Prosper - Celina | February 2026

Dining

BY KAREN CHANEY

Prosper resident Brian Kim opened GoYaki in 2024.

Spicy pork bulgogi bowl ($13.95) features thinly sliced pork marinated in a homemade spicy chili sauce.

GoYaki plate ($18.95) includes a choice of protein, rice, pickled vegetables, japchae, two mandu and two shrimp tempura.

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Prosper’s locally-owned GoYaki serves Korean cuisine Prosper resident Brian Kim said when he opened GoYaki in his hometown in 2024, he wanted to share his culture by creating a menu and presentation style that was a bit dierent from other Korean restaurants. beef bulgogi plate and LA galbi plate. Bulgogi is a marinated Korean style beef brisket and LA galbi are Korean BBQ beef short ribs.

“People who can’t have spicy food always go for beef bulgogi or LA galbi because it’s avorful versus spicy,” Brian Kim said. “It has caught people’s attention.” A do-it-yourself ramen making station has been a big hit with children, Brian Kim said. Brian Kim said their Korean customers have a go-to menu item. “Koreans love spicy food and spicy pork bulgogi is [one of our spicy options],” Brian Kim said. “It tastes less like a business recipe and more like a homemade recipe.”

Milk tea with boba ($6.75) comes in a variety of avors.

He said many Korean restaurants serve meals with multiple sides while others are more bowl- based meals where everything is mixed in one dish. On the menu Kim said he, his wife Jane Kim and his mother-in- law created the GoYaki menu using family recipes. A wide range of menu items are served in divided, bento-box–style dishes, allowing custom- ers, as Brian Kim puts it, “to experience Korean barbecue on a plate. Popular menu items are their

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