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Miga soft-opens on 15th Street
posted by Drew Lazor
Miga, the Korean barbecue restaurant in the former ¡Pasion! (1211 S. 15th St., 215-732-1616), soft-opened to the public last night, right across from the slated-for-July 1 Max Brenner. (Check Meal Ticket later for more on that opening.)
For now, owner Sam Cho’s white-tablecloth, temporarily-BYOB restaurant will be doing lunch Monday to Saturday from 11 to 3 and dinner Monday to Thursday from 5 to 10 and Friday and Saturday from 5 to 11. They’re waiting on their liquor license and city approval for sushi and table-top barbecue grills before holding a grand opening event. At the bar, they’ll be mixing up signature cocktails with soju, or Korean rice liquor, and add-ins like lemon, cucumber, aloe, pineapple and other fresh fruit.
Business manager Kim Gould says there will be no trace of mod fusion on Miga’s menu. Cho wanted authentic, so that’s what it is — banchan, or complimentary starters; traditional meats like galbi (marinated short rib) and bulgogi (marinated rib eye); and dishes like bibimbap are currently available. Gould adds that the full menu, which will be rolled out in the coming weeks, will be about three times as large as the one you can check out after the jump.
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The owner was a lot nicer and friendlier to the Korean diners than the non-Korean diners when I was in. That’s not going to fly in Center City.
That is because the owner personally knows these korean diners. ALSO, there ARE table-top barbeque.
So the owner knows a lot of Korean diners. What’s that got to do with anything? GOOD restaurant owners greet & welcome ALL their guests, especially if they’re a restaurant trying to make it in today’s economy. If you don’t even bother talking to non Koreans, you’re making them feel unwelcome. Check out online reviews. A table commented that they weren’t even offered a complimentary cocktail and they said that they guessed it was because they weren’t Korean.
So they have table-top BBQ? Big deal. So did Porky & Porky’s and they were WAY friendlier than the owner of Miga and THAT was an all-you-can-eat joint.
the owner has known the korean diners who come in to eat for over more than 5years plus+ the one works in the back and cooks she has no time to greet those who come in to dine sometimes usually the korean diners come in and greet the owners first. they are traditional. what do you expect. someone sitting there kissing your ass?