Seoul Food puts a mouth-watering spin on two totally different food cultures, Korean and American Southern, and pulls off an affordable high-concept restaurant that is perfect for date night, groups, vegetarians and hard-to-please food geeks.
The atmosphere was hip and the service impeccable; my late October visit was made even better relaxing outside on their picnic tables. Not packed on a Monday night, dinner here was the perfect follow-up to flight night across the street at Craft. The wings were much larger than expected, due in part to the generous crispy exterior and splitting the order between the spicy and soy garlic provided some nice balance and taste variety. Crispy pork belly was no joke and the pimento corn cheese had a great combination with the puffy chips and cool, smooth dip.
The casual nature and brown paper presentation of some of the dishes is a nice contrast to the obvious care and attention paid to food, drinks and the overall experience. There are plenty of great dining experiences of all types around Charlotte and Seoul Food is right there at the top for fans of South End.