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Fort Lauderdale Korean Guide

FRI public-record essay for korean restaurants in Fort Lauderdale.

Fort Lauderdale's Korean scene separates into public-record tiers: legacy, specialist, moderate, and modern creative. FRI classifies format and discipline from public records only. It does not infer cultural ownership from names; owner/operator references are limited to Sunbiz and DBPR entities.

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Updated 2026-07-05 22:08 UTC

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By FRI Editorial Desk · Classification guide

Validated open entries17
Confirmed closures1
Inspection/safety overlays1
Filtered candidates0

Takeout & Markets

$ · 2017

U Know Restaurant

290 S Sr 7, Hollywood

Chef/operator credit from public record: WON SEOUL INC.

Casual & No-Frills takeout & markets entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

$ · year not resolved

Korean Corn Dog

  • Unverified

8021 Nw 44 Ct, Lauderhill

Chef/operator credit from public record: not resolved.

Casual & No-Frills takeout & markets entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

$ · year not resolved

Korean Kitchen

5110 Sw 166Th Ave, Southwest Ranches

Chef/operator credit from public record: KOREAN KITCHEN LLC.

Casual & No-Frills takeout & markets entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

$ · 2017

Minji's Cafe

7151 W Oakland Park Blvd, Lauderhill

Chef/operator credit from public record: 365 K FOOD INC.

Casual & No-Frills takeout & markets entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

Moderate

$$ · 2016

Bok Bok Baby

2051A Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood

Chef/operator credit from public record: GOGAI1 LLC.

Modern Casual takeout & markets entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

$$$ · 2021

Chick Fil A Davie South 4272

  • Unverified

5700 S University Dr, Davie

Chef/operator credit from public record: not resolved.

Modern Casual takeout & markets entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

$$ · 2017

Sovereign

9723 W Broward Blvd, Plantation

Chef/operator credit from public record: KE & JIANG INC.

Modern Casual takeout & markets entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

$$ · 2020

Yum Korea

1669 Market St, Weston

Chef/operator credit from public record: YUM KOREA, INC..

Modern Casual takeout & markets entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

High-End

$$$$ · 2020

Chow One Korean Bbq & Buffet

8369 Pines Blvd, Pembroke Pines

Chef/operator credit from public record: CHOW ONE, INC..

Full-Service & Polished takeout & markets entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

$$$$ · 2023

Hallyu Korean Bbq

6800 N University Dr, Tamarac

FSQ popularity 0.98

Chef/operator credit from public record: HALLYU KOREAN BBQ, LLC.

Late-Night & No-Frills takeout & markets entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

$$$$ · 2016

Namu

10317 Royal Palm Blvd, Coral Springs

Chef/operator credit from public record: BGS INTL CORP.

Full-Service & Polished takeout & markets entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

$$$ · 2024

Prime Kbbq

1361 S University Dr, Plantation

Chef/operator credit from public record: J&M RESTAURANT GROUP, LLC.

Late-Night & No-Frills takeout & markets entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

Tradition-Focused

$$ · 2016

Gabose Rest

  • Unverified

4991 N University Dr, Lauderhill

Chef/operator credit from public record: not resolved.

Late-Night & No-Frills takeout & markets entry; inspection severity is elevated at 1.4x the peer alert threshold.

$$ · 2017

Rok

4954-56 N University Dr, Lauderhill

Chef/operator credit from public record: KWON FAMILY INC..

Late-Night & No-Frills takeout & markets entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

$$ · 2016

Gabose Pocha

4933 N University Dr, Lauderhill

FSQ popularity 0.71

Chef/operator credit from public record: GABOCHA, INC..

Modern Casual takeout & markets entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

$$$ · 2023

Gen Korean Bbq House

1301 E Las Olas Blvd, Fort Lauderdale

Chef/operator credit from public record: GEN FORT LAUDERDALE, LP.

Late-Night & No-Frills takeout & markets entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

$$ · 2016

Hi Pot

620 N University Dr, Pembroke Pines

Chef/operator credit from public record: HI POT FL, INC..

Modern Casual takeout & markets entry; inspection severity is within the typical peer range.

Methodology and Audit

Entries clear the FRI cascade on DBPR status, closure vetting, and cuisine attribution. Identity enrichment (DBPR/OSS/Sunbiz name agreement, geocoded address, city/county consistency, plus cached Google/Foursquare/Yelp verifier context) refines a listing but is no longer a publish gate: a DBPR record that fails only enrichment is still shown rather than dropped. A record that cannot be matched to an identity is marked "Unverified DBPR Record" and its unverified corporate/website/social attribution is withheld; a record that cannot be geocoded is recorded as un-located. Failures and enrichment levels are written to output/cuisine_essay_audit.parquet for operator review.

18 of 18 candidate evaluations published (100.0%); 3 marked unverified (no identity match), 4 recorded as un-located (no geocode). Audit log: output/cuisine_essay_audit.parquet.

Data sources: FRI Cuisine Essays. Built from DBPR public inspection records, Florida Sunbiz business filings, and Foursquare/OSS location data. All counts are derived from public records — no estimates or projections unless labeled as forecast.