{"id":7068,"date":"2016-03-22T22:00:43","date_gmt":"2016-03-23T06:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/?p=7068"},"modified":"2016-04-26T12:27:29","modified_gmt":"2016-04-26T20:27:29","slug":"damso-modern-korean-cuisine-bute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/damso-modern-korean-cuisine-bute\/","title":{"rendered":"Damso Modern Korean Cuisine on Bute (Lunch)"},"content":{"rendered":"

The expectation was somewhat high when Ken and I arrived at Damso Modern Korean Cuisine on Bute and Robson. Damso and Sura seem to be the 2 most talked about\u00a0restaurants\u00a0in the city, both offer diners\u00a0the\u00a0experience of contemporary Korean cuisine on different tasting menus of\u00a0multiple courses. Recently I enjoyed\u00a0such a great lunch tasting menu\u00a0at Sura Richmond, and now I was hoping finding\u00a0the same at Damso. But apparently they only have a 5-course dinner tasting menu here ($25). \u00a0However, there were quite a few dishes great for a affordable lunch.<\/p>\n

Our Lunch<\/h3>\n

The Gamjatang<\/strong> ($9.99), or the 24-Hour Broth of Pork Bone and Potatoes<\/strong>, was decent but not super amazing. There was very little meat on the pork bones, and the taste of the broth was rather\u00a0salty than spicy. I would definitely still prefer the\u00a0Gamjatang from Jang Mo Jib<\/a>. But perhaps to have a true satisfying Gamjatang experience, it has to be served in a big hot pot on a gas burner and shared by 2-4 people.<\/p>\n

\"Gamjatang<\/a>
Gamjatang (pork bone and potato hot pot)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Spicy Pork Bulgogi<\/strong> ($8.99) was not very spicy, but still flavourful with the amount of spices and a subtle sweetness. It was tasty and comforting eaten with rice. But having had so many different versions of Bulgogi, this one wasn’t really standing out.<\/p>\n

\"Spicy<\/a>
Spicy Pork Bulgogi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Our favourite today turned out to be a starter dish, the Matang<\/strong> ($5.99), or the Sweet Potato Fries<\/strong>. There was a beautiful light glaze over the fries, slightly vinegary, just making the fries so much more fun to eat.<\/p>\n

\"Matang<\/a>
Matang (sweet potato fries)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Overall<\/h3>\n

The food was okay, and service was adequate. I would call it a decent lunch considering how much we paid for it. But if you are looking for a simple lunch eating Bulgogi or Bimbimbap, there are tons of other places to choose from in the neighbourhood. But for a more exciting Korean lunch, I would suggest going to Sura instead.<\/p>\n

\"Damso<\/a>
Damso on Bute<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Damso<\/a>
Damso on Bute<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Website:<\/p>\n

http:\/\/damso.ca\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Menu, location and more reviews:<\/p>\n

\"Damso<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The expectation was somewhat high when Ken and I arrived at Damso Modern Korean Cuisine on Bute and Robson. Damso and Sura seem to be the 2 most talked about\u00a0restaurants\u00a0in the city, both offer diners\u00a0the\u00a0experience of contemporary Korean cuisine on different tasting menus of\u00a0multiple courses. Recently I enjoyed\u00a0such a great […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7069,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[180,55,97],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/image-52.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7068"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7068"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7068\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7220,"href":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7068\/revisions\/7220"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7069"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7068"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7068"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}