Post-press event, Marc of No Recipes, Esther of Ambitious Delicious(ness) and Simon of Plate of the Day and I were still hungry, so we walked the few blocks over to E-Mo Oz Deli (I don’t know which name is right… but both are on the awning!) for some kimbab. Esther said they had really good kimbab here – nothing else – and were cheap.
$5.50 for every kind but the seafood ones which were $6 – yeah, pretty cheap, considering…
each order is made right when you order it, immediately, with the guy in the back prepping the boards to roll them quickly.
Because I had a lot of work to get done, I took my order and went home. Each order also comes with a small styrofoam soup cup of a very plain broth, but something extra from what I expected to get, anyway.
Pretty big kimbab, cut into 12 pieces (or mine was, anyway).
Each piece was not all rice, and the meat was nicely seasoned, juicy. The overall texture of kimbab is actually what makes me like them – a bit of rice, sticky; crunchy pickled daikon (the yellow), with a slight sweetness; the other veggies with their own flavors, and then the ‘main’ part. I usually get plain kimbab, but heck, they were all the same price here, so I opted for the beef kimbab and was pleased with them. Very tasty, and enough to satisfy me for lunch.
Yvo says: Specializing in kimbab means your kimbab better be damn good, because how else are you going to hang your entire business on basically one food type? Well, E-MO does a great job with their kimbab – satisfying, good, freshly-made, and inexpensive… I would definitely go back if I were in the area and wanted simply kimbab.
recommended
TT says
i like E-Mo too, but glad Paris Baguette opened up next door. One kimbab isn’t quite enough and two is way too much.
Much fresher than the kimbab at Woorijip.
Very friendly to the whites!
Chris says
I love E-mo! Best kimbap in Manhattan. I just wish they stayed open later.
amy says
in korea, they have narrow stalls like this all over: an older woman (ajummah) making just kimbap, with a tiny shelf along one wall to put your food on as you eat. e-mo means aunt in korean!
T.C. says
Mmm, beef kimbap.
But no thanks on the cup of MSG broth.
TT says
the soup isn’t that bad. very light miso flavor.
Monique says
I have never had that before but im a big fan of korean food and sushi… so i think i might like this.
Might even be able to make it! ^.^
esther says
Oz Deli? the sign must be leftover from the previous owner!! LOLLLLL.
Hungry says
This reminds me: haven’t been in awhile. Time to go!