Restaurants
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Grilled Fish at Eo Gumteo 어굼터 PLUS Fish Translations
You find this chain of restaurants everywhere in Korea. Their specialty is grilled fish–and it’s lovely grilled fish. I wasn’t much of a fish lover before Korea, and some food snobs love to snipe about Korean fish–but come on! It’s freakin’ grilled fish! Crispy skin. Moist meat. Good and salty without being too fishy. I…
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Vintage Post: Lamb Galbi Restaurant in Anyang
When I ride above-ground transportation through Korea, I like to play a game where I read as many Korean signs as I can before they pass by. As a result, my reading speed is about at the level of a five-year-old’s. On the bus home from work last week, I caught this sign at the…
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Vintage Review: Chef Meili, Austrian Heart
It looks like Chef Meili is getting respect from the Seoul foodie crowd. I had featured the Chef Meili Delicatessen in Itaewon earlier (now located under the restaurant). Yet I didn’t feel like I could do a good piece on the main Chef Meili restaurant itself without going there a couple of times. Chef Meili,…
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Petra: Home of the Hubbly Bubbly
I’ve had a little Middle Eastern food in Korea, all of it in Itaewon. It’s been okay. I did get served a plate of tabouleh without any bulghur. Is that legal? So I’ve been looking for some good authentic Middle Eastern fare. So that brings me to why we were tagging along behind a Jordanian…
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Moim — The Upscale Korean Restaurant You Don't Know About
Frank Bruni of The New York Times reviews Moim, an upscale Korean restaurant in Park Slope, Brooklyn, that Bruni himself says is flying under the radar of trendsetters. Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn has more info.
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Late Night Korean Fried Chicken Pub in San Francisco
The Examiner reviews Toyose, a Korean hof in San Francisco that serves the now popular Korean fried chicken, along with Korean beers and yogurt soju cocktails. Sounds fairly authentic from the article. They have Haemul Pajeon (“pizza-sized seafood and scallion pancake…crisp on the outside, soft inside”), Kimchi Sogogi BokkeumBap (“kimchee and beef fried rice…red, moist,…
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Vintage Post: Churrasco — Brazilian in Little Ole Anyang
UPDATE: Out of business A year ago Colin introduced me to this place, but I couldn’t figure out how to get back to it. I have been here a few times — always in spring. Anyway, this is a great find. A Brazilian place in Anyang, just west of downtown. The best directions I can…
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Vintage Post: Sh-wing!
Sh-wing is a small restaurant in Apgujeong that serves American-style buffalo wings. It is one of our favorite spots. Because it’s far away from most of us, we tend to go only once every one or two months. We usually go during their all-you-can-eat wings time slot. The staff there is great, especially the spunky…
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Vintage Post: Indio–How to Begin a Friday Night
Our friend Injoo is great at finding deals. One night he said, “Let’s go to Indio. Three dishes for just 11,000 won.” I was suspicious, but it turned out to be great. Since then, I’ve been introducing more and more people to this place. It’s the perfect place to kick off a Friday night. First…
