Korean Food and Cooking

Dueling Korean: Jang Soo BBQ Vs. Brother's Korean Restaurant

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Dueling Korean: Jang Soo BBQ Vs. Brother's Korean Restaurant

Space Kimchi Poses Explosion Risk

Food Porn: Brother's (and Brother's II) Korean Barbecue

Food Porn: Hot Kimchee Action At Namu

Aisle Seat

First Korean Market's Killer Kimchi

It's the best you can buy (though your grandma's might be better).

Secret Places

A few modest ethnic eateries that are worth checking out.

A More Refined Fire

Korean goes upscale in the Inner Richmond

Specialist Referrals

Everybody orders the same particular thing at these Korean finds — for a reason.

Start the Fire

The grazing's great at the Richmond's most inviting Korean barbecue

Veganomics

A post-gluttony regimen that actually tastes good

Four Best Places for a Post-Midnight Snack

A post-gluttony regimen that actually tastes good

Tofu vs. Tofu

My Tofu House

Best Korean Barbecue

Brother's

The Other Asian Cuisine

Brother's

City's Mourned Korean Taco Truck is Back, Sort Of

A pre-exile Yoon and her truck in 2007.​The good news? Korean taco truck Seoul on Wheels plans to start doing business again early next week. The sucky news for San Franciscans? It'll be dishing out its rice bowls and kimchi fried rice in Emeryville. But take heart -- Seoul on Wheels owner Jul ... More >>

Music? What Music? Outside Lands Was All About Eating

Doug Zimmerman Rockin' eats at Outside Lands: Maverick's pulled pork sandwich.​SFoodie sister blog All Shook Down trailed the three-day musical movements of the Outside Lands Festival this weekend, and by the sounds of it, our sonic reporters didn't make too much time for eating. That's no ... More >>

John's Snack and Deli, the FiDi's Original Mom-Style Taco Fusion

nerd.loveKimbap sushi, a meaty take on maki.​Long before Kung Fu Tacos began selling Asian-fusion tacos out of a truck in the Financial District, John from John's Snack and Deli was serving Korean fusion from an unassuming convenience store in the same 'hood. At first glance, John's looks like ... More >>

Navigating the Pretty Good at Namu

justinsfpics/FlickrLook away, sheep lovers: Namu's lamb chops with Thai basil pesto.​We figured we should have ordered Namu's recently floated Korean fried chicken when we saw a platter of it drop on a nearby table. But just as we were second-guessing our selections, a heavyset British guy pre ... More >>

Tomorrow at the Ferry Building, Steep Yourself in the Finer Points of Kimchi

FotoosVanRobinStinky in a good way.​The Bay Area's self-described fermentation maven will lead a hands-on kimchi and sauerkraut workshop tomorrow. Urban Kitchen SF and Happy Girl Kitchen Co.'s Todd Champagne (the aforementioned maven) are teaming up to shed light on the finer points of cabbage ... More >>

Muguboka offers homey Korean fare that goes beyond meat

FotoosVanRobinStinky in a good way.​The Bay Area's self-described fermentation maven will lead a hands-on kimchi and sauerkraut workshop tomorrow. Urban Kitchen SF and Happy Girl Kitchen Co.'s Todd Champagne (the aforementioned maven) are teaming up to shed light on the finer points of cabbage ... More >>

Nombe's Street-Food Ramen Expands the Mission's Late-Night Offerings

Luis ChongSaturday's street-food serving of chashu kimchi ramen: Better than homemade.​If you find yourself hungry in the Mission after midnight on a Saturday ― just like we were last weekend ― your options are no longer limited to a few taquerias. Now you can add ramen to your short list ... More >>

Nombe brings street food indoors, with mixed success

Luis ChongSaturday's street-food serving of chashu kimchi ramen: Better than homemade.​If you find yourself hungry in the Mission after midnight on a Saturday ― just like we were last weekend ― your options are no longer limited to a few taquerias. Now you can add ramen to your short list ... More >>

Korean Flavors, Local Comfort: Your SFoodie Lunch Planner

Marti L./YelpDeal with the line.​Tue., Jan. 12, 2010 It's comfort food that smacks of San Francisco. John's kimchi burrito is quietly masterful, a juxtaposition of sweet-ish beef bulgogi, mild-ish kimchi, and delicious-ish salsa, fleshed out with rice, bracketed in a tortilla, served up with ... More >>

