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Post by ajk on Feb 27, 2012 15:56:21 GMT -5
Can anybody recommend a good Korean restaurant in the north or northwest suburbs? My sister in Evanston is looking for a place. Not too formal, and someplace that has food that her two kids would eat. (They're 6 and 8, and like a lot of kids don't like eating things that look weird to them.) A BBQ place is fine, or whatever.
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Post by soapygrams on Feb 27, 2012 22:07:55 GMT -5
HA - I remember when my kids I have six, were young - no matter what type of restaurant we went to, they would invariably order a hamburger and fries LOL. Most kids like noodles tho - and you can find a sauce that is not too spicy for them to go along with the noodles; they almost all like tempura too - whether it's made in the Japanese style or another Asian style. On Bryn Mawr Avenue there are a lot of Korean restaurants. Also on Lincoln ave, ju st west of California there are Korean restaurants . I really don't know of any in evanston but if she googles Korean Bar-b-q restaurants then searches for evanston and nearby she will probably find a few at least. Most Korean restaurants are happy to serve families with smaller children. at least all the ones I have been to are very hospitable to families. good luck and good eating .. ;D
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Post by sageuk on Feb 27, 2012 23:01:41 GMT -5
Heard of Woo Lae Oak?
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Post by ajk on Feb 28, 2012 12:15:03 GMT -5
Actually the name didn't mean anything to me, until I Googled it and realized I drive by the place once a month or so. Thanks--I'll definitely head over and check it out sometime. It may be a little fancier than what my sister is looking for, but I'll try it myself and see if it would work.
I need to start trying more of this stuff myself--my experience with Korean food is embarrassingly little. So any and all suggestions, I'm all ears.
And thanks for the advice about the noodles, soapy--that makes a lot of sense.
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Post by soapygrams on Feb 28, 2012 14:36:05 GMT -5
Oh My - I did forget about that one. It is on Lincoln Avenue - North of Irving Park road. It has been there for a very long, long time. sorry to say, I have never been IN that restaurant; but now that I realize I have somehow totally skipped that one, LOL, I will definitely go there to check out the menu etc. My daugh V and husband also enjoy Korean food - so the next time we go out for dinner, I will suggest we tr it out. Whenever that happens, I will post my experience with the food etc. We just recently went to Senoya's on golf Road - they had radish kimchi and it was sooo good. also a sort of sprout kimchee - I tried both the cabbage and radish kimchee with sticky rice - yum - the sprout kimchee is good with the rice also - does not have to be eaten or served hot - tastes very good even cold. Darn it - now I want to go back and get some more LOL
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Post by TheBo on Feb 29, 2012 14:25:17 GMT -5
I know it's not a restaurant per se, but H-Mart has a pretty good food court.
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Post by ajk on Feb 29, 2012 20:57:30 GMT -5
That is the one place I've been and it's actually what I was thinking about suggesting to her. Mainly because they have big pictures of the food and you can actually see what you're getting. So no cranky surprised kids.
And I actually thought the food I had was pretty good, for all I know of it.
Thanks for the suggestion.
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Post by TheBo on Mar 1, 2012 15:36:10 GMT -5
LOL. YES PICTURES!~ always helpful.
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Post by ginnycat5 on Mar 9, 2012 15:35:38 GMT -5
Good ideas for me too. Thanks! There used to be one on the north side of Noyes Street in Evanston, just east of the tracks near the Evanston Art Center (the block between Ridge and Sherman). I haven't been there for a while though. Sorry forgot the name. It was low key and not expensive. Wow, I just flashed on an early visit there and how young our daughter was then. She was given a little toy by the owner, and now she's over 30.
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Post by nuwildcats on Mar 26, 2012 18:47:31 GMT -5
Depending on her kid's ages, there's JK Sweets (also serving Korean food) on Clark St, Evanston, across from the Administrative offices/and clock tower. I used to live east of there and whenever I've gone by, Korean students were always packing into the place for what I assumed was authentic Korean food. I recently tried some kimchi and fried rice (ok, not too original) and it was fine. If the kids are younger they'll like the ice creams, etc. that are half of the draw of the restaurant. Atmosphere casual. What I liked during my visit was the friendliness of the owner's wife and American students coming in and showing off their Korean.
