Go Eat: Off the radar gems found at area strip malls

Strip malls suck up moments of our mundane lives. But sometimes - just sometimes - strip malls hide culinary treasures that invite you to sit, savor and enjoy hand-crafted food that seems woefully out of place in a suburban setting.

Lui Kit Wong Tacoma News Tribune

Jennifer Jones, left, Jesenia Fonseca, center, and Erica Rembert enjoy grilling the meat at their table at Cham Garden Korean BBQ in Tacoma on Thursday, October 6, 2011. (Lui Kit Wong/Staff photographer)

SUE KIDD; Staff writer

Published: 10/21/11 5:36 am | Updated: 10/21/11 11:58 am

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Strip malls suck up moments of our mundane lives. But sometimes - just sometimes - strip malls hide culinary treasures that invite you to sit, savor and enjoy hand-crafted food that seems woefully out of place in a suburban setting.

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