Bionic Bites

Korean Fast Food at Dok Ka Bi – NJ

bionicgrrrl — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 20:02:04 +0000

When you’re Korean and you want to go all out, you go to a barbecue restaurant, but when you want simple, cheap Korean food, you go to a “boonshik jip” (분식집; boonshik literally meaning minute meal and jip meaning house), a casual restaurant specializing in Korean fast food. There’s many boonshik restaurants in New Jersey, [...]

Fried Chicken & Biscuits at Bobwhite – NYC

bionicgrrrl — Mon, 28 May 2012 18:47:00 +0000

As I mentioned in my Roscoe’s post, the problem with a lot of fried chicken in New York is that the meat tends to be flavorless. The fried exterior may be well-seasoned and delicious, but when you get down to the meat, it’s complete blandsville. Not so at Bobwhite Counter, where the meat is as [...]

Fried Pizza Brunch at Forcella – NYC

bionicgrrrl — Sun, 20 May 2012 21:26:19 +0000

Supposedly, fried pizza has been around for decades in Naples. Yet, it’s only recently fried pizza has become popular in the U.S. Why it took this long, in this land of extreme excess, is beyond me. Perhaps because it’s not actually as health-debilitating as it sounds. At Forcella, the Montanara ($10) is fried, but it’s [...]

Tacos, Jerky & More at The Original Farmers Market – LA

bionicgrrrl — Mon, 14 May 2012 05:10:35 +0000

I wrote about the Santa Monica Farmers Market last month, but The Original Farmers Market is something else entirely. I was planning on perhaps buying some cherimoya before heading over to The Grove to buy our hostess’ son a present (Thanks Audrey for letting us crash!), but when I stepped into the market, what met [...]

Chicken and Potatoes at Tacos Villa Corona – LA

bionicgrrrl — Sat, 05 May 2012 19:11:53 +0000

Bourdain is a fan of Tacos Villa Corona, and so were the Beastie Boys (R.I.P. Adam Yauch) when they had their studio across the street, but the place isn’t all hype, it’s totally legit, especially their chicken tacos and burritos. At first, we ordered just three tacos to share. The steak taco ($2), comprised of [...]