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Very good food, reasonable price, nice atmosphere
Choga is a great restaurant. The food is very good (especially the Korean dishes, though the sushi is decent) and reasonably priced. The management and wait staff are very friendly. And the vibe is nice.
Fish Cakes and Flaming Ice Cream
One of the most delectable items at Choga is the appetizer dukboki, a spicy red pepper broth with Korean rice and fish cakes nested in julienned vegetables. The rice cakes are soft yet satisfyingly chewy in the same instant, a pleasure for the mouth both taste and mastication-wise. The flat strips of ground white fish conceptually seem unappetizing, but that could not be farther from the truth. Supple on the tongue, they have a pleasant, unobtrusive fish flavor. The spicy broth may be the best part of the entire dish; savvy diners often retain additional sauce to use on main courses much to the bemusement of the wait staff. The dukboki is a substantial portion easily sufficing for two, but hungry diners will not find it difficult to finish alone. At $8.50, its certainly a bargain considering the complexity of flavors it presents.
YUM!
Wow! Popped in on a whim and will now be a regular! Great sushi and rolls, great Korean dishes and Woo Hoo!!! Chilled sake in a box!
A gem
this place is excellent, everything a restaurant should be. attentive service, great food (i think the korean dishes are better than the japanese ones) at a reasonable price, and i've never had a problem getting seated. if you do though just wait at the bar (yummy drinks!).
Choga means a hut, but it's the BEST hut
They have a variety of Korean and Japanese food, and every dish is delicious, even their small side dishes which are given for free! They also do NYU discounts, which excludes taxes. If you're in the area, you definately check this place out.
"Clandestine Korean"
If your desperate for Bi Bim Bop in the west village and don't want to go to the 30's or get stripped at Do Wha, Choga is a pretty reasonable alternative. Moderately priced, decent variety of Korean fare (sushi too). They don't have their act together on specials so stay away from those. No soju, but some sake selections and a friendly attentive staff. Great choice over most of the crap that lurks on Bleeker.
Great ambience
THe ambience is great...everything is made of wood..it feels so close to the nature...food is good with good value.
Arigato!
Choga is one of only a few good restaurants among the cluster of mediocre Italian cafes on Bleecker. The atmosphere is intimate and rustic in a funky way, the service and food excellent, and all affordable to boot. The drinks were potent and tasty (try the "Wal-Mei"), the sashimi was gleaming and fresh, and our waiters were disarmingly polite, attentive, and thoroughly charming. The hot sake was great, as were the Spider rolls and seafood udon (very generously sized also) and the presentation was elegant. A fantastic neighborhood place in a not-so-fab neighborhood!
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