Best authentic Korean food! Love their bean paste soup, grilled fish, spicy pan fried pork, and their ten different side dishes. Â I only wish they changed their fish casserole pots. Â They are peeling and unhealthy. The place is too small and filled with food smell. Â However if you like good food for good price, this is the place to go.
Review Source:There were some things I really liked here. Â The seafood pancake was as good as I've had anywhere. Â The bi bim bop was fresh. Â The soup was delicious. Â What I don't like is the lack of seating. Â The staff compensates this by rushing you through the experience. Â They make you order before you sit and bring the check before you finish eating. The food is a 4 and half, the service is a 2.
Review Source:To Sok Jip is pretty small, but you can order your food while you're waiting to be seated, and as a result tables cycle relatively quickly. Â I visited on a Saturday evening, and after a brief wait we were able to get a table.
I tried the seafood panjul and kimchi chigae. Â The panjul might be the best seafood pancake that I have eaten. Â It was huge and really thick, with plenty of vegetables and seafood. Â The portion was probably large enough for 2 people to make a meal out of (though I would not recommend doing that). Â The chigae was a little too spicy for me, but if you like a lot of spice then it would be pretty good. Â There was also a wide variety of banchan that came with our dishes. Â
The prices are awesome. Â We ate until we were stuffed, and our bill (for 2, before tax and tip) came out to $22. Â Great food, great value.
Look. Â Don't be fooled by the review, or the rating...but I have to do this.
This place is awesome. Â Remember when you would sit around at home for dinner and the food that your mom/grand mother cooked was so good that you would ask the question, "Why don't you open a restaurant?"
But then, because of the economy and dedication, the idea fell apart like a Vietnamese car.
Well, in another universe or another life, this is the result of that seemingly rhetorical question.
This place has great home cooking. Â I won't say anymore.
But then you ask, why the *$@ are you giving it a bad Star Rating?
Because this is an Area Secret that should stay that way. Â If the rest of America found out about this, then it would blow up and then the culture of the place would change.
I'm sorry, but I had to do this.
I LOVE this place! I have been to a lot of Korean places in Annandale but this place is legit.
It's a very traditional Korean restaurant with few seats but it's worth it. It's right across from Honey Pig. I love their Bossam, by far the best I've had so far. I would recommend coming here with someone who speaks Korean as the people who work there don't know English well. They're nice though! The mackerel was ok, I'm not really a fan of fish so that's probably why. I enjoyed the spicy seafood soup, flavorful and delicious. They serve soju here.
I would definitely come back here!!
Wish I could tell you how awful this place is so the line won't be as long when I go, but I can't get myself to do it.
This is a tiny hole in the wall with a long and annoying wait anytime anywhere near meal times.
But for those who can find it, no real sign, get past the long line, accept the brusque service and the strong smell of fish. You will get one of the best, most authentic Korean meals anywhere.
The place is TINY, because there is someone's Korean mother in the kitchen and she insists on cooking everything herself.
Grilled fish and fish stews are the specialty, but also try the seafood pancake and pretty much everything else on the menu is worth a try.
If my mother opened a restaurant, it would taste like this.
Go, wait, eat. You will not be disappointed. Well you will, but not because of the food.
Ughhh !!! And I thought It was one of my favorite rest. Good food (fish only) AWFUL service !!! The worse I had ever had in a Korean rest. First they got upset when I asked for ice and said they will charge me for it, then I asked if I could get 3 small containers for my leftovers an they refused saying that I wasn't allow to take the rice because ppl had complain of getting stomached, thy also wrapped my fish in foil paper when I said I didn't want it that way they waiter just said "this is the way we do it, and we don't give away containers for fish" i asked for the manager and I was told that she didn't speak English. What a disappointment  !!!
Review Source:Very, very traditional Korean restaurant. If you can stand the lack of parking spaces, smell, cheapo interior, and crammed seats, this is probably the best Korean restaurant in the area for food. Really, their food is the best among the crowd of Korean restaurants throughout the Northern Virginia.
I usually order a bean soup (Biji Chigae) which seems homemade with a proper recipe. It is always served boiling like magma along with rice and beans. And, oh my.. that satisfying sensation of protein and spices! I usually bring another bowl home and it is best accompanied by any leftover dishes at home. Their Bibimbap is also highly commendable for its content and portion.
I have yet so many entries on the menu to give a try, but so far this place is very promising.
