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        "description": "A nostalgic Myeongdong hold-out near where Korean-Chinese cuisine first took root.\n\nOrder jjajangmyeon, jjamppong, and tangsuyuk and split with the table.\n\nCash-friendly, bare-bones, the real thing.",
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