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30 | August 22, 2019 | The wilmette beacon dining out wilmettebeacon.com Posted to WilmetteBeaconDaily.com 4 days ago Gangnam Ramen takes diners on tour of Korean cuisine Jason Addy Contributing Editor Gangnam Ramen 952 Harlem Ave., Glenview (847) 724-1111 www.gangnamramen.co 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m., 5-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday Closed Sundays After decades of wowing her family and friends at get-togethers and church events, Keum Ahn — with support from her husband and children — decided it was time to show off her culinary skills to the world. The Ahn family opened the doors to Gangnam Ramen in February at 952 Harlem Ave. in Glenview, and local residents and Korean cuisine lovers quickly took notice, said Keum’s son Daniel, who left his job in corporate marketing to help ensure the success of his family’s first restaurant. The reception has been “surprisingly very positive,” he said. “The feedback so far is great. We love the local community here in Glenview. We have a lot of regulars who are very supportive, so we’re grateful for that.” “In the beginning, it was actually really hard,” Keum said through Daniel, who translated on her behalf. But once Daniel and his sister stepped in to help out with operations, Keum found her rhythm and started winning over customers. In the first six months, By Jenelle Riley Gangnam Ramen has converted many who stopped in to try the “half-traditional, half-modern” fusion of Korean flavors into regular diners, he said. Most of the dishes on the menu started from traditional Korean recipes that Keum learned while July 25 through September 8 To reserve tickets - oillamptheater.org Or (847) 834-0738 The dumpling ramen ($10.50) is a large bowl of broth filled with dumplings, egg, mushrooms, peppers, onions and other vegetables. Gangnam Ramen’s Korean fried chicken ($10 for a large order) features deep-fried chicken nuggets glazed in a Korean chilli sauce. Photos by Eric DeGrechie/22nd Century Media growing up in the southernmost reaches of South Korea with 10 siblings. Keum said she has taken those recipes and “Americanized” them slightly as a way to introduce customers to Korean cuisine. The menu also features a few options for those looking to sample some of the more exotic dishes of Korea, such as the seafood udon and spicy rice cakes. While many of the dishes — like bibimbap and ramen — have rustic roots, some have much more regal backgrounds, like the Korean BBQ bulgogi, a dish once reserved for Korean royalty and special events. “I see ourselves as a tour guide for Korean culture,” Daniel said, alluding to the wide range of dishes featured on the menu. The interior of Gangnam Ramen also offers diners a dichotomy between traditional and modern, with one side of the restaurant featuring muted tones and marble tables and the other side bursting with colors and more modern wooden tabletops. Keum and Daniel recently took a group of 22nd Century Media editors on their tour of Korean cuisine via some of the most popular dishes. The experience started with an order of Gangnam Ramen’s Korean fried chicken ($10 for a large order), which features deepfried chicken nuggets glazed in a Korean chilli sauce, and an order of the Korean BBQ fries ($8.50), a serving of French fries topped with marinated ribeye beef, sour cream sauce, scallions and housemade Korean barbecue sauce. We also sampled the fried dumplings ($8 for eight dumplings), a staple of many Asian restaurants. Next, the Ahn family served us dumpling ramen ($10.50), a large bowl of broth filled with dumplings, egg, mushrooms, peppers, onions and other vegetables. Keum simmers chicken bones for 48 hours to give the broth its depth of flavor, though the restaurant also offers a vegetarian ramen option. Gangnam Ramen’s beef bibimbap ($12 with hot stone bowl) is a gourmet take on a dish that was born out of necessity. Historically, bibimbap was a way for families to use up leftover vegetables and meats, but Gangnam Ramen’s dish uses only the finest ingredients, he said. The beef bibimbap is served atop rice in a hot stone bowl and topped with bean sprouts, squash, bok choy, cabbage, carrot and mushroom, with a fried egg placed in the center. The hot stone bowl is meant to act like a skillet to slightly cook some of the vegetables as they’re mixed in with the rice, Daniel said. To finish off our feast, we sampled the Korean BBQ bulgogi ($16), a dish of thinly sliced ribeye beef marinated and sauteed with mushrooms, carrots, onions, scallions and broccoli, and served with sides of rice and kimchi. Gangnam Ramen also has some authentic Korean snacks to give diners “a glimpse of the culture that they can’t get anywhere else,” Daniel said. “Some of the snacks that I grew up with, some of the popsicles that I grew up eating and enjoying, I wanted them to experience that as well so they get a little bit of a fuller experience, beyond the Korean dishes,” he said.
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