Gaesung

I go to San Jose several times a year to get my fix on some Vietnamese food and visit friends. When I'm there for an extended time, I long for a taste of home and so does my baby: Korean food.  I found this restaurant in the bay area when I was really craving some soon du bu.  What a good find.

Panchan   $Free with meal

Korean side dishes starting with top left going clockwise: marinated shredded beef (tasted like juicy, tender beef jerky), spicy pickled radish (my baby and my personal favorite), kimchee (spicy pickled Chinese cabbage), bean sprouts (lightly steamed sprouts seasoned with sesame oil, salt, sesame seeds), kelp salad (seasoned thinly cut kelp)

Bin Dae Duk    $11.50 approximately   

Bin Dae Duk: mung bean pancake with seafood, vegetables and topped with bacon. It was OK, probably wouldn't order it again

Mushroom Soon Du Bu   $9.50 approximately for lunch

The main dish, Soon Du Bu: a hot pot of soft tofu with your choice of meat, veggies and spice level.  They always give you a raw egg on the side that you could add.  As you can see I chose to add it.  Mmm...more protein.  I ordered the mushroom soon du bu mild (because I was sharing this with my baby, otherwise I would order it medium to spicy).  I don't know if it's because I've ordered it mild the two times I've been here but the soon du bu tastes really refreshing (I know, odd choice of word for a hot pot).  I could taste all the subtle flavors of the broth and ingredients.  My baby and I throughly enjoy this place.  Their side dishes and soon du bu are good.  My girlfriend ordered Mool Naeng Myun and the Bin Dae Duk which she enjoyed but I have had much better.  Gaesung House of Tofu is a tofu house so I would stick to the soon dubu for a sure thing.

Gaesung House of Tofu

2089 El Camino Real

Santa Clara, CA 95050

(408) 248-TOFU (8638) 

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