Korean street food in Washington DC

Rice bowl with spicy squid

We recently visited BUL, restaurant located in Adams Morgan specializing in Korean street food.  Their menu is quite diverse: soups, Korean tacos, small plates of seafood and chicken, rice bowls and noodles.

For an appetizer, we tried their octopus-based dish garnished with dried seafood (I think), mayo and a soya-based sauce. Although I would not say that I was able to distinguish the taste of the octopus from the seasoning, this was my favorite of all dishes I tried.

Fried flour with batter/stuffed with octopus

BUL served a few types of fried chicken with a variety of sauces, both sweet and spicy. We tried one supposedly spicy variant of the sauce and were a bit disappointed, especially when I compare it to Bonchon chicken. Edible though.

We also tried a rice hot bowl which was topped with a lots of semi-cooked veggies or blanched greens sitting on a bed of sticky rice (and served with a spicy sauce on the side). It was fine.

The restaurant has a cosy ambiance. The customers appeared to consist mostly of young college-goers. Prices were quite reasonable given its location and the food was definitely good.