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Category: Korean
Neighborhood: Murray Hill34th St-6th Ave (B, D, F, V, N, Q, R, W)
33rd Street (PATH)
33rd St-Park Ave (6)
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For the confused souls, "Sulreungtang" is not the same as an ox tail soup (ggo-ri gom tang); and no, it is not the same as gom tang, which does not use the same ingredients. The soup, sulreungtang is beef soup made out of bones, meat, and organs, typically cooked overnight (10+ hours). People in Korea sometimes refer to this place as the New York variety as they add milk-fat to enhance the creaminess. Some people complaining that this is a cop-out; I see it as an enhancement.
For those who may be eating the soup for the first time. You have to season the soup yourself with salt, pepper, and green onions that are on the table (and kimchi, too, if you're into that). This soup is not gourmet food where you eat as the chef serves it. So stop complaining about blandness; just add the damn salt.
Their kimchi is famous. The diced radish kimchi (kkak-du-gi) is particularly very good for this type of food as radish provides crispness in taste while the soup provides milkiness from the bone marrow melted into it.
Their soon-dae (blood sausage) is also very good. It seems that you can't just order soon-dae though; you have to get the platter which comes with other organ meat like liver (although you might be able to ask to skip organ meat). They do a pretty good job taking the gaminess out of the organ meat.
They are getting a tad expensive for what the food is. I think ~$7 per soup would be about the right price for this type of food; it's over $9 now...but again, this is Manhattan... If the price was right, I would have given 5 stars.
TRY:
Free Kimchi
FYI:
1. Sul lung tang= ox tail soup.
2. You have to add salt (not optional) to the soup
Gosta come here after a long night of drinking. This is the place where you want to recap the whole night (or still be drunk). This is the place where you go if you do not want to have a hangover the next morning.
Even when you aren't drunk, this is a great place for just a casual fast dinner. The food is really really awesome. I'm Korean, i know good Korean food when I have it.
The thing that you have to remember though, is this isn't a typical Korean restaurant. They specialize in 'sulung tang' which is a beef brisket soup. The flavor comes from the beef bones. When you order this, remember to add salt, scallions, and lots of KIMCHI!!! (Yes, directly in the soup) Ahhhh so delicious. The broth has so much yummy beef flavor...
But this isn't the only thing that's awesome at this restaurant. The bibimbap is probably the best bibimbap ever. (besides my grandma's) It's not so traditional though, and the gochujang (red chili paste) has an actual sweet flavor to it. Also, the bossam and soondae are the other two items to order off the menu. Both of these are sort of an appetizer to share with everyone else.
Another thing, I know traditional K-restaurants give a lot of different banchan (side dishes), and Gamiok doesn't do that. The reason is that with sulungtang, you don't need all those side dishes. The point is that there is so much flavor in that dish alone, you don't need anything else but REALLY REALLY good quality kimchi. This place has it, the best kimchi in town.
Maybe you have to get used to it, or let it grow on you. Lot of non-korean people I take here thinks the food is very bland and boring. Just need to appreciate the natural flavor of really good quality slow cooked beef soup, accompanied by the best kimchi you will ever have.
Sul lung tang in the early AM is everything that's right about late night cravings.
Whether in Fort Lee or Manhattan, believe me, you WILL leave Gahm Mi Oak a happy camper.
I'm not going to lie. This place was awful from start to finish. It's actually tough for me to write this review, even.
Quick summary:
*There were 5 things on the 'picture book,' gross feeling menu.
*Food was awful, bland, and boring.
*My tiny water glass remained empty for the entire meal.
*Waited 20 minutes for our check.
*After finally stopping a waiter, he had no idea what I meant by asking where our "waitress" was. "Server?" No. "Check?" He vaguely got that. Native language aside, you don't know the word "waitress" and you're working in midtown Manhattan? Come on.
*After that incident, I really didn't expect this, but I think there's an understood rule in restaurant hospitality where if all the dishes you present to a customer go uneaten, you should ask if everything was alright with the food.
Plenty of places, that would have happened...Not "Gahm Mi Oak."
