Sobban

Stopped by for a nice preview of the menu created by no other than the guys from Heirloom Market & BBQ. But this new place is not another BBQ joint, it's a Korean Southern Diner. No, it's not some fusion hybrid of Korean and Southern cuisine. It's a Korean diner that's in the south. The menu is mostly Korean but it is also very playful with a nice mix of different ingredients that makes an appearance in a lot of dishes which may surprise you. These guys don't mess around, they love what they do and they do it well. Enough talk, let's go to the videotape...

Garden. Local lettuce, rice crouton, sesame leaf ranch. The rice croutons made this dish.

Lotus Root. Flat chives, garden salad, Uja dressing. Lotus root prepared 3 ways, not too shabby.

Kimchi Haemul Jun. Georgia shrimp, market fish, squid. Kimchi pancake with a nice heaping of fried seafood. What's not to love here.

Gogi Goon Mandu. Ground local beef, kimchi, tofu. Fresh made mandu, not that crappy frozen stuff you get at other joints.

Sobban Garden Kalguksu. Shitake soy broth, tempura vegetable. One look at this and you know it will be tasty. The hand cut noodles was the hidden star in this dish.

Our Surf n Turf. Grilled LA style short rib, tempura GA shrimp, kimchi sauce. Incredibly tender rib and wicked crispy seasoned shrimp. Very nice.

Braised Cod. Daikon, watercress, rice crispy. This cod was amazing, so friggin good. Get it.

Pork Chop Donkatsu. Fresh panko, house pickles, peach hot mustard sauce. Look at the size of this thing, it's like Mexico. So crispy and tasty.

Georgia Bingsu. Peach ice cream, Korean snacks, scupperdine jam, candied pecan. The shaved ice is so good with the ice cream, who knew it would?

Green Tea Mousse. Vanilla wafers, macha, Asian pear compote, pomegranite.


The regular menu will have a bunch of other tasty sounding stuff like smoked pork belly bossam, bibimbob, and beef bulgogi roll... But those got nothing on the Korean fried chicken! Can't wait for some KFC action intown without the drive to OTP. They also have a short but very nice beer (Hitachino Nest!), sake and Korean wine list.

I think they will do pretty well based on what I have sampled... Which was everything on their soft opening menu. It's nice to have a fun and playful Korean joint so close to town. I also love how this was an old Arby's, the building is very unique and fun to eat in. Plus, they have ample parking, too!


1788 Clairmont Rd.
Decatur, GA 30033
678-705-4233
https://www.facebook.com/humblemeal