Jaffe

Restaurant of the week

People tell me that eating out in New York is more common than eating at home, so I thought I would try to have a weekly 'restaurant of the week' post. If you come to New York and try one of the places I recommend, let me know how I did.

This week's pick is: DAE Dong, 17 W. 32nd St., between 5th Ave. and Broadway (http://newyork.citysearch.com/profile/7079448/)

DAE Dong is in the heart of Korea town, and when I told my friend Heather that I felt like Korean bbq, this was her first choice. We went on a Monday evening, when it wasn't so crowded, but there is a small bar in the front to have a drink if you have to wait for a table. The tables have a gas grill in the middle for the bbq, which is what most of the people in the restaurant were having. We split a couple of bbq's: bul go gi (marinated beef) and a pork bul go gi, and an appetizer portion of jap che (clear noodles dish with vegetables and beef). I hadn't had Korean bbq in the States in a while; in London everything has to be ordered separately, including kimchee (preserved cabbage). At DAE Dong, like other places I've been to in the States, they bring out little portions of a lot of different appetizers to eat while you're waiting for the bbq and during the meal, and everything was very tasty. After we were finished with the bbq they brought out some sort of vegetable spring roll and an orange slice to round out the meal. All in all (with a bottle of Asahi beer each), it came to $30/each (with tip). Definitely better value than London. I've had better Korean bbq, but this place was a nice introduction to Korea town. On the Jaffe scale of 1-10, I give it a 7.

posted by Aron @ 12:04 PM