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First Look: Korilla BBQ Goes Brick-and-Mortar in the East Village
By: Kelly Dobkin

Korean/Mexican burrito truck Korilla BBQ has laid down permanent roots in the East Village
at 23 Third Avenue at the corner of St. Mark’s, and did so in style, adorning the front facade
of the building above it in its signature tiger stripes. Opening today, the Korean BBQ-inspired eatery
will offer their signature ‘cue in the same three ways – in a ssam/burrito, a Chosun rice bowl or in salad form,
a la Chipotle. Queens-born Edward Song who spent time in top NYC kitchens after culinary school
launched the Korilla BBQ truck in 2010 and later competed on Food Network’s Great Food Truck Race.
Song has also announced plans for additional brick-and-mortar locations on the Upper East Side,
Financial District, and Brooklyn coming soon. Take a look around the new space below.

 

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Korilla BBQ Opens Its First Restaurant in East Village, NYC

Listed under article “Four Restaurants That Opened in NYC This Week”
By: Jessica Lee

Korilla BBQ, 23 Third Avenue

Founded by New York native and Columbia graduate Eddie Song, Korilla BBQ now has a brick-and-mortar location in the East Village.
The food truck became nationally recognized after appearing on the Food Network show “The Great Food Truck Race.”
This location is the first of four. The Korean-barbecue-themed menu includes spicy pork, bacon kimchi fried rice, and red kimchi.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The New York Times features Korilla BBQ in their list of Opening Restaurants

KORILLA BBQ You can’t miss the tiger-striped facade of the new storefront. It started out as a truck selling tacos,
burrito-style wraps and rice bowls filled with Korean specialties like bulgogi, tofu and kimchi:
23 Third Avenue (St. Marks Place), 646-823-9423, korillabbq.com.

Korilla BBQ’s First Shop Will Unleash Kimchi Burritos on The East Village Next Week
By: Devra Ferst

The restaurant opened for a test run last night.

Beneath the neon tiger-striped mural on 3rd Avenue, Korilla BBQ’s first brick and mortar location opened last night for a test run. The team plans to officially open sometime next week, so there may be other test runs in the next few days. Once open, founder Eddie Song tells Bedford + Bowery that he hopes to keep things seasonal. “We want to offer something healthy and delicious at the same time,” he explains. The menu sounds pretty similar to what’s available from the team’s trucks: Korean BBQ-inspired rice bowls, burritos, and salads topped with things like spicy pork and tofu. Will that appeal to the St. Marks crowd more than its ill-fated predecessor’s pizza bagels and mac salad melts? Probably, but only time will tell.

Determined to become part of the neighborhood, the team commissioned mural artist Terry Galmitz to cover the inside walls with scenes from the East Village, including miniature versions of McSorley’s and Stage Restaurant. 23 3rd Avenue, East Village.

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