Because Tamato and I are poor university students, we went pretty light on the ordering. Together we ordered two dishes: the Norboo chicken wings (pictured above) and the beef short ribs (pictured below). This ran contrary to Tamato's friends, each of whom ordered more than Tamato and I combined! Still, these two dishes were enough to satisfy both of us. Anyways, The Norboo chicken wings were excellent. The skin was crispy and the meat was very tender. The sauce complemented the meat well. Normally, I would quickly tire of heavily glazed meats, but the sauce was awesome enough to keep me coming back for more! This dish was definitely cheap, it was just under $4 a plate and I think we got like 6-8 wings, I dont remember. For me, I am not a big fan of heavy sauce, so I actually would have liked it if they did not drizzle as much over it. It would have been even better if the sauce came in a little bowl on the side!
The beef short ribs is what I consider to be the main draw of the restaurant. The portion is huge (the picture above does not do it justice). The meat itself is well-cooked and tastes excellent. I found myself giving my jaw a bit of a workout trying to chew off every last bit of meat from the bone! I love this stuff, yumyum, Korean beef short ribs! I can eat this several days in a row, although I do not think it is a good idea for my body. At Norboo, they have a lunch special that runs from sometime in the afternoon to 3:30pm. The lunch special is $7.99 for your choice of a dish on their lunch special menu. This includes the beef short ribs I always order, which is a steal considering that you get the plate of meat, a bowl of rice, as well as the many side dishes!
Also provided were side dishes of sweet potatoes, kimchi, pasta salad and bean sprouts. Of all of them, I preferred the bean sprouts the best. I liked the pasta salad the least (but then again, I'm not really a fan of salads in general). For me, the only thing I eat is the sweet potatoes and maybe a nibble of the kimchi. Norboo's sweet potatoes are overcooked though. They're a little on the mushy side, so if I wanted sweet potatoes, Norboo would definitely not be the place I would go to for it.
The bill for the two of us came out to be about $12. I thought that to be a good price considering the food we ate. Overall, I thought that Norboo Korean Restaurant has excellent food for a reasonable price, I will highly recommend to everyone. As a side note, all of Tamato's friends thought the restaurant was excellent too! I think everytime I have a craving for beef short ribs, I will be coming back to this place. Hopefully they keep their lunch deal on forever too! =)
