Honey Pig (Gooldaegee) - Ellicott City, MD

Honey Pig Gooldaegee Korean Grill
Princess Shopping Center
10045 Baltimore National Pike (Centennial Ln.)
Ellicott City, MD 21042
410-696-2426
eathoneypig.com


Honey Pig is a fantastic Korean BBQ close to Baltimore, MD.  It's apparently a small chain, even though it doesn't appear to be.  It's setup as a classic Korean BBQ place, with gas heating elements built into the center of each table to cook the meat on right in front of you.  Korean hibachi, of sorts, but with the rest of the table also a beaten stainless steel, giving it a sort of post modern look.

Each dish is a different cut of meat, usually from either beef or pork - ranging from boneless short ribs (Galbi) to pork bellies.  Besides that, we had also ordered the classic bulgogi, translated as "fire meat."  Two of some of mans' favorite words, if I may say.  Glass noodles with soy sauce and vegetables, some soups, steamed poached eggs, and the classic sets of Korean picked appetizers were also included.  More than enough food to keep this guy fed.

I'm not sure why Korean BBQ places always get it right, or whether I'm biased, but the fare coming off these rounded cast iron has never wronged me, other than keeping me from the long desired washboard stomach, but that's a topic for another day, and most likely for another blog for that matter.

The meat only dishes were a just a touch more dry than they could have been, but every chef that has to cook reaching over your shoulder can have an off day.  The meat was, as expected, incredibly flavorful and tender.  Each chopsticked piece of delicate meat practically fell apart on my plate - if it even made it there.  As the food slowly cooled on the turned off cooking surface, we soon ate straight from there, skipping the plate entirely.

The glass noodles was one of the dishes that was prepared in the kitchen, a touch salty, but delicious nonetheless.  My only complaint is that the serving plate became empty so quickly, after only making it one round around the table.

All in all, Honey Pig provides an awesomely filling meal on the cheap.  We easily fed--overfed, actually--five people on $50 worth of food.  Definitely worth visiting, and don't forget to grab a cup of the free coffee by the door on the way out, lest you food coma soon after!