Ok so this is my second time coming here and I must say that it s quite delicious. Their specialty is definitely fried fish. We got the mackerel twice and it was delish! I saw others order other types of fish and they all looked heavenly.
I ordered the bibimpap which was ok. We've also ordered the spicy seafood soup which was quite delicious. Not too spicy, but really savory and you can just tell that the dish was made well. We also ordered the steamed pork with assorted veggies and I that was also pretty tasty.
I love that this place is a hole in the wall type place because it just seems to add to the whole feeling of authenticity while you eat here. What I don't love so much is that this place is so small, that it's very hectic to eat there. They don't rush you or anything but you can see the people in line waiting for you to finish so they can eat.
Word of advice... look at the menu and decide what you want to eat pronto. Because the waitresses will ask you to order while you are standing and waiting for your table. This is actually a pretty good system because by the time you sit down, your food will be ready for you pretty soon after.
So yeah, come here and enjoy! It's a great place for great home-cooked style meals!
This place is a real korean restaurant...like "your korean mom's kitchen" type of deal. I'm not korean so I would say "my boyfriends/ friends mom's kitchen." My boyfriend suggested this place to me and hearing great things about it, we went. The place is really small and gets crowded but don't let that discourage you from trying it. If you are sick of the places that claim they have "real korean food," Â look no further, To Sok Jip is the real deal. I got boiled pork here and it was HUGE. My boyfriend and I couldn't even finish and we eat a lot. We also ordered spicy beef stew which was also really big. Everything was so flavorful and you get the "korean soul food" feel when you are there. I don't know how to discribe it, you would have to try it yourself
Review Source:There are many Annandale Korean restaurants, but I picked this for seafood pancakes. The place is small, and we had to share a table with another group. They show dramas on the one tv. Â I love that the maitre'd doesn't speak English well and just about everyone here was Korean. Awesome, reminds me of every restaurant I've been to in Korea.
I got the seafood pancake and my friend got a seafood soup. There were a ton of banchan. The seafood pancake was light on seasoning, but thick like Chicago style deep dish pizza. After two slices, I was done. The soup was light too but flavorful. At 13 per person, it was very reasonable.
Ambiance 5/5
Food 4/5
Value 4/5
This is THE best Korean food in Annandale. End of story. The place is a TINY hole-in-the-wall restaurant serving authentic, homestyle-cooked Korean food. I've been coming here for a while and honestly i've decided that if I have cravings for Korean food and I'm not home to eat my mom's cooking, i'll come here. It's worth the drive from Baltimore.
Things to get here:
1) Grilled Spanish Mackerel- Really well prepared fish. Love it. It's an oily fish that tastes great. You also get to choose a soup. I usually go with the old school classic Chung Guk Jang but just be warned it tastes great but smells a bit stinky.
2) Seafood Pancake- I've had quite a few in the DC/VA/MD area and this one takes the cake. Lots of scallions and seafood.
3) Daegu Maewoontang- If you like spicy and you like soups, this is hands down my favorite Korean soup of all time. It's a spicy broth with veggies and Cod fish in it.
The plethora of side dishes are also really delicious.
Key Notes: Parking lot is tiny. There are only about 7-8 tables inside, so expect to wait if you come during prime dining hours. Don't come if you're looking for a place to hole up and stay a while. This is more of a "come in, order, eat, and head out" kinda place. Most times if there is a wait, they'll hand you a menu to figure out what you're gonna order before you even sit down to expedite things.
First the negatives. Â It's a very small place. Â Seating is limited and there is almost always a line. Â That said, turnover seems rapid. Â Also, I don't think the proprietor(s) and servers use English much. Â I didn't attempt it. Â Don't be intimidated although I would not suggest this place as the first place in your life to try Korean food. Â I personally like to use the point at menu method of ordering but I do know what I want before going in. Â If all else fails, bring a Korean restaurant sherpa.
The Korean food is outstanding and "authentic." Â I don't know "authentic" as I was always served Sapporo Ichiban and Top Ramen as a kid. Â Just kidding mom!! (yeah, like she knows what yelp is...) Â But really, the food is quite authentic and I would say that this place is my #1 choice when in NoVA. Â The duk gook (rice cake soup) and grilled mackerel are my favorites.
The prices are very good especially for what you get. Â Portions are very ample, even for this plus-sized Korean kobayashi. Â It's really a steal.
When my parents visit from out of state, they always mention this place by name. Â They are a very picky bunch so that statement carries some weight.
