For dining patrons in
the know, the 2002 closure of the Fu Shou House was one of the most
heartrending moves in the Duke City restaurant scene. In the
Korean B.B.Q. House, Fu Shou was reborn.
While the Fu Shou
proprietors don't own the Korean B.B.Q. House, they did hold court in
the kitchen for a while after the restaurant's launch crafting the
delicious entrees for which they were renown. Another chef now
stewards the kitchen, but has maintained the high standards of his
predecessors.
Initially serving both
Korean and Chinese food, this Central Avenue restaurant now focuses
exclusively on Korean food and has already captured quite a loyal
following--for good reason.
The bulgogi is spicy,
sweet, tangy and absolutely delicious. Ditto for the bulkalbi
which thankfully was also meaty and relatively free of fat. Unlike
bulgogi and bulkalbi served at some other Duke City restaurants
(primarily Japanese and Chinese restaurants), the Korean B.B.Q. House
version was made of high quality meat, not the sinewy, fatty stuff which
should be saved for the house pets. Both the bulgogi and bulkalbi
are served with five side dishes, including one of the spiciest kimchees
in town. An accompanying egg drop soup was also quite good.
As an appetizer you
might want to try the beef kimbob, a sort of Korean sushi served with a
soy sauce heavy dipping sauce, but which was nonetheless delicious.
Our sole appetizer complaint is about the vegetable egg rolls which were
of the quality served at many buffet restaurants (in other words, not
very good).
