Tripadvisor and Yelp probably do a better job than my blog at giving reviews, but I still wanted to relate my experience at Ganadara on here.
I kind of apprehended going there, because I had read a review (in French) in which the critic said she wasn't impressed with the food and would not go back, despite the restaurant having regularly a queue of people waiting outside.
My friend was still curious to go (she had also seen multiple times people waiting outside to eat there) and so we did.
My friend ordered the cheese chicken katsu and I decided to take the curry chicken katsu (mild). And we got bulgogi kimbap (6 pcs) to share.
Food :
Cheese chicken katsu
My friend said her cheese chicken katsu was great. Oh, and as you can see in the upper part of the picture, they give a small bowl of kimchi to each table. We didn't taste it though.
Curry chicken katsu (there are also mushrooms)
My curry chicken katsu was excellent, the fried crust tasted amazing. The inside was only white meat which agreeably surprised me. Usually, I'd expect to bite into some fat/gelatinous stuff, but there was none. The curry sauce tasted good, but there was a spice in it and near the end, my taste buds were starting to get sick of it. It wasn't spicy, but there was a particular taste because of the spice.
But I really liked eating fried chicken, rice, and curry together. It's like comfort food.
Bulgogi kimbap
My friend said she liked it, but I personally thought it's wasn't as good as I expected. The bulgogi was good, but I wouldn't say I'd eat bulgogi in "sushis". And there was this sweet and sour yellow/green vegetable (I believe that was radish) and I thought it tasted weird with the beef.
The waitress often came filling up our glasses of water, which I appreciated. But our dishes all arrived at different times what the heck. My friend was the first to receive her dish. 5 minutes later, we got the kimbap. Then another 5 minutes later, I (finally) got my dish. The food was warm though.
Price :
I wouldn't say it's the cheapest restaurant but I was really satisfied with the price/portion ratio (FYI my curry chicken katsu was 12.50$ CAD). Also, the restaurant accepts to give us doggie bags to take our leftovers home which is cool.
In sum, I really liked my experience at Ganadara and do believe I will return there to eat. However, I think it would be to eat curry chicken katsu in particular. I don't know if I'd be interested in trying other dishes.
Thank you.
