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ALL BOTTLED UP: Su-RA Korean Restaurant
The spot: Su-Ra Korean Restaurant is impressive in its simplicity. Exposed brick and muted burgundy and taupe hues create an atmosphere of serenity in the modern, open dining room. In good weather, the restaurant’s back door opens to a small, gated Korean garden with a handful of tables. The no-fuss menu is filled with dishes created with rice; fresh, seasonal vegetables; and chicken, pork, beef or shrimp. Owner Euiha Hwang, who previously owned a restaurant for 5 years in Korea, says the Dol Sot Bi Bim Bop ($11) is his best seller. This traditional Korean dish of steamed rice and vegetables with fried egg and spicy red pepper paste sauce is served in a sizzling stone pot with a side of miso soup.
The bottle: At a Korean restaurant, why not drink like they do in Korea? Snag a bottle of soju, a potato-based Korean liquor, at Chicago Food Corp. (3333 N. Kimball Ave. 773-478-5566). This Asian food market has a wide variety of the clear spirit, which tastes a bit like sweet vodka. If you’ve got a large party and foresee shots in your future, spring for the large, plastic 1.75 liter bottle of Green Soju ($12.95). Casual drinkers might prefer a modest .375 liter bottle of Jinro Chamisul Soju for ($3.99). If shots aren’t your thing—or if you don’t have time to hoof it to Avondale—grab a chilled bottle of Barefoot sauvignon blanc ($9.99) from Crespo’s Food and Liquor (2157 W. North Ave. 773-486-5588), a neighborhood store just a block east of Su-Ra. The crisp white wine tones down the heat of the Korean red pepper paste served as an accompaniment to many of Su-Ra’s dishes. --Emily Hiser Lobdell is a metromix special contributor.
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