Paju - Menu

I had high expectations given the hype from my friends and family, but this restaurant just seems overhyped. The plates are incredibly small and expensive at le... read more I had high expectations given the hype from my friends and family, but this restaurant just seems overhyped. The plates are incredibly small and expensive at least $20 for a tapa sized plate. I appreciate the chef 's creativity in their dishes but the execution was not there as the plates lacked flavor and depth. The bill came out to be $130 after tip and tax for 2, and we were still hungry. The ginger bingsu saved the night. Also seems like they want to rush people out to accommodate the next table, the server wanted to take out branzino even though we had the banchan, head, and tail left, then played it off as oh take your time.

Went with 6 other friends, we tried one of every dish. Can’t miss : squid ink fried rice, truffle bulgogi, octopus. Ice cream (I forgot what it was called. Brow... read more Went with 6 other friends, we tried one of every dish. Can’t miss : squid ink fried rice, truffle bulgogi, octopus. Ice cream (I forgot what it was called. Brown rice? Bulgar? the let’s order another/flight over the last bite dishes. Still really good: cauliflower, branzino, bugak, seafood jeon, rib eye, bingsoo I would eat it, but this isn’t what I dream about when I think about eating here: sujebi, beef tartare, Bland: mushrooms, yellow tail Avoid : chips and dip. Most of the table did not like this. The rest were indifferent.