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Week: Thur.
July 7th
Super H Mart is the most exciting Asian market to open its doors
in our southern neck of the woods. And we have some fairly impressive
Asian markets up and down the Buford Highway corridor, so it’s
not like there was a dearth before its arrival.
I consider Atlanta blessed when it comes to ethnic fare, especially
of the Asian variety. No, we don’t stand up to New York,
San Francisco or even Los Angeles, but we’re certainly head
and shoulders above most other US cities.
For me, it wasn’t the coming of Super H Mart itself that
I was eagerly anticipating; I was anxiously awaiting the ethnic
restaurants that were sure to pop up in the same strip center.
Thus far, Book Chang Dong Tofu House has been the most impressive
of the young bunch. It’s a small neatly kept, light wooded
storefront with an Asian style rooftop dripping down from one
side. The service is attentive but English isn’t spoken
well. However, they truly make a noticeable effort.
When it comes to Korean dining, I enjoy seething hot bowls of
tofu during the winter months, but during the dog days of summer
I find the arrowroot starch vermicelli in cold beef broth so
cucumber-y and refreshing.
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Bi Bim Bap in hot stone pot
Type of Cuisine: Korean
Address/Tel: 2550 Pleasant Hill Rd, Duluth
Tel: 770-814-2299
Recommended: Bi Bim Bap (spelled 'Bibimbop'
on the menu), Arrowroot Starch Vermicelli in Cold
Beef Broth
Pricing: $7 - $14,
Hours:
Sun - Thurs: 10am - 10pm
Fri & Sat: 10am - 11pm
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Here,
as in most every Korean Tofu House, the Bi Bam Bap in a hot
stone bowl is the dish du jour. From the bottom, it’s
a bowl of white rice cooking while you eat; served with an
assortment of vegetables carefully arranged around the top
including spinach, bean sprouts, cucumber shreds, carrots,
beef, tofu and a single fried egg. It comes with a sweet and
spicy red soybean paste on the side.
Remember, communicating with the staff can be a little difficult
-- point, and only use chop suey-like hand signals when all else
fails.
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