogden and Sunny's because the hours and days open were confusing. The web site had said it was open six days a week, sometimes closed Saturday, sometimes closed Sunday, and from 11 AM to 8 PM. A few weeks ago we called just after 7 PM to learn it closed at 7 PM not 8 PM. We already have failed to get to two of the three Korean restaurants in Junction City because they close so early and are closed Mondays, so we scheduled our visit to Sunny's yesterday on the calendar and left for dinner at 6 PM.
When we arrived into the main thoroughfare in Ogden, we parked out front. It is between the post office and its namesake barber shop, just to the right of the BBQ restaurant.
Inside, the space was unexpectedly large, a huge L shaped dining room plus a private room with more tables. The server, also the owner, came over and handed us menus which said the hours were 11-8 Monday-Saturday even though the hours outside were posted 11-7 Monday-Friday. We asked him about this. What we learned was that the restaurant's business ebbs and flows by the number of soldiers at Ft. Riley. Right now there are about 15,000 on post, but it was down to 9,000 recently since many units are deployed (capacity is 40,000). He said there were days with no business so they decided to close earlier and also on weekends because soldiers go out of town. He said lunch business is busier.
We then asked for water and learned that the Ogden tap water is from a well and is too hard to drink, so ordinance prohibits restaurants to provide tap water. We went to the refrigerated beverage cases - Eric R. got a bottled water and I got a bottled iced tea.
We then ordered a beef bimibap and a chicken bulgogi dinner (the restaurant has smaller portions/lower prices for lunch and will honor those portions and prices at dinnertime). The chicken bulgogi came out served in a bento box with three banchan: broccoli, bean sprouts, and cucumber kimchi. It also had a side of Korean short grain rice and two house-made yakimandu that Eric R. ate since they had pork inside. The bimibap came out in a hot stone pot, an unexpected bonus for us. Eric R. was very pleased with the quality and size of the beef (chuck roast we learned). The rice got crisped up on the bottom and sides of the pot which was delicious. The chicken was spicy and flavorful, and the condiments served my tongue well to cool it off. We finished both dishes entirely.
We would definitely return - Eric R. wants to try the beef dumpling soup next. read more