Recently opened by the Mins Group (Sushi Hakko, Sushi Sato, Sushi Hon) is their latest project, SURA-GAN, offering a higher-end tasting menu of Korean dishes and luxury ingredients from chef Jongmoon Choi. He is inspired by recipes from history, and giving them a modern interpretation. (From their website: “Sura-Gan was the name of the kitchen for the king of Joseon Dynasty in Korea.”) The menu includes courses like an oyster in a crisp seaweed shell, snow crab crudo, amaebi sweet shrimp with uni purée, short rib, and 48-hour beef soup; the menu is $195/person. You enter through their restaurant, Sushi Sato, and will be guided to a private dining area. Open Tue-Sat 5pm-10pm, reservations recommended. 1122 Post St. at Polk.
48-hour beef short rib. Photo courtesy of Sura-Gan.
