Was cruising through the Goldman breezeway for bagels when I noticed a handmade sign in the window of Battery Place Market, the small bodega on the east side of the alley, offering what they called a K-Box to go. For fast food, it’s worth a trip over and seemed different enough to merit a post here. I’ve never bought more than a water in there, and I think their usual fare is sandwiches, so this is a refreshing switch.

There are two options for the “main” and several for sides, all of which they fry up while you wait a few minutes (it is not grab-and-go). The owner, the gals told me, has a big Korean market in Jersey and brings everything in fresh every day. It seemed fresh, and fed me for two meals.

The options are bulgogi — thin slices of marinated and grilled beef — or glass noodles with vegetables and come in the box with three options for dumplings, pancakes, a tiny container of seaweed salad and these sweet rice crackers, which are a treat.

Of course I had to be an idiot and gush about “Crash Landing on You” as I do for everyone Korean in my life, and they were nice enough to humor me for a few minutes.