Get the best bibimbap and bulgogi in the Valley at these cozy Korean spots.
The Stone Tofu House
Owners Don Kim and Cookie Sohn slip house-made tofu into bubbling soups and enormous, cooked-at-the-table hot pots, also frying fat rectangular cakes of it in sesame oil until they turn crisp.
1870 W. Main St.
480-361-0523, thestonetofuaz.com
Ban Chan
This pleasant little restaurant features excellent dishes such as spicy pan-fried octopus and squid, Korean-style pork belly (sam-gyeopsal), and monkfish stew (agujjim).
2909 S. Dobson Rd.
480-414-2525
Katsu
Born From a tiny food stall in a Korean food court in Asiana Market comes chef-owner Danny Jeong’s modern Korean fusion eatery, which incorporates elements of Japanese, Italian and American cuisine. Don’t miss the kimchi-bacon fries, kimchi pasta or topoki (fish cake) spaghetti carbonara – all standouts..
1135 S. Dobson Rd.
480-306-8511
