Longtime friends and chefs Ike Hwang and Jack Choi are the culinary minds behind Gangsan, a new Korean restaurant that began its soft opening this summer in downtown Redwood City.
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So far, the most popular dish is galbijjim, beef short ribs slow-braised in ox bone broth with seasonal vegetables ($88), they say. There’s also jeongol, a communal hot pot dish with beef or seafood or other soups, available alongside suyuk, slow-simmered brisket or other meats cooked with ox bone broth.
You’ll also find appetizers like raw beef tartare ($19), seasoned with sesame oil, garlic and alfalfa sprouts, pork and kimchi ($19) and sweet and spicy glazed veggie dumplings ($15).
The restaurant team is conscious of dietary restrictions and accommodating them, according to Choi.
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“Good service, good food. We want customers to have a good experience every time,” Hwang said.
The restaurant’s name, gangsan, means “rivers and mountains,” according to its website, and is meant to evoke a spirit or feeling of being held by nature.
Details: Open 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. and 5-9 p.m. Mondays-Fridays and 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m. weekends at 830 Middlefield Road, Redwood City; eatgangsan.com.
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