Manhattan's K-Town is busting out of its britches, with a less-than-zero percent vacancy rate on 32nd street between Broadway and Fifth Avenue forcing many restaurants to set up shop outside of the coveted main drag, the Wall Street Journal reports.
Korean Restaurants Busting Out Of K-Town Boundaries!
Kelly Choi, TV Personality
Think Korean food. Now think Korean food that's not BBQ or Kimchi. That blank you're drawing is what Kelly Choi has been working hard to change in the US since she began talking about (and tasting food) on TV. The former hostess of Top Chef Masters began her career hosting and producing the ever-popular Secrets of New York in 2005 and won a New York Emmy for Eat Out NY in 2009.
Korean and Northern Chinese Blossom in Flushing Food Garden
Anyone who’s ever gotten off the 7 train in Flushing and walked to the Queens Botanical Garden knows that the majority of the area’s Chinese eateries and businesses are clustered around the northern end of Main Street. As you move further south, Indian sari shops, chaat houses and grocery stores start to appear. But lately a handful of Chinese restaurants have elbowed into the southern end; one such newcomer is Oriental Express Food Garden, which took over the old Rajbhog Sweets space.

