Atlanta's Traditional Korean Fare Is Hard To Find But Worth It

Atlanta's Traditional Korean Fare Is Hard To Find But Worth It - K-Town

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In this episode of K-Town, host Matthew Kang touches down in Atlanta, Georgia - home to one of the largest Korean-American populations in the country - and kicks off this Southern adventure with a visit to Yet Tuh, an old-school, traditional Korean restaurant that has a place on Eater’s list of the 38 essential restaurants in Atlanta.
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@Redjacket14 7 жыл бұрын

I live in Atlanta, Duluth is the ktown of Atlanta.

@sothyphuong1392 6 жыл бұрын

Boomstick and Chinatown .

@TheABCKevin 6 жыл бұрын

Sothy Phuong Yeah, but I would say Doraville has a bigger Chinatown

@JIMBO95 5 жыл бұрын

Not anymore. Duluth is the new Ktown and soon to be chinatown!

@brandiholt8695 5 жыл бұрын

Those koreans invaded and they r so rude

@knathanknathan 5 жыл бұрын

TheABCKevin I think it’s little of both if you’re driving on the Main Street of Doraville but near the backroads near Chamblee is where the Food Court is at and the food is good but are cheap

@christianwright1114 7 жыл бұрын

FINALLY!! Atlanta's Korean scene gets some love. Great video!

@jillylills3237 7 жыл бұрын

Christian Wright soo true!

@ebbygal1111 7 жыл бұрын

Is Honey Pig good? When I visit Atlanta again I want to try it and a few other Korean places.

@christianwright1114 7 жыл бұрын

It's not bad. Your standard Korean BBQ so they are several restaurants just like it close by. A bit on the expensive side in my opinion, but still a viable option for Korean BBQ.

@-EchoesIntoEternity- 7 жыл бұрын

Honey Pig is a chain, you can find them in other major cities

@matthewkang 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching the FOURTH season of our Eater show, K-Town. We started out in LA's Koreatown but I always knew, in my mind, that this series had to go to Atlanta. I'd never been to Atlanta but just heard so many great things about the food scene, and honestly, the Korean food in ATL is as good as LA's...and as good as KOREA's. Atlanta should be proud of its amazing Korean food. I can't wait to share more of the finds in the next few weeks. Stay tuned!

@ShenardL 4 жыл бұрын

If you're ever back in Atlanta, try Duluth and Suwanee areas. Buford Highway was the Koreatown back in the 90s but it all moved up north now.

@joshjoshing 11 ай бұрын

@@ShenardLyeah I was hella confused when he labeled Buford highway as "koreatown". This might have been true in the 90's which was roughly thirty years ago. I stumbled upon this video thinking, maybe it was an old video but it's only 6 years which is fairly recent. People gonna be disappointed to visit Buford highway after watching this video for some good Korean food to find there are none. Smh😂

@71CH 7 жыл бұрын

You messed up. You should have gone to Pleasant Hill Road in Duluth. That's where all the Koreans are.

@Redjacket14 7 жыл бұрын

Keedai Kim should of gone to Iron Age he does love the kbbq

@Laaaa 7 жыл бұрын

Agreed, Duluth is where the real K-Town is. Buford Hwy is really just a huge mixture of different cultures on one road. It still has great Korean food though.

@notimportant8806 7 жыл бұрын

Keedai Kim trueeee

@belenmartin9681 7 жыл бұрын

Yes! Real k town is at Pleasant Hill Rd in Duluth.

@alexiscervantes9222 7 жыл бұрын

Keedai Kim dude you are so right!

@carolinapatino5642 4 жыл бұрын

Duluth is great, but so is anything on Buford Highway. Yet Tuh will always have a special place in my heart. My husband and I had our first date there, and then a year later her proposed to me there. I love everything that I've eaten there.

@Laaaa 7 жыл бұрын

Nice, I never heard of this Korean restaurant on Buford Hwy. I mainly just go where my Korean friends suggest so this will be cool to check out. I think he (or Eater) should do a whole series (just a couple of episodes) on Atlanta Korean food, especially in Duluth where the real K-Town is.

