Restaurant Sakura

When I first saw this restaurant here on Unilocal,I was kind of surprised by how little reviews it got. Somehow this got my attention.
My friend and I were served with appetizer first.
One of them was a kind of vegetable roll? Ball? ¯\(°_°)/¯ drizzled with soy sauce and crushed peanuts. That one was delicious, and I loved the smell and taste of the peanuts.
I ordered the Yukkejang (spicy beef soup with vegetables) under the Korean menu section (there were not many to choose from, oh well the name was Sakura). The broth was flavorful but mellow. The (beef) meat was so tender it was like melting in my mouth.
The sides that came with it was delicious as well. I especially liked the kimchi, the grated potato pancake (Gamjajeon) with a thin bell pepper slice laid on top of it (kawaii), it was oily but it was good and the seaweed pancake (Pajeon) too, although I would prefer it to be saltier. They were all nice small additions to the soup. The gyoza was nice as well. I liked that it was fried at the bottom. That made it crunchier that the typical hong kong dumpling.
Desert was okay. I usually don’t eat strawberry flavored ice cream. Chocolate is more my liking: D
I would be back for more.
PS. I don’t get why there weren’t that many people visit the place.

What a fool I am! In my Studieskolen days, I passed by this place many times but figured it was like most Japanese-​Korean mix establishments: BAD! However I was pleasantly surprised and now I know where to get my Korean fix in Copenhagen when I’m feeling homesick.
Since it was a very cold day, I wanted something hot and comforting. The Samgyetang menu (310 dkk) appealed to me especially since it comes with small sides (banchan). Normally this soup is eaten in the summer, but I think it also goes over well on these winter evenings. Our server brought out a whole cornish hen sizzling in the stone pot on a wooden trivet with salt and pepper on the side. Spot-​on presentation! However there was no ginger or glutinous rice inside the chicken, much less jujube or ginseng. Although chicken is the star of this dish, the rice and herbs play a huge role. This was very disappointing, even though the meat was cooked perfectly and falling off the bone.
Before we were served the main (Korean) dishes, we received a little Japanese appetizers. One was a spinach salad (ohitashi) and a shrimp salad with bean thread (ebi sunomono). These were very nice and refreshing but of course I would have preferred a Korean starter. Soon after came gyoza/​mandu, which was good. Right before the mains came out we got the banchan, and so prettily arranged! There was seafood pancake (haemul pajeon), carrot kinpira, kimchi, potato pancake (gamjajeon), and seaweed salad. The kinpira was a bit out of place, I think beansprouts would have fit in better. Though they were a little oily, the pancakes were good. Now the kimchi was excellent! I can say this with confidence since I am Korean, I’ve been brought up eating kimchi, and I do make my own. You can even buy it by the kilo here. Good to know. At the end of the meal we got a scoop of sickly-​sweet strawberry ice cream and a pretty but not very tasty strawberry for dessert. I would have preferred green tea ice cream or even some seasonal fruit, the latter being more common in Korean cuisine. Since it is winter I would have been ok with no dessert and just a cup of ginseng tea instead.
Although the missing ingredients in the samgyetang made me feel cheated, the banchan was mostly good and so was the service. I look forward to trying more authentic Korean dishes here.

The food tastes amazing, no doubt. The meat is very tender and is marinated well. I can’t speak for the authenticity of the food though, as it was our first time trying Korean food. Warning: the portions are quite small, so order extra rice, kimchi and other greens if you are hungry and are going for one of the grill dishes. Enjoy!