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"A second-location Japanese-Korean restaurant now open for lunch and dinner in the Toco Hill Shopping Center, this spot expands on its East Lake menu by adding Korean-style pizzas topped with ingredients like bibimbap and Korean fried chicken. The menu also includes bowls of ramen and yakisoba, bao buns, a wagyu beef burger topped with Boursin cheese, crispy prosciutto, arugula, and port-wine onion jam, KFC-style wings, and a poutine tossed with beef bulgogi, kimchi, cheese, and gravy. Expect a selection of cocktails, beer, sake, and wine by the glass and bottle. Named for a term referencing a white-collar business person in Japan, the restaurant seats roughly 50 between the dining room and bar with room for about 40 more on the patio, and TVs throughout frequently tune into sports and major events. It was first opened in East Lake four years ago by Michael Lo’s Korean Wives Hospitality Group, which also operates Suzy Siu’s Baos and Ramen Station; a former partner, chef George Yu, departed the group two years ago." - Beth McKibben