Frommer's Review
The heart of Manhattan's Koreatown is 32nd Street between Fifth and Sixth avenues -- and the number of Korean restaurants on that 1 block is dizzying. You'll know you've found Mandoo Bar when you see the two women in the window rolling and stuffing fresh mandoo (Korean for dumpling). Because of the constant preparation, the dumplings, stuffed with a variety of ingredients, are incredibly fresh. There's the mool mandoo (basic white dumplings filled with pork and vegetables), the kimchee mandoo (steamed dumplings stuffed with potent kimchi [Korean spiced cabbage], tofu, pork, and vegetables), the green vegetable mool mandoo (boiled dumplings filled with mixed vegetables), and the goon mandoo (pan-fried dumplings filled with pork and vegetables). You really can't go wrong with any of these dumplings, so sample them all with a Combo Mandoo. Soups are also great here; try the beef noodle in a spicy, sinus-clearing broth. With seating that is nothing more than wooden benches, Mandoo Bar is better suited for quick eats rather than a lingering meal -- a perfect lunch break from shopping in Herald Square or visiting the nearby Empire State Building.
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