Pan Asian
Where Japanese and great Korean dishes coexist
Photo: Susan Ogan
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or good, cheap Korean barbecue, find your way to Chung Ki Wa, where the meats are carefully marinated, grilled tableside, and served with kimchi as good as your Korean grandmother used to make. Or, at least the grandmothers of all the Korean students and other expats who come here, attesting to its authenticity. Try the spicy pork. There's also sushi and Japanese tempuras, and adventurous dishes such as beef intestines, but the barbecue is the secret of this under-the-radar restaurant. Herder
you have to order at least two entrees.
Shhh who knew
There are an estimated 17,000 Koreans in Massachusetts, with a disproportionate number living in Medford, where the Korean American Society is based.
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Monday through Thursday, 11:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, 11:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.
Sunday, noon to 10:30 p.m.
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