New Modern Korean Restaurant ”Oiji” East Village

Co owner chef Brian Sehong Kim & TK KU

Oiji is a new modern Korean restaurant in the East Village, unlike the other Korean restaurants such as the ones in K Town. I came here for dinner Saturday with my friend Eva ( City Baby Dining ). The ambiance was very cute and cozy, perfect place for any night of the week. They have one large table in middle of restaurant for larger group (maybe for 8 to 10 peoples). Other than that they have smaller tables of 2 and 4. All the plates are tapas style and perfect for sharing. Me and Eva shared three dishes and Beef Tartare with ramp aioli was delicious and artfully crafted. Fried Chicken with spicy soy vinaigrette was good but nothing special. For sure my favorite was the Ssam Platter with spicy pork and gang-deon-jang. It was so lovely to meet two talented chefs.  Co owner chef Brian and chef TK. I will definitely be coming back to try more dishes soon 🙂

Cuisine: Modern Korean

Neighborhood: East Village

Recommend Dishes: Beef Tartare with ramp aioli $16/Ssam Platter with spicy pork and gang-deon-jang (for 2) $34/House-made Honey Butter Chips

Chef-Owner: Brian Sehong Kim, TK KU

Oiji   119 1st Avenue, New York, NY 10003  (646) 767-9050

Beef Tartare with ramp aioli $16 ♥♥♥♥

Fried Chicken with spicy soy vinaigrette ♥♥♥1/2

Ssam Platter with spicy pork and gang-deon-jang (for 2) $34 ♥♥♥♥♥

Spicy pork on Shiso leaf

greens and steamed sticky rice

gang-deon-jang on green leaf

Namson Pine (white rum, pine extract, honey, lemon, egg white & lavender) $13