French technique and Korean comfort food are not culinary traditions that are often discussed in the same sentence. Yet that unlikely marriage has quietly become one of the defining strengths of Sura Korean BBQ & Tofu House, where Executive Chef Andy Uk Chang has spent the past year reshaping not what the restaurant is, but how it expresses itself.
Working alongside owners Brandon Su and Claire Kim, Chef Andy has brought the discipline of Michelin-starred kitchens, luxury hotels, and classical French training to a restaurant already known for pushing Korean cuisine beyond its expected boundaries. He is elevating presentation. Refining execution. And introducing a level of kitchen structure that has allowed Sura’s creativity to flourish, from BOH to FOH.
Sura Korean BBQ and Tofu House in Long Beach. Photos by Brian Addison.…