If anyone in New York is responsible for making Korean food cool, it is the mother-daughter team behind this perennially popular restaurant and its East Village sister, Dok Suni's. Jenny Kwak and her mother, Myung Ja, serve home cooking in the form of kalbi jim (braised short ribs), bibimbop (a spicy, mix-it-yourself vegetable and rice dish), and other favorites that may not be as pungent as they are in Little Korea, but are satisfying nevertheless. Subway: 1, 9 to Houston St.