@ankitgopinath95 7 жыл бұрын

'You are more handsome in the video' hahaha #SAVAGE

@matthewkang 7 жыл бұрын

I know such a sick burn I couldn't say anything back lol

@elee9056 7 жыл бұрын

Ankit Gopinath welcome to korean culture.

@matthewkang 7 жыл бұрын

Korean ajummas just say it like it is -_-

@bsm102993 7 жыл бұрын

I've been to Atlanta so many times and I never knew that such a large community was so nearby. Awesome episode!

@Darryldlowe 5 жыл бұрын

I stay here and had no idea lol

@justaddmusclecom 7 жыл бұрын

Damn, this was one of the best Eater Episodes ever, and those are some big shoes to fill. Lucas is pretty bad ass.

@GrandeMastaSexi 7 жыл бұрын

i agree. Lucas and Nick are awesome hosts and so is this guy

@ACE7O2 7 жыл бұрын

Healthy Recipe Channel lucas is cool but he seems inexperienced.. i lost respect for him when i found out he couldn't cook a steak

@keos 7 жыл бұрын

A minute in and my man got roasted RIP

@merchantxix 7 жыл бұрын

he is a little schluby in this video... probably cause he just got out of the car after a long haul

@iliovecaRS 6 жыл бұрын

Khaos ha Tracy is your pp

@taehyungoppa7208 3 жыл бұрын

Ikr. Lmao

@waynedegrange6002 3 жыл бұрын

Dude, you crushed it! i learned so much in that video. going there as soon as i can.

@richardyoon1 7 жыл бұрын

man i love this guy

@deuxforever13 5 жыл бұрын

my mom usually makes a huge batch of yukae jang in the fall, when the weather gets colder up here in Canada. Its kinda like making beef stew, bouillon or chillie in the fall.... its nice. look forward to it every year, before or after korean thanksgiving (harvest) day...

@808slowly 7 жыл бұрын

Great narration! All the things I love.

@dyddnjs47 7 жыл бұрын

ATL 2nd best korean food in the country after LA

@DiegoMartinPintos 7 жыл бұрын

First time I ever saw a review by this dude he is great keep him

@irynahrek8774 7 жыл бұрын

Greate job!!! Always enjoy those videos

@repeatextension 7 жыл бұрын

so it's not just Lucas, this guy is pretty cool too. however, it would be nice if he ventured beyond korean food at some point.

@tle7812 7 жыл бұрын

it seems like Asians only do Asian food for some reason. I wonder if it's a comfort zone thing because white people have no problem doing Asian food. It's done all the time on youtube. Lots of white guys go to Asian countries and Asian restaurants in America but Asian guys ONLY do Asian foods, both in America and in Asia.

@BeyondKickboxing 7 жыл бұрын

@Viet Le Huh? You got Lucas doing reviews on everything on this channel and Eddie Huang at munchies. There are tons of asian food reviewers doing reviews of everything.

@darkfire565 7 жыл бұрын

Viet Le mikey chen can firmly refute your statement

@tle7812 7 жыл бұрын

Lucas is half white. Eddie Huang is internationally reknowned. The point holds true for about 90% of the popular vloggers on youtube.

@tle7812 7 жыл бұрын

Are you kidding? Mikey Chen is one of my best examples. I'm a subscriber to both of his food channels so I would know this.

@moxdownful 7 жыл бұрын

Great review mate :). Eater has such great reviewers but you guys get a bad rep because of that brother and sister duo. Even the meat show is great compared to those two. They don't know what they are talking about

@jiv32 7 жыл бұрын

I can't believe that 2 other people are getting more hate than Nick. It's quite an accomplishment

@hypealittlebit3710 7 жыл бұрын

Solares, the mexican brother and sister duo and the asian-looking girl who has an ugly lip are the worst.

@Sto0pidMonkey 7 жыл бұрын

They need to bring back my girl Kat Odell tho

@moxdownful 7 жыл бұрын

Hype a little bit holy crap! I totally forgot about her. She is right down there as well. Geez i wonder what sort of screening these people go through before they are put on camera.

@waltermymala9654 7 жыл бұрын

Don Mox well said

@zofobread 7 жыл бұрын

Atlanta's K Town is Duluth, not Buford Highway.

