Pro Korean (Kimchee Bokem Bap)

Pro Hot Korean is a takeout Korean restaurant in Midtown that far and away makes the most authentic Korean food in the area. As a matter of fact unless you’re up for trooping to 32nd street, it’s as good as it gets anywhere in the borough. Everything is super cheap here and comes with miso [...]

Kyochon (Signature Hot Wings Combo) (Max’s Pick)

With Kyochon now in NYC and Bon Chon having been around for a minute, Manhattan now has authentic Korean fried chicken franchises in the borough. This is a good thing. Kyochon has been around in South Korea since 1991, where it is immensely popular. Korean fried chicken differs from other styles of fried chicken in [...]

Woorijip (Korean Juices, Spicy Squid Over Rice, Spicy Chilled Noodles With Kimchee)

Hello kiddies and welcome to another edition of Max’s adventure with Korean food. Today’s adventure takes place at Woorjip in Koreatown NYC. Let me start by saying that if I lived anywhere close to Woorjip I’d be eating there all the time. Woorjip has an absolutely stunning array of pre-made dishes (hot and cold)  as [...]

Seoul Station (Korean Tacos and Sandwich)

I ordered their Seoul sandwich which is sort of a cross between a banh mi and the Thai sandwiches made at Thai Me Up near Union Square. I choose a beef bulgogi on a wheat roll and the bulgogi was pretty dry. The sandwich also had lettuce, a bunch of fresh stir frend vegetables and [...]