Riverside’s new spot for Korean fusion food is also the city’s only place to try a ramen burger, the noodle-decked mash-up created a few years ago by Keizo Shimamoto, who currently runs New York’s Ramen Shack.
“We’re food truck–style food gone brick and mortar,” says Kaboom Chicken co-owner Richard Lee, who left his career as a software developer to make noodle-bun burgers with his brother-in-law. Here’s a look at all the different fried, gochujang-sauced goodness you can find on the menu.
722 Queen St. E., 416-546-9899, kaboomchicken.com, @kaboomchicken
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Caroline Aksich, a National Magazine Award recipient, is an ex-Montrealer who writes about Toronto’s ever-evolving food scene, real estate and culture for Toronto Life, Fodor’s, Designlines, Canadian Business, Glory Media and Post City. Her work ranges from features on octopus-hunting in the Adriatic to celebrity profiles.