The history we carry. Jae Wook Lee’s last day at his Evanston Grill is Thursday. Lee, 86, bought the restaurant in 1994. His specialty: bi bim bop, a Korean rice dish. Lee, who is Korean, was a boy living in Japan in 1945 when he witnessed the atomic bomb blast from the countryside outside Hiroshima. “It was a big sound. We looked at the other side. A big boom. I saw that.” His father, working in Hiroshima, was severely burned. He made it to the countryside to see his family but died a few months later. (Photo by Richard Cahan)
So many good memories 💌🙏🏽💌
Mr. Lee’s restaurant has been among our favorites for decades. No one in the world makes better bee bim bop. We will dearly miss him and his delicious food.