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DAMI ASIAN FUSION
409 E 4th St, Bloomington, IN
(812) 339-2735
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My friend Julie and I were famished at about 6pm after an amazing lecture by Lydia Lunch, which was part of the William S. Burroughs celebration at I.U. I knew we would find something interesting to eat on East 4th street. I had read some good reviews of Dami so we found a parking spot close by and went on in. Like many restaurants in the area, it occupies a former house that has been nicely transformed into a comfortable dining spot. A couple of Asian students were sharing a bubbling hot pot when we came in, which was a good sign. Our server was super friendly and dropped off menus and some ice water. The menu is pretty comprehensive, covering all of the desired Korean and Japanese offerings one would expect, with accompanying pictures to help out the unsure diners. We ordered a chicken Yakitori appetizer to share. Julie went for the Dolsot BiBimBap, which is rice, pickled veggies with a sunny side up egg served on top, all in a blazing hot stone bowl, allowing the rice to get nice and crispy. I went for the chicken Yakisoba noodles. It came out bubbling in a cast iron griddle. Dinners come with a small bowl of miso soup, which was perfectly seasoned, and 5 small Korean side dishes, but no kimchi :( My dinner was a perfect balance of sweet and savory. The noodles were cooked correctly with nice pieces of chicken and a couple types of onion. Julie's dinner was more of a miss, no beef, despite our servers description, and lacking the usual dollop of Korean hot bean paste. Our Yakitori came out during our meal, not as an appetizer before hand. But it was so good it really didn't matter. Lunch specials are offered for $7.95 and most dinners for one person are in the $10 - $18 range. No alcohol is served. All in all a pretty good dinner with a few hiccups.
