655292 Sun Sep 27 11:15:30 -0700 2009 1 19 Outer Boroughs 0 5061920 I've been meaning to report on a few places in Jackson Heights. Perhaps I might edge into Woodside but it's all walking distance from the subway at 74th Street. Friend's House Restaurant (Korean) 64-16 Roosevelt Ave. 718-334-0070 Cute little Korean restaurant that is a notch above the ones near the 74 Street train station in my opinion. The decoration is simple and the walls are decorated with their very own food porn. It all looks scrumptious! Their menu has a few different offerings that I haven't seen at other places in the area. For example they have Kim Bap (like a sushi roll but with vegs, fish cake and pickled daikon), and Jjam Ppong (seafood) Ramen . We ordered the Kim Bap, Seafood Ramen, and Ja jang Myun. It came with banchan (side dishes) of 3 items: miso marinated daikon cubes, seasoned bean sprouts, and I think watercress. These were all impressively fresh and tasty, but the miso daikon was especially good. The seafood Ramen was probably made with packaged Korean instant noodles (with I guiltily really enjoy) but the seafood was all fresh and not the frozen "seafood mix" you often get at other Korean places. The Kim Bap was made to order and the rice was just still slightly warm. It was as good as my friend's mother's. The Ja Jang Myun, noodles with a dark brown inky sauce (what is in this sauce?), is slightly on the sweet side but the noodles were satisfyingly al dente and toothsome. All told, about 20 bucks. Other menu items that look interesting to me: LA Kal Bi (BBQ beef ribs - 14.99) Jjol Myun (glutinous noodle with spicy sauce - 6.99) Mo Mil So Ba (brown noodles with spicy cold soup) - 7.99) Gob Chang Chige ( Beef innards tofu stew - 10.99) They also advertised different variations of Bi Bim Bap. Sun Sep 27 11:15:30 -0700 2009 157059 ferdia 1 5061976 this place is sooooo on my radar. My korean friend tells me this is like an izakaya - food for accompanying drinking. Sounds good to me. Sun Sep 27 11:43:40 -0700 2009 5061920 168211 Jeffsayyes