Eat This Now: Soft Tofu Soup & Bulgogi Combo at Dae Myoung Ok

Edwin Goei • OC Weekly • November 26, 2014
In one sprawling Irvine shopping center, there are three Korean restaurants that serve soondubu jjigae, the Korean soft tofu soup that comes out in a boiling cauldron. All of them are worthy. All of them are good. But Dae Myoung Ok Korean...
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