@knathanknathan 5 жыл бұрын

zofobread used to be Buford Highway and still is but not as popping as Duluth

@ShenardL 4 жыл бұрын

@@knathanknathan Duluth has 10 times more Korean owned businesses than Doraville Buford Highway. Even Suwanee has more Korean establishments now than Doraville. Doraville is the old Koreatown (in the 90s) but now it's Duluth.

@MikeM.1971.GenX. 2 жыл бұрын

Buford hwy in doraville is no longer k town for the last 15 years. I'm of Korean descent and grew up here in Atlanta. All the best Korean restaurants are in Duluth and Suwanee. And today, the Korean population has exploded.

@DessertGeek 7 жыл бұрын

I would just go there for the banchan. I mean, that kind of old school restaurant is totally where the food magic happens. Also: food geometry.

@cpunching 7 жыл бұрын

Always upvote Matthew.

@tiffsaver 5 жыл бұрын

I've been looking for some great Korean in Atlanta. But after living in LA for 25-years, I've been kind of disappointed, so I'm looking forward to checking out this place. I'll be back to review it then. In the meantime, thanks for posting, bro.

@leemj8974 7 жыл бұрын

Now that's some authentic Korean food!

@laurenmcrae2447 7 жыл бұрын

Omg I go to that area!! WOW

@disko.kommando 7 жыл бұрын

Drive a little further to Augusta and hit up a place called Arrirang. its amazing!!

@user-fx2hg7jl5h 5 жыл бұрын

'You're more handsome in the video'..thats ouch but funny...Aigoooo ahjumma hahahahahaha ahjumma always savage 😂

@simplypheebs 6 жыл бұрын

Recently visited Duluth, GA and man do I miss Korean food already... lol

@jackqiujia94 7 жыл бұрын

Great video XD

@MangoMotors 7 жыл бұрын

I actually knew the exact building you drove into. Atl boy representing

@TheRealJawnz 7 жыл бұрын

Ey, another video from the Kang himself. Great

@truly7305 7 жыл бұрын

There are definitely a high concentration of Korean restaurants there on Buford highway, but there is also an extremely high concentration of Chinese, Vietnamese, Malaysian and Mexican restaurants, some of which the best of what the city of Atlanta has to offer(and I would argue some of the best in the southeast). Buford hwy is less a "k-town" and more of a melting pot of a lot of different ethnic cuisines. You want Korea town, go to Duluth/Johns Creek.

@user-fx2hg7jl5h 5 жыл бұрын

Seafood pancake is happiness 💛💛💛💛

@tarik158 10 ай бұрын

The great thing about Yeh Tuh aside from the food are the nunas. They treat you just like you’re at home just like any good auntie do. Their banchan be banging though.

@-EchoesIntoEternity- 7 жыл бұрын

Atlanta K-Town is actually in Duluth now. Buford used to be K-town

@BoyAditya 7 жыл бұрын

aunty: "you're more handsome on camera.." so ... you got cameragenic(^^)

@abnormal2323 7 жыл бұрын

Need to go to heirloom BBQ in Atlanta. Owned by a Korean-American couple. It's American BBQ with a Korean twist. Or maybe the opposite? Either way, amazing hole in the wall place.

@Laaaa 7 жыл бұрын

There was a place my co-workers and I used to go to called Sobban on Clairmont Rd. It was a Korean-Southern style fission - it was really good, but closed for seemingly no reason a year or so ago.... I think I've heard of Heirloom, I might check it out.

@matthewkang 7 жыл бұрын

We went to Heirloom! Stay tuned because that episode will be coming out soon

@naser3000x 7 жыл бұрын

would you like some help finishing those??

@JamesHPhotog 7 жыл бұрын

Next time you're in ATL check out Sun & Moon cafe next to jeju sauna off pleasant hill.

@Kneewrote 7 жыл бұрын

Is that a poster of BoA on the fridge behind Matt?

@UnixGoldBoy 5 жыл бұрын

Do more Atlanta Korean food videos!

@jillylills3237 7 жыл бұрын

Buford Highway, Duluth is practically KTown

@unorthodoxromance254 6 жыл бұрын

Korean reminds me of Lady Rainicorn from Adventure Time (she speaks it, but it isn't dubbed) or Korea's excellent, excellent movies. (Mother - not to be confused with the Jennifer Lawrence movie - is one of my favorites.)

