When a BBQ restaurant has photos of cows on its sign... you know it has to be good!
On Easter Sunday I ventured to Han Il Kwan with some friends and family members. Although I've been to several Korean restaurants, this was my first experience with the tabletop grill. Overall the experience was very enjoyable - and much faster than one might think for a meal prepared at your table. The neat thing here is that the waitstaff is not intrusive nor are they putting on a show like at a hibachi place. Instead, the waitress controls the grill and cooks everything, but you are responsible for pulling the meat off and wrapping it in lettuce leafs with rice, spiced lettuce, kimchee and other goodies. We tried the ribeye and the marinated beef shortribs. Both were delicious. The seafood pancake was also excellent. Since we had quite a few folks we also got a rice dish with seafood. Although this was fairly bland before we added hot sauce, I do like how the rice crusts up at the bottom of the hot stone bowl. If you've never tried Korean barbecue, you should give it a shot. I've heard about several really good places in Duluth. What's your favorite place for Korean BBQ? Please post to the comments section!
Charcoal grill in the center of our table.
Banchan - my favorite was the one at nine o' clock - not sure what it is!
Meat - ready to cook!
Seafood pancake - delicious and not as greasy as some I've tried elsewhere.
Cooking meat.
Seafood bi bim bap.
Outside Mozart Cafe and Bakery.
After lunch we stopped by Mozart's for some ice cream. They have the best crumb cream bread here & an overall nice atmosphere for taking in a cup of coffee or tea and a pastry.
Closest in the photo - my favorite crumb cream bread. I could eat one of these every day!
