237845 Tue Apr 23 09:51:48 -0700 2002 7 19 Outer Boroughs 0 1261045 OK, I live in Manhattan but recently spent some time in Los Angeles, where I had the most amazing Korean BBQ. The word is that the best Korean BBQ in New York is to be found in Queens. I'm sure this has been covered on this board countless times, but could someone be so kind as to list the best places in Queens for me, along with how to get to them from Manhattan? Thanks. Tue Apr 23 09:51:48 -0700 2002 0 Broski 1 1261062 For sheer number of pan chan served with yout food I like Kum Gang San. You order your bbq and they then bring out 17-18 hot and cold, fish and veggie, assorted side dishes. I heard from a Korean friend that there is a place apxroximately across the street from them called something like "Saigon Palace" that is very "homestyle" korean food and supposed to be very good. Kum Gang San 138-28 Northern Blvd (between Main and Union St) Queens, NY 718-461-0909 By the way the Korean bbq places in Manhattan are worth checking out. If you search for past threads you will find some good info and may save yourself the trip to Queens. Tue Apr 23 11:45:15 -0700 2002 1261045 0 The Rogue 2 1261069 On a side note, does anyone remember the name of the Korean place on Queens Blvd. in Sunnyside that burned down last year? I really liked that place a lot but can't remember the name. Big place, kind of fancy, great service and menu, a bit pricey. Tue Apr 23 12:24:14 -0700 2002 1261062 0 Ian 3 1261102 That place was called Dae Dong. I was sad to see it go. Tue Apr 23 18:28:25 -0700 2002 1261069 0 Tom Meg 4 1261113 Be of good cheer--there's another Dae Dong (I'm fairly sure they're related) in Bayside, 220-15 Northern Blvd., about 3 blocks west of the Cross Island. Tue Apr 23 22:07:13 -0700 2002 1261102 0 Bill K. 1 1261071 Picnic Garden on Northern bet 147th & 149th (Flushing). There is a buffet table with an incredible array of marinated, uncooked meats. You fill your dish and cook them on the grill on your table. I think it only costs $15. It's a lot of food and a lot of fun. Tue Apr 23 12:36:35 -0700 2002 1261045 0 dasein 1 1261118 First being from Texas I have to acknowledge that this should be called Korean Grilled meat. But I can live in a world that don't respect such things and it does say bbq on all the menus... Respectably good Korean food in Korea Town in Manhattan. Soot Bull was pretty reliable for bbq. Seems it has been mentioned in some recent threads on the Manhattan board. Lots and lots of places scattered around Queens. I don't feel I know enough about Flushing and Bayside to be definitive about Queens. I am lazy and only go to the ones I can walk to, which still gives me around a dozen or so choices. One problem in my Jackson Hts./Elmhurst neighborhood haunts is that even with no smoking signs nearly every where they don't enforce it. This is particularly bothersome at a couple of places that are small (maybe 6 tables) where the food is pretty good and but for the thick cigarette smoke I would go regularly. Also, I just remembered, neither of these places feature bbq so this is a tangent anyway. One place I return to most often is Hae Woon Dae, 75-32 Broadway, Elmhurst, 718.397.5834 Generally all around good and during the peak day and evening dining times they use actual wood charcoal for the bbq. I usually go late at night (24 hour place) and usually then it is gas. The place is big enough with good enough ventillation that generally a cigarette smoker or two in the place is not enough to totally spoil the meal. In Fort Lee is where I have had my best Korean food experiences to date. A place where the parking is ground level beneath the elevated restaurant. I am pretty sure it is: Yea Jeon Restaurant 1616 Palisade Ave Fort Lee, NJ 07024 Tel: (201) 944-0505 Haven't been there for several years, but when I lived on the upper west side and had a car, that was the place we went. Once we went there with our Korean grandma baby sitter who had worked at several restaurants in Manhattan before retiring. She gave the place her seal of approval. Guess I should put a post in the other board and see if anyone has been recently and what they think. wray Wed Apr 24 08:11:44 -0700 2002 1261045 0 wrayb 2 1261120 BTW, since you asked for directions: Hae Woon Dae is a couple of blocks up Broadway from the Broadway/Roosevelt station where the 7, G, R, F & E trains and the Q32 (and other) buses stop. Wed Apr 24 08:53:03 -0700 2002 1261118 0 wrayb