Pop-up restaurant TKO deliciously blends Korean and American cuisine

Chef Lino Yi. (Photo courtesy of TKO)

Korean fried chicken nuggets, kimchi fried rice and volcano hot dogs. A delicious blend of Korean and American street foods is the concept behind the pop-up restaurant TKO, short for “The Korean One.” The founder and chef Lino Yi will soon open a new brick-and-mortar TKO location in East Atlanta at Southern Feedstore. Yi joined “City Lights” host Lois Reitzes via Zoom to talk about his delicious food venture’s new chapter.

Interview highlights:

How Yi’s love for both American and Korean cuisine blossomed early: