Kim Jong Grillin is a

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restaurant in

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. The business operates from southeast Portland's

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neighborhood, as of 2022, and plans to expand with a stall in the food hall at Block 216.

Description

Kim Jong Grillin' serves

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, including

bulgogi ''Bulgogi'' (불고기; ; from Korean language, Korean ''bul-gogi'' ), literally "fire meat", is a ''Gui (food), gui'' (구이; Korean-style grilled or roasted dish) made of thin, marination, marinated slices of meat, most commonly beef, gri ...

galbi ''Galbi'' * (), ''galbi-gui'' (), or grilled ribs, is a type of ''gui'' (grilled dish) in Korean cuisine. "''Galbi''" is the Korean word for "rib", and the dish is usually made with beef short ribs. When pork spare ribs or another meat is used ...

, and

japchae ''Japchae'' () is a savory and slightly sweet dish of stir-fried glass noodles and vegetables that is popular in Korean cuisine. * ''Japchae'' is typically prepared with ''dangmyeon'' (당면, 唐麵), a type of cellophane noodles made from swee ...

History

Kim Jong Grillin', Portland, Oregon (2022) - 5

Kim Jong Grillin' is owned by chef Han Ly Hwang. The food cart caught fire in 2011. The business began operating again in 2014. According to Chad Walsh of ''

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'', the restaurant sold 60–80 pounds of short ribs, 130 pounds of bulgogi, 470–500 pounds of meat, and 250 pounds of

kimchi ''Kimchi'' (; ko, 김치, gimchi, ), is a traditional Korean side dish of salted and fermented vegetables, such as napa cabbage and Korean radish. A wide selection of seasonings are used, including ''gochugaru'' (Korean chili powder), sprin ...

per week, as of mid 2016. In June 2016, the business confirmed plans to close on Alberta and collaborate with

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. The restaurant was burglarized in December 2016. In 2017, Hwang confirmed plans to open Kim Jong Grillin' Ssam at

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, a food cart pod in southeast Portland. In 2020, during the

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, the restaurant served free meals to unemployed restaurant workers. The business plans to operate a stall in the food hall at Block 216, as of 2023.

Reception

In 2016, ''Eater Portland'' described the restaurant as "enormously popular". The restaurant was named in multiple ''Eater Portland'' lists in 2021, including Nick Townsend's "15 Restaurants Worth Visiting on SE Division", Nick Woo and Brooke Jackson-Glidden's "15 Outstanding Portland Food Carts", and Jackson-Glidden's "The 38 Essential Restaurants and Food Carts in Portland". Katherine Chew Hamilton and Nick Campigli included the restaurant in ''

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'' 2021 list of 7 "must-try hot dog hotspots", writing: "The KJG hot dog is a must-have if you're looking for mild heat and Korean American flair. The spicy daikon, kimchi mayo, and pickled mango are excellent additions to the longstanding American tradition of putting meat (in this case, Zenner's sausage) inside a bun."

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