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JUMPING SPOON:
The Place of Korean Cuisine
The catchy restaurant name, “Jumping Spoon,” was
not an eating establishment I’d previously heard of in West
Contra Costa County. My first thoughts were that this would
either be a place to get Pho (Vietnamese soup) or possibly
a new ice cream or gelato venue. I was surprised when I
looked the name up and found that it was a new Korean
restaurant in Hercules. My previous experiences eating
Korean food were at Korean barbecue restaurants where
customers cook their own meats on gas grills built into the
dining tables. But this is not the case at Jumping Spoon—
customers can simply sit back and relax in this contemporary,
comfortable venue and enjoy authentic Korean cuisine
prepared by experienced Korean chefs, and served by smiling,
friendly staff members.
30 MARKETPLACECONTRACOSTA.COM NOVEMBER 2018
Jumping Spoon is located on the bay side of Sycamore
Avenue in Hercules on the ground level of the Aventine
luxury apartment complex. It is a desirable location, away
from the traffic and bustle of the main Hercules business
district. The ambience of the area makes the location perfect
for a casual, but elegant venue like the Jumping Spoon. The
business was opened on April 16, 2018 by owner Eric Kim,
a local Hercules resident and long-time restaurateur. It was
probably a bit unnerving for Eric that only two customers
showed up for the grand opening that day! But with a little
advertising and a lot of word-of-mouth testimonies, more and
more people are discovering Jumping Spoon to be one of the
area’s popular and classy restaurants boasting a wide variety of
Korean cuisine.
RESTAURANT REVIEW
1375 Sycamore Avenue, Hercules | (510) 417-2603 | Found on Facebook and Yelp
By Vickie Lewis