NOONA STEAKHOUSE AND OYSTER BAR

I met some girlfriends in Duluth, GA recently and found out that there are numerous restaurants there that I haven't tried.  Here's a pic of us celebrating our friend Denise's birthday:



My husband and I went back that evening and sampled a few items from Noona - a steak and seafood restaurant with a Korean flair.

NOONA STEAKHOUSE AND OYSTER BAR

3550 W Lawrenceville St suite 310, Duluth, GA 30096

678-404-5001

A view of the exterior of Noona:

When you enter the restaurant, you are struck by the open casual feel of the place.  You can see the kitchen and bar area, and it's filled with funky light fixtures.

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We perused the cocktail list and began deciding on our choices for the evening. 

The yummy cocktail list:

Sample menu from their website:


 I decided to go with a SHSO LIME RICKEY (but substituted vodka for the gin).

Fabulous drink!

My husband's drink - just a vodka and club soda - but they prepared it like he likes it.

And then we started off with a selection of raw oysters.  These are flown in daily so change often.  We went with 3 northeastern US samples that were on the smallish side.  All divine!

Sample oyster menu (potentially changes daily):

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A pic of the goldfish they serve with their raw oysters.  Love the fun and the crunchiness accompaniment!

Crackers, lemon, cocktail sauce and horserashish:

And, they serve their mignonette in a glass bottle with a dropper, so you're not pouring it all over your plate each time you want some.  Brilliant idea!

Yum!

Very good bread and butter:

 For our entrees, I went with seafood.  Their fish is flown in fresh from Florida, and today's choice was tilefish.  It was beautifully prepared with a fennel and citrus picked side.  So delicious!

 My husband went with a filet and was very glad he did - it was fork tender, juicy and prepared exactly as ordered.  It was topped with a Korean Gochujang (Korean chili paste)  butter which was fabulous!  All meats are purchased from Meats by Linz in Chicago.

Their meats are extremely high quality (not inexpensive), and there were some delectable choices, but my husband went with the filet.

There was only one thing on the menu that we didn't care for and that was the broccoli.  It was prepared with sesame oil (which I love) and lightly cooked, but the flavor reminded both of us like we were eating a cigarette!  It was THAT offensive.  But, when our server Jean (who was great!) came by and asked about how we liked our meal, we said just that - "the entrees were really great, but that we didn't care for the broccoli."  We didn't complain per se, but we let her know that was why we weren't eating the side dish.

Within minutes the owner came by and apologized for the dish and asked if we would please allow him to bring us a Kimchi collard greens dish instead.  We acquiesced and let me tell you, THAT dish was to die for.  I've never had collard greens taste that way - tangy, and spicy and oh so good!  And later, when we were presented with the bill, they had taken off the broccoli and treated us to the collard greens dish.  Very classy way to handle the situation.

 The photo doesn't do this dish justice! Kimchi Collard Greens:

This hidden gem in Duluth is worth the drive!  The service was outstanding and the food wonderful.  It's a casual fun atmosphere in hot Duluth, Georgia.  We'll be back!