So I Discovered Korean BBQ

Culex · Dec 2, 2020

My wife and I were looking for an antique shop to visit in CT (she loves this kind of shit), and I was in charge of lunch. I spotted a "fusion" BBQ restaurant nearby and took a shot.

OH MY GOD.

I have never had Korean BBQ or any Asian/fusion type before but holy shit, this was amazing. I had Pho with smoked brisket and thai basil, my wife had pulled pork with pickled onions.

I think i have delved into something I must try more of. What should I look for? Any suggestions?

I need more of this.

sphagnum · Dec 2, 2020

A whole new world has opened for you. Although if it's fusion, it's not really the same thing (pho is Vietnamese).

Edit: Anyway start off with bulgogi.

Fat4all · Dec 2, 2020

was it one where you got to cook your own meats?

sorryaboutdresden · Dec 2, 2020

If you're ever in Philly check out Buddahkan. I'm always looking to try new Asian fusion places.

Septimus Prime · Dec 2, 2020

Wait. Pho is Vietnamese.

roflwaffles · Dec 2, 2020

Welcome to civilization.

The fusion version of any Asian food is usually shit - go for the ones with Asian names.

Also what kind of KBBQ place has pho?

Culex · Dec 2, 2020

Fat4all said:
was it one where you got to cook your own meats?

No it was more of a traditional restaurant. You order, they serve.

Lump · Dec 2, 2020

Korean BBQ (the cook your own meat sort) is definitely the dining experience I have missed the most during the pandemic, followed closely by churrascaria. It'll be nice to have that again after vaccines are distributed.

Syriel · Dec 2, 2020

Nobody tell OP about Hot Pot.

geomon · Dec 2, 2020

Welcome to flavor country.

EssBeeVee · Dec 2, 2020

Septimus Prime said:
Wait. Pho is Vietnamese.

growing up in a laotian household my parents made pho and it was years later i learn it was a vietnamese origin. i guess seeing as the countries are literally next to each other. it made sense.

SmackDaddy · Dec 2, 2020

It might be hard to find where you are, but legit kbbq where you cook the meat on the grill in front of you is some of the most fun you can have eating out. I miss it dearly :(

Deleted member 2802 · Dec 2, 2020

wagyu kbbq

Crossing Eden · Dec 2, 2020

Culex said:
No it was more of a traditional restaurant. You order, they serve.

You gotta try out the ones where you can cook your own meats. It's the absolute best.

Fat4all · Dec 2, 2020

Septimus Prime said:
Wait. Pho is Vietnamese.

i feel like most korean bbq joins ive been to has offered pho

i think everyone just likes pho

HiLife · Dec 2, 2020

Try it with soju

KtotheRoc · Dec 2, 2020

I miss Korean BBQ. Damn you, COVID!

rckvla · Dec 2, 2020

For me, it ain't Korean BBQ if you didn't grill the meat yourself, and I'm not sure if you did based on what you have ordered.

Korean BBQ is bomb though, me and my gf went to an all you can eat at least 3 or 4 times a month last year lol.

Fat4all · Dec 2, 2020

shira said:
wagyu kbbq

*snip*

mmmm, dat marbling

KoopaTheCasual · Dec 2, 2020

I miss going out and getting Korean fried chicken with a bottle of yogurt soju with my friends ):

Culex · Dec 2, 2020

Crossing Eden said:
You gotta try out the ones where you can cook your own meats. It's the absolute best.

I've read of this, but in CT, we have shit experiences for restaurants. Will have to drag my wife to NYC one day and experience this.

spookyduzt · Dec 2, 2020

Umm, it doesn't sound like you had KBBQ.

More_Badass · Dec 2, 2020

When I worked in the city, I was in Midtown less than a block from K-town. Korean friend chicken is the best thing ever

Jakisthe · Dec 2, 2020

I...don't think this is KBBQ...?

Pho is Vietnamese, pulled pork is american, it sounds like a sitdown and order place? KBBQ is, at least when I've had it, not simply asian bbq things, but rather, when you are served korean meats from a menu and then grill is yourself.

Sounds like an Asian/American BBQ fusion place. Which I'm sure is still tasty! But just you wait, a whole new world of KBBQ still awaits, on top of this recent discovery.

captainwhat · Dec 2, 2020

Pulled pork? Pho? You did not eat Korean bbq my friend.

Fat4all · Dec 2, 2020

More_Badass said:
When I worked in the city, I was in Midtown less than a block from K-town. Korean friend chicken is the best thing ever

i had spicy korean fried chicken once and it blew my pants off in more ways than one

it was great

Deleted member 2802 · Dec 2, 2020

freshlysqueezed said:
Umm, it doesn't sound like you had KBBQ.

Jakisthe said:
I...don't think this is KBBQ...?

Pho is Vietnamese, pulled pork is american, it sounds like a sitdown and order place? KBBQ is, at least when I've had it, not simply asian bbq things, but rather, when you are served korean meats from a menu and then grill is yourself.

OP did mention it was a fusion place
Maybe some kind of grill your meat then add to soup type deal.

Crossing Eden · Dec 2, 2020

It's the bestttttt

Culex · Dec 2, 2020

captainwhat said:
Pulled pork? Pho? You did not eat Korean bbq my friend.

Clearly i'm missing out. What can i look forward to?

Jakisthe · Dec 2, 2020

shira said:
OP did mention it was a fusion place
Maybe some kind of grill your meat then add to soup type deal.

There was no korean dishes as described, and OP didn''t do any grilling himself. Or at least, that it was more sit down and order, which I suppose is still possible within the array of KBBQ, but pretty different from how I've normally seen it done. Asian Fusion BBQ isn't quite the same as KBBQ, in my mind.

samoyed · Dec 2, 2020

Culex said:
Clearly i'm missing out. What can i look forward to?

