JHU Baltimore Food Diary 🍜📓

A mix of hits and misses in the Baltimore food scene – here’s the real tea ☕️: 🍚 Korean Food: 📍 Woorijib – Ox bone soup is comforting and rich! 🐮🍲 📍 Chosun Hwaro – Reputed as the best Korean BBQ in town! 🥩🔥 Packed even at 9 PM. Tried the Bulgogi and Emperor Galbi – juicy and flavorful! 📍 Kong Pocha – Army stew 🥘, soft tofu soup, curry fried chicken 🍛, and omurice are all solid. Feels like a cozy underground pub! 📍 Siroo and Juk – Perfect when you crave porridge! Samgyetang juk (ginseng chicken porridge) is warm and nourishing 🥣❤️. 🥢 Chinese Food: 📍 Kung Fu Twelve – My go-to Sichuan spot! 🌶️ Beef pocket buns, sour soup with beef, mapo tofu, twice-cooked pork, and salted egg tofu – all delicious. No regrets ordering anything here! 📍 Hot Pot Hero – All-you-can-eat hotpot 🍲! Dinner/weekends: $35 per person. Order via iPad – no need to run around. Great variety! 📍 Water Song Yunnan Cuisine – Flower cakes 🌸 are a must-try! Spicy chicken and rice noodles were just okay. Their steam pot chicken requires 3-hour advance reservation – didn’t get to try it 😢. 📍 EJJi Ramen – Located on the 2nd floor of Whole Foods. Run by an Asian couple 🍜! Chicken ramen and “Wet Bird” ramen are above average. Beef Bulgogi dry noodles are AMAZING – made with steak cuts, not ground meat, and tossed in numbing peppercorn sauce. So flavorful! Also has soup options. Super convenient near campus – I go often after class. 👎 Not Recommended: 📍 Orient Express (Chuan Zhi Wei) – On campus… why do people recommend this?! 😫 The blood tofu in Mao Xue Wang was gross, boiled beef was terrible, “spicy chicken” was just bland fried nuggets. 📍 Sushi Bruce Ya – My first time was great – baked scallop roll 🍣 and lobster roll were impressive and affordable. Just 10 mins from Inner Harbor. BUT my third visit was awful 😤: strict policies, forced large-party tip 💸 for 6+ people (even if seated separately), and the staff had a superior attitude. The hostess repeated their policy three times rudely. Won’t return – too many rules and bad service! Let me know if you’ve tried these – agree or disagree? 👇 #JHUEats #BaltimoreFood #KoreanBBQ #SichuanFood #Hotpot #RamenLover #FoodDiary