Tyler Cowen's Ethnic Dining Guide

Gom Ba Woo (Man Doo Rang?), 7133-C Columbia Pike, Annandale, VA, 703-642-1577, in the mall with the Giant, between Rt. 236 and Columbia Pike (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Wahingtonian | Korean DC | WaPo]
Good dumplings, squid, seafood pancake, the usual specialties. Good array of vegetables, and nice homey feel. Recommended.

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Palace Restaurant, 7131 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, VA, 703-256-9292 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [WaPo | City Paper | Yelp]
Set back from the road a bit, this is the most expensive Korean place around. The Shabu with Lycium Fruit, for instance, is $36.95, it goes up to $39.95 if you want the Nok Yong with that. And can you believe it, $29.95 for Gop-Nak Jun Gol? Even the Dioscorea (yum!) Porridge runs $13.95. Can it be worth it? The place claims to serve “Yhak-Sun” cuisine, using Korean herbal medicine. The standard Korean meats are quite good here, though. Worth a visit, even if you don’t buy into their theories about ginseng.

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Jang Tuh, although their business card calls it “Kyong Suk Yi,” 7271 Columbia Pike, Annandale, VA, 703-642-8668. (Right across from Bada Seafood (7215 Columbia Pike, Annandale, VA, 703-894-0431 or 703-916-7661), in the strip mall with the Giant in downtown Annandale)
This place may be closed. Phone not answered.
The quaintest-looking place on this whole list, it is set in a little house with Korean characters on the outside. They specialize in noodles, are closed Sundays, and don’t have a word of English on the menu. Recommended.

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Po Jang Ma Cha, 7203 Columbia Pike, Annandale, VA, near the Giant, 703-941-7020 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Washingtonian (scroll down)]

[update December, 2007: now Star Restaurant Banquet]
Koreans come here to drink (and until August 2004, listen to the sounds of gunfire).

“A Cultural Holdover Says Goodbye: Annandale Gun Range And Hangout Closes After a Half-Century,” by David Cho, The Washington Post, August 19, 2004

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Annan-Gol, 4215 Annandale Center Drive, Annandale, VA, 703-914-4600 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Korean DC | WaPo | City Paper]
Better than average Korean, very cozy and cute too, get the spicy pork ribs. The marinated pork bellies are good also. Pork, pork, pork, if you go here.

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Sorak Garden, web site, 4308 Backlick Road, Annandale, VA, at 236, 703-916-7600 (Metro Trip Planner – opens in new window) [Korean DC | WaPo | City Paper | openlist | Yelp]
One of the most ambitious and most popular of the Korean places, their beef is especially yummy, broad selection as well. Recommended.

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