Friday, August 11, 2023

Openings: Memphis Seoul on 1st Avenue

Photo by Steven

Memphis Seoul debuted on Wednesday here at 123 First Ave. between Seventh Street and St. Mark's Place. 

The quick-serve establishment describes it as "Southern cookin' with a Korean kick!" ... offering the comfort food of the South with the spices and sauces familiar to Korean food. So expect items like ramen mac n' cheese, bulgogi meatloaf and Korean cornbread. Find the menu here.

Founder Bart Hubbuch opened the first Memphis Seoul in Crown Heights. 

Per Grub Street: "Originally from Dallas, Hubbuch was a career sportswriter who’d spent 27 in the business before getting fired from the New York Post for a tweet about Donald Trump winning the 2016 presidential election." 

Grub Street also states that "Hubbuch had always been a home cook... and had long been interested in running his own business." 

Current hours: 
Monday-Thursday: 5-9 p.m., with a 10 p.m. close on Friday... and on Saturday-Sunday: noon-9 p.m.

at

4 comments:

  1. AnonymousAugust 11, 2023 at 12:56 PM

    Looking forward to trying it out!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Bart HubbuchAugust 12, 2023 at 11:27 AM

    Hi, guys! I’m Memphis Seoul’s owner, and thank you for the shoutout.

    One small thing — our actual hours at least starting out are:

    Mon-Thu: 5 pm - 10 pm
    Fri: 4 pm - 10 pm
    Sat: Noon - 10 pm
    Sun: Noon - 9 pm

    We are considering adding weekday daytime hours in early 2024.

    ReplyDelete
  3. AnonymousAugust 12, 2023 at 12:35 PM

    I share some of the owner's views, on politics and Korean food.

    ReplyDelete
  4. AnonymousAugust 12, 2023 at 8:32 PM

    Tried their signature meatloaf rice bowl last night and it was pretty good. Looking forward to going back for some fried chicken. The spicy pickles are excellent.

    ReplyDelete

Your remarks and lively debates are welcome, whether supportive or critical of the views herein. Your articulate, well-informed remarks that are relevant to an article are welcome.

However, commentary that is intended to "flame" or attack, that contains violence, racist comments and potential libel will not be published. Facts are helpful.

If you'd like to make personal attacks and libelous claims against people and businesses, then you may do so on your own social media accounts. Also, comments predicting when a new business will close ("I give it six weeks") will not be approved.