Green Sprout

One of my friends ranted and raved about the "sushi salad" at Green Sprout and suggested I should go. Decided to check it out with another friend and we both had a break for lunch from 11-12:30, which in theory should be enough time to eat lunch right? WRONG. Super super super SLOW service.

Just to define what a sushi salad is the best I can, it is literally a California roll in a bowl. It's rice, imitation crab, thinly sliced cucumbers, and bits of seaweed. They literally just dump it all in a bowl and give you three different ketchup containers of different types of mayo (wasabi mayo, spicy mayo, and something else forgottt don't care it wasn't as good as the other ones anyways!).

Yes it was good. It was close to 10 dollars, whatever that is fine too. But it took ONE HOUR for someone to put it together? It wasn't even busy when we went, which made it even more mind boggling. With our classes starting in t-minus 25 mins and all the way in Beering, the pressure was on and we flagged down a waitress 3 various times to tell them that we would cancel the order cause it was just ridiculous. Do not come here between class ever. Call in and get it to go cause they're decently faster at that. If you want to sit down and eat there, maybe call beforehand? or just go when you don't have anything to do!

The only reason why they don't get a hard one star is because the sushi salad IS good and I don't mind getting it to go. Just really? Really? One hour for you to scoop things into a bowl? Really? Okay, I'm done.

This place has gotten a lot better than it was five years ago! I think it used to be cafeteria-style, if I remember correctly. Now it's sit-down and better than ever. The dosiraks (lunch boxes) are great if you want a big lunch. The bimbimbap always hits the spot. I'm still afraid to try the triangle rice after a bad experience many years ago, but everything else has changed so much, I may just try it again.

bulgogi is my favorite food in the world.  Thus, I was thrilled when I discovered there was a korean restaurant on campus.  I rushed in to try it.

Unfortunately, I discovered that the food is not made to order.  I saw a pile of bulgogi sitting in a bin behind glass.  My instincts told me to steer clear, because it looked like it was 2 or 3 days old.  I tried it anyways.

I should have trusted my instincts.  It was the worst bulgogi I have ever tried in my life.  It was bland, and it tasted like it came out of a can or something.  I guess that's what happens when food sits for days on end.  the good news, if you can call it that - is it didn't make me sick(i sort of expected it to)

I don't know how this place has remained open for as long as it has.  the food is bad, and the service is bad.  When you walk in, it's instantly confusing. Do I go up to the counter to order?  is it a buffet?  do i sit down and wait for a waitress?

i guess with 20,000 asian students at purdue it's impossible for a korean restaurant to fail... even if it is bad.  i desperately miss bea one!