Comments on: Chosun Ok

By: MNT

MNT — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:34:07 +0000

I finally tried Chosun Ok last week and give it mixed reviews. First the bad: more than one person has to order the korean bbq or they won’t make it (at the table) and NO meat on the ribs. Also as others have mentioned–too expensive at dinner for a similar menu for lunch (hint: give out separate menus). Anyway, I loved the sides, free fried whole fish side mentioned above (croaker I think), the kimchee pancake, and the spicy, flavorful monkfish soup. I was expecting to not like the shredded potato side but it was good. I’ll be interested to see how it compares to Vit Goal.

By: Gilpin

Gilpin — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 03:17:26 +0000

Chosun ok should be called Chosun delicious. We got the beef and green onion soup as suggested and it was so loaded with bits that we ate it with chopsticks. We also tried the seafood bibim bap and it was excellent. The best part of the meal was when a waitress inexplicably brought us a plate with two whole salted and fried fish and simply said “special” before walking away. We checked other tables as we were leaving and this was definitely not part of the standard kimchee and nibbles assortment, nor was it on our bill. Bonus! The only disappointment were the steamed dumplings — they were bland, and were an uneccesary addition to a table overflowing with flavor.

By: Goaty

Goaty — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 22:37:12 +0000

The yaki mandu are delicious! As is the kimchee jigae, despite the lack of homemade tofu. Chosun Ok is nicer than Vit Goal and a wonderful place for a celebratory feast. I’m so happy we have good Korean in Durham!

By: judas_escargot

judas_escargot — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:01:58 +0000

close! ‘yaki mandu’. i can’t imagine a korean restaurant without it on the menu somewhere, let us know how theirs is… my mom’s is by far the best though

By: ACW

ACW — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 23:34:46 +0000

(I’m going to butcher the name of this dish, but…) Curiosity is killing me. I’m going to have to stop by and see if they have ‘yuki mondu’… divine little steamed dumplings of meat and cabbage… and it’s been forever since I’ve had good kim chee.

By: Ralph Haygood

Ralph Haygood — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 23:06:28 +0000

I like both Chosun Ok and Vit Goal, for different things. The soups at Vit Goal are excellent. As I think Greg Cox wrote in his review, the tofu in them, which is Vit Goal’s specialty, is reminiscent of nice, fluffy scrambled eggs. However, I love the Korean-style BBQ pork at Chosun Ok. Try it next time you’re there.