Shin Jung - DT

So Mike says “Hey you should go to the Korean place across the street from Barney’s”. I trust Mike, so we went. I think it’s been there a while. It was half full on a Friday. Again I am guessing by the demographics that this is “authentic” Korean cuisine. I hate the word cuisine. It’s so cliché. DJ ordered the chicken lunch, RB ordered the beef. I wanted the chicken but I thought I should get something different for the sake of the blog. I got the pork lunch. The lunch included miso soup, a very salty, marinated bean sprout served cold, cold kimchi, small ginger salad, white rice (fried rice $1 more) and the meat. Typical miso broth with scallions. The sprouts were ok. I found it best to just mix them with the fried rice. I’ve never had kimchi before so I can only say that it was alright. Salad was typical. I sprang for the $1 fried rice. More egg than I expected. The pork was prepared in a sweat marinade with lots of rub. Almost too rich but I ate it all…I always do. Overall, having never eaten Korean victuals before, (ahhhh not cliché) I enjoyed it. The atmosphere was chummy and the service good. I would eat here again.

Service: 4 out of 5
Quantity: plenty
Price: lunch/water just over $9

Shin Jung - DJ

1638 E Colonial Dr
Orlando, FL 32803
407.895.7345

Shin Jung is a cozy little restaurant with 12 tables; eight of which have built-in BBQ burners in the middle, so you can cook your own meat. We decided on the box lunches - beef, chicken, and pork boxes. DT opted for the fried rice. We had steamed rice. This came out in little stainless steel containers with a lid. The rice had been cooked in these separate little containers. We each had 3 sides of marinated bean sprouts, kimchi, and a small salad.

The meal began with the delivery of miso soup. Then the box lunch came out. The salad had a sweet and sour dressing that was very good. The bean sprouts were slightly sweet. The kimchi, well; it was kimchi. I would haved to describe it as marinated cabbage that was served cold. The marinade on the grilled chicken was slightly sweet.

RB said I had not said a word for the last ten minutes. I guess I could not talk and eat with chop sticks at the same time. I enjoyed the meal.

Orlando Weekly says Shin Jung has been around to 10 years. The restaurant was full when we were there. Almost everyone else were Koreans. This is a place we will add to our list of places to go for lunch.

Service: Good (5 out of 5)
Quantity: Plenty
Meal/Water/Tip: Under $9.50