Mel and I are back for Episode 67, and this time we pulled up to Nowon in the East Village to see what all the hype was about.
Nowon has built a serious reputation for Korean-American comfort food and smash burgers with bold flavors that don't play around — so of course we had to put it to the Concrete Eats test. 🍔🔥
Was it worth the hype? Did Nowon deliver one of the best burgers we've had on the show? And more importantly… would we come back?
You already know how we do it.
🎙️ Concrete Eats Episode 67 – Nowon
Come for the food. Stay for the arguments. 😂
28 Sept 2026
Episode 66 "Salt Hank's"
🔥 CONCRETE EATS – EPISODE 66: SALT HANK'S 🔥
Mel and I are back for Episode 66, and this time we pulled up to Salt Hank's to see what all the hype was about.
Salt Hanks has built a serious reputation for big sandwiches, stacked portions, and flavors that don’t play around — so of course we had to put it to the Concrete Eats test. 🥪🔥
Was it worth the hype? Did Salt Hanks deliver one of the best sandwiches we’ve had on the show? And more importantly… would we come back?
You already know how we do it.
🎙️ Concrete Eats Episode 66 – Salt Hank's
Come for the food. Stay for the arguments. 😂
5 Sept 2026
Episode 65 "Bark Barbecue (New Location)"
Episode 65 of Concrete Eats takes us back to a familiar favorite — Bark Barbecue — but this time, they’ve leveled ALL the way up. 🔥🥩🇩🇴
Mel and I head to Bark’s brand-new full-service location in Bushwick, Brooklyn, where pitmaster Ruben Santanafinally has a permanent home for his signature blend of Central Texas barbecue and Dominican flavor. What started as a pop-up, then became one of the standout spots at Time Out Market, is now an 8,000-square-foot restaurant with custom smokers, an expanded menu, and plenty of room to let the smoke do its thing. (Eater New York (https://ny.eater.com/news/412397/bark-barbecue-nyc-restaurant-open-brooklyn-barbecue-central-texan-dominican-smoked-meats-ruben-santana?utm_source=chatgpt.com))
We’re talking brisket, smoked carnitas, chicharrón, ribs, plantains, and all the Bark classics we remembered — plus some new dishes that had us questioning whether Bark somehow got even better.
We’ve been here before, so the question wasn’t whether Bark was good.
The question was: Does the new Bark live up to the Bark we remember?
You already know we had to find out.
🔥 Concrete Eats — Episode 65
📍 Bark Barbecue — 25 Thames St, Bushwick, Brooklyn
🎙️ Jairo & Mel
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