Green Apple Gomtang

Green Apple has mediocre Korean food in the 'Korean Food Desert' that is downtown (Lai Lai over on Van Buren and Wells has a Korean Express but that's the only other one I can think of).  The bulgolgi is sub-par and the portions are usually small, but we'll take what we can get. For some reason they also have Pho and it's not bad at all. 

However, there is something else special about Green Apple Grill & More and that's the cloudy, sour, nutrient-rich Gomtang i.e. Korean tripe soup. It's got a strong flavor like all tripe soups and I had to dig out the below photo from last year because I'm not quite ready to eat it again.  

"Gomtang is a traditional beef brisket and tripe soup...in translation means bear soup but in this case gom refers to the extensive boiling which depicts the hearty flavors and nutrients that this dish provides. It is commonly said that consuming this soup will provide excellent strength much like a bear."

So when you are stuck at work and inevitably craving Korean food, go to the second level of the Clark and Lake food court. The kimchi is excellent. Your clothes will smell like Popeye's for the rest of the day, but it's worth it.

Rating, each category out of 5:

Taste           * * *   
Value           * * * 
Atmosphere  * 
Service         * * * *

Links: Green Apple Grill and More