Arirang Gardens

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Unlike a lot of local Asian dining experiences, a walk in Arirang Gardens is a relentlessly authentic Korean experience: exotic sights (a performance-art sushi bar), exotic tastes (seaweed and bean paste), and a kind of barbecue technique that the grill-friendly suburb of Lyndhurst has never sampled before. The Korean chefs don't seem entirely happy unless they're chopping, tossing ingredients, or setting something ablaze. Major flavors can be found in the seaweed-rolled kim bob beef or the multiple vegetable side dishes that encourage order-swapping. Arirang Gardens is an experience unlike anything anywhere. Caution: A lot of the action takes place at your table, so watch those elbows.