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Tucked Away Korean Palace

and the occasionally available galbi, but for us, we love Korean Palace for their generally Asian offerings. The Beef with Mushroom is a dish that can feed a family. Garlic chili shrimps are always awesome, buttered lemon chicken is a safe bet and for noodles (‘cause who doesn’t eat noodles

This is an ode to a classic! Korean Palace remains to be the only place in Riyadh where you will find the owner greeting every customer who comes in as he has for the past couple of decades. This, together with the fading Korean posters add to its authenticity.

in an Asian place?), the mixed canton comes highly recommended. Minus the overly extensive menu that may confuse newcomers into ordering things we would stay away from—It’s Kimchiriffic restaurant if you know what to get (forgive us, we just had to do it). Listen to the waiters, they actually know what to recommend.

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Sometimes, what makes a business stand out is their treatment of their customers. We have to admit right off the bat: Eloo Chocolate is very good with their customer service. Their replies were prompt, delivery wasn’t a hassle, and everything went quite smoothly. In fact, the three stars are

R E A L IT Y for the service alone. As for the brownies? Well. We enjoyed them, and they looked just like the images. But unfortunately, they tasted like Betty Crocker, which for SR 80 a dozen we could’ve just bought a box and made it ourselves. The cookies had a good distribution of chocolate but it wasn’t drool worthy. We might order again if the baker ever decides to improve her recipes, but otherwise, this jury won’t ask for a retrial.

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Price: Mixed Brownies (12 pcs.) SR 80 Mini Galaxy Cookies (30 pcs.) SR 60 Delivery: SR 30 Rating Overall: 3 eloo_chocolate

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