The Good Fork
“Desserts menu also changes seasonally, are usually quite good, and they introduced me to the lovely key lime pie from Steve's in Red Hook..”
“The food is Korean fusion, and the flavors and meal were spot-on.”
“The contrast between these two ingredients had me thinking that Chef Sohui Kim was a genius.”
The Good Fork
Takes Reservations: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Accepts Apple Pay: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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Highlight of my meal was roasted butternut squash. I am a card carrying member and president of the anti-squash association, but I cannot deny the greatness of this dish (although the wife was unimpressed)
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They close at 10:30, we were seated at 10:16 and got full service
This is a great way to get the famed key lime pie from down the street (#twobirdswithonestone)
Blood orange margarita is worth the price of admission, when else are you going to get that in life
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Korean steak left a lot to be desired
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Distance; Red Hook is so far out, even if you do have a car. The food here is good, but I don't think it's worth the trip, unless you're already in the neighborhood.
TIPS:
– EVERYBODY recommends the dumplings. I was just too full to try them. I do not regret me squash decision, but I simply didn't have space for another app. I guess I have to wait until I'm in the neighborhood again
I do hate long soliloquies on Yelp reviews, but I must say I bee trying to go to Good Fork for a number of years. This was one of my absolute must-do/cannot wait to try, but I didn't want to travel all the way out to red hook to do it. With that said, my expectations were extremely high, and this is a positive, well run, good food establishment. I think I was waiting for much more than I received, hence the low rating
There arent that many restaurants near ikea, and The Good Fork appears to be one of the more popular one. The first time I was in the area, we arrived at 2:45pm and their lunch kitchen was closing. They always seem so busy on weekends.
When I read the menu, I knew immediately that I wanted to try the bibimbop with nice fresh veggies and marinated skirt steak. It was super delicious. Also had a bite of the salmon and latkes … also very delicious.
I would recommend this place, but just be prepared to wait on weekends.
Overall i feel like it's average. It's a interesting fusion kind of place of Korean cuisine with western meals. Had no wait so was able to get a table but they were a bit non helpful with our group and felt rushed. I've heard good things about the meals but i feel that their time has passed and have since didn't focus on the details of their food. The bimbibop rice was undercooked but the steak and greens were fresh and was flavorful. The omlette with goat cheese was standard fare. Dumplings interiors were delicious but the skins were overcooked and charred with a burnt taste. Hopefully they'll get back to the details.
Heard about this place when the owners were interviewed by the Sporkful podcast hosted by Dan Pashman. It is out of the way, but it is good! Delicious and well cooked dishes. Seasonal and fresh. The interior is cozy and funky with personal touches and the back of the restaurant has its own unique charm and warm inviting lighting. I would give them 5 stars, but my duck and quinoa didn't have any quinoa…
Yelped for something near IKEA for brunch–The Good Fork sounded like a good idea with raving reviews…with a caveat.
We arrived on Saturday afternoon to a nearly vacant restaurant. I am aware of the outdoor seating in the back. We sat at one of the two cozy tables by the front entrance. Service could've been more attentive as other parties who arrived later than us were seated, offered water, and placed orders before us.
Pork Belly Hash $12 -My fiancé enjoyed the hash, but was lacking pork belly. I'd say there might've been 2 pieces of sliced pork belly diced into little cubes. The pork belly consisted of mainly skin and fat. If it weren't for the two sunny side eggs, she would've been still hungry after eating the dish.
Bibimbop $16 – Portions were also small as I recall 4-5 small slices of skirt steak in the bowl. Skirt steak was flavorful, just wish there was more. The spicy gochogang sauce wasn't too spicy but was necessary to complete the bibimbop. Folks that often eat Korean authentic bibimbop will be disappointed.
Dumplings $10 – Overly cooked and nothing outstanding. The dipping sauce was very rich and overwhelmed the dumplings. At $2 a piece, the pork and chive dumplings were overpriced. These dumplings come nowhere near the $1 dumplings you get in Chinatown. I would not recommend this dish.
Overall just an average experience and will not be coming back when in the area.
Stumpled upon this place randomly when i was in the area and was extremely impressed! Between two, we had house made kimchee and scallion pancakes as sides, stuff squid as an appetizer and entrees we had the oxtail tail pasta and Korean steak & eggs. Everything was delicious! Our scallion pancake was a little doughy, but still good. For the price of the pancakes, i expected better. The stuff squid portion is tiny… but the puree that came with it was absolutely amazing. I almost licked my plate.
Our entrees were perfect in portion. The oxtail pasta had the perfect bite and just right on sauce. Korean steak and eggs came with kimchee rice and argula salad. We ended the night with olive oil cake.
Came here after an unsuccessful attempt to go to Hometown BBQ(waiting 90 min for some brisket is just never in the cards). Service was friendly and the food was pretty good. But it took like 45 min to get a burger and a somewhat Ok-ish version of tteokbokki after the apps. Guess we could toughed out the line at Hometown after all! Perhaps there was a bunch of overflow from Hometown and the kitchen was overwhelmed. As well a little pricey for what u get. Nod to the fried oyster, bacon and ramps dish tho.
pros: food is great! we went for brunch and had a bloody mary, spicy chicken tinga over crispy tortilla and eggs, and the key lime pie. their chive sausage is a little sweet but good as a breakfast side and their bibimbop was alright. nothing great about their burger, but fries were solid.
i would go back for the chicken brunch item and KEY LIME PIE. YUMMM
con: red hook is far. service is pretty slow. they have a small kitchen!