A more focused version of whatever you had. It's common for Asian "fusion" restaurants to serve Korean cuisine next to Vietnamese, Japanese, Thai and Chinese.

I would say look for a KBBQ place where you're expected to grill for yourself (the staff will usually help if you're not confident in your grilling) and go from there.

Syriel · Dec 2, 2020

TRCK said:
For me, it ain't Korean BBQ if you didn't grill the meat yourself, and I'm not sure if you did based on what you have ordered.

Korean BBQ is bomb though, me and my gf went to an all you can eat at least 3 or 4 times a month last year lol.

This. If you don't smell like the food for the rest of the week, you didn't have KBBQ.

Curler · Dec 2, 2020

Culex said:
Clearly i'm missing out. What can i look forward to?

Look up Strictly Dumpling's channel on Youtube and look for his Korean bbq videos. There's... a lot. Both from Korean and North America.

Septimus Prime · Dec 2, 2020

Fat4all said:
i feel like most korean bbq joins ive been to has offered pho

i think everyone just likes pho

I think what's available will heavily depend on how diverse your area is. Like, that pan-Asian style of restaurant wouldn't do so hot in my area.

captainwhat · Dec 2, 2020

Culex said:
Clearly i'm missing out. What can i look forward to?

Korean bbq usually involves grilling an assortment of (sometimes marinated meats)at the table. Usually served with a variety of Korean side dishes (banchan). Pho and pulled pork do not exist in Korean cuisine.

Deleted member 2802 · Dec 2, 2020

Jakisthe said:
There was no korean dishes as described, and OP didn''t do any grilling himself. Or at least, that it was more sit down and order, which I suppose is still possible within the array of KBBQ, but pretty different from how I've normally seen it done. Asian Fusion BBQ isn't quite the same as KBBQ, in my mind.

In my experience Fusion means combining something with something else as opposed to traditional dishes.
Like Tacos with Kimchi, Burgers with egg rolls.

When someone mentions we are going to a Fusion restaurant that's what I expect

thevid · Dec 2, 2020

Culex said:
Clearly i'm missing out. What can i look forward to?

Just look at the pics Crossing Eden posted.

And sorry, but it's hilarious that you "discovered" Korean BBQ by eating Vietnamese pho and pulled pork.

Curler · Dec 2, 2020

Septimus Prime said:
I think what's available will heavily depend on how diverse your area is. Like, that pan-Asian style of restaurant wouldn't do so hot in my area.

Yeah I have NEVER seen pho at any Korean places here. Army stew or the tofu soup, instead. Some sell sushi, if anything, but a lot of Bay Area sushi places are Korean-owned.

Korean burritos/tacos on the other hand are an amazing fusion combo!

tadaima · Dec 2, 2020

Proper kbbq is amazing. Congrats OP, you have entered a new chapter in your life.

Culex · Dec 2, 2020

Curler said:
Look up Strictly Dumpling's channel on Youtube and look for his Korean bbq videos. There's... a lot. Both from Korean and North America.

Thanks, I'll do that. I've had traditional Dim Sum in NYC last year, so I really want to try all these foods i've missed out my entire life!

Qvoth · Dec 2, 2020

Sounds more like u went to a fusion restaurant 1st and foremost, not a kbbq joint

tacocat · Dec 2, 2020

Korean BBQ is awesome but who the fuck thinks its OK to go to and eat in restaurants right now? Extremely irresponsible OP.

Perkin_Warbeck · Dec 2, 2020

Damn this thread, now I want some pork belly something fierce.

GamerJM · Dec 2, 2020

Korean BBQ during a pandemic seems ill advised.

Curler · Dec 2, 2020

Culex said:
Thanks, I'll do that. I've had traditional Dim Sum in NYC last year, so I really want to try all these foods i've missed out my entire life!

His channel will definately have a good array of options, then. Especially if you are new to assortments of Asian food.

Tagyhag · Dec 2, 2020

I don't know how the Asian food situation is at CT but definitely try a KBBQ restaurant one day where you cook it yourself, it's a lot of fun.

Lump said:
Korean BBQ (the cook your own meat sort) is definitely the dining experience I have missed the most during the pandemic, followed closely by churrascaria. It'll be nice to have that again after vaccines are distributed.

Agreed, but we did buy our own grill and start cooking it at home, almost as good and much much cheaper. We might still do it sometimes after the pandemic is over.

TRCK said:
For me, it ain't Korean BBQ if you didn't grill the meat yourself, and I'm not sure if you did based on what you have ordered.

Korean BBQ is bomb though, me and my gf went to an all you can eat at least 3 or 4 times a month last year lol.

The funny thing is that in Korea, most of the places will grill it for you. Same here in Koreatown for the more expensive places.

Culex · Dec 2, 2020

Curler said:
His channel will definately have a good array of options, then. Especially if you are new to assortments of Asian food.

Thanks, i've had Sushi and Thai my whole life, but never "true" traditional chinese or Korean. I really want to get a sense of everything before I die.

Deleted member 36578 · Dec 2, 2020

shira said:
wagyu kbbq

Fuuuuuuuuuck. I want that

Qvoth · Dec 2, 2020

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Zoe · Dec 2, 2020

Fat4all said:
i feel like most korean bbq joins ive been to has offered pho

i think everyone just likes pho

That's... odd. I've never seen that before. Do you live somewhere where the Korean population is really small? You usually only see cross-cuisine offerings in restaurants where the owners aren't from the country the cuisine represents, i.e. Korean at Japanese restaurants or Vietnamese at Chinese restaurants.

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