Dining
BY MARY KATHERINE SHAPIRO
The Lox Bagel ($16.50) features smoked salmon, avocado, capers, cucumbers and house-made dressing.
The blueberry chiller ($6.50) is made with house blueberry purée and sparkling water.
The spring angel chicken salad sandwich ($14) includes chicken salad, spring mix, tomato, dried cranberries and more.
PHOTOS BY MARY KATHERINE SHAPIRO COMMUNITY IMPACT
Grutogi Bistro serves breakfast, lunch, drinks
Owner Eun Seo said the book “The Giving Tree” inspired her vision for Grutogi Bistro in Flower Mound. “On the last page, the tree gives her stump to the boy who is now an old man,” Seo said. “He sits down to relax and be restored. I wanted to create a space where people can come in and feel better when they leave.” The word grutogi means stump in Korean, Seo said. Grutogi Bistro opened its doors in May 2024, providing an experience for customers with lots of plants, comfortable seating, natural light and an emphasis on service. On the menu Seo’s husband, Danny, who has been cooking for most of his life, created the recipes. One of the most popular menu items is the golden garlic chicken panini featuring garlic butter chicken breast, bacon, baby spinach, house pick- led red onion, tomato, provolone cheese, house cheese and spinach spread on sourdough bread. Seo said the salads are also popular because the team makes almost all of the dressings in house. Another popular item, the lox bagel, includes smoked salmon, avocado, capers, tomato, house pickled red onion, cucumber, spring mix, house lemon dressing and plain cream cheese on toasted bagel. When it comes to drinks, the strawberry matcha
latte and the salted cloud cold brew—made with house cold brew co ee, sweet foam and sea salt akes—are the most popular among customers. Customers frequently order Grutogi Bistro’s chillers, which are made with sparkling water and homemade avored syrups, Seo said. What makes it unique Seo said her previous career in graphic design helped her create the brand for Grutogi Bistro. “As an owner and brand designer, there’s a lot of creativity...which is exciting,” she said. She said she has received a lot of positive feed- back from customers who enjoy the atmosphere she and the team have created at Grutogi Bistro. “From the reviews, some guests describe it as ‘entering a whole new world,’” Seo said. “I think they love the ambiance here and the spirit they’re feeling in here.” What’s next Grutogi Bistro’s second location in Keller is scheduled to open this fall at 110 Lamar St., Keller. Seo said the Keller location, which is where Two Brothers Winery used to be, will be nearly twice the size of the Flower Mound location. “Half of the ideas we want to do, we cannot do it here because of the space limitations, but there we can do everything,” Seo said.
Grutogi Bistro opened in May 2024, providing an experience for customers.
Eun Seo and her husband, Danny, own Grutogi Bistro in Flower Mound.
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