Gaja Restaurant & Bar

If Gaja Korean Bar feels hidden, it’s because it kind of is. Aside from the tiny sign with its name in red lettering above the door, it’s an easy-to-miss entrance on the back side of a brick building shared by a mini market and CBD store. You’ll know you're getting warm when you pull into a parking lot that definitely hasn’t been re-paved since the ’70s. No windows, concrete walls, and mustard yellow neon lights make Gaja feel just as secretive inside. Nothing on the menu at this Korean small plates spot in EAV is more than $15, and the smallish space serves up some of the best beef bulgogi this side of I-20.

photo credit: Amy Sinclair

photo credit: Amy Sinclair

photo credit: Amy Sinclair

photo credit: Amy Sinclair