George L.
Yelp
I finally made it to Sunhee's Kitchen and was very pleasantly surprised. I heard it was great, and it was, but I didn't expect how fun it also was.
Upon entering we were greeted by the bartender who was friendly and told us to grab any table available. We headed into the dining room, only to find a bunch of half full shared tables. Which can be fun if you don't mind a close quarters dinner with strangers (it's very NYC, I thought to myself). But being there were three of us, it wasn't going to work. So we bellied up to the bar.
We received menus and ordered drinks. I felt daring, so I tried a cocktail made with Korean peach wine and it knocked my socks off. I should note that the bartender was thoughtful enough to not serve us until we came back from ordering our meals. So we picked up a candle and read through the menu items (the lighting was low, warm, and inviting, I'm just blind).
We walked up to the order counter and were enchanted by all manner of adorable Korean pop toys, jarred kimchee, sweet snacks, and other cute things. I ordered the Kimchee Fried Rice, the Seafood Potato Pancakes, and the sampler of pickled sides.
First, let me just say that the Kimchee Fried Rice was delicious. It had a sunny side up egg on top, chunks of bacon, and a hint of heat, but not too spicy. Because for me there's nothing worse than not being able to taste the various ingredients of my food.
The potato pancakes were super yummy, though I personally didn't need the extra seafood in them, because the base flavor and texture had me gobbling them up. But the surprise star of my meal was the pickled radishes! Don't get me wrong, all the sides were good (Korean pickles, pickled soy beans, and 1000 year old Kimchee), but those radishes really blew me away, with the Kimchee coming in a close second. For dessert we had some yummy Mochi Ice Cream, and I kept nibbling on my pickled sides until we left.
Overall, I loved Sunhee's Kitchen. The staff was great, the atmosphere was warm and friendly, the patrons were lively and fun, and the entire experience was a reminder of why people call Troy the "New Brooklyn".