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PHOTOS: Asian-Fusion Food Trucks to Open Brick and Mortar Shops in Brooklyn

By Rachel Holliday Smith | April 7, 2015 2:24pm | Updated on April 7, 2015 6:27pm
 Domo Taco plans to open on Franklin Avenue in Crown Heights. Bobjo will set up shop in Prospect Heights.
Domo Taco and Bobjo
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CROWN HEIGHTS — Two popular food trucks that have served up “pan-Asian” burritos and tacos and Korean-fusion rice and ramen dishes are opening up brick-and-mortar locations in Crown Heights and Prospect Heights this spring.

Domo Taco is moving to Franklin Avenue and Bobjo is opening Bop Sot on Vanderbilt Avenue in May or early summer, they said. Both got the go-ahead to serve beer and wine from Community Board 8’s sidewalk cafe and liquor license committee Monday night. 

A third restaurant, Bunsmith, which plans to serve Korean food on Franklin Avenue in the next few months, also got approval for a full liquor license. It's the first restaurant by David Moon, manager of Spitzer’s Corner on the Lower East Side.

All three applications must also be approved by the full board and, ultimately, by the State Liquor Authority.

Take a look below to see what restaurants plans to serve and where they’ll set up shop:

Domo Taco, 733 Franklin Ave.

Taking over the spot formerly occupied by the clothing boutique Cool Pony, Domo Taco hopes to serve tacos, rice bowls and burritos at their new eatery, serving up a “pan-Asian twist on Mexican cuisine,” said chef Nelson Miu. He and owner Tom Yang hope to serve beer and wine in their 18-seat space, with the possibility rear yard seating, as well. Most of their current entrees, which include a lemongrass chicken burrito and a kimchi falafel quesadilla, go for betwen $8 and $10. They'll also serve tacos starting at $3, they said.

Bop Sot, 556 Vanderbilt Ave.

The team behind the food truck Bobjo (which means “feed me” in Korean) will open this Korean restaurant named after a “traditional rice cooker,” said co-owner Youngmin Kim, in the place of the French restaurant Le Gamin. He and his business partner, Chi Man Chang, are seeking a beer and wine license for the 63-seat eatery, which will have indoor and backyard seating. They hope to be open as early as 8 a.m. for the coffee-and-breakfast-sandwich crowd, with lunch and dinner service, as well. Their menu is being finalized, but will be partly based on their food truck menu, which includes ramen, noodle dishes, rice platters and sandwiches.

Bunsmith, 789 Franklin Ave.

Owner David Moon is seeking a full liquor license at this new Korean restaurant that will take over Docklands’ space on Franklin Avenue between Lincoln and St. Johns places. He hopes to serve steamed buns, rice bowls and house-made kimchi, but the menu is still being developed, he said. The eatery will start with dinner service only, expanding to lunch later on.