Golden Hof - Korean Bar & Grill

Restaurant Review: Golden HOF and NY Kimchi

"Upstairs, the mood is lively and appropriately soused, with cocktails that incorporate Korean elements (a kimchee-brine martini; a bourbon punch with persimmon and jujubes) and food designed to sop up sauce. Raw-bar options overlap with the downstairs menu, but standouts include a spicy-creamy lobster “kkanpunggi” served in its shell, addictive double-fried wings glazed in four sauces (from a candy-like General Sam’s riff on General Tso’s to a funky cumin and green Szechuan pepper), and a buldak-inspired dish that swaps chicken for chicken-and-pork dumplings. The wraparound bar sits beneath a hanok roof salvaged from the family’s original restaurant, late-night happy hour makes it a favorite pre-show stop, and a small collection of Korean American Artist Collective works brightens the walls." - Matthew Schneier