Yeobo, Darling Opens in Menlo Park With Korean and Taiwanese Dishes | Eater SF

"Opening June 13 in Menlo Park, this intimate, transportive restaurant is the first venture the chef couple are owning together and channels their Korean and Taiwanese heritages through the lens of growing up in America and training in fine-dining kitchens. The menu applies refined technique to comfort-driven, approachable dishes — examples include a lu rou lasagna that layers Taiwanese braised pork (lu rou fan) with chrysanthemum-and-spinach pasta sheets and béchamel, a shrimp uhmook (a shrimp-and-tofu-skin take on Korean fish cakes) braised in a gamtae-thickened, egg-drop-style broth with daikon, and a chilled perilla somyun inspired by jatjuk and kongguksu (perilla noodles tossed in perilla oil topped with an ice-cold pureed jatjuk). A collaborative scallion croissant made with a local baker uses custom Korean molds to create an accordion-like pull-apart loaf served with rou song butter, emphasizing convivial, interactive dining. Drinks were developed with Taipei’s BAR MOOD to offer low-ABV, tea-forward soju cocktails (the Natural Oasis pairs lemongrass, oolong, and lemon balm), along with canned beers, wines by the glass, two nonalcoholic cocktails, coffee, and tea. The team, who previously led Michelin-starred Maum and the more casual Bao Bei at State Street Market (closed 2020 and 2023), aim for a warm, communal atmosphere with close-set tables and reservations available on OpenTable; hours are Tuesday–Thursday 5–9 p.m. and Friday–Saturday 5–9:30 p.m." - Dianne de Guzman