Entries tagged with 'Korean'
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For years,
DoSirak has been my neighborhood go-to spot for minimalist and clean Korean food. They do a brisk takeout service, and keep their classic Korean dishes on the light and healthy side.
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Bibimbap
and Reubens from one deli? That you have to walk through an office building, past a doorman to find? It's a little confusing, but something of a Korean deli speakeasy, and just a five-minute walk from SEHQ.
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Billed as a "mobile Korean grill,"
Korilla BBQ is the best of the new Korean-esque food trucks we've tried recently. And clearly, we're not alone in thinking so. Korilla parks in office-heavy Manhattan neighborhoods at lunchtime every weekday, and in two different locations, we've seen lines stretch to dozens of people within minutes of their truck parking, sometimes well before noon.
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A mainstay of the Korean table, jjigae literally translates as
stew, and there are hundreds of common varieties. Soondubu jjigae is my favorite. Flavored with pork, beef, or seafood in a broth similar to a Japanese
dashi flavored with sea kelp and dried anchovies, it's laced with fiery red pepper powder or fermented
gochujang pepper paste and often a handful of chopped, garlicky kimchi. The bulk of the dish is made up of tofu of the soft, silken variety, which develops an ultra-creamy, smooth texture as it heats in the boiling hot broth. Sinus-clearing, nutritious, and easy to down by the
dolsot-ful, it's
perfect restorative fare.
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Let's say that you're in Flushing for the evening; perhaps you've finished a meal of
samgyeopsal or
galbi. And say you're feeling a mite thirsty, but are thoroughly confused by local watering holes around the Murray Hill neighborhood of Flushing. There are sketchy venues that proclaim to be "lounges," although the front windows have been blacked out with a spookily opaque layer of film. Or there's 153 Fusion Pocha (Flushing residents simply call it "Il-Oh-Sam" or "1-5-3" in case you're asking for directions), with its cheerful neon Mets signs, large comfortable booths, and boisterous atmosphere. Although 153 is unapologetically authentically Korean—the waiters are fluent in English, the menus however, are not—it's a fun and a fine place for drinks and a late night snack.
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It's hard to duplicate the almost otherworldly experience of dining at a Korean food court without catching a plane to Seoul—but
Food Gallery 32, the new food court in the middle of Manhattan's Koreatown, is pretty otherworldly in its own right. That it's a fun place almost goes without saying—
but what about the food?
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Since
Food Gallery 32 doesn't have a website, online menus, or any easy online access point, here's our guide to each of the stalls—complete with menus. Enjoy!
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When South Korean
'BBQ Chicken' came to NYC in 2007, it took a familiar path and set up on the international fast food row of St. Marks Place, and Chelsea; the chain followed this typical trajectory and eventually shuttered both Manhattan locations. Now, there are two remaining branches walking distance from each other in Flushing, a logical location, and one that makes no sense geographically in Sheepshead Bay.
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The New York dining scene follows a constant ebb and flow of trends. Consider the large format meal, arguably made popular by David Chang's
bo ssäm feast at Momofuku Ssäm Bar. Paying respect to the whole animal and primal cuts can now be seen as a feather in the fedora of a restaurant's coolness and credibility. Or consider goat—once a meat for squares, but now in vogue. You can probably see where I'm going with this. Should the adventurous epicure with an outsized appetite aspire for a large format feast addressed to goat meat, a sojourn to Bangane in Flushing, Queens, is a must.
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Going on a date always involves a gamble. Going on a date to a bi-level Korean BBQ restaurant involves a spin of the roulette wheel plus a roll of the dice plus a horse race. It could go well, the odds paying off as you impress one another with your chopstick skills and grilling techniques. It could not go well, and you might discover that your date can't pronounce "hunk yumso chungol" or, worse, finds goat meat chowder way too mainstream. Or you could accidentally set your date on fire.
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