When the night is getting old and I'm getting either tired or tipsy (drunk?)... or both, a super-late dinner or a super-early breakfast at Gahm Mi Oak is just the right thing to do. In this context I never had to wait for a table and it never has been crowded. And so, the ambiance is not loud at all, relaxing and the service is very attentive.
I have already develop my particular taste for Kimchi and I love the one at Gahn Mi Oak. Tasty, firm and highly spicy. We also order sometimes Chojang Ohjingih which is boiled squid with hot sauce. Simply delicious.
As I hear from a friend and as you can read in other's reviews, the star dish at Gahm Mi Oak is the Sul Long Tang or white ox bone soup, snowy white and made with white rice and white noodle. This soup is unflavored until you add scallion, salt and pepper to taste. I swear that in the current circumstances, there is nothing more comforting than this soup. Even in the summer, the feeling of the kind of creamy hot broth descending through your throat to your stomach while induces a revival effect, makes me think that mum must be around taking care of her girl. Call me cheesy if you want ...
Um, all this makes me think about my only complain at Gahm Mi Oak.The few pounds that I have lose during the dancing-night also revive. At least, as double. And I'm not gonna say that I don't care because I do...Lol.
I'm just weak here...[sigh]
I always ended up crying at Gahm Mi Oak. Not kidding and not because my mum or because the extra pounds gained .. the Large Jalapeño pepper with the spicy dipping sauce, coming as banchan along the Kimchi, works really really well.
their sul lung tang is so good. But it doesn't have the final kick to push it to a 5 star joint. It's missing something....=(
Gahm Mi Oak's kimchi and Kakdugi are so fresh and sweet. I heard from my friend that they marinate their kimchis and kakdugis in Sprite to give the sweeter taste. I actually don't care how they make it, as long as it's super good...hehehe (a sign of a fatso)
If you are big fan of sul lung tang, I'll try to be fair. You'll like it a lot...but you will walk out saying, dang it...there is something missing.
Yummy, yummy, yummy, I got love in my tummy. And it goes by the name of Gahm Mi Oak.
Gahm Mi Oak, you hit the spot. Your sul lung tang is so delicious and comforting, with it's milky white ox-bone broth (without the actual scary bones like other Korean restaurants.)
You use tender cuts of beef without the chunks of fat, again like other Korean restaurants tend to do. You put in just the right amount of noodles and rice and everything harmonizes perfectly with your kimchi. Seriously some of the best kimchi I have ever had, and I literally have grown up with that stuff flowing through my veins.
It's not too crowded, the decor is old-school Korean, and you even have the traditional low table seating with the floor pillows. Love it. It's good. Very good. Go get some love for your tummy.
I came here on a Sunday night, and I must say that this was the best Sunday night I've experienced because of the scrumptiousness of what is Sol Lung Tang, Gahm Mi Oak's trademark dish. I have found my favorite noodle/rice soup that surpasses the delicious Pho. Remember to be generous with the seasoning (salt, pepper, spring onion) that comes with your Sol Long Tang in order to fully enjoy this palatable meal.
I love the serenity that the restaurant brings. The light jazz, genteel service, and everything this restaurant entails. However, the tiny bathroom could use a little work.
Sul lung tang is the quintessential korean cuisine. Its a rustic beef broth with noodles and rice. Simple as this soup may sound, it is anything but that. The broth must be flavorful. The noodle and rice al dente. The beef should be tender and not overcooked. Gahm Mi Oak does this consistently. If that was not enough, the kimchi, is probably the best I have ever had. And as the weather grows colder I will be certainly making more trips to Gahm Mi Oak.
All the reviews are correct. It's the go to place for Sullung tang in NYC.
5 stars after a night of debauchery and karaoke singing.
4 stars going sober, its just missing something.
Me and my friend happened to go to this restaurant since we could not find the place we initially wanted to go "Han Bat Restaurant" in Korean town without a map lol
I guess this place is very famous for their sulong tang....For some reason, I found it very tasteless...not even close to good.
I asked some of my friends if they have ever tried the food and they do not like it either.
So i guess it is just that my nationality doesnot care for sulong tang...not this place's fault.
