Eater NY
October 2023
19 Standout Korean Restaurants in Murray Hill, Koreatown, Queens
Profiled Sophia Cho taking over the restaurant her mother started. Photography by Caroline Shin.
Press & praise
4.7★
Google · 1,200+
4.7★
Uber Eats · 2,000+
4.5★
DoorDash · 10+
Eater NY
October 2023
Profiled Sophia Cho taking over the restaurant her mother started. Photography by Caroline Shin.
QNS.com
February 2025
Covered the community dinner hosted at JeunJu, where tteokguk was served as a one-off.
Homecoming NYC
2025
Ran the dinner in partnership with the Asian American Federation, and published a profile of Sophia and the restaurant.
Eat the World NYC
May 2017
A full visit writeup, and the first record of the sesame technique behind the gamjatang broth.
coolstuff.nyc
October 2023
Called out specifically for the kalguksu and sujebi.
Asian American Federation
Included in the community map, listed under Korean cuisine, Jeollado region.
The best classic homestyle Korean food she had found in the area, and a meal that was deeply satisfying.
A repeat visitor: warm and welcoming staff, banchan that tastes traditional, and generous portions at reasonable prices. The all-Korean menu, she noted, should not put anyone off.
Staff offered him an apron so the soup would not splash his shirt. He singled out the perilla-seed kalguksu.
Food that felt homey and lighter than the competition, with notably tender beef in the spicy beef soup and a seafood pancake big enough to share.
The bean sprout soup, with poached egg, seaweed and a marinated shrimp sauce — low in salt by default, so you season it yourself.
Shared the seafood pancake and the seafood udon; called the banchan solid and the room cosy and homey.
Hearty homestyle comfort food — the group enjoyed every dish they ordered.
Their all-time favourite Korean restaurant in New York, and still good value. They picked out the cold spicy noodles as properly balanced: light, a little sweet, spicy, tangy.
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