Kimchi fried rice balls with bacon, sauteed onions, topped with fried kimchi, parmesan cheese, creamy sriracha, sour cream, and parsley. Combo $12.75
Kokio Republic, San Francisco CA
Wow, these balls just slapped you in the face with flavor! And the kimchi flavor definitely lingered (some mouthwash was definitely needed). These balls were so fun, comforting, and delicious.
Topped with sesame seeds, almond, and parsley. Combo $12.75
Kokio Republic, San Francisco CA
Mmm, I loved these warm, sticky, and delicious fried chicken breast pieces! I got the 5 piece combo with the fried balls and it was SO much food. These weren’t “hot” at all so that was kinda disappointing, but they were very addicting.
Kokio Republic truck.
Bulgogi beef and spicy pork, lettuce, steamed rice and magic sauce. $8.75
Bobcha, San Francisco CA
Mmm, this was delicious. I love Korean flavors and the magic sauce was great over the flavorful meats. This was definitely great comfort food. Noms!
Brown rice, steamed dumplings, salad, kimchi. $9.95
Henry’s Deli, San Francisco CA
I liked this enough, but I thought that the beef was a little dry. The kimchi was good though. The dumplings were also a bit odd. I expected Korean style dumplings (mandu), but these were just generic steamed dumplings that you can get from Costco.
Stencil portraits, Mission.
With steamed broccoli and chap chae (Korean style glass noodles), kimchi. $9.25
Sorabol, San Francisco CA
I know this to-go plate looks like a pile of crap, but I secretly love the spicy pork from Sorabol. Lol! It’s SO flavorful and they definitely give you plenty. Mmm…
Bird sculptures entryway, Mission Dolores.
Marinated pork with rice, kimchee and salad. $7.35
The Store on the Corner, San Francisco CA
I liked the flavor of the spicy pork, but not its texture. There was too much of the spices and they were dried and congealed. I think it would have been more successful if it was more saucy or at least if there was less of the dried spices. The kimchi was great though! I could have done without the random salad too.
Dolores Park Improvement Project.
Pork marinated in Korean hot pepper paste, served with rice, house ginger dressing salad, spicy chicken wing, fried cheese roll with spicy mayo, and yogurt drink. $8.99
Korean BBQ Taco Box, Washington DC
This was ok. It certainly came with plenty of food, but not much finesse to any of it. The pork was a bit dry and some pieces were difficult to chew. I liked the variety of their rice box though.
KBBQ Taco Box truck.
National City Christian Church, Thomas Circle.
Daeji bulgoki. $20.27
My Tofu House, San Francisco CA
This definitely arrived to the table sizzling hot! The pork had a nice flavor (but perhaps a slight fishy flavor(?) in a good way), but I was a bit shocked by the price. Sure there was a generous serving of pork, but I don’t think I’ve ever paid over twenty bucks for bulgogi even with the banchan taken into account!
Tea. Complimentary
Golden Girls Christmas Show at the Victoria Theatre.
Tofu with beef, shrimp, clam, and egg. $11.99
My Tofu House, San Francisco CA
Mmm, this soup was delicious! I loved the spiciness of it and the flavors were great. The clams and shrimp gave the soup a powerful seafood flavor, but I didn’t mind. I could have eaten this bowl all by myself!
7×7 Magazine’s The Big Eat San Francisco: 100 Things to Eat + Drink Before You Die – 2010
Banchan. Complimentary
I liked that they had whole fried fish!
Ferry Building and Bay Bridge.
Thinly sliced strips of Korean barbecued beef, sautéed onions and shredded carrots, served over steamed rice, topped with sesame seeds. $12.99
Go Bistro, San Francisco International Airport (SFO)
This didn’t taste Korean at all! I was salty and had soy sauce, but that was pretty much it. It tasted ok, but they really should call it Korean. That’s just false advertising, or maybe wishful thinking…
Brown rice, lettuce, red cabbage, carrot, pickled radish, bean sprouts, grilled onion, finely sliced egg. With fried egg and bibimbar spicy sauce. $10.95
BibimBar, San Francisco CA
This wasn’t the best bibim I’ve had, but it was decent for the price. I liked that you could customize the toppings and sauces though. And there was a decent variety of items to choose from. It was fast and convenient so I’ll probably go back. I just wish they’d throw in a bit more protein.
Served with spicy/sour vegetable soup.
With steamed broccoli and brown rice. $8.95
Sorabol, San Francisco CA
When I want a crap-load of protein at a great price, Sorabol is where it’s at! I’ve recently refrained from getting the brown rice and just getting extra broccoli. I love it! Yes, it’s kinda fatty and yes it’s on the salty side and maybe the proteins aren’t the best quality, but it hits the spot and definitely fills me up!
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