KOKKIRI CASUAL CUISINE: COURTEOUS AND PROMPT KOREAN-AMERICAN FAST FOOD

On a gusty winter Thursday, two colleagues were nice enough to join me on the trek over to Northern Boulevard’s Kokkiri Casual Cuisine. Shortly after 12:30, we arrived to a clean and modern environment, adorned by contemporary décor and speedy service.*

For this round of lunch, our kimchi pizza pork cutlet emerged as the winner. This dish was even cheesier than expected, with the added kick of kimchi:

Taking a cue from local Yelpers, we also tried the kimchi buns ($2.00 each) and steamed dumplings (total of eight; we divvied it up and requested four with kimchi and four with meat).* Alongside banchan, this made for a light yet rounded meal.

And finally, since it was a chilly day, we couldn’t leave without sampling some seafood tofu soup (soondobu jiggae)—which arrived as PIPING HOT as it was hearty:

May Flushing Food suggest: eating all buns and dumplings when they arrive! The recipes here cool rather quickly.

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* http://www.yelp.com/biz/kokkiri-casual-cuisine-flushing

Media credits: Helen Y.
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