A few weeks ago we attended a friend’s retirement celebration on his last day working for his local fire department. After the celebration, we decided to try a new restaurant that just opened in Stratham NH, that was in the same area. I read about Sue’s Korean Kitchen in our local paper and knew it would be a great place to check out. We don’t have many Korean restaurants in our area, not to mention one that is truly authentic.
Sue’s Korean Kitchen is quite small but does have a little seating area to wait for a table or for takeout orders. The seating area is very simply decorated with canvas pictures of many of the dishes they serve. All of your senses go into overload just walking in. The smells you get walking through the door then the beautiful pictures of the food on the walls, I was hungry before I even had the menu!
We were seated at one of the small tables in the middle of the dining room with chopsticks waiting for us along with their menu. The menu, although small, has flavors for anyone with various spice levels from mild to hot. And, don’t worry if you don’t use chopsticks they have regular utensils as well!
A quick glance at the appetizers was all it took to know that we would be ordering the beef Mandoo. This is a Korean
pan-fried dumpling. You get six for $7.95. You can also get an all-vegetable version as well. These were very good, crispy on the outside, soft and full of Asian flavors on the inside. The beef is very tender and goes beautifully with the vegetables in the dumpling. What a great start!
For my main course, I ordered the Beef Bulgogi ($14.95). Beef Bulgogi is Korean marinated beef with carrots, onions and scallions served with a side of white rice. I really enjoyed my dish. The beef was tender and flavorful with the sautéed vegetables still having a crisp bite to them and served with white rice as the perfect compliment to the dish.
Jim had the Dolsat Bimimbap. This is a Korean rice bowl mixed with spinach, carrots, bean sprouts, mushrooms, and cucumber. You can also add an egg and the Korean beef, and Jim did. ($16.95). This dish comes in a hot stone bowl and, let me tell you, it kept the dish piping hot through our entire lunch! No joke, it was just as hot when it was served until the time we left. This is an amazing dish with tons of flavor not to mention the perfectly steamed egg. When you cut it open all of that yolk goodness goes all through the dish making it just a little more decadent than it already is. Both dishes came with a side of a cucumber and carrot salad dressed in a very light dressing. Very good and so fresh, as well as
house-made kimchi. I’m not a big kimchi fan, but Jim enjoyed it!
Check them out of Facebook and online. If you are in the area of
74 Portsmouth Ave. in Stratham NH, stop in at Sue’s Korean Kitchen for a dine-in or take out!
https://www.sueskoreankitchen.com/
Enjoy!
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