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Post by ajk on Apr 8, 2013 23:41:39 GMT -5
Yes, she said the food was real good and the kids enjoyed it.
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Post by TheBo on Apr 9, 2013 15:25:12 GMT -5
LOL. Ahh, ajk...
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Post by nuwildcats on May 22, 2013 13:11:32 GMT -5
ajk--Thought you lived somewhere on Chgo's northside but see you're in boontown. To anyone able to get to the Granville Red Line area, a Korean chicken wing restaurant opened 1/3 block east of the station. Squeaky clean, minimalist decor, with no shortage of dine-in and take-out patrons. The wings are out of this world.
From Chicago Trib's Kevin Pang's 3/27/13 review of Dak:
Dukbokki: A number of food-writing colleagues have waxed rhapsodic about Dak Korean Chicken Wings in Edgewater, a 3-month-old addition to the sticky-fried drumette market set forth by Crisp, Take Me Out and Joongboo Market. I'll quickly add to the chorus: These pterodactyl wings bear just enough soy-garlic glaze to not sog the high-frequency-crisp skin. They're terrific (five for $9). But assuming Dak's patrons will order the wings here anyway, allow me to suggest, too, the dukbokki ($8.50) — boiled rice cakes the length of chubby pinky fingers, deep fried to a crisp-then-chewy bite, then stir-fried with a sauce best described as K.C. Masterpiece meets Korean gochujang (the soon-to-be-ubiquitous fermented red chili and soybean paste). Protein comes in the form of bulgogi, marinated rib-eye beef that's grilled then chopped into scraggly pieces. A hearty and deceptively filling plate that feeds two. 1104 W. Granville Ave., 773-754-0255
Been doing work out in Barrington lately and haven't had time to post until now.
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Post by ajk on May 22, 2013 15:32:43 GMT -5
Thanks for the info; appreciate it. I'm in Arlington Heights but my sister is in Evanston and she tends to head down that way every once in a while. Will pass the review on to her.
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Post by nuwildcats on May 29, 2013 16:00:46 GMT -5
The problem with my posts about K-restaurants is they're most likely in a congested, lakefront area with little or no parking available. Well, here's another one: bopNgrill -- in Rogers Park (6604 N Sheridan Rd). Over the weekend I picked up a menu and found the atmosphere inviting. I'll be going there in the next month and will post my impressions. 4 out of 5 Yelp stars (196 reviews). The big draws are the kimchi fries, umami burgers, and kimchi burgers. The owner's mom makes the kimchi from scratch and reviews all rave about it. Owner Will Song is a Le Cordon Bleu grad and former sous chef at River North's Sunda. bopNgrill's website: bngrill.com/Keep in mind, this location like their shuttered Evanston location is located near a student population, so don't be disappointed. As seen on Guy Fieri's 'Diners, Drive-ins & Dives' video, www.foodnetwork.com/videos/umami-burger-in-chicago/106537.html, their umami burgers are tops with truffled mushroom duxelle, togarashi mayo, smoked gouda.
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Post by TheBo on Jun 4, 2013 13:15:19 GMT -5
Dang. Now I'm HUNGRY. LOL...
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Post by nuwildcats on Jun 6, 2013 14:49:45 GMT -5
Yeah, me too, after viewing the video I'm trying to make time to get in sooner than my schedule allows. Too bad for you the lengthy Red Line construction just began, they're right off the Loyola stop. Until I moved to Hyde Park full-time, for 6 months I lived half-time in Evanston and half-time at the Intn'l House and could travel between the two areas in record time on the el.
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Post by nuwildcats on Jun 6, 2013 15:24:35 GMT -5
Just an observation, the new K-restaurants opening up along the lakefront all have young, educated entrepreneurs as owners, so they must be spotting some trend. Evanston's new Clark St restaurant, Koco, replaced the JK Sweets posted above, and the look if not the food are getting good reviews. Japanese blossoms on the wall, described as an Asian Starbucks. The ice cream section remains intact on one side of the restaurant. Pretty extensive menu but reviews rave on about the seafood or bulgogi kimchi tacos, with Seafood Soondoobu getting an also-mentioned. The owner forwarded his menu but it's in Publisher and I don't know if I can attach it. Prices are steep (ramen is 5.99 but gets high marks). They're open til 1:00 AM but closed from 3:00 PM-4:30 PM.
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Post by nuwildcats on Jun 19, 2013 15:17:07 GMT -5
Met a Korean artist from Texas, in town for the Old Town Art Fest. She said in previous years she and other Korean and non-Korean artists chose "San Soo Gab San" at their N. Lincoln location over all other Chi-town restaurants to eat at after the Fest closed. Although she, like me, was turned off by the ambience of that restaurant, she agreed with other Koreans who I've talked to that it is the place that immediately comes to mind when thinking "Korean dining experience." She added that the food was excellent, and the artist group (Korean as well as non-Korean) she was with heartily enjoyed their food.
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Post by nuwildcats on Sept 26, 2013 17:55:52 GMT -5
Before I log off, I'm remembering to post about the bopNgrill, 6604 N Sheridan Rd, Chgo. First, about parking. Although I can't speak about the school year having gone during the summer, I was told you can usually find free parking on Sheridan Rd. or side-street metered parking, depending on time of day (maybe, Friday night?). Sampled were the umami burger, kimchi fries, and chicken katsu. For an upbeat diner with outdoor picnic tables, the prices are a little steep: an order of umami burger plus kimchi fries = $16.50. On a later visit, I was told most customers don't order both in one sitting. For good reasons, too. The fries are awesome eaten naked, but then they add a cup of cheese sauce, plus bacon, scallions, and a cup of caramelized kimchi. When eating kimchi fries alongide the umami burger with its meat cooked in duck fat, truffled mushroom duxelle, bacon, smoked gouda, togarashi mayo and sun-dried tomato confit, oil started oozing from my pores. So either steer clear if you suffer from acne like me or if heart disease runs in your family, or two gal pals can split the fries and burger, and be perfectly satisfied. I got so carried away recalling the fatty burgers and fries, I left out that the umami is absolutely d-e-l-i-c-i-o-u-s! I'm including again Food Network's video clip of owner-chef Will Song preparing an umami burger. It'll show I didn't exaggerate the food's dependence on fat: www.foodnetwork.com/videos/umami-burger-in-chicago/106537.html On another visit, I had the chicken katsu, 2 panko-covered sliced chicken breasts served with Japanese bbq sauce ($10). Yummy and filling as all get out. Other top menu items: the le brasseire burger; bulkogi; and bi bim bop. Will Song seems to always be in the restaurant, cooking alongside his workers or eating with friends.
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