This is a place you just have to come with at least 4 people but you will have to wait a while as they don't have many seats. You will also have to order your food before you even get seated, which is nice because  food will arrive about 5  minutes after you sit down. We order the pancake that everyone has rave about, the grilled mackerel, and the fried croaker.  So I might be too american about this but I wasn't a fan of the pancake, it was way too thick that the batter instead wasn't  really cooked inside. A slice of this pancake could be just your meal, it is all green onion and squid, about 2 inches thick. The grill mackerel was my least favorite, it was kinda dry and there was no real crisp to the fish that I am use too. The fried croaker was my favorite dish, well batter and crisp and tender inside.
Review Source:Place is as authentic as it gets in the NoVA area, and trust me, being a Korean and coming from Koreatown in LA, this place might be one of the few places I can say as being authentic.
However, I give it a 4, cuz it's sort of in a small place, and sometimes the smell can be a bit too authentic :p
and I dunno what one of the reviewers below said, but they do take major credit cards last time I went.
A Korean person I met recently recommended me this restaurant. It sure was a small place with only about 34 seats. Once we got inside, there were a family of 4 waiting to be seated. We waited for 15 minutes and got a table. I thought it took a while for the food to come out to our table even though we were taken orders while waiting to be seated. ??? Maybe only one chef working in the kitchen kind of thing.
I really liked the seafood pancake with lots of scallion and squid. It had enough squid to be called squid pancake, I think. Did I taste any other seafood in there, I wonder. But it was really good. It was so thick and I understood why someone called it "Chicago Style". I agree. The purple rice was really good, and the complimentary pan chan plates were all very good too. We wanted to have Tofu Chigae but they ran out of the soft tofu or something and the lady said they did not have it. So we had Kimchi Chigae instead. I have to go back there to try their fish dishes next time.
On teeth-chattering, shivering cold winter days, To Sok Jip would be the perfect remedy. We tried this on a mild day, when we were looking up random Korean places and stumbled upon this one. The entryway is very small, where you'll be handed menus to order first. Not much of a greeting, but I don't think any of the waitresses here speak much English. The place was packed and buzzing, even at 2:30pm. I can see this being a nightmare during the lunch/dinner rush. In about 15 minutes, we were finally seated. People who were seated after us got their bonchon and drinks earlier (growl), but soonafter we got ours and the water as well. The appetizers were very, very fresh and tasty.
We put in an order for the boiled mackerel and the ginseng chicken soup. We were expecting a plate of a small sized mackerel fish, but to our surprise came a butane with a large pan of red stew. It was enormous! Inside was succulent, fatty mackerel, large sour melon chunks and onions. It was so, so satisfying to slurp down. Only gripe is that it is pretty salty. Ask for the bean rice (purple & healthier) to pair with, which comes out steaming hot. Not long after, we received a tan clay pot boiling with chicken soup. It was an entire small chicken, surprisingly stuffed in a glutinous white rice. Inside the soup was a dried plum and other herbs, just like my mom makes with the Chinese mayouji. It was a very "repairing (bu3)" soup, as we like to say. So wholesome, so satisfying. This was light, so it was great to balance the mackerel. Also came free was a spicy tofu soup, which was also a nice flavor profile (and also a little salty).
Overall, everything was a little too salty, and I could have done without the preferential service...otherwise it would have earned the 5. A LOT of food for little cost--we walked out only paying $32 for the meal. For two people, you would be fine with just one entree, preferably a stew.
Make sure you stop by here when it's cold--like these next few days, with the odd northeastern springtime snow! This is a great place for fish and authentic Korean soups.
So....usually I don't review Korean restaurants because I am super critical about my korean food...i.e. I am Korean so I am not that easily swayed by mediocrity! Â
I have to say that if I had to eat anywhere in annandale...it would be at this place and maybe a handful of others, but this place is as close as you can get to stepping into someones home and accepting a home cooked meal.
I would stay away from the run of the mill dol sot bibim bap and anything that is really pedestrian. Â Go for the kal gook su with clams or any of the fish dishes...these are exceptional and will go an extrememly long way in terms of taste and comfort.
One thing is that do not order soju here first off it's like $15 a bottle...essentially they are saying come and eat here but do not hang out and drink and cause a bottleneck for the waiting groups. Â Turnover is really good with the tables so even is there is a line it clears up right away. Â
Like I said it really is like stepping into a friends mother's kitchen to eat.
Cheers
Although a longtime, avid Yelp user, I only recently decided to make an account of my own. I chose To Sok Jip to be my first review. Â This should tell you something!!
