Tue 5 Sep 2006
Korea Garden
414 Semple Street
Oakland, 15213
412-681-6460
M-Sat: 11-10
In legend it is said there exists a hole-in-the-wall restaurant deep in the netherworld of South Oakland on the insidious Semple Street. This restaurant serves Korean food, but not just any – the BEST. It has been passed down that native Koreans proclaim it to be the most authentic in all of Pittsburgh, far more so than Sushi Kim or Winner’s. Yet it remains elusive. Well, after years of chasing the myth, I’ve found it! It is in Oakland, just as the legend says. It is also delicious, as the legend declares. It is full of Koreans and Korean language is everywhere, in the air and on the menu. Yup, this is it – the holy grail of Korean food in Pittsburgh. (more…)