{"id":458481,"date":"2025-12-19T20:20:13","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T20:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/458481\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T20:20:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T20:20:13","slug":"corridor-109-review-find-pristine-seafood-at-this-semi-hidden-tasting-counter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/458481\/","title":{"rendered":"Corridor 109 Review: Find Pristine Seafood at This Semi-Hidden Tasting Counter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph n2hx75i _1knl15h1 _1knl15h0 cej01i1\">Brian Baik, a chef trained in some of New York\u2019s top kitchens, including Chef\u2019s Table at Brooklyn Fare and Sushi Noz, has <a href=\"https:\/\/la.eater.com\/restaurant-openings\/294417\/corridor-109-brian-baik-melrose-hill-opening\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">finally debuted his dream restaurant<\/a>. Hidden behind the more front-facing Bar 109, which serves Asian diasporic snacks and cocktails, <a href=\"https:\/\/la.eater.com\/venue\/920189\/corridor-109\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Corridor 109<\/a> completes a years-long journey to open a counter-only tasting menu dedicated to Baik\u2019s reverence for seafood. Originally <a href=\"https:\/\/la.eater.com\/2022\/1\/12\/22880806\/corridor-109-koreatown-brian-baik-chef-modern-korean-tasting-menu-los-angeles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">conceived in his parents\u2019 Koreatown restaurant \u2014 Kobawoo House \u2014 the pop-up ventured to Chinatown<\/a> until this space could be built. The dramatically lit back dining counter feels exclusive and fun, a kind of modern art piece for seafood nerds. The menu is the same for every person, costing $325 before tax, service charge, and drinks, and requires securing reservations weeks in advance. Those who aren\u2019t into fish need not apply.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph n2hx75i _1knl15h1 _1knl15h0 cej01i1\">Master sommelier Michael Englemann puts together a vibrant pairing that includes Alsatian Schneid Riesling from La Rogerie and crisp, zingy H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Champagne from old, low-yield vines.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph n2hx75i _1knl15h1 _1knl15h0 cej01i1\">There\u2019s just a single ice cream dessert, so those with a sweet tooth might want to skip across the street for a cheese course or chocolate tart at Bar Etoile.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Brian Baik, a chef trained in some of New York\u2019s top kitchens, including Chef\u2019s Table at Brooklyn Fare&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":458482,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5123],"tags":[1582,276,174767,2961,224,5337],"class_list":{"0":"post-458481","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-california","10":"tag-dining-reports","11":"tag-la","12":"tag-los-angeles","13":"tag-losangeles"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115748092249522113","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/458481","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=458481"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/458481\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/458482"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=458481"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=458481"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=458481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}