@danf8047 7 жыл бұрын

I guess I'm going here this summer when I hit GA.

@superpuppy321 3 жыл бұрын

do a tour around johns creek/duluth asian restaurants !!

@edisonchuck4551 7 жыл бұрын

there's an IU poster at the back 💕💕

@elliotkim2349 5 жыл бұрын

I heard there's a korean community in atlanta but i never knew it was the third largest population. I thought the DMV (D.C, Maryland, and Virginia) was 3rd.

@sabaoonsangar3999 7 жыл бұрын

whats the best Korean bbq in atlanta

@discoverbeyond9368 4 жыл бұрын

yo i live close to there i need to try this restaurant soo

@sothyphuong1392 6 жыл бұрын

Norcross and Morrow are Atlantas little saigons

@Centimilli 2 жыл бұрын

CHAR is the best KOREAN BBQ in ATLANTA,GA I tried a bunch and this one is My favorite ...(Iron Age) is My second favorite KOREAN BBQ.

@mikestock2234 Жыл бұрын

This place is NOT Korean BBQ. Home-cooking at its best..

@stvnk1m 7 жыл бұрын

They were thinking.... Yes free advertising!

@bryliang 7 жыл бұрын

Isnt this restaurant next to ASSI in buford?

@FTWAznPride 7 жыл бұрын

Bryan Liang lol

@nyquilnu2221 7 жыл бұрын

Yes, but was that banchan the platonic ideal? Was the fried fish concussive enough? Oh sorry, wrong guy.

@anon4096 7 жыл бұрын

the food along buford hwy is the shiyet

@palebluedot8818 3 жыл бұрын

i know it's old school korean when i see a radish cooked to that color with fish.

@sophieca6906 11 ай бұрын

You can easily intake too much sodium through soups and banchan even though they are good. So whenever I have Korean food, I end up drinking lots of water later.

@fatihulihsan4191 7 жыл бұрын

its bakwan in indonesia hajemon pakoul

@fridge6836 7 жыл бұрын

Second favorite host. Lucas is bae ofcourse

@matthewkang 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@holeechit7449 5 жыл бұрын

This place looks avg.

@BoRerunn 7 жыл бұрын

what about SF

@kingacer2 7 жыл бұрын

fare prices doh

@jasmine-rose18 7 жыл бұрын

I live in Texas. Please find good korean food in Texas :)))

@matthewkang 7 жыл бұрын

I have heard that Dallas has some legit Korean food.

@cafezo87934 7 жыл бұрын

have lucas try Korean fried chicken...in Korea lol

@HazeGreyAndUnderway 7 жыл бұрын

No Mexican food for Cinco de Mayo?

@mewekachichi 7 жыл бұрын

David So is dat u

@str8gamer964 7 жыл бұрын

Lawrenceville is korea

@maryleene5431 5 жыл бұрын

Lol Duluth! Not ghetto Buford hwy.

@lucidx88 7 жыл бұрын

H&M outfit! lol

@matthewkang 7 жыл бұрын

fosho. When you gotta wear something different every episode you can't be shoppin' at Neiman Marcus like Lucas Peterson does

@Sticks94 6 жыл бұрын

It's Duluth pleasant hill fool

@hs_jang04 7 жыл бұрын

@JKboi27 7 жыл бұрын

Korean 아줌마 holding back no punches hahaa. That's a home-y place for sure it seems

@knathanknathan 5 жыл бұрын

This is the KoreanTown little too late. Little meaning back in the 90’s lol

@htonmusic 7 жыл бұрын

tastes like you're having a root he reckons.

@WhyAmISuchAGod 7 жыл бұрын

that geometry comment made no sense...

@sothyphuong1392 6 жыл бұрын

Iron age is a great place for K-BBQ . Like if agreed

@ExplodingBumfluff 5 жыл бұрын

These videos are cool but a lot of people want to see cuisines other than just Korean or Korean fusion. I feel like they're pushing the Korean thing way too hard. You have Thai food, Indian food, Italian, Japanese, Carribbean, Chinese etc so I don't see why every video has to be Korean cuisine

@itscloudyinside 7 жыл бұрын

strange. i hate the dark part of mackerel flesh. tastes super fishy and dank.