I found their Kimchi absolutely amazing!!! prob the best kimchi I have ever had. The bibimbab was also good.
So afterall, their menues are above average. you should try if you like Korean food.
After a night out, and you're feeling like you need something to soak up your alcohol head to Gahm Mi Oak. Order the pancake and sul lung tang soup. The soup is starts out bland, so that you can add salt, fresh green onions, and kimchi to your liking. Now enjoy! It's really the best thing you can do for yourself after a night of partying.
My friend and I walked into Gahm Mi Oak Restaurant in Koreatown by chance. We had attended an event around the corner and only walked as far as my uncomfortable shoes would carry me. - Fashion hurts sometimes! ;)
There are many similar establishments along 32nd Street; however Gahm Mi Oak seemed to exude a serene energy. The staff was attentive and efficient, and we were seated promptly with large menus. Unfortunately, the menus contained very little English, and the waitstaff knew even less. This circumstance made it slightly difficult to order.
After a quick look around, we noticed that every table had a large bowl soup. My friend and I are not fools, we ordered the soup. Sul Long Tang is a white ox-bone soup with beef brisket, rice, noodles and scallions. Comfort food needs no translation. The soup was both filling and soothing. It reminded me of my father's Trinidadian oxtail soup.
Sul Long Tang was an excellent start, but we did not have anywhere to go from there. We left feeling that there was great potential at Gahm Mi Oak that had not been tapped. I intend to go back armed with either a patient Korean friend or a translated listed of Korean dishes.
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Let me preface this by saying LA has the best Korean food in the US. Chicago has the worst! I heard about 5 years worth of hype about this place. Freaking suhlungtang was pretty bad, kimchi tasted like garbage (I mean literally...it tasted like that garbage smell you get here 'n' there in NYC Chinatown). I've had better suhlungtang in Chicago and better Soondae in Chicago (@ Chicago Food). Did I mention their kimchi/kkakdoogi sucked?
Went there for dinner with a group of friends and we loved their Kimchi; it was amazingly fresh and well prepared. As far as the menu is concerned, the choices are VERY limited. This place is known for its Sul Lung Tang, and that's what most people go for. Unfortunately, I wasn't too impressed with the soup, but probably would go back again when I'm craving for some really really good kimchi and will try their bibimbap next time.
There are two good things about this place:
1. You don't smell like Korean food after eating here. I think it's because they offer very few items on the menu and there's no barbecue.
2. The sulong tang. It's the perfect meal when you're tired, cold, and/or hungover.
Gahm Mi Oak has pretty tasty seolleongtang (go ahead, wiki it). I'm pretty sure that's all you should order here haha. Their kimchi is pretty killer here too. Not killer in the too spicy sense, but killer in the super tasty sense. I've also had the seolleongtang at Gam Mee Ok in Fort Lee (not sure if they're affiliated), and I've gotta say, if you don't want to make a trek out to NJ, there's no reason you shouldn't give our own GMO on 32nd a try.
Sul lung tang is my favourite and for some reason I was really craving something comforting. It was probably from the freezing AC blasting in all the stores. So after a long hard day shopping, our Korean friend brought us here with high praise for the sul lung tang. It was excellent and really hit the spot! The ox tail broth was rich and creamy but light at the same time. If I had a bigger stomach, I would have ordered another one. Other things reputed to be good on the menu is the bibimbap. My friend ordered that, and she loved it!
Right in K-town, its also situated right next to Red Mango...so you don't even have to think about where you should go for dessert after a fab meal here.
I came here with one of my Cantonese teacher/friend along with several classmates/friends for dinner. This is one of the better Korean restaurants I've been to. Price is between moderate to spendy. Menus were available by request as there were none upon our group's arrival. I wish there were also explanations to the dishes next to the dish names as I'm not entirely familiar with Korean cuisine.
Bin Dae Dduk, Korean-style fried pancake as well as their Kimchi were good. I hear the Sul Long Tang, a snowy white ox-bone soup with white rice and white noodle, is good which is what I'd like to try next time.