In a couple of weeks, I'm going to try a restaurant a young Korean woman referred me to -- San Soo Gab San, 5247 N. Western (Foster & Western). She suggested I try the bimbimbop, kolbi, bulgogi, assuming rightly I was uninitiated. Reviewers say go there for the Korean bar-b-q, but a few agreed the servers are rude. Avoid Saturday eves. Also, there's this strange little Korean breakfast diner approx at 900 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, just down the street from Whole Foods South. I'm not sure why it opened at that particular spot but it's been there for awhile so there are enough return customers.
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Post by ajk on Mar 27, 2012 10:55:25 GMT -5
Thank you very much for that--it sounds like a promising place, and the location is spot-on. I'll pass it along.
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Post by ginnycat5 on Mar 27, 2012 12:42:21 GMT -5
Depending on her kid's ages, there's JK Sweets (also serving Korean food) on Clark St, Evanston, across from the Administrative offices. I used to live east of there and whenever I've gone by, Korean students were always packing into the place for what I assumed was authentic Korean food. I recently tried some kimchi and fried rice (ok, not too original) and it was fine. If the kids are younger they'll like the ice creams, etc. that are half of the draw of the restaurant. Atmosphere casual. What I liked during my visit was the friendliness of the owner's wife and American students coming in and showing off their Korean. In a couple of weeks, I'm going to try a restaurant a young Korean woman referred me to -- San Soo Gab San, 5247 N. Western (Foster & Western). She suggested I try the bimbimbop, kolbi, bulgogi, assuming rightfully I was uninitiated. Reviewers say go there for the Korean bar-b-q, but a few agreed the servers are rude. Avoid Saturday eves. Also, there's this strange little Korean breakfast diner approx at 900 Chicago Avenue just down the street from Whole Foods South. I'm not sure why it opened at that particular spot but it's been there for awhile so there are enough return customers. We went to San Soo Gab San a few years ago. Delicious food! Also, noisy, and smoky from BBQ. Everything I was wearing had to be aired out or washed afterwards. One reviewer said to leave your coats in the car to avoid the odors. There are reviews of SSGS if you Google it. This review is fun and thorough, although it has lots of swear words. www.chicagogluttons.com/the-greatest-restaurant-in-the-entire-world/
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Post by nuwildcats on Apr 2, 2012 17:42:22 GMT -5
It feels like I've been away for ages and ages. Thanks, ginnycat, for the 5-star food review. Too bad there's no Best of Craigslist for food reviewers, his review was a hoot and gives a very good idea what to expect there. Seems like it's more suited for Asian-communal dining, 8+ diners. I won't be able to scare up that many people, too bad.
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Post by ginnycat5 on Apr 16, 2012 18:41:28 GMT -5
It feels like I've been away for ages and ages. Thanks, ginnycat, for the 5-star food review. Too bad there's no Best of Craigslist for food reviewers, his review was a hoot and gives a very good idea what to expect there. Seems like it's more suited for Asian-communal dining, 8+ diners. I won't be able to scare up that many people, too bad. We only had 4, and the table was covered with little dishes (the fire was in the center). I can't imagine a group of 8, what with sharing the little dishes and cooking and being sociable, too. Such a busy time!
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Post by nuwildcats on Oct 27, 2012 20:13:14 GMT -5
ginnycat5: [Was suddenly hospitalized late spring followed by a freak household accident which set me back and things have been steadily down since then. Unable to be a regular contributor, I'm still a Korean fan and wanted to contribute this update.] I just met a middle-aged Korean who said San Soo Kab(Gab) San opened in July at: 7901 Golf Rd (at Washington Ave), Morton Grove (847) 972-1252. For authenticity, he claimed there's no better place to go in the Chicagoland area...meaning you do your own cooking at your table or request they cook for you. Two middle-aged Korean TCM students vouched for his San Soo... recommendation. Unlike the smoke-packed Western sister restaurant, this is a much larger restaurant with a Japanese restaurant at one end. The booths are spaced further apart than the more-cramped Western restaurant. He told me it's not uncommon to find groups of strangers seated together at one of the large booths so going with a small group at the new restaurant would not be a problem. There are positive reviews of the new restaurant, posted at: www.yelp.com/biz/san-soo-kab-san-morton-groveIt's off the beaten path for me, but for some of the members this would be a more convenient location to try out Korean dining.
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