Revel/ by Shelley Lance, Blog Editor
Last night, my husband Frank and I headed to Fremont to check out Revel, the second restaurant by the owners of Joule. After driving around, peering out the windows of the car, we finally spotted the small Revel sign (the hipper the place the smaller the signage?), so we parked and wandered into the tiny adjacent bar, Quoin. It took us a moment to find our bearings and make our way into Revel’s stylish space (photo above)
I started with a refreshing Soju (Korean liquor similar to a sweetened vodka), infused with lemongrass (photo above left), then we ordered from the small but very intriguing menu. 
Everything was delicious but my favorites were the shortrib dumplings and the shrimp pancake with edamame (photo above right) and the five spice duck meatballs with noodles (small photo right ). I also enjoyed the rice bowl with albacore, egg yolk, and fennel kim chi. We loved the little quartet of sauces that arrives with the food, ranging from chili paste to fish sauce. In fact, Revel is now one of our favorite new places! They have a brunch menu too (mmm… Kimchee ramen with pork belly!) We’ll definitely be back.
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