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The quarter has started, and I've been a lot busier than I anticipated, but I am finally able to sit down and blog!  I'm really excited for this one too, because the food was so delicious!!! :)

Way back during the last week of September, Katie and I went to Cho Sun Ok (4200 N Lincoln Ave, http://www.chosunokrestaurant.com/) for some Korean barbecue.  The Yelp reviews for this place were a bit scary, but even though the reviewers were complaining about the service, they all said the food was amazing.  Since Katie and I are on a mission to try the best of everything in Chicago, we couldn't let those comments about awful service stop us! 
Because of those Yelp reviews, I was expecting some kind of dungeon where you get shoved in a corner and ignored, but that is definitely not the case.  The restaurant is simple and quaint.  We went on a Thursday evening, and the restaurant was pretty empty- besides us there were only about 3 or 4 other tables filled.  We ordered the bul-go-gi (marinated beef) for two, which they cook in front of you at your table.  They also brought out about 10 different banchan (side dishes)!  They were all some kind of pickled vegetables, and all delicious!  The bul-go-gi was tender and slightly sweet, which I wasn't expecting, and very very tasty!
The service was fine- nobody was hovering over us, but our order was taken promptly, and the food came quickly.  Same with the check once we asked for it.  That's really all you need.  All those spoiled Yelpers need to calm down.
I told one of my friends who is from Korea that we went to this restaurant, and she confirmed that it was a good choice- really authentic!
I cannot wait to go back to Cho Sun Ok and bring my friends!!  There was a dish that a lot of tables around us (even the ones with Korean people at them) was getting, and I want to try it.  Even the couple that brought their baby to the dungeon ordered this.  My mouth is watering just writing this post and thinking of how good the food was!