It's a hole-in-the-wall restaurant with only 7 or so tables, but it's definitely some of the best Korean food I've ever had!
Favorites: The dol sot bibimbap is always a winner. The yukgaejang (spicy soup with shredded beef) is especially nice during the cold weather (but equally as awesome in the hot weather). The portions are very generous especially for the price. Â Most of their dishes are only $10-15.
The only downside is that since it's a small place, there is usually a line. Â However, their service is pretty quick so usually it's not too long of a wait.
A couple Korean friends took me here initially, as it has some very authentic specific types of Korean soup including Chung Guk Jang soup. Â This is a strong smelling soy based soup. Â Most Koreans/Korean Americans look at me funny when I say that I enjoy this dish. Â To Sok Jip serves up an excellent version.
It's a small, cramped, casual place with Korean TV playing on one screen in the background. Â Most of the clientele are Korean-American and the waitstaff speaks little English. Â It is best to go with someone who is of Korean vintage or who knows what they're talking about, but either way if you are adventurous you will be rewarded with tasty, hearty, and healthy food.
Listen up people, this was the best Korean restaurant I've ever been to if you could trust someone who's never been to Korea itself.
After coming here, places like Il Mee and Honey Pig are slop troughs. We got the Mackerel, seafood pancake, and kalbi. The portions were more than generous, they kept the panchan revolving in a steady fashion, and yes, the food was DELICIOUS.
The surroundings are more like a hole in the wall joint but what does it matter when the product you put out is amazing?
You know those restaurants that spend absolutely zero money on outside appearance, interior design, tables/chairs, etc. but happen to have the best foods in town?
To Sok Jib is that place for the Koreans in Northern Virginia.
This truly defines what hole-in-the-wall restaurant look like. If you look up hole-in-the-wall restaurant in dictionary, you'll see picture of TSJ.
For a small kitchen as TSJ, it comes with small private parking spots right front. The restaurant only has about 6 small tables, can't serve party more than 4 as there are no large tables nor combine tables. This is bad news for large gathering events. However, this is perfect for a cute couple to go and enjoy some serious authentic Korean entree.
I highly doubt the servers speak English, it's a shame. I suggest you give me a call (ladies only) and we go together as I can order for you =)
Do you miss your late nights in korea? Â Then come here and let the smell of To Sok Jip take you back. Â Seriously, don't come here thinking you'll smell like a dainty flower on your way out but your tummy will be totally satisfied.
It's a tiny little place with a few tables so a wait out the door isn't uncommon.  We tried the Budae Jungol  and Haemul Pajun (seafood pancake).  The portions are out of control!  How are they going to make a portion for 5-6 people what about for the parties of just two?  (snif, snif)  Oh well, we just sucked it up and ordered anyway.  Our 2 entrees could have easily fed 4 more people.  I felt gluttonous. Â
The Haemul Pajun (seafood pancake) was a full frying pan size. Â Crispy on the outside and soft and generously filled with good seafood.
Budae Jungol, it's sort of the junk food of korean stews, spam, ham, kimchee, tofu, ramen noodles, and rice cake. Â It was crazy large! Â After we ate our fill, we weren't sure if we made a dent in it. Â We asked to pack it to go and we had 2 large containers to take with us. Â But what's a 2 top to do? Â Eat and be merry! Â
Hole in the walls like this only do well because they because they have good eats!
My wife introduced me to it about a year ago and I've since forgotten about the other restaurants in Annandale...even my beloved Vit Goel (Lighthouse Tofu).
To be honest, I've avoided writing a review of To sok jip. Â The signage isn't great and there's nothing to really indicate that it's a restaurant, so it keeps out us white folk pretty well. Â Perhaps that's a good thing - the food is delicious and the flavors are just right.
But the secret's out now - as evidenced by the 36 reviews on Yelp - so I may as well write a bit about our new favorite place.
Whenever you go to To sok jip, prepare to wait. There are *maybe* 6 tables of 4 in the entire place, so it's almost always full. Â To speed things up, the waitresses will give you a menu and ask you to order before you sit down. Â This speeds up the line tremendously, and I sometimes wish more restaurants would do it. Â Still, you'll wait 20-30 minutes on a normal night. Â In the afternoon, it's easier to get a table when you walk in, but it's not a sure thing.