Gam Mi Ok is hands down the best sul lung tang place outside of Korea. I'm sure there are great places in LA, but since I've never tried any of them, I can't compare. All I know is the sul lung tang here is great. And please, don't come here asking "Where's the menu?" Yes, there are a few other things on their menu, but why would you need to order anything else other than sul lung tang??
Sul lung tang is good for those days when:
-You feel sick
-You are hungover
-It's cold outside
or the best reason of all:
JUST BECAUSE DAMN IT!!!
Oh and this place has THE BEST kimchi and gak doo gi. Seriously, the best. And it comes piled high on a plate, with the gak doo gi hidden under leaves of kimchi. It's like finding buried treasure!!
Another fan of their sul long tang. Perfect for lunch.
I've had Gam Mi Oak countless times in a time span of 16 years. Most of the visits were made in my drunken stupor, while other visits were intended to remedy my hangover. Their soup is hearty and soothing indeed. And their kimchi and kakdoogi are like crack! But I'm from L.A. and it takes a lot to WOW me. If you're a bargain hunter like me, you're also gonna clench your teeth knowing you have to pay over double L.A. price for sul long tang. How much is it in L.A. you're wondering? 5 or 6 bucks...no joke. Ever buy food at a movie theater? That's how I feel! But this is NYC. GMO has no competitors and their lease is not cheap. That means they can do whatever the hell they want and you're left with no alternatives. So make that trip to the ATM, my friend...and pull out extra cuz you're gonna be hungry again soon. I'm stuck here for 4 years...*sigh*
my source told me to go here late at night b/c all the trendy clubbing guys go there. lol
well i couldnt wait till night so me and my friend went for lunch. the restaurant was smaller than what i expected but the sul-lung-tang was absolutely tasty. im not that interested in cooking but i actually wanted to know how to boil this thing cus the soup was so creamy and flavorful.
This is the only good Korean restaurant in Korea town. The others are tired and run down. And I only give this 4 stars because its counterpart in Fort Lee, NJ is even better, outshining its NYC neighbor.
Here's what makes Gahm Mi Oak so good:
1. The kimchee is TO DIE FOR.
2. The soup broth is delicious and has some serious depth.
3. The bibimbap has the authentic Korean flavor without being too salty or greasy. They balance the rice and toppings perfectly.
4. In and out quickly for a bite to eat for lunch.
The other restaurants are not worth it anymore to me so this is the gem in Korea town.
To me, "Gam Mee Oak" (I'm aware of the 4,096 Romanizations of this restaurant's name) focuses on its niche business: oxbone soup, also known as suhlung tang. I've never looked at a menu so I don't know what else they have here; this is all I eat.
The main reasons I want to come here (mix and match - not all conditions have to be true):
1) It is very late.
2) I am inebriated.
3) It is freezing outside.
4) I want suhlung tang.
5) I want a fast warm meal.
When I say fast, I'll walk inside, sit down, ask for suhlung tang and before I can yell "Yahtzee" the food is in front of me... like 60 seconds.
My only negatives:
- The kimchee is cut in front of you. This should denote fresh kimchee... Unfortunately, this product is a little sour (hint: old).
- The chopstick sets they provide are cheap: "splinter inducing". I am not high maintenance, but wow these chopsticks suck (it takes a lot for me to mention something so petty).
Tips for newbies: salt, pepper and chopped scallions are necessities for your soup else it will taste very bland.
IFHTP 3+
This is only and only suh-lung-tang (korean Ox-tail Soup) specialized place in NYC. All other korean restaurants have this on the menu but not specialized. I disagree with someone who says about sour Kimchi. It is essential to have a bit older kimchi for Suh-lung-tang and we order these to go sometimes. the sour kimchi at this place is specially made and fresh, it tastes old since they marinated with their own secret ingredient that makes it taste like giving some kick. I heard Sprite/vinegar but never confirmed. Otherwise, freshly made kimchi called gut-ju-ri.
