"Many steakhouses follow a pretty standard formula. You'll find caesar salad, twice-baked potatoes, and beef prepped with aging techniques more advanced than Helen Mirren’s moisturizing regimen. Joule is different. At this Korean spot in Wallingford, the stock characters are certainly there, just with creative twists that work well. Steaks come in the form of kalbi short rib, sides stretch far beyond the usual call of duty (hello, rice cakes with chorizo and mustard greens), and there's no bread basket in sight—just scallion pancakes with crème fraîche and salmon roe. The varied menu of good stuff and Joule’s dining room—complete with an excellent patio and bright blue Victorian wallpaper patterned with ribeyes—all adds up to an environment way more fun than most steak dinner spots. We're pretty sure Helen Mirren would be into it. @infatuation_seattle You don't need to have a special occasion to enjoy a steak dinner. At this Korean steakhouse, you'll find kalbi short rib steak with kimchi next to a side of spicy chorizo rice cakes. Make any day of the week a special occasion at Joule. #joule #jouleseattle #steakhousesinseattle #steak #koreanfusion #infatuation #infatuationseattle ♬ Show Me How - Men I Trust Keep scrolling for the food rundown Food Rundown Spicy Rice Cake This zingy bowl of chewy disks is a thing that must hit your table. They’re tossed in a spicy soy sauce with ground chorizo, pickled mustard greens, and a fistful of fresh scallion on top. Chinese Broccoli Get out of here, creamed spinach. Joule's broccoli is simple—but there's a lovely nutty-garlicky note that makes this our preferred way to consume Vitamin A. “That” Short Rib Steak This beef-based icon is tender, medium rare, and you could probably spot a photo of it under “grill marks” in the encyclopedia of char. Nab it if it’s your first time at Joule. Octopus Welcome to Joule, where the octopus is just as good as the red meat. A hot bacon viniagrette is the wildcard here, and understandably, we never want to eat seafood without pork fat ever again. photo credit: Nate Watters Kalbi Burger Joule’s kalbi-marinated burger is a prime example of “less is more.” Here you have an incredibly juicy patty, horseradish mayo, lettuce, and raw red onion with some giardiniera on the side. Add in some of the accompanying pickled carrots between the buns if you want to amp up the acidity." - Aimee Rizzo