In terms of food, this place is top-notch...for what it does well. Â For example, the bulgogi is a little sweeter than it should be, but To sok jip isn't the place for bulgogi - go to Honey Pig across the street. Â
The dishes to get here are the fish dishes, especially the mackerel dishes - broiled, stewed, or fried, they are delicious. Â Also, their panchan - the small plates that come with Korean meals - are the best in the area. Â Their kimchi will wake you up.
The service is efficient, if a little cold. Â But hey, you're eating delicious food. Â And if you get your leftovers to go, they'll sometimes add a little more food to your box!
Now I'm hungry...damn.
I was on the hunt for some homestyle bibimbap and after a little research, To Sok Jip popped up. I was a little intimidated to go at first because the waiters don't understand English very well, it's very small, and it's most frequented by Koreans.. which I am not. In the end though, it worked out and I found an absolute gem of a place.
Forget the bibimbap, here's what to get:
- Daegu mae-woon tang (spicy codfish stew)
- Fried croaker
- Mackerel
- Seafood pancake (caution - though delicious, it's spicy and gigantic!!)
They also have one of the best banchans in the area. We could barely fit all of the food on our table!
Don't be afraid to venture, if you wanna know how good Korean food can really be, go here!!
two words -- Boodea Jungol!!!! Â It was truly big enough to feed an army! Â I went with a Korean friend and we decided to give it a try knowing very well we would not finish it. Â We ate 1/3 of it and took the rest home. Â The kind server added more soup with out us evening asking when we asked to pack the rest. Â Oh yeah, the to go box, or should i say bucket was the tofu buckets you see at Grand Mart. Â Yup, we had that much left overs.
Key notes... bring a korean, expect a wait, expect great food, do not wear white! lol
I will be back. =)
OK, listen carefully, if older Koreans are praising about a place this is one of the place.
Please do not listen to NON KOREANS on Yelp Yelping about this place.
How the hell do you know what Korean food tastes like? STFU.
This place is THE most authentic, cook by your grandma/mom cooking you can get.
If you want to try real Korean home cooking, go here.
Thank you and enjoy!!!
Not exactly an ideal restaurant if you don't speak Korean. Â In fact, it's probably not the ideal restaurant if you don't eat more authentic Korean fare. Â Fermented soybean soup? Â Yeah, not exactly a dish for most westernized palettes. Â The noodle soup in chicken broth? Â Yeah, borderline bland but just right if you grew up eating soups made this way. Â The spicy bean curd soup? Â Almost like eating soupy grits except that it's a soybean-based. Â Very few things about To Sok Jip will resemble your typical Korean restaurant for the western palate. Â [Last Visit: June 27, 2010]
Correction: Donald P. pointed out the miso was also fermented soybean soup. Â The difference here is that this particular type of soybean soup is very pungent. Â Think along the lines of durian fruit, stinky tofu, or rotten eggs. Â The taste is also slightly sour and bitter.
I'll admit that I walked in here by accident...I was going to Honey Pig, which is the same building...It looks nice though so why not? Watching the door at this place is very telling. Every table was occupied (there aren't many) and the turnover was brisk. That's always a good sign. The food was tasty, served with a ton of the little side bowls I love so much when going for Korean food.
The parking is pretty bad, but not the worst I've seen. At least you can circle the various lots without expecting to get rammed by some idiot at high speed...try doing THAT in Crystal City.
What's better after a night of beer and whiskey for breakfast/lunch in the morning? Some spicy korean soup, of course. We just wanted something simple, and my Virginia native friend suggested this place. Simple spicy Korean dish came in the form of the Boodae Jeongol.
For two people, its was more than enough food. There was a lof of food to be eaten. And i liked this place because they didnt skimp out on the good stuff. Lots of meat, lots of hot dogs, lots of kimchi, and lots of Dduk. We knew we couldnt finish the entire dish. so towards the end, i said, im just gonna finish the meat. let's just say that after about 20 minutes, i was still working on picking out the meat pieces.
all in all, if you just wanna get some quality AND quantity soup style dishes at a korean restaurant, visit To Sok Jip. the food took forever to come out, but i think its because the place was so packed. that's always a good sign, right? the food was delicious, but i couldve gone without so much garlic. if you order the jungeol, go with a group of at least 3. plenty of food, plenty of side dishes, and plenty of smiles that morning.
This restaurant definitely has a "homie" feel to it but I think a lot of that has to do with how small this place is... I would say it has 'maybe' 30 seating. If you are a 'yoo hak saeng' (a student from Korea) and miss mom's food, I would say try it here -- Â may not be no where near what you're used to BUT definitely has that 'homemade' feel to it.
