1.   Ten years ago, you could count the Korean restaurants in this city on the fingers of one hand.

2.   And while many middle-class South Koreans now keep dogs as pets, Korean restaurants have also developed canine cuisine into a sophisticated dining experience.

3.   Another Korean restaurant he recently opened in Nishi-Azabu does not feature yakiniku on its menu.

4.   At Korean restaurants like Woo Lae Oak in SoHo, customers not only wrap their own meat for bulgogi, but grill it, too.

5.   Also, Korean restaurants have sprung up in downtown, in Chinatown and in communities such as Newton and Burlington.

6.   But the owners of gas stations and Korean restaurants cried foul, and it is not enforced.

7.   He spent all of last season in Albuquerque, where he found no Korean companionship or, for that matter, even a Korean restaurant.

8.   Increasingly, I have found myself eating kimchi, the super-spicy Korean pickle dish that is served before and with meals in every Korean restaurant and many Korean homes.

9.   Kimchi, is a super-spicy Korean pickle dish that is served before and with meals in every Korean restaurant and many Korean homes.

10.   Korean restaurants used to serve dishes with names like braised bear palms until a crackdown last year forced the bear dishes off the menus.