Sobban Korean Southern Diner Closing
Decatur Metro | December 2, 2015 | 2:09 pm
Eater is reporting that Sobban, the Korean Southern Diner on Clairmont Road opened by the owners of celebrated Heirloom Market BBQ in late 2013, is closing.
The site says that issues with DeKalb County and the owners plans to open a second Heirloom Market BBQ in Seoul, South Korea, are prompting the close.
But good news for fans of the restaurant that don’t mind a bit of a drive – the Heirloom owners are considering reopening Sobban in another metro Atlanta area closer to Heirloom Market BBQ on the northwest side of the city. So stick around for that and maybe you can grab a bite while you’re stuck in gridlock trying to go to a Braves game at Suntrust Park!
That’s too bad. I always enjoyed their food.
That’s a loss. Would be curious as to what the county issues were.
Bummer!
Sad but not surprised — last time I was there they weren’t offering table service, and at their prices service needed to be part of the bargain. Best of luck to them.
Agreed. I think they had a hard time distinguishing between quick service and full service. My wife and I stopped by a few times and always felt like the prices were much higher than the quality of food/service that we were getting.
Sad to see any restaurant close in our fine city. We’ll just head to BuHi to get the full-immersion experience with double the serving size at half the price.
If you’re in the mood for some righteous good Bibimbap or other fine Korean, you can get your fix at nearly half the price right here in town at our own K BBQ Taco just off the Square.
Is that the one that’s tucked in the bottom of the building on the east side of Clairmont just before Ponce? If so, it’s easy to miss. But definitely worth it when you find it.
Yes, address is 105 Clairmont.
That’s the place, and it’s totally a great find. There have been a few times I thought about going to Sobban but then thought, nah, I’ll just grab a few tacos and maybe a bulgogi bop downtown. It used to be called BBQ TaKorea but then they either got in trouble with another restaurant of the same name, or else they just decided that name wasn’t silly enough and wanted to make it worse. Anyway, the quality of the food was not likewise compromised. I could write more but I just realized that I haven’t eaten lunch yet and a kimchi quesadilla is calling my name…
Yep, it’ll do in a pinch. Can’t beat the table service and full banchan at Stone Bowl!
I should add that I had some fine food there, and I’ll always be grateful to Sobban for introducing me to the concept of apple kimchi. One of the most memorable dishes I’ve eaten in the last few years.
Their kimchee deviled eggs are still one of my favorite things that were on their menu. Gonna have to start making my own, I guess…