@philnolan8388 7 жыл бұрын

74fd

@sonicking12 Жыл бұрын

No, the place NEXT to Yet Tuh is better.

@GLL11 7 жыл бұрын

Man Buford highway is not the main drag of k- town in Atlanta. Duluth is the real K-town. Do your job right.

@matthewkang 7 жыл бұрын

We really tried to get some more of the newer spots in Duluth but it was quite challenging to ask these ATL restaurants to shoot with us!

@lovinlife1001 7 жыл бұрын

yall messed up! buford hwy is more like half viet and half mexican with korean and chinese sprinkled in there. duluth is hardcore ktown. nearly every store on the strip is korean all the way to johnscreek swanee. i normally like your videos but did you even ask someone in atl? yall sleep on the real ktown scene with everything from hotpot to kbqq to traditional to cafes to karaoke.

@kppk19861 7 жыл бұрын

Korean from ATL checking in... video is false... so much fail.

@Laaaa 7 жыл бұрын

What are some better places?

@OCSleazy 7 жыл бұрын

Matthew who's your GF. you must have her in a episode.

@matthewkang 7 жыл бұрын

:0) I will ask my wife if we ever do another season in LA!

@wigeria 7 жыл бұрын

I'm gnna be completely honest and say that I felt like this guy was talking way too much.

@winningkill 7 жыл бұрын

First

@andrewkim2891 6 жыл бұрын

Terrible. Go to do Duluth for Korean food if you're in Atlanta

@KewpieGirl 7 жыл бұрын

I hadnt eaten korean food for over 10 yrs. my hub hates it because of the stinky breath.

@matthewkang 7 жыл бұрын

That might be why I pop Ice Breakers mints like every hour

@tommyyen7679 7 жыл бұрын

third

@madewidianantara6649 7 жыл бұрын

eating noodles with spoon eating rice with chopstick ???

@tle7812 7 жыл бұрын

eating rice with chopstick is normal.

@neutral4045 7 жыл бұрын

Made Widianantara only in Asia

@tle7812 7 жыл бұрын

If it's a family style meal where each person gets a rice bowl and several main dishes are in the middle, chopsticks are necessary to pick up the food. You're going to pick up fish with a spoon? Big chunks of meat and large vegetables? No. In Korea and Japan where banchan is very normal and where you get like half a dozen side dishes a spoon just isn't going to cut it. Stop being so ignorant.

@shawnlee7991 7 жыл бұрын

yet tuh definitely not the best in ATL

@cloudwalker7 6 жыл бұрын

Um, this is not accurate at all....how can I trust his judgment?! Duluth is Koreatown, the Korean population moved there almost twenty years ago wtf!!! It's the remnants of Koreatown at best man, smh.

@i.h.7268 3 жыл бұрын

I thought he was boring. Lost interest and didn't finish.

@elbee8966 7 жыл бұрын

I dont like this huy, never smiles to the chefs or managers and makes them feel uncomfortable.

@tingting9533 7 жыл бұрын

He moans to much

@jyoon79 7 жыл бұрын

Atlanta's korean scene is overrated.

@Jthai051109 7 жыл бұрын

I'm about to ruin him for all of you. Listen to the sound he makes as soon as good hits his mouth. 100% of the time

@turtleking9393 7 жыл бұрын

can this guy even converse in korean?

@balochistanitechsupport3996 7 жыл бұрын

this series OF korean food is getting as TEDIOUS and boring AS mark weens adventures IN bhutan !!!

@ebbygal1111 7 жыл бұрын

His series was great!! I really enjoyed it. But I watch Mark's channel for more than just food though. I love learning about different cultures and I learned so much about Bhutan. Its sad to see so many people think it was boring. I really love Korean food so I enjoy this series also. I can get new ideas on new dishes I want to try at home since we don't have Korean restaurants in Mobile. Thanks Eater for the great Korean series!!

@joyjoyoo 7 жыл бұрын

Balochistani Tech Support too much ema datshi for ya? Stop complaining!