In just a few short years, this Korean noodle shop has grown into one of the Korean restaurant chains with the most branches in Hong Kong, mainly concentrated in Hong Kong Island and Tsim Sha Tsui. These areas have stronger spending power, which supports the restaurant’s operations despite higher costs. The parent group focuses primarily on Korean cuisine, such as Antidote, which runs on a Korean izakaya concept—relatively easy to manage. The Korean-style hand-cut noodles are chewier and thicker than the Chinese version, served in a comforting pork rib soup that looks fiery red but is not spicy at all. The dumplings are also quite interesting—very large with thick skins that resemble buns. At under HK$100 per person, the meal is filling, carries a sense of traditional Korean home cooking, and tastes decent overall.
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