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Every time I feel a cold coming on I head over here for a steaming bowl of Kimchee Noodle Soup.  Fixes me right up.  I swear the stuff is magical.   It's also served in a gigantic bowl, so one is almost guaranteed leftovers for the next day.  

The rest of the menu is pretty good, too.  Everything is rich and flavorful.  The prices are a tad high, but the portions are huge, so you are definitely getting your money's worth.  Even my mega-carnivorous spouse is happy here.

My only complaint is the location.  They are way out in the northwest corner of the city, so this is not one of those spontaneous "in the neighborhood so we decided to drop by" kind of places.  Coming here requires purpose.  I miss the good old days when they were located on Southport, but, ah well, things do change.  And they are still very much worth the trip out.

Try the freshly squeezed juices while you are here.  My favorite is the Green Heaven, made with Kiwi, Lime, Orange, Pineapple, Spinach, and Cucumber.    They used to occasionally make this juice into an amazing vegan "ice cream, " which, should you ever see on the menu, please let me know, 'cause I want some.

Food is great, but what good is it when the takeout containers are recycle #6, polystyrene.  Polystyrene (Styrofoam) is not recyclable whether it is the white or the clear clam shells.  Lots of consciousness for the health and enjoyment of the customers but lack of regard for the world on the other side of the door.  And he does have many takeout orders, all wrapped neatly in a plastic non-biodegradable bag.    

Floating garbage patches the size of Texas in the oceans with dead birds from ingesting discarded plastic and the owner doesn't want to see my take out container suggestions (recycle symbol #5, biodegradable, corn) that I've collected from conscious restaurants.  

And then there is the leaching into hot foods common with #6.   I've had the hot pancakes and rice leave their marks in a clam shell or two over the many years.

The food was also better years ago, more mushrooms.

The place was welcoming and relaxing.

My wife's soup was enormous. Like ate it for 3 days after.

They let you pick the spiciness of your dish. Which I like. Since I'm a big fat fuckin baby who don't like the spicy stuff. Fuckin baby.

It's worth the drive.