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Hongdae 33’s K-Shawty Yakult may have started its road to probiotic dominance in Japan in 1935, but today the 2.7-ounce drinkable yogurt is enjoyed in Asian communities all over the…

PERFECT FOR: BIG GROUPS WALK-INS DRINKING GOOD COCKTAILS This all-you-can-eat Korean barbecue restaurant will keep the booze flowing all week long with a buy-one, get-one free Korean soju special. Enjoy…

IMAGE: JENN DUNCAN/COURTESY HONGDAE 33 KOREAN BBQ Hongdae 33 Korean BBQ The new kid on the block at Dun Huang Plaza is buzzy and the wait is long, but Duck ’N Bao owners…

PERFECT FOR: BIG GROUPS WALK-INS DRINKING GOOD COCKTAILS Houston is no stranger to AYCE KBBQ buffets, but Hongdae 33 is a little bit different from the rest. Cheerful and full…

THE MOMENT WE KNEW WE LOVED IT When we reached minute 85 of the 90-minute time limit and began feeling separation anxiety. A PERFECT ORDER FOR FOUR Miso flat iron…

HOUSTON – The husband-and-wife owners of the modern Chinese restaurant Duck N Bao recently launched a new Korean barbecue concept in Houston’s Asiatown. Situated in Dun Huang Plaza at 9889 Bellaire Blvd, Ste.…

Grace and Leo Xia Co-owners, Hongdae 33 and Duck ‘N Bao For many entrepreneurs, setting up shop in Asiatown was a way to connect to their roots. Grace Xia, Beijing-born…

Hongdae 33 Korean BBQ Bring your friends and your appetite to this new Korean barbecue restaurant, where $33 can score you all-you-can-eat in a 90-minute window. In addition to the…

You can have a damned good time at Hongdae 33, the new all-you-can-eat KBBQ restaurant in Chinatown. The vibrant interior has cheeky neon signs peppering the walls, and it’s sleek and sexy,…

Hongdae33 KBBQ This rollicking hot spot on the second floor of the vast, double-decker Dun Huang Plaza, in Chinatown, is brought to us by Grace and Leo Xia, of Duck…