Korea Attacks! Korean junk food has established a tasty foothold

Marti L./YelpDeal with the line.​Tue., Jan. 12, 2010 It's comfort food that smacks of San Francisco. John's kimchi burrito is quietly masterful, a juxtaposition of sweet-ish beef bulgogi, mild-ish kimchi, and delicious-ish salsa, fleshed out with rice, bracketed in a tortilla, served up with ... More >>

Jonathan Kauffman Takes on S.F.'s Korean Junk Food Explosion

J. KauffmanThe kimchi-pork hot dog from John's Snack and Deli.​It's happened. Thanks to vivid incarnations dished up via John's Snack and Deli, Seoul on Wheels, and Namu Street Food, Korean-fusion junk food has entered the popular vernacular in S.F., inspired by local tastes and the West Coast ... More >>

House-Made Kimchi from Rhea's Deli Perfect for DIY Korean

Made by the Korean grandmother you wish you had.​Kimchi burgers, kimchi quesadillas, and kimchi fried rice only sound surreal to people who haven't tried them. Speaking as a man with three different types of kimchi in his refrigerator, kimchi works better as a universal condiment than ketchup or s ... More >>

Jonathan Kauffman's Tips for Venturing Beyond Korean Snack Food

hyperbolation/FlickrLunch at Han Il Kwan.​You have questions about restaurants, dining, food, drinks that you can't figure out or are too shy to ask? I have answers ― or know people who do.Under the SFoodie teaser to this week's review of Korean snack food joints around San Francisco, Urbanstoma ... More >>

Finish the Korean Suicide Burrito at John's and You Don't Have to Pay

Set yourself on fire.​To celebrate the one-year anniversary of the creation of the Korean burrito, John Park, owner of John's Snack and Deli in the Financial District, is calling for Scoville junkies to take his Suicide Kimchi Burrito Challenge, starting tomorrow (March 16). He's taking his regul ... More >>

Mixing Like a DJ at Mazu

Tamara Palmer​Mazu chef/co-owner Silma Salamin, who's worked in the East Bay kitchens of Ozumo and Mezze, started making bowls filled with a little bit of everything on her menu to feed the hungry DJs (of which this blogger is an occasional one) who spin funk, hip-hop, and soul there four nigh ... More >>

To Hyang: With traditional Korean, it's all about the sauce

Tamara Palmer​Mazu chef/co-owner Silma Salamin, who's worked in the East Bay kitchens of Ozumo and Mezze, started making bowls filled with a little bit of everything on her menu to feed the hungry DJs (of which this blogger is an occasional one) who spin funk, hip-hop, and soul there four nigh ... More >>

Forget the Bistro. The Most Personal Cooking in Town is at To Hyang

A W./YelpEven the panchan sparkle.​Quick: Name the most deeply felt, auteur-driven, DIY-committed restaurant you can think of. Canteen? Nope. Commis? #fail. French Laundry? Please. Try a 30-seat Korean place in the Inner Richmond called To Hyang. In today's "Eat" column, SF Weekly food criti ... More >>

Don't Sound Like a Tool: How to Pronounce Korean Dishes

​Don't Sound Like a Tool is SFoodie's series of audio pronunciation guides to sort-of-common-but-not-obvious words we keep encountering on wine lists and menus. No more shame, no more pointing, no more godawful imitations of a language you don't speak.Ordering off a Korean menu can pose quite ... More >>

Kalguksu at Muguboka

Jonathan KauffmanKalguksu (plus one million side dishes, $9.95).​ Monday, July 19, 2010Muguboka, which the Weekly reviewed last fall, is yet another of that class of Korean restaurants in America that advertises its barbecue but specializes in everything else: black-goat stew bubbling in a wok big ... More >>

TaKorea: Late-Night Korean Tacos in SOMA

TaKoreaThe Korean-fusion truck serves three kinds of tacos; recipes for marinades and kimchi come from the 28-year-old owner's family.​It wasn't dreams of riches or an urge for culinary self-expression that nudged Mr. Cho to launch the food truck he calls TaKorea. It was how shitty he felt aft ... More >>

Punk Domestics' Sean Timberlake Talks Pickles

Genie GrattoBlogger Sean Timberlake will judge Sunday's pickling contest at Eat Real, Puttin' It Up.​When Eat Real's Puttin' It Up pickle contest assesses the winners on Saturday, Sean Timberlake will be one of the judges (winners will be announced Sunday). Timberlake lives in Noe Valley and p ... More >>

