Daeho Kalbijim & Beef Soup
Korean restaurant · Japantown ·
Spicy-sweet beef short rib stew with blowtorched cheese
Spicy-sweet beef short rib stew with blowtorched cheese
"Right across the street from Nari, this Korean spot specializes in kalbijim, a short rib stew with rice cakes; there’s an Instagram-famous version with melted cheese, but I stick to the classic, which is deeply satisfying with potatoes, carrots, and perfect kimchi. I mostly get it to go, and it arrives in beautiful packaging—super satisfying, super delicious, and a very pleasing to-go experience." - Megan Spurrell
"Seeing as the most popular dish here is a cheesy cauldron of piping hot Korean beef stew, AC is not just a fun luxury here—you’ll need it. And Daeho has it blasting as K-pop music videos play on the screens and groups pass around gold dishes of tasty banchan. But the AC isn’t the only thing that will cool you off. Slurp their cold and refreshing naeng myu like a frozen lemonade with chilled collagen-y broth, slivers of crunchy radish ribbons, and earthy buckwheat noodles." - aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley, gabe guarente
"This wildly popular San Francisco Korean chain opened a Bellevue outpost and has even locals waiting on long lines at prime dinner hours. The giant $79 skillet (which could feed five people) is overflowing with tender short rib meat that falls apart like it just watched A Walk To Remember, chunky carrots, and softened potatoes in a rich gochugaru sauce. It’s hearty and comforting, and even better when ordered with rice cakes and a mountain of melty cheese on top that gets blowtorched tableside." - aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley, gabe guarente
"At this Korean hot spot, the wait for a table during peak dinner hours can stretch as long as two hours, and almost every dish on the menu features some kind of preparation of beef — kalbitang (or beef rib soup); beef bibimbap; and seolleongtang, the cloudy-white ox bone soup with its noted hangover-curing properties. But Daeho’s real claim to fame is its kalbijjim, the slow-braised, spicy-sweet, fall-off-the-bone beef short rib stew. It’s well worth the wait." - Paolo Bicchieri
"Five years after opening their original location in Japantown, Daeho still sees lines wrapped around the corner before they open — and with good reason. It’s San Francisco’s go-to spot for kalbijjim: a dish made of impossibly tender braised short ribs, daikon, potatoes, and carrots smothered in a lightly sweet, yet savory sauce, complete with a mountain of cheese that’s melted by blowtorch upon delivery." - Lena Park