Lee's Korean Restaurant

Lee’s Korean Restaurant

Man, the Snootie Foodies have been slacking off lately – two weeks with no reviews…. bad Snoodies, bad….!!!  J

We have actually been eating as usual, but also been extremely busy and so haven’t had time to write the usual reviews. 

Two weeks ago the Snoodies decided they were in the mood for sushi, since sushi in Paramaribo is somewhat difficult to come by we ended up at Lee’s Korean Restaurant.  Now most people go to Lee’s and order the same sort of food you would at a Chinese restaurant – fried rice, sweet and sour chicken/shrimp etc.  So we decided to go all out Korean (except for the sushi of course).  J

So the meal started after changing tables a few times – certain aircos were on and certain were not – so it took a moment to find the spot where it was cool, but not freezing. 

We, Snoodies can be demanding at times. 

We were in luck – there was Kim chi that night – so the Snoodie order was two sushi rolls (you have the choice of salmon, shrimp or crab), kimchi chigae and an order of bulgogi (delicious Korean bbq beef).

First came the order of sushi – nothing special, but still tasty and satisfying this Snoodie’s sushi cravings.  We ordered salmon and shrimp sushi, which came with soy sauce and the strangest wasabi.  The wasabi was dark dark green and not spicy at all – it was strange.  The sushi was fine, it did have cream cheese in it, which put off one of the Snoodies (the expert Snoodie you could say), but all in all it was tasty and perfectly fine. 

Next we were served a small dish of pickled radishes – something two of the Snoodies dived right in, while the third maintained her distance (that would be me).  According to my fellow Snoodies, it was yummy. 

The kimchi chigae was served next – a delicious soup with kim chi, pork, onions and tofu (there might have been more ingredients – but these come to mind right now).  It was delicious – a nice soft flavor that went great with rice.  We put rice in the soup bowl and ladled the chigae right on top – YUM.

We also received our order of bulgogi – which according to this Snoodie is the pinnacle of Korean food.  J  The beef was delicious, tender, lots of sesame seeds, and great with the rice.  It also went well with the chigae – yum yum yum.  All in all a very belly-satisfying night. 

Score:

Ambiance – 3 (the a/cs were really annoying – and the fake wall decorations don’t add much ambiance). 

Food presentation – 4

Flavor – 4

Customer service – 4.75 (the Indian gentleman who works there is very knowledgeable and super friendly – even with our table hopping going on). 

Overall score: 4

Final words: Always worth a visit and apparently the sweet and sour whole fish is excellent – something to try next time.  J