The Deopbab

The rice bowl dishes served at ‘The Deopbab’ was originally created during the pandemic as a takeout menu for Shaburina, a Japanese hot pot restaurant located in Redmond, WA owned by a couple Terence Em and Sabrina Kim. Shaburina is a AYCE restaurant that had opened its doors a few months before the covid shutdown in Washington state. Being a hot pot buffet restaurant Shaburina did not have a takeout menu ready for the mandatory closure. That is when Terence and Sabrina created the rice bowl dishes for takeout. The dishes quickly became popular and played a big role in helping the owners sustain during the shutdown.