Korean tacos finally hit Atlanta
Published by The Blissful Glutton on October 16, 2009 at 3:41 PM
Seemingly banking on the Kogi Taco Truck phenomenon in LA, Hankook Taqueria (1341 Collier Road. 404-352-8881) serves a handful of tacos--fried fish, fried tofu, beef, etc.--made with flour tortillas and a handful of side dishes like fried dumplings. The spartan restaurant has been open for a few days. And it is only open during lunch for the time being. Take a gander at their menu (courtesy of www.thrillist.com):
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I went by for a few tacos today (see the photo of my meal above) and there were already plenty of folks eating there--probably due to the Thrillist article, which is how I found out about it. No verdict yet; I want to see what they put out for dinner service.
Check it out and let me know what you think.
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flour tortillas
FAIL
Flour tortillas are fine for certain types of tacos. If it's a fish taco, give me flour any day.
found out the hard way yesterday that "lunch only for now" is also weekdays only.
It's actually kogi (and pronounced ko - gee, with the same 'g' as in the word 'go'), and it means meat in Korean.
http://www.latimes.com/features/printedition/food/la-fo-kogi11-2009feb11,0,3007869.story
Fixed. Thanks for the catch.
Wish this place was open on weekends.
FLOUR TORTILLAS? Are you serious? That just kills it!
FLOUR TORTILLAS? That's an automatic - No Thanx! Absulutely no desire to even try. How could the screw that up sooo big?
Might as well do Taq. del Sol - another abomination. Incidentally, the cool think about Kogi was that they actually respected both food cultures they're trying to meld - i.e. corn tortillas, onions+cilantro+cabbage topping & their House Salsa. That respects the Taco Truck tradition.
Sure, this place isn't a truck, too bad.
Is a Korean taco such an established tradition that you can really say that flour tortillas are the wrong/right way to do it?
Not sure corn tortillas would work with these flavors so I was fine with flour. I enjoyed the chicken, beef, and pork tacos. Fish was OK. Skip the "street food" fried appetizers.
I stopped by today since I was in that neighborhood; I really liked them. The pulled pork was my favorite, followed by beef then chicken. I'll definitely go back to try more. The people at the counter were very friendly, I was the only one there (about 11:30). I got an "independant Korean Moe's" vibe from it. Those complaining about the flour tortillas need to at least try them before berating them; I'm not sure corn would be better with the blend of flavors.
Those complaining about the flour tortillas are exposing a little ignorance about basic flavor profiles, not to mention Korean cuisine. Don't be in such a rush to be "authentic" and "cool". You're talking about KOREAN TACOS. (This is coming from both a corn tortilla enthusiast and a former resident of South Korea)
As for my experience in the restaurant, I agreed that the appetizers were disappointing (very bland jop jae and mandoo), but I really enjoyed the tacos. Very friendly service, but don't expect ambiance. I'll be back to try the burritos, and maybe get them to go.