21 Restaurant & Lounge

Stopped by for a short time for Cathy's UYE. It's an adorable place. They have a large bar in the middle and a bunch of tables that light up around the place. Cute!
I've never had soju before and Tien and Anthony had a TON of bottles for me to sample. The fruit flavored ones were delicioius. It has an almost bubblyness to it and I enjoyed that A LOT!
April had the shrimp with mayo....2 things. I would never think to deep fry shrimp and then toss with mayo and OF COURSE April got a dish with mayo in it, Anyway, I thought it was DELICIOUS. And I didn't even taste it fresh. It wasn't cold necessarily, but it wasn't warm either and it was so good. I will definitely come back to this place. And most likely try Aprils' dish.
They have huge TV's playing K-POP, HELLO! That is so awesome. I really like KPOP even though I dont know a word or a song. It's just so catchy.
And how absolutely fantastic is it that an elite event is coming here for this place. WOOOOOO HOOOOOO. Me's in my glory!
Check this place it. Very cool!

You had me at Shrimp with Mayo!
When I heard a group of friends were meeting here for some Soju, I couldn't say no after seeing the menu.
Happy Hour from 6-8pm is a good deal to try some of their soju. All drinks are half priced. The Strawberry Soju was like kool-aid, but I fell in love with the Yogurt Soju...tasted like a creamsicle! Plain bottles of soju can be consumed as well, it's smooth and has more kick than it's flavored counterpart. There is beer as well if you're not the adventurous type.
So onto the food. I got my Shrimp with Mayo (15$) batter dipped decent sized shrimp were crisp and tasty with a sweet sauce covering them. I would've loved a spicy dipping sauce on the side to cut some of the sweetness. Their portion was big, so I encourage sharing. So we also got the Cheese Pork Cutlet...OMG! Yum! I'd go back just for the food.
Love the atmosphere with the light up color changing tables. Lots of room, not crowded. Staff was pretty good about keeping up with us. The  K-Pop videos playing in the background is an interesting "something different" to watch and listen to while enjoying your food and drink. A downside was that there were some smokers in the bar and we got wiffs of it at times, but it wasn't "smoky" like a lot of places and it also gets really loud.
Thank you again for Yelp, otherwise we would've never even known this place existed.

Going away party for Cathy!

My first time to 21...it's a small Korean restaurant and bar, hiding in a small shopping mall on Sahara and Jones.  It's behind the chicken place and the car dealer in the same parking lot.

The drinks here are decent priced during happy hour from 6pm-8pm. I think most of the soju was $5-7, beers and liquor also half price.  If you are drinking after HH, it will add up pretty quick, but it's still somewhat reasonable.  A few pics of the soju :

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The food was not very amazing IMO...and it definitely felt very expensive for what it was. The Bulgogi was not very mentionable!

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If a Korean joint doesn't make great bulgogi, I don't have high expectations for the rest of it. Didn't have much flavor, and the meat had no crisp or char on the edges at all...they must slow cook it here or something.

Kart ordered a Spicy Chicken concoction :

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It was actually spicy!  The dish was just ok though...I ran into a few chewy bits of chicken and tendon.

AND the "sausage skewers :

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More like hot dog skewers lol. They had a decent taste, but I was craving a snappy sausage....got hotdogs!  Probably the biggest disappointment of the night.

What was good though, was the Pork Cutlet with Cheese!

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This was great! Almost like a chicken katsu, with lots of yummy cheese inside! This was the highlight of the night, food wise!

I really like the vibe here...it is clean, warm and inviting inside. The glass tables with neon lights are pretty cool and add to a nice environment.

This would be a cool place to hang out, especially during HH...I am sure we will be back!