513456 Sun Apr 27 06:56:11 -0700 2008 18 4 Pacific Northwest 0 3633442 Hi All- Please let me know you favorite place for Bee-Bim-Bop in Seattle. I live near the University, and the closer the better, but I am happy to travel (especially north) within reason. Sun Apr 27 06:56:13 -0700 2008 51944 beerlovingmom 1 3633669 I haven't had it many places but we always get it at Bento Sushi on 85th and 15th in Ballard/Crownhill. We probably go 2x month just for the bee bim bop, it's also very close to us and kid friendly (we have a 2 yr old). It's $8.95 in a stone pot and comes with spinach, bean sprouts, radish, seasoned ground beef, mushrooms, zuchinni, carrots, egg on top, and you can choose chicken or beef (beef is better). Kim chee and chili sauce on the side. You also get miso soup. We each order one and never finish it all. I'd love to try it at more places though! If you like tempura, the appetizer tempura order is huge and usually pretty good. Sun Apr 27 09:01:28 -0700 2008 3633442 104156 thevioletpear 1 3633708 Try South Gate Garden Korean restaurant in the Bellevue/Factoria area, south of I-90. I had bibimbop there last Fall, and it was quite good. Sun Apr 27 09:19:30 -0700 2008 3633442 16407 Jane917 1 3636077 Downtown, I frequent Red Bowls which has bibimbop -- with your choice of chicken, beef, veggie, crab, or calimari. Brown rice or white. Very flavorful with a mildly spicy sauce. A great place for lunch but come early or it tends to be crowded with noon office lunch people. 812 3rd Ave. Mon Apr 28 08:17:24 -0700 2008 3633442 13821 bbqer 2 3638054 I love Red Bowls. Very bummed that I now work on the other side of downtown and rarely make it over there. Mon Apr 28 16:47:02 -0700 2008 3636077 156153 akq 2 4377432 Second this - Red Bowls is always good and quick, which is great for the lunch crowd. Much better than the places in the food court across the street. I love it with the egg on top. Sun Feb 01 08:06:31 -0800 2009 3636077 85184 broksonic 1 3637334 If you mean University of Washington, there are several cheap Korean restaurants on The Ave and I'm quite confident many of them serve bi bim bap. I've never been to any of them, but I've heard positive things about University Teriyaki at the south end of The Ave near 41st. http://www.seattleweekly.com/listings/dining/347219/ I used to like Korean Kitchen on Brooklyn for this dish but I think it closed long ago. I don't usually order bi bim bap when I eat Korean these days, but I really like the version at Hae-Nam Kalbi & Kalamarie on Aurora. http://www.seattleweekly.com/listings/dining/400019/ Mon Apr 28 13:18:50 -0700 2008 3633442 19098 equinoise 2 3653722 The bi bim bap at University Teriyaki IS good. Or, at least, it was as recently as a year ago - when I was in grad school at UW we ate at University Teriyaki a lot. The hot (dolsot) is the best, but the cold is also good. Since finishing grad school and moving outside of Seattle, I've learned to make it at home, too - the $20 I spent on the stone bowl has been well worth it (although it helps that we have a gas stove). There was an article in the Seattle Times last year that had a pretty good recipe to start from: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw01142007/2003522456_pacificptasterec14.html Sat May 03 15:12:45 -0700 2008 3637334 34183 kkbriggs 3 3663706 Thanks for the recipe link. I'd like to try it. Where did you find the stone bowls? What are they called? Tue May 06 21:47:40 -0700 2008 3653722 128790 juniebug 4 3663759 I'm not sure what they're called, but I found it at a Korean market on South Tacoma Way in Tacoma. I would imagine you could probably find them online by searching for bi bim bap bowls or something along those lines. Or, if hannaone is frequenting the Pacific Northwest board, perhaps he could chime in with better info. Tue May 06 22:17:42 -0700 2008 3663706 34183 kkbriggs 5 3664311 I'm pretty sure you can find them at Aurora Oriental Market, 15202 Aurora Ave N. They have an entire aisle of korean kitchenware. As to prices though.... Wed May 07 07:12:41 -0700 2008 3663759 110415 Lets_eat 4 4376388 Sorry, missed this thread. If you are still looking for the Korean stoneware, try the new Alderwood H-Mart, or the A-1 Restaurant Supply store just across from Cash and Carry in Lynnwood. You will be looking for bowls similar to those about halfway down this page, either the lidded earthenware or the lidded stoneware. http://www.koamart.com/shop/48-asian_cookware.asp Sat Jan 31 17:46:12 -0800 2009 3663706 93805 hannaone 1 3638073 When I was at UW, I used to love the bibimbop from Sakura Teriyaki Shop on 45th between the Ave and Brooklyn (next to the used bookstore) - you can get it with or without meat. They used to also give you the hot, salty fried nori that is really tasty with rice. YUM. I also like the food from University Way Korean Cuisine at 4525 University Way NE. Mon Apr 28 16:53:30 -0700 2008 3633442 156153 akq 2 3639315 Sakura is no more...it's still a teriyaki joint, but with a new name & owners. I second University Way Korean: zero atmosphere, but decent food. The banchan is lacking though. Tue Apr 29 07:22:16 -0700 2008 3638073 110415 Lets_eat 3 3644430 That's a bummer. I don't get out to the Ave much anymore - thanks for the update! Wed Apr 30 14:32:37 -0700 2008 3639315 156153 akq 1 4377757 In the U District i like Sunney's Cafe for bi bim bap, short ribs and the tofu and seafood soup. It's pretty cozy and I do see Koreans eating there. Sun Feb 01 10:42:05 -0800 2009 3633442 239737 forkit 1 4385343 My partner is Korean and as far as he is concerned there is only one place for Korean Food in Seattle and that's Old Village on Aurora.......one of the few places that still uses charcoal grills at the tables.......and their bibimbop is quite good Tue Feb 03 18:15:32 -0800 2009 3633442 263061 newton111 2 4385762 RE: Old Village--has this place had a significant change in quality over the past two years? When I last went, they did employ a charcoal-gas mix to cook their BBQ. Unfortunately, the quality of the the meat was subpar. Any recent visits? Tue Feb 03 21:29:22 -0800 2009 4385343 19098 equinoise 1 4447545 Someone mentioned Old Village on Aurora, but I'd recommend the little teriyaki place right next door, "Mom's Teriyaki". It's not the stone hot bowl style variation with lots of bracken ferns, soy bean sprouts, carrots, etc...but Mom's serves up a Market style that has lots of sliced up lettuce and other side dish items...I can't believe I haven't been there in so long. I used to live up on 135th but have since moved downtown and I can say that their bibim bap IMHO is my favorite by far. The lettuce makes all the difference in the world and adds a crispness to an otherwise so-so Korean dish. My parents used to eat bibimbap in the hot stone bowls and I hated it as a kid, but the one at Mom's is fantastic. Also, be liberal with the gochujang (chili) sauce as it's not very spicy (to me) but has great flavor. Tue Feb 24 09:34:47 -0800 2009 3633442 14958 MightyMac