Korean food fest

Yesterday was a Korean food fest for me. For lunch I had fried chicken from Unidentified Flying Chicken, a new Korean fried chicken joint I read about from the Cheap Eats issue of New York magazine a couple of weeks ago. It's also been written up by the NYTimes, which explains how Korean fried chicken is very different from American fried chicken. I got a "small" order of fried chicken wings, half in soy/ garlic sauce, and the other half spicy. Whoa! I got twelve huge wings for $8.99 with a side of pickled radishes. It was yummy but way too much food for one. I think it's better suited for sharing amongst friends with some beer in their lounge-like space downstairs.

For dinner, I met up with my sister and headed to Book Chang Dong, what was formerly Natural Tofu in Bayside, Queens. It's open 24 hours for those of you who like to have hearty late nite meals- my aunt who is in the restaurant biz hits it during the wee hours. I had my favorite dish, Kimchi tofu hotpot with pork, soon dubu chigae. For those of you who can't imagine how tofu could be special, here's an article from the NYTimes that mentions Book Chang Dong. We also ordered seafood pancake and LA Galbi (beef shor ribs)- that's why I'm extra fat oday and have good food for leftovers. I also noticed a new Korean porridge restaurant a couple doors down that reminded me of the ones my Mom and I went to in Hong Kong that my she might enjoy- next time.

(image by Jennifer S. Altman for the NYTimes- I had a horrible experience at Li Hua, where the photo was taken, once with a long wait, horrendous service, and a mix up of orders.)