Soo Cafe Bringing Authentic Korean Dishes to Raleigh

Soo Cafe in Raleigh, NC

Dish:  Korean Fried Chicken- Soga and Original

Critique:  What exactly is Korean Fried Chicken?  Its Five-Star fried chicken with a special Korean sauce.  We tried both the Soga and Original sauce.  The Hotness preferred the Soga (Soy-Garlic) over the original sweet and spicy sauce.  We’re not sure how Soo Café prepares these wings but it should be a crime.  Each piece of chicken was moist, delicious, and served piping hot.  Raleigh- You’ve been forewarned!   These sizzling flavors will overtake you!  No wonder that it made Southern Living Magazine best fried chicken list.

Score: 4 out of 4 Hotties!






Dish:  Angus Beef Galbi

Critique:  The Galbi- grilled short ribs marinated in soy sauce is far different than typical North Carolina barbeque.  Accompanied by steamed white rice, the meat was soft and tender with very little fat.  If you’re a fan of Korean BBQ, you’ll love the Beef Galbi.

Score:  3 out of 4 Hotties!






Dish:  Spicy Chicken Bulgogi

Critique:  Feeling adventurous?  Well the Bulgogi has your name written all over it.  Grilled chicken breast, marinated in Korean hot pepper paste with mixed vegetables.  Spicy, but not too spicy- bold, but not too bold- tasty, but oh Soo tasty!  Don’t be afraid of the Bulgogi, it’s worth it!

Score: 3 out of 4 Hotties!






Dish:  Angus Beef Bulgogi

Critique:  Very thin slices of beef marinated in Soo Café’s house soy sauce.  This dish didn’t have the pizzazz of the spicy chicken bulgogi and needed some type of sauce to assist it like the Korean hot pepper sauce.  Also, all Soo Café’s dishes are served with plain white rice- we would like to see delicious fried rice as another side option.

Score: 2 ½ out of 4 Hotties!

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Dish:  Beef Short Rib Tacos

Critique: FANTABULOUS! Yes, we are fans and these tacos were fabulous!  To be quite honest, we didn’t know how to pronounce half of the Korean flavors contained within these tacos.  But who cares? Tacos included kim chee vegetables and ko chu jang..yea, how you doing chu jang?  These flavors were indescribable and unforgettable.  Roy’s Beef Short Ribs Tacos will be forever remembered as “Lil Tackies from Heaven.”

                                                                            Score:  4 out of 4 Hotties!


Dish:  Tempura Crusted Spicy Ahi Roll

Critique:  These were inhaled in two-seconds flat.  We never had miso butter sauce with sushi before, but who cares?  We loved it.  Matter of fact, going forward we demand all sushi rolls be served with miso butter sauce instead of soy sauce.

Score:  3 out of 4 Hotties!


Dish:  Crunchy Golden Lobster Pot Stickers

Critique:  Though small, these little lobster delectables are packed with scrumptious flavor.  Served with our favorite miso butter sauce and something different- a spicy tagaroshi sauce.   What a challenge to make a pot sticker exciting, yet Roy’s managed to do so.  Truly good food all around, we ate every single bite including the garnishes!

Score: 3 out of 4 Hotties!




Dish:  Wagyu Beef Sliders

Critique:  Yep, we definitely needed more than one slider per plate.  Topped with caramelized onions and chipotle aioli, juicy upon juicy-should be the new name of this slider.  Sweetly finished her burger in one bite while The Hotness took her time and savored each bite- there’s no shame in our game.  And the garlic sweet potato fries…SHAZAM!

Score: 4 out of 4 Hotties!




Dish:  Smoked Mahi Mahi Tacos

Critique:  As you can see, Sweetly and The Hotness tried to order everything off Roy’s menu- boy did we come close!  The Mahi Mahi tacos were our least favorite dish.  Tacos were capped with crispy taro and jalapeño herb puree, we thought the Mahi Mahi could have used an intense marinade to give it a kick.

Score: 2 ½ out of 4 Hotties!



Dish:  Warm Pineapple Upside Down Cake with Vanilla Bean Ice Cream

Critique:  “And we can’t stop and we won’t stop…” This dessert should have a disclaimer: Will Cause Extreme Jubilation!  Although we were quite full, we could not stop ourselves from spooning each bite into our mouth over and over.  Loved, loved, loved it!  Happy 2014!

Score: 4 out of 4 Hotties!