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Mandoo dumplings at SouthGate showed a modern idea that worked: handmade dumplings filled with kimchi-tinged ground beef over a creamy puree of charred eggplant, and drizzled with a soy balsamic reduction.
Mandoo dumplings at SouthGate showed a modern idea that worked: handmade dumplings filled with kimchi-tinged ground beef over a creamy puree of charred eggplant, and drizzled with a soy balsamic reduction.Read moreCHARLES FOX / Staff Photographer

SouthGate

Korean, American$-$$

This Korean gastropub just south of Rittenhouse Square offers indoor/outdoor dining and a menu filled with Korean flavors and favorites: bao buns, mandoo, bulgogi burger, Seoul hot chicken and more. Gluten-free Korean food is hard to come by; SouthGate is one of the few local spots that mixes its own gluten-free gochujang, making 30% of its menu available GF, with modified versions of its bibimbap, bossam, galbi jjim, and bulgogi ssam lettuce wraps.

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Restaurant Details

1801 Lombard St., Philadelphia, PA, 19146
2155608443
https://www.southgatephilly.com/
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