Cycle 13 – Item 224

17 (Wed) August 2022

Mul Naeng Myeon

3.0

at Woomil Myeonok

-Seocho, Seocho, Seoul, Republic of Korea-

solo

Woomil Myeonok is a Korean restaurant chain.  Specializes in northern fare, including Pyongyang-style mul naeng myeon.

In the neighborhood for a court hearing on our never-ending lawsuit.  While W was appearing for our side, I was driving around to kill time (parking is nearly impossible), when I came across the restaurant, which I’d never heard of.

Applying the rating rubric used in my Seoul-Searching project (see SSPYSP):

TOPPINGS: Sliced beef shank + pork belly + egg + scallion.  I can’t recall experiencing an MNM that didn’t have pickled radish.

BROTH: Good beef flavor.

NOODLES: Nicely al dente.  Mild buckwheat flavor.

CONCLUSION: A respectable representation of modern Pyongyang-style MNM.

(See also GLOBAL FOOD GLOSSARY)

(See also MUL NAENG MYEON)

(See also RESTAURANTS IN KOREA)