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Tour Seoul Taco, Where Korea & Mexico Converge in River North

The St. Louis restaurant import opens next week

by Ashok Selvam@Shokdiesel May 24, 2016, 4:30pm CDT

Photography by Marc Much | Via Another Popular St. Louis Food Truck Unveils Plans For A Chicago Restaurant [ECHI] and Seoul Taco [Official site]

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Seoul Taco's interiors mash up Mexican-masked Luchadores with Korean Tae Kwon Do fighters much in the same way chef/owner David Choi mixes Korean and Mexican flavors. Choi's food truck expanded to a brick-and-mortar restaurant back in 2012 in St. Louis. He's opening his first Chicago restaurant after Memorial Day on Tuesday, May 31.

They've taken over the space that formerly housed Mercadito Counter at 738 N. Clark St. in River North. Diners will find an array of tacos —beef, chicken pork and tofu— marinated Korean style. There's also kimchi fried rice, nachos and quesadillas.

Alex Morales (Smartmouth Design) overseeing the interior design. Three local Chicago street artists, chef/graffiti artist Won Kim (Kimski), Mario Castaneda and Erik DeBatt, painted murals inside.

Check out the photos below.