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Yeobo, Darling, a Korean Taiwanese fine-dining restaurant in downtown Menlo Park, was added to the Michelin Guide Wednesday morning.
The 50-seat minimalistic restaurant opened in June as the newest venture by married chefs Meichih and Michael Kim, who founded the now closed Michelin-starred Maum in Palo Alto and Bao Bei in Los Altos. It offers a succinct menu divided into canapes, appetizers and mains, as well as soju cocktails, wine and dessert.
The Michelin Guide specifically draws attention to Yeobo, Darling’s bite-sized potato “jeon” with Santa Barbara uni and prosciutto ($28 each), its lu rou lasagna ($34), wagyu kalbi with housemade banchan ($76) and soft serve ($14).
Yeobo, Darling was one of 12 California restaurants added to the guide Wednesday, March 25, and the only newly added restaurant located along the Peninsula. It joins other Menlo Park restaurants Eylan, Flea Street, Madera and Camper in the Michelin Guide.
Yeobo, Darling and the other 11 California restaurants just added to the guide have the potential to earn Bib Gourmand or Michelin Star awards at the annual Michelin Guide Ceremony later this year. The ceremony date has not yet been announced.
“We are deeply honored by this recognition from the Michelin Guide as it acknowledges not just the thought and work Meichih and I have put in to Yeobo, Darling, but the thoughtfulness, care, and hard work of our entire team,” Michael Kim said in an emailed statement. “We are also grateful to Menlo Park and the broader Peninsula for embracing us. We wouldn’t be able to do what we do without the enthusiastic support we’ve received from our diners.”
Joining the Michelin Guide means anonymous Michelin inspectors determined the chef uses “quality ingredients that are well cooked,” according to Michael Ellis, the international director of the Michelin Guide books. Restaurants in the Michelin Guide can also be awarded a Bib Gourmand, a recognition created in 1997 to award restaurants that serve good food at moderate prices, or a star, which “indicates a truly gastronomic experience,” Ellis said.
Yeobo, Darling, 827 Santa Cruz Ave., Menlo Park; Instagram: @yeobodarlingrestaurant. Open Tuesday to Thursday from 5-9 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 5-9:30 p.m.
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