HRD Coffee Shop's Kimchi Burrito

John BirdsallBurrito with kimchi fried rice, pork, and kiwi salsa, $5.75.​Thursday, September 9, 2010 John Birdsall​The guy shitting in Taber Alley breaks his concentration long enough to give you the death gaze, like, Dude, you do NOT want to be here. Meanwhile, the South Park workers ... More >>

Tofu-Kimchi Tacos from TaKorea

John BirdsallFrom left, on the hood of a stranger's truck parked on Brannan, TaKorea's vegetarian, chicken, pork, and beef taco, $2 each.​Friday, September 17, 2010 John Birdsall​Mr. Cho's Korean fusion truck flaunts a Kanye West bear clone in samurai armor and sunglasses, fronting a ta ... More >>

At San Dong House, go for the hand-pulled noodles

John BirdsallFrom left, on the hood of a stranger's truck parked on Brannan, TaKorea's vegetarian, chicken, pork, and beef taco, $2 each.​Friday, September 17, 2010 John Birdsall​Mr. Cho's Korean fusion truck flaunts a Kanye West bear clone in samurai armor and sunglasses, fronting a ta ... More >>

Surrender to Self-Preservation

John BirdsallFrom left, on the hood of a stranger's truck parked on Brannan, TaKorea's vegetarian, chicken, pork, and beef taco, $2 each.​Friday, September 17, 2010 John Birdsall​Mr. Cho's Korean fusion truck flaunts a Kanye West bear clone in samurai armor and sunglasses, fronting a ta ... More >>

Pyongyang Express: Food Truck Handing Out Free Korean Tacos for the Next Month

John BirdsallWho wants free Korean tacos ― anybody?​A sister truck launched in L.A. last week, and now it's San Francisco's turn. Starting tonight and through March 21, a pop-up food truck named the Pyongyang Express ― created to pimp a new video game ― will make near-daily appearances a ... More >>

Drinking Snacks and Korean Fried Chicken: Q&A with Seoul Food Blogger Jennifer Flinn

Jonathan KauffmanJennifer Flinn at a ramen-rice cake shop in Seoul. Note: She does not normally wear a bib.​Eating fried chicken wings, rice cakes, and fish-egg soup at Red Wings ― all with beer and soju cocktails ― made me wonder about how these foods would be eaten in Korea. Were they drinki ... More >>

Frozen Street Food Meal Hits Costco

Gary Soup​In his new "not a food blog" Geezericious, local pavement cuisine enthusiast/Chinese food blogger Gary Soup spots the mobile eating trend in play at a local Costco in the form of frozen Korean beef "street tacos." Soup jokes that Korean taco purveyors such as Seoul on Wheels and LA' ... More >>

Seoul Patch Starts Serving Bulgogi LTs Today

Kenichi KawashimaSeoul Patch's Korean fried chicken po'boy.​Not long ago, Eric Ehler, who'd been a cook and sous-chef at Serpentine for three years, took a break from cooking to hang out in Seoul. "I didn't just love the cuisine of Seoul," says Ehler, who was born in Korea but had spent ... More >>

Meet the Koja Kitchen Food Truck and its $5 KoJa Sandwich

Luis Chong​Some new gourmet food trucks stretch what it means to offer an affordable menu. Fortunately, new food truck KoJa Kitchen stays true to affordability. Their signature KoJa "sandwich" is just $5.  The KoJa is a clever combination, where toasted rice cake patties act as buns for your ... More >>

Jang Soo BBQ: Rethinking Korean Barbecue in Style and Substance

Luis Chong​Some new gourmet food trucks stretch what it means to offer an affordable menu. Fortunately, new food truck KoJa Kitchen stays true to affordability. Their signature KoJa "sandwich" is just $5.  The KoJa is a clever combination, where toasted rice cake patties act as buns for your ... More >>

Jang Soo BBQ's New Owners Are Swankifying Up Korean

Lara HataBarbecuing kalbi at Jang Soo.​A couple of months ago, Jang Soo BBQ -- the subject of this week's full-length restaurant review in the paper -- closed for a short spell to change owners and make a few radical changes, which are only visible to those who pass through the front door. Now it' ... More >>

Seoul Patch's Korean Fried Chicken Sando

Jonathan KauffmanSeoul Patch's Korean fried chicken sando.​Four months after its debut, Seoul Patch, a lunchtime popup operating out of Rocketfish in Potrero Hill, continues to evolve. Chef Eric Ehler's been spinning out his original ideas -- all Korean-American culinary juxtapositions -- into new ... More >>