In recent years, the 7th Street corridor has become a major dining destination with popular restaurants like SugarFish, Bottega Louie, and Mo-Chica. The most recent addition to the corridor, Gaji, offers a unique menu of small plates that play on traditional Korean cuisine with modern interpretations. In Korean, Gaji means “tree branch,” and chef Minh Phan describes the restaurant as a breath of fresh air set against an urban background.
The actual restaurant space, designed by Linda Shin, represents balance and relaxation with natural colors, clean lines, and modern materials. Gaji plans to open a patio space to complement the interior by the end of summer 2014.
The food at Gaji puts an interesting spin on classic Korean cuisine. One of the most intriguing dishes is the kimchi-stuffed dates. The dish, which utilizes homemade kimchi crafted by a grandmother in Orange County, comes with an apple-mustard and wild mustard flowers. Other interesting dishes include furikake-molasses cornbread with togarashi creme fraiche butter and duck rillettes with ginger-satsuma marmalade.
The actual restaurant space, designed by Linda Shin, represents balance and relaxation with natural colors, clean lines, and modern materials. Gaji plans to open a patio space to complement the interior by the end of summer 2014.
The food at Gaji puts an interesting spin on classic Korean cuisine. One of the most intriguing dishes is the kimchi-stuffed dates. The dish, which utilizes homemade kimchi crafted by a grandmother in Orange County, comes with an apple-mustard and wild mustard flowers. Other interesting dishes include furikake-molasses cornbread with togarashi creme fraiche butter and duck rillettes with ginger-satsuma marmalade.