Devotees of Korean cuisine will be gratified to find this refuge within the Tenderloin, which highlights a number of homey dishes seldom found in Bay Area. The chef drew inspiration from the memory of his grandmother’s kitchen for a collection of hearty slow-simmered meat stews, including a gukbap that boasts fall-off-the-bone pork and tender rice. Similarly comforting is the kalguksu, a mild soup featuring hand-cut noodles made with rich galbitang beef broth. The generous portions are meant for sharing, including in the case of the jeon, crisp savory pancakes studded with seafood or kimchi, or yangnyeom-gejang, a spicy dish of raw marinated crab for bolder tastes. Excellent house-made kimchi, friendly service, and a lively K-pop playlist seal the deal.