Global InformationKorilla BBQ information
| Korilla BBQ | |
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| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 2010 |
| Food type | Korean |
| City | New York City |
| State | New York |
| Country | United States |
Korilla BBQ is a New York City-based lunch/dinner truck owned by Eddie Song that specializes in Korean-theme burritos, also known as ssams. They also serve Korean-style tacos. They have been positively reviewed by Antenna Magazine,[1] were listed in The Village Voice's Top 10 Vegetarian Street Foods listing,[2] and mentioned first in Zagat's overview of the Korean Taco trend.[3]
Korilla was featured on Season 2 of The Great Food Truck Race on Food Network.[4] They were disqualified after the network accused them of cheating. Korilla strongly denied the accusations but was unable to speak on it further due to their contracts. In an interview for KoreanAmericanStory.org in 2016, Korilla's Eddie Song explained their side of the story. “They’d basically created this roadblock where we can’t sell any barbecue, any meat, so you gotta be completely vegetarian,” he said, “We decided to form a little partnership with one of the top Southern barbecue, a Memphis-style barbecue. They didn’t appreciate that.” He further added, “Our strategy was: We can’t sell any meat? We’ll sell you two tortillas for $8. You can get the protein from our partner, who’s doing this Memphis-style barbecue.” [5][6]
- ^ "Fast Food - New-York". Antenna Magazine. Archived from the original on 2011-03-15. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
- ^ Marx, Rebecca (2011-03-04). "Our 10 Best Vegetarian Street Foods - New York Restaurants and Dining - Fork in the Road". Village Voice. Archived from the original on 2011-10-12. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
- ^ "Korean Taco Throwdown". Zagat. 2010-10-27. Archived from the original on 2011-08-16. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
- ^ Salamone, Gina (2011-08-11). "Korilla, NYC's Korean BBQ crew, joins Food Network's 'The Great Food Truck Race'". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on 2012-06-16. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
- ^ Dehnart, Andy (2011-09-12). "Korilla's 'cheat' on The Great Food Truck Race was finally explained". reality blurred. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
- ^ "Eddie Song of Korilla". KoreanAmericanStory.org. Retrieved 2021-08-31.