The food....the array of banchan they give you is OK.. not the best. The bean paste soup (spicy but didn't have the funky taste to it), seaweed soup (a lot of msg) were pretty bad, but the grilled mackerel was quite delicious--fresh and salted just right. Bossam (pork, oysters wrapped in napa cabbage--do it yourself) was huge! I was surprised to see how much they give you. Â
It was hot, stuffy and claustrophobic.
Definitely the place to go if you want some real Korean food.
I'm not saying it's the best place, but it sure is a good one.
Also, I'm so surprised as to how many reviews are on this thing.
It's seriously a place not a lot of people know about.
It can easily be missed while passing by.
Sam H. is completely right about it being a hole in the wall.
I used to order food to go for my office all the time from here.
Their food is consistently good.
Quaint, clean, but inside temperatures vary from warm and cozy to arctic chill depending on the waiting customers. This place only has like 8 tables accomodating like 34 people. Tables of 4 and one table of 6 won't be very accompdating for large groups.
Eat and leave to the steady drumbeat of customers entering and leaving. Probably not a place to lounge around.
Ordered grilled makeral fish and chicken stew (samgyetang). Grilled fish ranges from 12-18 dollars. Samgyetang is 15 bucks.
Come here with a Korean as menus are in Korean. Fish was a bit on the salty side and so was the dwengjang  jjigae (soybean stew). The serving sizes were quite generous. I guess I was expecting Korean sized fish, but I forgot this is America. The samgyetang also came out in a BIG bowl.
Service was a bit on the slow side. I can't yet say I'm a fan but it wasn't bad.
This has, is and will always be one of my favorites in the area. Whether Im in VA, DC or MD, I'm always willing to make time for To Sok Jib. Maybe it's because it was the first Korean restaurant I tried when I moved to the area, but TSJ has become my standard for Korean restaurants. The banchan is great, service is (more often than rarely) fast, and defenitely wallet-friendly. Their weekday lunch specials are only 6.99-7.99. I alwaysalwaysalways get their pajeon even if I don't think I'll eat it all (which is usually the case, as the other food fills me up), bc it makes great leftovers.
I've seen people that get there, see how full the small space is, and without thinking twice turn around and leave - clearly they haven't waited before...because even if the TSJ ladies tell you there's a 30 min. wait, it's most likely only 15..mayyyybe 20, max.
Their kimchi jjigae is fantastic, as are their fish entrees, bibimbap (tosok bibimbap is better)...pretty much anything. However, my friend once got their kimchi guk, and it looked and tasted like kimchi thrown into plain hot water with some noodles.
(guk = soup / jjigae = stew)
The only real complaint.....well, let's just say that luckily their food overpowers the level of lovin' you'll get.
This is my favorite Korean restaurant in the Washington, D.C. area. Â It's a little hole in the wall, where local Korean truck-driver-types come to eat spicy Korean casseroles and drink soju. Â The food rocks, and the cook is a Korean-mother-type who doesn't suck-out by resorting to MSG or overly seasoning with sesame oil, but lets the ingredients and her God-given cooking skills do all the talking.
My favorite dish? Â I'm torn between 2. Â The first is the "bu-dae-chi-gae," which literally translated means army casserole. Â They bring out a little propane stove onto your table, and rest a large wok on top, containing vegetables, sliced rice cakes, udon noodles, sliced spam, and sliced sausages, all resting in a spicy broth. Â Yes, the ingredients are weird and distinctively non-Korean, but this is a dish with a history: Â it originated during the Korean war, when hunger was rampant, and desperate civilians fleeing the front lines would find leftovers/throwaways from the U.S. army, which they cooked mulligan-stew style, so as to fill their bellies with warm food. Â
My parents' generation eat this with bittersweet nostalgia of the war days. Â I eat it with some respect, but also because it's delicious. Â As it bubbles and burbles, spoon out portions for all in little bowls. Â Eat it with rice and bahn-chan -- little Korean side dishes -- and wash it down with soju.
The other dish that I love is their seafood casserole. Â Similar concept as the above, except replace the cured meats/sausages with cod, clams, shrimp and crab. Â Yum, and yum!
They have other dishes (e.g., soon-dubu, bulgogi, etc.), but why veer from this place's specialty of Korean casseroles, when it's so hard to find better elsewhere?
NB: Â The wait staff's English is as good as my Korean. Â You have been warned!
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