Salaryman Toco Hills
Korean restaurant · Toco Hills Town Center ·
Korean-Japanese fusion eats: ramen, pizza, fried chicken
Korean-Japanese fusion eats: ramen, pizza, fried chicken
"Salaryman in Toco Hills is your spot for ramen with a side of sports. The Korean-Japanese fusion restaurant has a framed Ohtani jersey, a full bar, and plenty of TVs, so you can throw back a few Sapporos and watch the Braves try to make a playoff run. Forget all the usual gameday bites like wings and fried chicken sandwiches (though Salaryman has those, too). If you come, you’re here for one of the six ramen options. Skip ahead to the best one—the spicy beef ramen. It brings the heat and has mounds of shredded, sweet bulgogi beef that lap all the other protein choices like The Freeze at a home game." - juli horsford, jacinta howard
"Salaryman is more multi-dimensional than Meryl Streep. At lunchtime, the place is packed with business colleagues chatting over a $13 bento box with excellent spicy Korean fried chicken. By night, friends and families (it’s kid-friendly) are passing around giant bowls of spicy beef ramen with plenty of kimchi or devouring a decent-sized juicy burger. The dining room and bar don’t have a ton of personality aside from a lone Shohei Ohtani jersey on the wall and a bunch of TVs quietly playing sporting events. But the crowds come here for the tasty Japanese and Korean fusion dishes, relaxed vibes, and a straightforward, reliable meal. Food Rundown Bulgogi Quesadilla This is listed under their “Great To Share” menu section, but after one bite, everyone at our table wanted to get their own order. The ribeye is tender and meshes well with the tangy kimchi, gooey cheese, and side of thinned-out sour cream. photo credit: Sarah Newman Pork & Chicken Gyoza You get six pan-fried or steamed dumplings served with a soy dipping sauce. These are standard, but solid. Fried Chicken Sandwich The fried chicken thigh is covered with gochujang and sesame aioli. It’s a little spicy and definitely worth an order when you’re in a sandwich mood. photo credit: Sarah Newman Spicy Beef Ramen The broth is rich, beefy, and only a little spicy, despite the name. The kimchi balances the slight spiciness with some acidity. This isn’t for ramen purists, but it’s a nice, tasty bowl. photo credit: Sarah Newman Tonkotsu This is a well-executed take on the standard ramen. The pork bone broth is creamy and the pork belly and noodles are well-cooked. photo credit: Sarah Newman photo credit: Sarah Newman photo credit: Sarah Newman photo credit: Sarah Newman Pause Unmute" - Juli Horsford
"A little oasis within a Toco Hills strip mall, Salaryman’s patio welcomes both humans and pups. The restaurant offers a broad range of Pan Asian-fusion treats like bulgogi quesadilla, Hawaiian pizza, and a variety of ramen dishes." - Eater Staff, Lia Picard
"This Japanese-Korean restaurant in the Toco Hill Shopping Center offers seven bento boxes to choose from during lunch, all between $13 and $17. Look for bento boxes with main proteins like beef bulgogi, shrimp tempura, sashimi, and Korean fried chicken accompanied by kimchi fried rice, a sesame ginger salad, gyoza, and spicy pickles." - Beth McKibben
"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