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I went to a Korean BBQ place yesterday...
- Thread starter passepied joe
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NEVER!
"stand there and annoy me and eventually try to feed me raw meat" nah breh. just nah.
only you know how crispy the perfect porkbelly must be.
Yeah here in Koreatown the price increase has been pretty nuts.
Popularity explosion + minimum wage going up means that one place that I go to went from $14 per head in 2010 to $22 now.
Yeeeeesss. Shabu Shabu is the business. Chains like Shabuya are great because it's AYCE + you get your own broth with unlimited refills.
Soondubu is pretty popular
Especially good if you're eating samgyeopsal (pork belly)
I would never order bulgogi in a restaurant when I have much better options, but have made it at home on occasion just because it's simple
Seattle has a pretty amazing selection of Korean restaurants IF you head north of Northgate on the 99 to Lynwood. For most Seattle folks that's effectively Canada but it's a treasure trove of Korean restaurants and bars.
There's a couple of nice Korean restaurants on the east side and Revel in Fremont - but Revel is a fancy restaurant that does "fresh twists on Korean street food."
Our nice sit down restaurant situation is basically reliant on fads. That's one reason why you have to go to a single parking hellhole district (international) to get decent Chinese or Vietnamese food.
The exception to this is a five block stretch of University Ave where you can also get heroin and bumrushed for your cellphone.
Anyway I want more convenient and nice sit down Korean food.
But now I'm getting heated about banh mi. Basically there are 700 eye wateringly expensive farm to table organic locally foraged ethically raised award winning quirky American cuisine spots owned by one of three people, for every decent Asian restaurant.
Japanese situation is good though - from soba to sushi, from izakaya to Ramen.
There's a couple of nice Korean restaurants on the east side and Revel in Fremont - but Revel is a fancy restaurant that does "fresh twists on Korean street food."
Our nice sit down restaurant situation is basically reliant on fads. That's one reason why you have to go to a single parking hellhole district (international) to get decent Chinese or Vietnamese food.
The exception to this is a five block stretch of University Ave where you can also get heroin and bumrushed for your cellphone.
Anyway I want more convenient and nice sit down Korean food.
But now I'm getting heated about banh mi. Basically there are 700 eye wateringly expensive farm to table organic locally foraged ethically raised award winning quirky American cuisine spots owned by one of three people, for every decent Asian restaurant.
Japanese situation is good though - from soba to sushi, from izakaya to Ramen.
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I don't know about other cities, but in the past 10 years a lot of Shwarma and Afghan Kebob places have opened up in the Toronto area. For $10-12 you get huge plates of food and a giant piece of bread.
A friend of mine took me here in burbs west of Toronto. Meat, rice, salad, bread. This was like $13 and meant for one person. This is the double meat Vazeri combo.
Dude, it's been a thing since like more than 2 decades ago.
Sometimes I like to have some bulgogi. Much prefer galbi though. The trick is to reduce the marinade to basically nothing while cooking and let all that sweetener(not aspartame, but sugar, honey, molasses, etc.) char and caramelize on the meat. That's the good stuff.
The food is good, but I'm not a fan of the whole experience.
It's pricey, portions are difficult with a large group, and you have to cook it yourself.
All you can eat places are great though.
It's pricey, portions are difficult with a large group, and you have to cook it yourself.
All you can eat places are great though.
They are so good. I could honestly eat a full meal of nothing but those.
Korean barbecue is not an option here, but I did go to a couple when I was in North Hollywood and Los Angeles. Both were really good, too, and great value, especially the one in North Hollywood. It had a signed picture of Mitch Pileggi from The X-Files, too.
sundubu jigae is the best, always ordered those if i'm in a kbbq spot
never bothered with the rest
i recommend trying out usol (beef tongue) and usamgyeop (thinly sliced 3 layered marinated beef)
Love Korean BBQ but damn the fact they hide the better options (I'm partial to beef tongue while my friends are partial to intestines & tripe) at the higher prices at AYCE places. That said, I'm starting to crave some right now lol.
yeah, i was just about to post about jbbq and that in general they have better quality meatsnow try a japanese bbq joint. the quality of the cuts of meat are infinitely better
not usually all you can eat though and tend to be pricier.
can get more interesting stuff as well like chicken hearts, i think i've seen liver as well
now try a japanese bbq joint. the quality of the cuts of meat are infinitely better
not usually all you can eat though and tend to be pricier.
