San Korean Cuisine in Arlington Heights

Delicious little hidden gem! Perfect mix of heat and flavor in the dwaeji bulgogi deopbap.

Ordered teuk seolleongtang (oxbone soup) & the fiance had spicy stir fried squid dolsot bibimbap. They offered gochugaru paste if you prefer the soup to be spicy and soy sauce w/ wasabi to dip the beef/fat. The squid was also delicious! The squid had charred flavor to it, which most korean restaurants here don't do. I also like their wide variety of soup in the menu. They have more authentic variety of food than other Korean restaurants in Schaumburg/Arlington Hts area,  which are more fusion, kbbq, fried chicken. This place feels more like home to me. Highly recommended if you're looking for authentic Korean food in the area.

Disclaimer: I went there a few months ago.Anyway, obviously I am Korean American due to my last name of "Kim". My German roommate and I were trying to find a Korean BBQ place but the one we went to had an hour long wait. So I searched "Korean food nearby" and found San Korean cuisine.It was located in a poorly lit outdoor shopping strip that looked like a horseshoe. But it seemed to be the only business open in the shopping strip.And we were in for a surprise. The food was amazing. It reminded me of my mom's cooking (yes, she is Korean). My German rooommate wasn't sure what to get so I asked him a series of questions on hid food preferences and picked out the "gateway" Korean food for people who have never really tried it: bulgogi.I personally got the spicy pork bulgogi (which is a dish my mom likes to make for me) and it was amazing. My roommate's mind was blown by how good his bulgogi was (it's hard to mess up bulgogi, but it takes a great restaurant to blow people's minds with their bulgo...