These soups are brewed overnight usually and that gives it the milky color to the soup (at least 6 hrs - My mom taught me how to make it as well). However, every batch is different so if you are at the right time which the soup has been boiled for overnight, it will taste better and richer. If you are in the middle of the day or so, it might get diluted since they might pour water to start a new batch. salt and pepper and the scallion are absolute essential to the soup since the soup isn't seasoned at all bc it is from the stock soup. Soup is great for hang over after your late night out. You won't have the hang over in the morning. For this matter, the NY noodletown in chinatown works as well.
Great sulong tang (it's their specialty). Their kimchi is the best I've had so far in NYC. We took my parents here when they came to visit, and they loved it.
My only complaint is that the menu is quite limited (most people come here for the sulong tang) so if you are not a real Korean food fan, your only option will be bibimbap. I don't believe they do BBQ.
DON'T come here. The discriminatory service at this place will leave you hungry and angry. My girlfriend and I were looked past b/c of the fact that we aren't korean. There was no bother in trying to seat us when we walked in, even though there wasn't a wait. The workers would just ignore you hoping that you would leave. We gave them the benefit of the doubt and continued to wait to be seated. Upon seating, we watched as all the other tables, including those who sat after us, had their orders taken before they even thought about approaching our table. When we finally grabbed someone's attention to ask about what the problem was, the server gave us that dumb dog look - "hugh, I don't know.. no english please.." This is a small place too. Hard to accidentally overlook a table.
Do not come here unless you want to see all the koreans fed before you get to order. That's including those that come after you!
you have been warned.
Amazing Kimchi--given to you by the loads (honestly)
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The Best Sulung tang in K-town--
Go here to check out either of these both are bomb!~
Get some soju and bring some friends, bound to have a good time!!
Gahm Mi Oak is a Korean restaurant located in NYC K-town, famous for Sullungtang (Ox bone soup). Ox bone soup consists of soup made from bone boiled in water for many hours (don't know exactly how long), slices of beef and thin noodles. The soup is served bland and you add rock salt, black peppers and diced green onions to your taste in preference. Soup is also served with a bowl of rice and kimchee.
Being a native of Northern Virginia and not a New Yorker, I always heard rumors of best sullungtang to be in NYC. "You gotta go to New York K-town for the best sullungtang." With this in mind I was very excited to eat some sullungtang at Gahm Mi Oak.
Review of sullungtang:
When my bowl of sullungtang came out, I was very disappointed with the soup because:
1) The rice was already inside the soup. I like my rice separate, usually in a steel bowl served with the soup. This means they are skimping out on the rice. I like to eat my soup by eating all the meat & noodles first and than add the rice to the soup.
2) The soup had that milky creamy taste which means they added cream to the soup to disguise the look of the whiteness of the soup, making it look like its been boiling the bones for a long time.
3) The beef was small portions in quantity.
The service was slow, very hard to have my glass of barley tea refilled. The kimchee that the waitress cut at your table was good, which was the only thing good I can say about the food.
I have to say the best sullungtang restaurant was always in my neck of the hood (Gom Tang E). Free soup refills, you can actually see the huge gigantic pot of the soup behind the glass, and separate bowl of rice.
Gave two stars for kimchee & good fresh tasting barley tea.
I'm going to use the race card here and say that as a Korean-American born in Seoul, and a pretty big critic of food, I can honestly say this place has some of the best kim chee EVER. Even after having gone to Seoul a for the past two summers, It is still the best so far. (And no, I didn't get outside the city where I have no doubt the kim chee out in the country would knock the pants off any place in the States.) My aunt made THE best gahk doo gee (daikon version of kimchee) and so I feel confident enough to say that Gahm Mi Oak has some good eats.
The suhl lung tahng here is excellent and for you beef tartare lovers, the Yuk Hwe is REALLY good. Yes, it is raw beef and yes a raw egg is mixed in but it does not cause any food illnesses (no more than eating anything else where it's usually the preparation, and not the food, that will cause harm). The Yuk Hwe comes with sliced Asian pears which is crisp and light against the fatty egg and meat.
The only reason I don't give them 5 stars is that like any authentic Asian establishment, the service is a bit sketchy. It's a bit hit or miss with the service and you do have to flag them down to get what you want, but you can usually get more water or rice and more kim chee; you just have to ask for it. [Or maybe they've invested in those floating bell buttons by now? I swear it had to have been invented in Korea since every restaurant there and in LA has one. (^_^)]
Their late night hours are awesome, so anyone finished with attending at gig at MSG should take a short walk over and have a meal.