Went to a large chain jbbq this past weekend, Gyu Kaku, ayce , amazing . Will go again.
Gyu Kaku in my area is garbage. They marinate the meats super salty so that people buy more beverages.
That sucks :(
This one was really great quality. I drink like a fish in general at any kbbq or otherwise, so I'm used to mass fluid consumption as I eat. Water only though
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It is sad because they first started out real good. They changed their marketing to value deals and then the marinades started to get uber salty.
Me too! AYCE BBQ leaves me feeling greasy. Now, a nice bowl of tofu with rice and all those banchan.... dkgjs <3
Prepare for 2am tofu cravings. Good thing it's so cheap.... like $11 for dinner per person. Their fish is apparently really good (I never eat mine.)
now try a japanese bbq joint. the quality of the cuts of meat are infinitely better
not usually all you can eat though and tend to be pricier.
Totally different cuisine! I love Japanese BBQ; it's my favorite meat preparation, but Korean BBQ is a different experience altogether.
TBH Gyukaku isn't really good quality but if it's all you have in your area, I'd say it's pretty good. Especially for the price point. Though, TBH, I always view Gyukaku on the same tier as your average Korean BBQ place.
I'm pretty sure you just proved to having no soul with this post (thinkingemoji)
I bought a whole bag of yellow croaker (the fried fish some places give as banchan) from Hmart for like $2. I was so excited.
You can eat that as is, or mix it up with some sesame oil & gochujang!
But seriously I love BBQ, but give me sides of ttoekbokki, kimchee jigae and haemul pajeon and I'm set.
I've been to quite a few kbbq and jbbq places (I live in los angeles), and for whatever reason this Gyu kaku was on point, although it was the first time I ever tried it. Some of the more renown ones I've been to like Yawaza or Totoraku never blew me away. But I actually like one called Tamaen , in redondo beach/torrance, the most but haven't been there in a long time. A lot of the kbbq joints around here are fantastic too though. Love the stuff. There was one place that i LOVED called Hanjip close by me that unfortunately closed for good. That was a sad day :(
Really? I thought Totoraku was the best Japanese BBQ I've ever had, lol.
I'll have to try the GK. I've been to three in OC/626 and they were never really that great. I'll also add Tamaen to my list :D.
Don't get me wrong I still thought Totoraku was super GOOD. Just more pricey for seemingly no good reason from what I remember but that was over a year ago. I can't say I've ever been disappointed by any of these places though haha, I must be easy to please. But yes, try Tamean some time!
This was a rite of passage for all my friends and me back in Toronto.
It always started off with a "Ew. I have to cook my own food?" which would by the first bite turn into "Oh. My. God".
I am so glad a Korean BBQ opened near me. I hope they stick around. I've been three times in a month, heh.
I'll have to double check and PM you. It's around 10 minutes walk from the Azabu-juban metro station and is a hole in the ground.
It does seem like we have ERAers discovering new (to them), delicious cuisines.
I love it. Keep the trend going!
Last 5 years has seen a massive influx of Asian food across the US. There were the generic Chinese kitchen and some upscale Japanese restaurants by me. With the good stuff in major cities or Asian market places. Now I got Vietnamese, Thai, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, etc, All good stuff.
Filipino is on the up and up in my neck of the woods right now.
They just opened up a Jollibee in the Chicagoland area like a year or so ago.
Not like Jolibees, but more authentic experiences like Filipino BBQ joints.
A lot of people mixing up KBBQ with AYCE KBBQ.
Radically different experiences.
High-end / Seoul Korean BBQ is just life-affirming. They cook it for you (albeit, at your table), the banchan is unreal, and the meat quality superb.
I love the amount of spicy and pickled stuff in Korean cuisine.
Radically different experiences.
High-end / Seoul Korean BBQ is just life-affirming. They cook it for you (albeit, at your table), the banchan is unreal, and the meat quality superb.
I love the amount of spicy and pickled stuff in Korean cuisine.