{"id":10209,"date":"2025-11-23T06:00:34","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T12:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/?p=10209"},"modified":"2025-11-23T10:34:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-23T16:34:33","slug":"sgd-tofu-bbq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eatdrinkmadison.com\/blog\/?p=10209","title":{"rendered":"SGD Tofu & BBQ"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"SGDSGD Tofu & BBQ<\/a> is one of several Korean restaurants in Madison that opened around the same time, but unlike the others, it does not have all-you-can-eat\/grill-your-own Korean BBQ.<\/p>\n

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Rather, it focuses on a cross-section of Korean favorites, starting with soondubu jigae, which is tofu in a savory stew. For being in the name of the restaurant, the tofu, fortunately, was outstanding, super soft but just firm enough not to fall apart in the soup.<\/p>\n

You can get it with rice ($16.99), udon noodles ($17.99) or ramen noodles ($17.99), but I chose kalguksu noodles ($17.99), which were perfectly al dente.\u00a0For my one ingredient, I picked kimchi (which tasted like plain cabbage when sitting in broth) and beef; other choices included clam, seafood, dumpling and sausage stew. The spice level ranged from plain to very spicy.<\/p>\n

While there is no grill-your-own option, as mentioned, you can get all of the Korean BBQ items as standalone plates. These include pork belly kimchi ($25.99) and beef short ribs ($29.99). I found the chicken bulgogi ($23.99) to be tender (all thigh meat), and it absorbed the flavor of the bulgogi well. You get a major helping of this dish, and it’s one worth sharing.<\/p>\n

\"SGDIf you’re hungry, then make sure to order the bento box ($19.99), which comes with SO MUCH FOOD. First, hats off to the pork bulgolgi, which you don’t often see on menus. It was tender, flavorful and a bit spicy, and you get plenty of it. Meanwhile, the accompanying japchae (glass noodles) was tasty, as were the salad, kimchi, pickled daikon, cucumbers and fish cake.<\/p>\n

Wait, there’s more. While they weren’t listed on the menu, tempura shrimp, fried potsticker and egg roll also came with the bento box. I especially enjoyed the shrimp and could have eaten a dozen of them. The potsticker was unique in that it included glass noodles inside.<\/p>\n

Other options for the bento box include pork cutlets ($23.95) and soybean stew ($18.95).<\/p>\n

Those fried items also are available as appetizers. From that section, I chose (and loved) the seafood pancake ($17.95), which was loaded with baby shrimp, squid and scallions. It would have been even better with some Sriracha, but I still devoured it.<\/p>\n

SGD Tofu & BBQ serves lunch and dinner every day except Tuesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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