Category Archives: Korean

Mokban Korean Bistro, Providence RI

Immediately upon walking into Mokban, I was skeptical about whether this restaurant was serving the traditional home-style Korean food it advertised. There was just no smell of cooking sesame oil, which I associate with great traditional Korean restaurants in NYC … Continue reading

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Joong Boo Wang Mandoo, Chicago, IL

Joong Boo Market is small (four stores) chain of Korean markets in Chicago.  It has three supermarkets and one houseware market, that it claims provides the “largest selection of kitchenware, appliances, cutlery, gifts, and other housewares products in the Midwest.” I … Continue reading

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Seaforest Bake Shop, Philadelphia

After six years in the making, Seaforest Bake Shop opened in September 2025 in Philadelphia’s Graduate Hospital neighborhood. The bake shop sells Korean flavored pastries, some of which use homemade traditional Korean fermented products, such as gochujang (Chili paste), doenjang … Continue reading

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SouthGate Philadelphia, PA

After being underwhelmed by dancerobot we decided to finish a Saturday night out at the Korean-American gastropub SouthGate.  As a fusion restaurant the menu has several American dishes remixed with Korean flavors – French fries with a kimchi vinaigrette, French … Continue reading

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Hong’s Dumplings – Frozen Dumpling Review

In the overwhelming, colorfully kaleidoscopic frozen dumpling aisle at H-Mart, Hong’s Dumplings caught my eye for its austere black and white packaging. It reminded me of the generic black and white labelled “Food” and “Beer” eaten in the classic film … Continue reading

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Mr. Paik’s Noodles, Grenada Hills, CA

I have been a fan of Baek Jong-won (aka Mr. Paik) since becoming addicted to his show Delicious Rendezvous during the pandemic.  The Korean food documentaries that he co-hosts on Netflix are also excellent (the KFood Show A Nation of … Continue reading

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bibigo Frozen Kimchi Dumplings

After a long pandemic, my local H-Mart has returned to offering food samples and have been highly successful in getting me to buy new products.  Recently they were giving out samples of bibigo pan fried kimchi dumplings, which was a … Continue reading

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Quick Reviews: London, Edinburgh and Glasgow

Itadakizen London. Near King’s Cross St. Pancras train station, Itadakizen is a plant based Japanese restaurant that serves deep fried vegan gyoza. The gyoza were excellent as was the Goma-Q, the vegan Karage and the Shoyu Ramen. I recommend this … Continue reading

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The Jim, South Philly

During the pandemic bar owners Fergie Carey and Jim McNamara, of Fergie’s Pub and The Goat, along with Tony Rim of 1225 Raw and The Foodery opened The Jim in the old JC Chinese restaurant location.  They kept the old … Continue reading

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Dumpling Jjamppong, Jeong’s Kitchen (Danny’s Kitchen), HMart Philadelphia

I have been obsessing over Netflix’s show “A Nation of Broth” which over three episodes, with endless food-porn, documents the centrality of soups and stews in Korean cuisine. The show made me crave some Korean soup, so I went over … Continue reading

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