While the Fremont location is closed temporarily for construction, Revel’s South Lake Union pop-up will fulfill diners’ desire for dumplings, Korean pancakes, rice bowls, and more. Perhaps the most popular noodle dish is the seaweed noodles with Dungeness crab, spicy red curry, and crème fraiche. It’s a mainstay on the menu, exemplifying the restaurant’s Asian-fusion approach.
Husband-and-wife duo Rachel Yang and Seif Chirchi keep falling just short of a James Beard Award; nevertheless, their hip, unconventional Korean steakhouse deserves the attention it gets, with a lively atmosphere and wickedly good dishes from Kalbi beef short ribs with grilled kimchi to smoked tofu salad.