{"id":236807,"date":"2026-05-19T15:31:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T15:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/236807\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T15:31:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T15:31:37","slug":"restaurant-review-meju-in-queens-the-korean-restaurant-in-our-top-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/236807\/","title":{"rendered":"Restaurant Review: Meju in Queens, the Korean Restaurant in Our Top 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AtmosphereQuietly electric. The room has an understated opulence, but this is not just another luxury tasting counter. The chef speaks directly to diners, gently and disarmingly, telling a story, and everyone leans in, on the edge of their seats. <\/p>\n<p>Noise LevelLow murmurs over a throb of blues and jazz.<\/p>\n<p>Recommended DishesThere is only one prix-fixe, six-course menu, with no supplements. $235 per person, plus a 20 percent service charge. No gratuities are accepted.<\/p>\n<p>Drinks and WineThe focus is natural wines and Korean spirits, with alcoholic and nonalcoholic pairings on offer. A selection of rare Korean teas includes san juk cha, made with fermented wild bamboo leaves, and ganjang cha, made with 131-year-old soy sauce.<\/p>\n<p>Price$$$$ (very expensive)<\/p>\n<p>OpenWednesday to Saturday for dinner. <\/p>\n<p>ReservationsRequired.<\/p>\n<p>Wheelchair AccessEntrance is on the street level. Accessing the dining room requires passing through two inner doors. The counter has accessible seating and there is a spacious restroom equipped with a handrail.<\/p>\n<p>What the Stars MeanRatings range from zero to four stars. Zero is poor, fair or satisfactory. One star, good. Two stars, very good. Three stars, excellent. Four stars, extraordinary.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-tufssa\">This information was last updated on May 19, 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"AtmosphereQuietly electric. The room has an understated opulence, but this is not just another luxury tasting counter. The&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":236808,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[4544,92665,30943,92666,92667,9,24,56,63,122,124,123,1302],"class_list":["post-236807","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-chefs","tag-hooni","tag-kim","tag-korean-food-cuisine","tag-meju-queens","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-ny","tag-nyc","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news","tag-restaurant"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236807","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=236807"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236807\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/236808"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=236807"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=236807"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=236807"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}