Overall, the food was decent, and our server was very kind and friendly. However, both dishes I ordered were far too salty for my taste. The beef bone soup was very salty, and the vegetables in the stone pot bibimbap were also heavily seasoned.

One thing I found especially strange was that the beef bone soup came with a bowl of rice, but because I had also ordered bibimbap, the server asked whether I still wanted the rice. I did not understand why this question needed to be asked. The rice was already included in the price of the soup, and I assume the bill would not have been reduced if I declined it. Even if I did not eat it at the restaurant, I could still take it home. Being asked whether I wanted to give up something I had already paid for made the restaurant come across as unnecessarily petty and ungenerous.

The second issue was the takeout container. Since I could not finish the beef bone soup, I wanted to take the remaining dish home – the soup, meat, and bone together, just as it had been served. However, the restaurant’s soup container was too shallow to fit the bone, so I was asked to remove all the meat from the bone and place only the meat and soup into the container.

I found this unreasonable. When a customer asks to pack up a dish, they should be able to take home the entire remaining dish, rather than being expected to dismantle it at the table because the restaurant does not have a suitable container. The soup was very hot, and the meat was difficult to remove without using my hands. While trying to do so, I ended up splashing soup on my clothes. I requested a separate paper box for the bone, but even that was not a very good fit.

Since beef bone soup is a regular menu item, the restaurant should have takeout containers that can safely and properly accommodate the dish as it is served. The service was nice, but the overly salty food and these unnecessarily awkward details made the overall experience disappointing.

Update after the owner’s response:
I appreciate the apology regarding the saltiness and the bowl of rice. However, the explanation that separating the meat was intended to save me effort later does not accurately reflect what happened. The server did not offer to remove the meat for me. Instead, I was instructed to remove it myself because the restaurant’s takeout container was too small to hold the bone.

I also did ask whether there was a larger container available, but the server did not seem to understand what I was asking and did not provide one. I eventually had to request a separate paper box for the bone, and even that box was not large enough to fit it properly.

When I ate the leftovers at home, the meat was so firmly attached to the bone that it was essentially impossible to remove without using our teeth. Therefore, I do not understand how asking me to remove the meat myself at the restaurant, while the soup and bone were still extremely hot, was supposed to save me any effort. It created additional inconvenience and caused me to splash soup on my clothes.

I never asked to have the meat separated from the bone, nor was I planning to remove it before taking the food home. I simply wanted the entire remaining dish packed – I.e., the soup, meat, and bone together, as most customers would reasonably expect when asking for a meal to go. The owner’s response says that a larger container could have been provided upon request, but I did ask about a larger container at the time. That is why this explanation is especially confusing and does not match my actual experience.

Uber Eats again. I haven’t been back to the Bay Area for a year. This restaurant is Always the best in Milpitas. I like many tiny side dishes. All side dishes tastes good! My mom loves seafood pancakes. I miss Korean macaroni salad.