Take-out: Yes Accepts Credit Cards: Yes Good for Kids: Yes Good for Groups: Yes Waiter Service: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
3 reviews
Margene Lucien
I thought I knew a lot about Korean food. I was wrong.
Enter Sol Bawoo. A and M suggested this restaurant (3/21/08). From the outside, it looks like a Christmas/cheesy Mexican restaurant with Korean words.
There are three specials that are pictures hanging on the walls (see photos). Allegedly this is what authentic Korean cuisine is (or what they are serving at the moment):
"Oh Sam Bulgogi": Spicy bulgogi and squid combination. It has enough kick to notice, after you swallow. "Chae Daepo Daeji Kalbi": The pork version of my favorite meat. Also has a fine level of spice. Honestly, both dishes were good. I forgot which one was spicier (this versus the bulgogi above). "Won Halmonee Bo Sam": Steamed, sliced pork belly accompanied by a mixed cabbage and vegetables. This dish is deceiving. It looks boring, but when you build a "Ssam," the combination of flavors will surprise you.
Of course we ordered all three. They were impressive. Because my cousin and his family showed up late, dinner lasted for 3+ hours. Regardless, the food was excellent. It was also very exciting to try something new.
my friends picked out this place because of their amazing gamja tang, but in my opinion, i really didn't think it was worth coming all the way to flushing for. they hardly had potatoes in their gamja tang!! what is up with that? we also ordered daktori tang, which turned out to be a complete fail — mostly because it was cooked all wrong. they left the chicken skin on, making the tang really really really oily and for some reason, it was very watery. the soup base had this greasy, buttery taste which i found to be pretty disgusting. to make a long story short, i left the place with a huge stomachache and completely unsatisfied.
The first time I came in here, I was hit in the face with this odd sweaty, old gym socks smell. My boy said that's the scent of one of their traditional jjigae's (soup in stone pot) and because it's so authentic, we get to enjoy this smell… Deal with it, Linny!
Since then, the guys and I have often returned to soak up that gym sock smell while chowing down on their dwen jang jjigae (my fave), budae jjigae (my bud's fave), and other assorted hot soups. Dwen jang jjigae is Miso bean paste soup broth with squash, tofu, potato, diced pork, and hot green peppers. Budae jjigae is spicy kimchee soup broth (sometimes super sour) with hot dog, sliced pork, spam, kimchee, tofu, and vermicelli. We've had the barbecue once, but it wasn't that memorable.
You have to keep in mind that this place is unlike the other main stream Korean pop restaurants, so everything is some kinda strong in flavor or scent. I'd recommend first timers for the Galbi Tang or Mandoo Guk (lighter in flavor). And heavy taste buds, go for the 2 above that my friend and I like~
I thought I knew a lot about Korean food. I was wrong.
Enter Sol Bawoo. A and M suggested this restaurant (3/21/08). From the outside, it looks like a Christmas/cheesy Mexican restaurant with Korean words.
There are three specials that are pictures hanging on the walls (see photos). Allegedly this is what authentic Korean cuisine is (or what they are serving at the moment):
"Oh Sam Bulgogi": Spicy bulgogi and squid combination. It has enough kick to notice, after you swallow.
"Chae Daepo Daeji Kalbi": The pork version of my favorite meat. Also has a fine level of spice. Honestly, both dishes were good. I forgot which one was spicier (this versus the bulgogi above).
"Won Halmonee Bo Sam": Steamed, sliced pork belly accompanied by a mixed cabbage and vegetables. This dish is deceiving. It looks boring, but when you build a "Ssam," the combination of flavors will surprise you.
Of course we ordered all three. They were impressive. Because my cousin and his family showed up late, dinner lasted for 3+ hours. Regardless, the food was excellent. It was also very exciting to try something new.
There is valet parking available.
IFHTP 1
my friends picked out this place because of their amazing gamja tang, but in my opinion, i really didn't think it was worth coming all the way to flushing for. they hardly had potatoes in their gamja tang!! what is up with that? we also ordered daktori tang, which turned out to be a complete fail — mostly because it was cooked all wrong. they left the chicken skin on, making the tang really really really oily and for some reason, it was very watery. the soup base had this greasy, buttery taste which i found to be pretty disgusting. to make a long story short, i left the place with a huge stomachache and completely unsatisfied.
The first time I came in here, I was hit in the face with this odd sweaty, old gym socks smell. My boy said that's the scent of one of their traditional jjigae's (soup in stone pot) and because it's so authentic, we get to enjoy this smell… Deal with it, Linny!
Since then, the guys and I have often returned to soak up that gym sock smell while chowing down on their dwen jang jjigae (my fave), budae jjigae (my bud's fave), and other assorted hot soups. Dwen jang jjigae is Miso bean paste soup broth with squash, tofu, potato, diced pork, and hot green peppers. Budae jjigae is spicy kimchee soup broth (sometimes super sour) with hot dog, sliced pork, spam, kimchee, tofu, and vermicelli. We've had the barbecue once, but it wasn't that memorable.
You have to keep in mind that this place is unlike the other main stream Korean pop restaurants, so everything is some kinda strong in flavor or scent. I'd recommend first timers for the Galbi Tang or Mandoo Guk (lighter in flavor). And heavy taste buds, go for the 2 above that my friend and I like~