Myung Ga Tofu & BBQ Restaurant October 30, 2006

1944 Weston Rd
Weston, Florida

954-349-7337

Veg Friendly: * (out of five)
Food: *** (out of five)
Atmosphere: **** (out of five)

Warning: If you are vegetarian, this is not the Korean place to go!! Totally not!

While Korean cuisine isn’t typically veg-friendly, most of the time you can enjoy a meal of rice, with a simple fare of assorted pickled vegetable side dishes (as long as you can stand some spiciness), or a heartier order of Jap Chae (clear noodles with vegetables) or bibim bab (rice topped with assorted vegetables.)

However, in this place, landmines are everything. Slivers of oyster are hiding among kimchi cabbage. Other pickled side dishes are equally likely to sneakishly harbour some animal parts. I was totally surprised when I bite into it. This is honestly the first time I’ve found oyster in kimchi, and I certainly haven’t seen a recipe like that either!

Their bibim bab comes topped with beef, and even after I asked them to take it out, making it clear I want it vegetarian, they sent it with shreds of imitation crabmeat.

Some of my friends think that this place serves tastier dishes than Kyung Ju, the Korean place down in
Miami. The interior is definitely a noch classier, cleaner and more elegant. I like the little Korean dolls, and the hanging TV broadcasting Korean programs was certainly some entertainment. However, if you are serious 100% vegetarian, STEER CLEAR!

ETA: Their Doral location opened in March 2007 and we went for a few visits since then.  Admitted delicious food, I and my friends consider it Miami’s best Korean, but still as un-veg-friendly.  Curiously, they appear to try making the menu veg friendly by denoting some items with a vegetarian notation.  But it seems more likely to mean that the dish has some vegetables thrown in, so carnivores beware! How else could an item shouting BEEF has that little veg mark?  It’s not even a matter of sneakish bones or meat in a booth or sauce!

They have zucchini pancake, tofu and mushroom casserole, and other dishes to feed you well. And again, be warned about the kimchi.