Dolsot Cafe- Ottawa

I may not be an expert on Korean food, but I like to think I know what good food is. I was more than satisfied with my meal at Dolsot Cafe.


We started off with a seafood pancake and tempura. The pancake was like a mini-ocean of goodness in itself, full of green onion, tender octopus (or squid...) and generous hunks of shrimp.  The tempura was alright, a tad doughy, but it had good flavour. They get points for the spinach tempura, freshness of the shrimp and the delicious yellow potato tempura... what ever it was.



On to the mains. I had the dolsot bibimbap, something I had read about on many a blog and have always wanted to try. I am an egg fiend and so the fried egg was my favourite part, though the crispy rice at the bottom of the bowl was also pretty special. Unfortunately, I don't like hot sauce, so that component was lost on me. My friends had a dumpling soup and some deep fried chicken in a spicy sauce.


The finishing touch was the tea, miso soup and traditional Korean sides of kimchi, potatoes of some sort and green beans. It just makes the meal more exciting and dynamic somehow. I like having lots of condiments.

I first read about Dolsot Cafe on the blog foodieprints and I am glad I trusted their judgment. Everyone enjoyed their selection and agreed we will be back for more. In the meantime, I'll be checking out Arum Market next door (same owners) to pick up some sushi ingredients!