Comments on: Bulgogi Cart on 49th Finally Comes into its Own

By: ash

ash — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:18:47 +0000

thanks for this site, and these write-ups. I checked out this spot today based on your review, and thought the food was pretty good. The price is $7 for a bulgogi plate now, and I thought for that price the food was a little lacking. It felt really light in the bag, and a good amount of it was salad. But decent korean food from a cart, that’s for sure. I just wish it was a pound heavier!

By: bravo

bravo — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:49:03 +0000

Oh happy day! Thanks for the update. Heading over there now.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:07:18 +0000

Mac, the bulgogi cart is back. I ate there today. The Japchae was great!

By: Mac

Mac — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:02:38 +0000

Looks like they disappeared again, do you know where they went?

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Thu, 20 Mar 2008 21:46:41 +0000

[...] ideas just refuse to die. The Bulgogi Sandwich has returned to the cart on 49th btw. 5+6th, this time on a [...]

By: Ben

Ben — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 19:11:07 +0000

American cheese actually isn’t that strange of an ingredient for Korean food. It’s popular on rice and in kimbap amongst other places. Probably a result of the US presence during the Korean War, much like the SPAM craze in S Korea.

By: Cornelius_Copia

Cornelius_Copia — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 18:59:01 +0000

Great find and excellent little lunch for the value. While it cannot compare to a full service Korean place it is yummy and convenient AND a nice change from the standard hotdog & gyro stands.
I had the #1 Bulgogi plate: the meat was excellent (tender, moist and a little sweet), rice, a clear noodle side which was OK, and a small portion of kimchee. Sure it was lacking a bit but its decent Korean food from a cart, not a restaurant.
Will definitely frequent and recommend

By: gordon

gordon — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 19:50:50 +0000

Just had the Udon – cheep at $5 but SEVERELY missing ingredients beyond soy sauce flavored water and udon noodles. A few chunks of meat and pieces of cabbage does not make a “soup”… its closer to watery spaghetti than Udon. I’d rather get the $7 Udon at one of the big nearby “serve everything under the sun” lunch places.

By: electric broccoli man

electric broccoli man — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:58:06 +0000

Love the insight about cart metamorphoses as a function of environment metamorphoses. It’s almost like evolution. Very inspiring.