금성 KumSung BBQ

"A modestly sized restaurant in Murray, Hill Queens with big, flat grills on every table, Kum Sung is the rare KBBQ spot that specializes in duck. The most popular item here, it arrives sliced into thin strips, which crisp and caramelize alongside kimchi and whole cloves of garlic. If you need some variety, they also offer bulgogi, galbi, pork belly, and a vast number of non-BBQ options, like kalguksu and pan-fried squid. The naengmyeon here is particularly good. Try the one with sliced beef and spicy sauce." - bryan kim, kenny yang

"If you’re serving Korean BBQ in the saturated market that is Murray Hill, Queens, you have to do something to stand out. Kum Sung’s something is duck. Thinly sliced and served with fistfuls of kimchi and whole cloves of garlic, their duck caramelizes to perfection on big flat grills in the middle of every table. Enjoy it alongside an impressive spread of banchan that includes everything from juicy eggplant to stir-fried potatoes, and supplement with some galbi, bulgogi, or a bowl of kalguksu or seolleongtang. The naengmyeon, with its springy, ice-cold noodles, is highly recommended. photo credit: Bryan Kim Food Rundown photo credit: Bryan Kim Saeng Oh-ri Always order the duck. It’s what you come here for, and it gets even better the longer it sits on the grill, growing crispier around the edges. Don’t ignore the garlic, which slowly roasts in duck fat. photo credit: Bryan Kim Naengmyeon Another great thing about Kum Sung is their selection of naengmyeon. We’re partial to the hot and spicy version with sliced beef. Seolleongtang If you want a lighter soup, the seolleongtang is a great option. It’s subtly beefy, with a milky bone broth and chewy noodles hidden in the bottom." - Bryan Kim

"Customers flock to Kum Sung for several reasons — the tender strips of duck grilled with garlic cloves, the mul nengmyeon (noodle soup) with chewy noodles in a tangy, icy beef and radish broth, the soy sauce-marinated crabs, the plethora of perfectly flavored banchan — but the halahbuhji (grandpa’s) kimchi bulgogi is its brothy hallmark that’s hard to find elsewhere in New York. It cooks in a pot on the table: The tanginess of aged kimchi combines with the savory beef rib-eye bulgogi and produces succulent bites in a rich, spicy broth." - Caroline Shin

"Korean BBQ restaurant known for sliced duck barbeque, 'Grandpa's Kimchi Bulgogi,' and Korean cold noodles." - Teddy Kim