We discovered this place by accident and it's been my favorite Korean spot since. Too bad I live in LA.
One of the good Korean restaurants that is worth going to in Manhattan instead of Flushing to get Ox tail broth. The kimchee here is good (approved by my Korean friend), and this place is open 24 hours (?) I always come here late night if I get drunk in Manhattan.
A friend with an extensive knowledge on Korean food suggested we go to Gahm Mi Oak for some selected authentic Korean dishes--dishes that are just as good as the homeland.
Must dish:
Sul Long Tang, a snowy white ox-bone soup with white rice and white noodle, accompanied with scallion, salt and pepper on the side. A clear yet beefy flavored broth with thinly slices of beef. Add salt as you go. Next: Abai Soon Dae korean style pork sausage, steamed. Texture similar to a healthy version of a light meatloaf minus the bread crumbs, add in some rice vermicelli served in diagonal slices. Steamed intestines and cattle stomach were accompanied.
Gahm Mi Oak gets it right. It emphasizes and practices healthy Korean cooking, the way it should be. None of that fried stuff. You don't need the load of oil/ fat to accentuate food to satisfy the taste buds. If need compared, Gahm Mi Oak makes the usage of oil from conventional restaurants/ fast food joints look like the Hades of Grease, as Gahm Mi Oak would be portrayed as a monastery for capturing the simple and minimalistic approach to good eating.
So if there is anything we've learned today, kids, is that: Tasty food come steamed too. Who'd ever thought?
Service is above average and my favorite here is the oxtail soup and their korean pork sausage. The waiters cut the kimchi right in front of you with scissors...(NOT IMPRESSED)...what's the point of that? it's not like u're doing any tricks to it..so I'd rather them skip that part.
Their menu is limited and that is why when I come here, I usually order my usual. Come here if u want to taste food that taste like home cooking.
first experience with korean food, so maybe i am notthe best judge but i loved everything except the sul lung tang (until we added the provided scallions and sea salt)
i loved the pancakes and the kimchi
great for late night food.
i would return the next time i am in the city, without a doubt.
The Sul lung tang (about 10 bucks) was very tasty as was the kimchi that they served for starters. Unlike Kun Jip, however, they did not serve any other appetizers. I think the flavor of the Sul lung tang was great. Overall a very good experience. However, I noticed that other things on the menu were quite pricey and that the menu selection was rather limited. I think I'm still keeping Kun Jip as my early morning Sul lung tang hideout spot.
This is an old standby of mine. The sulangtang is decent. Not amazing, but it does the trick. The bin dae tuk, the pancake is very good. OH, and their kimchee and kaktookee is someting special!
I come here because most of the other Korean places on 32nd street suck so bad they are not even worth reviewing.
I'm no expert on Korean food at all...but luckily, my boyfriend is, so I'm going to borrow some of his culinary insight for this.
Gahm Mi Oak appears to be a popular enough place. Plenty of patrons on a weekend night, but no need to wait for a table, either. The restaurant is long and narrow. We were seated at a pretty funky table, a lacquered slab of a tree.
We ordered the bi bim bop and the dish most akin to pae jun, both of which varied greatly from the types my boyfriend has had both in Asia and in America. He attributed that to the fact that Gahm Mi Oak serves "traditional" style Korean, with which he is not familiar. The bi bim bop was served warmish, not hot as it is usually served. The pae jun-ish dish was tasty (3 large potato and veggie pancakes), although heavily starchy to a fault.
The waitstaff was nice, but no one was going out of their way to make us feel exceptionally welcome.
Apparently this place is best known for their kimchi, which was pretty good, including both radish and cabbage. There is also a good selection of Korean beers and liquors.
I only eat here when I'm drunk so take my review with caution... but I swear by their kimchee and sul lung tang!
To those who don't know what kimchee or sul lung tang is, curse God now for not being born Korean lol jk
Really, google it, read it, come here and eat it!
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