Chicago｜The Best Korean Food I’ve Ever Had — Dancen 🇰🇷🔥

After this meal, I started questioning whether everything I’d eaten before was even real Korean food. Worth the 40-minute drive — absolutely mind-blowing. Still thinking about it at home — the smoky, cheesy, spicy chicken is dancing in my head!! 🔥 Sweet & Spicy Chicken w/Cheese Cheese lovers, this will break you. Served on a sizzling iron plate, topped with a mountain of shredded cheese 🧀 — melts instantly, pulls for days!! The chicken is unbelievably tender, and the spicy sauce is the real MVP — bold, sweet, spicy, but never cloying. Paired with the creamy cheese = pure bliss. My favorite part? The stir-fried rice cakes hiding underneath — slightly crispy on the edges, so good I could cry. I know it’s a calorie bomb, and I don’t care. 🥘 Kimchi Pancake Huge chunks of kimchi in every bite — that deep fermented sourness hits just right. No dipping sauce needed; we finished it in seconds. Next time I want to try their seafood pancake — heard it’s great too. 🍙 Pork Cartilage + Rice Ball DIY smashing fun — who doesn’t love that? Hot stone bowl with rice + crunchy cartilage + seaweed — you can smash it with gloves on or just scoop into a bowl. The cartilage has that addictive crunch, and the sesame oil seeps into every grain… carb coma warning ⚠️ ⚠️ Tips: 1️⃣ Tiny spot — only 10 tables + bar. No reservations — walk-in only. 2️⃣ Currently Cash Only or Zelle — their card machine is down. 📍 5114 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago ⏰ Open late! Until 1 AM (Sun until 12 AM). Closed Tuesdays! #ChicagoKoreanFood #KoreanFood #HiddenGem #ChicagoEats #StudentFoodie #RestaurantRecs