Gangnam Food Hall serves fantastical Asian American Chicagoan food and drinks with surprising style and substance. Despite its name, it is in fact not Korean. Even though there’s a bulgogi steak bu…
Kenny Yang, owner of Gangnam Food Hall and Gangnam Market, the attached grocery store, is seen at the food hall at 1001 W. Chicago Ave. in Chicago on April 30, 2024. When I heard through the grapevine that an independently owned grocery store in the River West neighborhood would transform into Gangnam Market and Food Hall, of course, I thought it would be Korean.
“Ramen, tacos, sushi and breakfast sandwiches,” he said. “Growing up in Chicago, I was influenced by every culture.”Yang does have a business partner with one of the food hall stalls, he said. Matthew Chiu is the namesake and co-owner of Matt Bakes, a micro bakery. His parents founded Chiu Quon,The Matt Bakes dish called 554 is seen at Gangnam Food Hall, 1001 W. Chicago Ave. in Chicago, on April 30, 2024.
Speaking of rice, what’s behind the name Workout Rice, another food hall stall? One of the featured items is gyudon, the Japanese beef and rice bowl, theirs made with thinly sliced braised wagyu.“Just because I’ve worked out all my life,” Yang said laughing. “I was on the basketball team, baseball team and swim team.”
And turkey is one of his favorite proteins. So Yang eventually worked on his turkey ramen for a year or two before having his friends taste-test it. There’s no dish of greens at the food hall yet. Even though the produce section at the market offers a solid selection. Recently that included Chinese broccoli, which was great quality and on sale at a price that rivaled Chinatown.
Get the coconut latte with house-made coconut milk, hot like Yang or lightly iced, which I loved with its strong and smooth espresso flavor. The brown sugar boba was also absolutely perfect, with impeccable tapioca pearls, made-to-order half-sweet with soy milk . The friendly staff behind the counter are such bubble tea pros.
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