Probably not exactly what you're looking for, but I had my family in town last weekend, and we went to dinner at Hae Woon Dae. Grandma didn't like it - she said it was on par with the Ethiopean place we went to 15 years ago ... but I don't think there's any other meal from 15 years ago that she's still talking about. Everyone else loved it - especially the kids, who loved grilling their own meat.
So, to make up for the over-the-top exotic experience at Hae Woon Dae, we had a breakfast of good, old-fashioned (with creative twists) comfort food at The Lucky Platter.
Hai Woon Dae
6240 N. California Ave., Chicago
(773) 764-8018
Lucky Platter
514 Main St., Evanston
(847) 869-4064.