Korean in Aurora
I am planning a trip to Aurora for some decent Korean, which is not to be found anywhere near Boulder. This is a pretty big schlep for me, and I'm looking for recommendations since I will probably not be sampling more than one place. I'm intending to also make a trip to H-Mart so I can cook my own, since POM doesn't seem to carry many Korean ingredients. Table grills are nice but not necessary.
Options:
Grandma's Korean BBQ in north Aurora, closer to me but not to H-Mart?, no grills
Seoul BBQ, has grills
Han Kang Korean, maybe has grills?
P&Y - Chinese-Korean, seems to specialize in Jja jang myun
I Ga, in the H-Mart shopping center
Anything I missed? Do any of these places stand out above the rest? It has been quite a while since I had good Korean, so my standards have probably dropped a bit.
(got an error when I tried to post this, hope it doesn't double-post)
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Han Kang Korean Restaurant
1910 S Havana St, Aurora, CO 80014
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re: tatamagouche
Not a tour, because Aurora is just too much of a haul from here, but we did go to Seoul BBQ with half a dozen people. We had a grill table, and iirc ordered bulbogi, short rib, and pork belly on the grill, also chap chae, bibimbap, and the scallion pancakes. Nice array of banchan. I liked the scallion pancakes and bbq, have had better chap chae elsewhere.
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I've spent some time in Korea and I think Seoul Bbq is awesome. Only problem is to cook at your table they require a two dish minimum, which if you're only a couple of people is way too much meat. But the waiter made an exception for us and let us cook one at the table, not sure how often they'll do that.
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Seoul Bbq
2080 S Havana St, Aurora, CO 80014›1 Reply-
re: mountaincane
i've been to pretty much all of them- for BBQ i prefer Seoul BBQ, stews and other korean traditional dishes i prefer Silla. Both have a good assortment of banchan.
Went to Sae Jong Kwan last night and felt the food was incredibly salty. I'm korean and love spice and salt but the salt in the food was over the top
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Boulder's Korean House is awful. Really lacking in effort. I liked the Aurora Korea House for BBQ but still would give Seoul BBQ the edge...-----
Silla Restaurant
3005 S Peoria St Ste F, Aurora, CO 80014Korea House
2750 Glenwood Dr Ste 4, Boulder, CO 80304Korean House Restaurant
3219 Snyder Ave, Cheyenne, WY 82001
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Biroldo
Sep 2, 2010 04:35 PM
I am a big fan of Silla. Kind of a hole in the wall, but friendly. Enjoy their tofu soup and cold buckwheat noodles. Great lunch specials, has grills and has barbecue assortments which are enough to feed 3 to 6 people and come with a bottle of Soju!
3005 S Peoria St
Ste F
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Silla Restaurant
3005 S Peoria St Ste F, Aurora, CO 80014›4 Replies-
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tatamagouche
Sep 2, 2010 06:43 PM
I thought BYO was illegal here?
Heard lots of good things about Silla. Need to get there.
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Silla Restaurant
3005 S Peoria St Ste F, Aurora, CO 80014-
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tatamagouche
Sep 3, 2010 05:56 PM
Oh! That could be read in 2 ways, funny.
Korea House also comes with a bottle of soju. LOVE that perk. Will hit Silla next.
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Silla Restaurant
3005 S Peoria St Ste F, Aurora, CO 80014Korea House Restaurant
1465 S State St Ste 16, Salt Lake City, UT 84115
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I've been going to Sae Jong Kwan which is across from Hmart on the north side of Yale (next to Fascinations). Sae Jong Kwan offers grills but will also grill meat in the back and bring it to your table. Their bulgogi, kalbi, kim chi jigae, and small side dishes have been excellent. And also liked their stir fried squid in chile sauce. They used to have egg-dipped pan-fried oyster but no more since it was "too much work." The food quality seem to be on the same level or better than Seoul BBQ -- and slightly cheaper too.
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I don't know too much about Korean food, but I'm curious what you didn't like about Boulder's Korea House or Westminster's Pho China (which - despite its name - is owned by and run by a Korean family, and has a fairly extensive Korean section on the menu).
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Korea House
2750 Glenwood Dr Ste 4, Boulder, CO 80304›5 Replies-
re: ToddBradley
I have never heard of Pho and China, I will have to check them out sometime.
In Boulder, I've been to Korea House and the Healing Tea place on Arapahoe. It has been a while since I have been to Korea House, but the food there just seemed really mediocre. I think the last time, I had some kind of squid which was ok but other people in the party were not happy with their bulgogi. Healing Tea is more of a lunch cafe with an extremely limited and somewhat Americanized menu - nice if you have someone who needs to eat gluten-free (I think there entire menu is gluten-free), but I can make my own bibimbap at home.
I've also been to some Korean BBQ place in Arvada, which was ok - might have been better if I had been with a more enthusiastic group of people, so it might be worth trying again. Although, Arvada is far enough that I kind of feel at that point I might as well keep on to Aurora if the destination is more likely to be high quality.
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Korea House
2750 Glenwood Dr Ste 4, Boulder, CO 80304-
re: lotuseedpaste
Here's a link to the map to Pho & China in Westminster:
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tatamagouche
Sep 1, 2010 06:08 AM
Is the Korea House in Aurora related to the Korea House in Boulder? I've been to the former and found it quite good. Does have grills.
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Korea House
2750 Glenwood Dr Ste 4, Boulder, CO 80304-
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tatamagouche
Sep 2, 2010 06:11 AM
Add it to your list then...i've only been once, but thought it good, and the menu is impressive in not dumbing it down. (I *haven't* been elsewhere in Aurora, though I keep meaning to, so they may all be good about that. Looking forward to finding out.)
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