Stuffed.

My par­ents are all about effi­ciency. For exam­ple, when they fly down from San Jose to Orange County to meet their daughter’s future in-laws, they make sure that they also get the wed­ding attire shop­ping done and over with. They will ask the afore­men­tioned daugh­ter to make a route map of which stores to go, and will make sure that the dress is sent to the alter­ations spe­cial­ist by sundown.

This goes for food as well. You see, where I come from, there aren’t that many excit­ing places to eat — so when my par­ents are down here for a visit, they try to jam in as many restau­rant out­ings as they can. Dur­ing their two day visit, we feasted on crispy nem nuong rolls at Bro­dard, fancy sal­ads at Marche Mod­erne, a home cooked meal by me,  and ended it with an epicly beefy meal at Shik Do Rak.

Not to let you think that I come from a hick town with­out a Korean BBQ joint — but Shik Do Rak is very, very spe­cial, and there is noth­ing like it in the east Bay Area.
At Shik Do Rak they serve their meats with dduk bo ssam, which are thin, oily sheets of rice paper. They are like wide sheets of pho noo­dles, and are pleas­antly chewy — we called them mochi sheets.

The stars of Shik Do Rak are the deckle — thinly sliced sheets of beef that curl into a nice tube.

You throw them on to the hot grill and quickly grill them up…

Bur­rito the meat with some lettuce…

(don’t for­get the jalapeno and raw garlic!)

Then dip it into the sesame oil/salt-pepper mix­ture (or sriracha, if you’re a masochist) and chomp. Eat the rest of the meats and veg­eta­bles like this too.

To my par­ents, it’s def­i­nitely some­thing new, this dduk bo ssam thing. Take note of Mom intently eye­ing Don, as he makes a sam­ple ssam burrito.

The meals here come in sets — you have to order accord­ing to the num­ber of peo­ple you have. If you’re not a big eater, 1 serv­ing at Shik Do Rak equals 2 serv­ings. Last time I came here with Twiggy, Lit­tle One, Dad, and Don, we fool­ishly ordered for five peo­ple. We ate about half of the meat and then made Don fin­ish off the rest. He couldn’t breathe for the rest of the night.

Most meals come with a cup of Korean miso soup, but if you get the big­ger meals, you can get a bot­tle of soju, or maybe a big bowl of Naeng Myun (cold noo­dles). Or you can order some dishes from kitchen, like hot-red stir fries of rice cakes and pajeon.

It’s def­i­nitely worth your money though, this Shik Do Rak place. If you’re in the area, I strongly rec­om­mend that you give it a try. I will assure you that no car­ni­vore will be dis­ap­pointed here. P.S., don’t for­get to get your itty bitty cup of frozen yogurt when you go out the door. Blue­berry or Plain, they’ll both cleanse your palate and your din­ner will reach a sati­at­ing finish.

Shik Do Rak
14805 Jef­frey Road
Irvine, CA 92618
(949) 653‑7668

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