Manhattan's Kisa Is a Reimagination of South Korea's Roadside Restaurants

A new restaurant in Manhattan's Lower East Side is recreating an experience unique to South Korea's taxi culture. While most BBQ restaurants in South Korea are designed to be shared among multiple people, the "Kisa Sikdang" - which translates to "driver's restaurant" - emerged in the '80s as a quick-stop roadside diner for solo patrons, predominantly taxi drivers.Now open to the public, the namesake Kisa pays homage to the concept with a vibrant but compact menu of elevated Korean diner fare. Ch...