Sabtu, 30 Desember 2023

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I didn't realize this until I looked it up just now, but Armadillo Willy's is from the South Bay. I'm not likely to make many ...

Jumat, 29 Desember 2023

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I haven't been to Su's in nearly two decades , but it's still there, and they made it very clear when we arrived today that it...

Kamis, 28 Desember 2023

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This small chain of poke shops in NorCal was started by the former head sushi chef at Google, of all places. Anyway, I didn't realize...

Rabu, 27 Desember 2023

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These ssam -like lettuce cups seem to be the thing to get here . And they do a decent job of sauteeing and seasoning that delicate fish wh...

Senin, 25 Desember 2023

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This was basically just a plate of hot dogs with fries that we got from a Mexican stand today. That cheese and hot sauce on top weren'...

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There weren't too many places open on Christmas Eve down here, so we randomly picked this shop out of convenience (251 1st Street, 408...

Sabtu, 23 Desember 2023

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Here is the ground beef steak from Burger Pit , which is effectively their steerburger but without buns, complemented instead with onion r...

Jumat, 22 Desember 2023

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It occurred to me tonight that one of the other stands at the Shell station on the corner of Blossom Hill and Almaden (5607 Almaden Expres...

Rabu, 20 Desember 2023

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Here's a small chain of local buffalo wing shops that I've been meaning to try for a while. It's too bad then that I didn'...

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I was told about 99 Ranch's free cooking service ages ago, but somehow I never managed to go there to try it until today, when their t...

Selasa, 19 Desember 2023

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I was near Ricos this afternoon and stopped by for a quick snack before going to my appointment, this time remembering to try their mulit...

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We saw these at the supermarket and had to buy one based on its name alone. It's an almond-based dip from a family-run operation down ...

Senin, 18 Desember 2023

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Here's PSJ's Cowboy Pho again, which now is written on the menu as PSJ Smoked Brisket Phở instead of Texas Style Phở. Anyway, I t...

Minggu, 17 Desember 2023

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This was the configuration that I went with at In-N-Out today: a protein-style Double-Double , but with raw sliced onions and cold cheese ...

Sabtu, 16 Desember 2023

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I've always known Asiana Airlines as "that one that serves bibimbap in economy class " (and now that I look it up, I guess ...

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We saw these at the market tonight and grabbed them since we hadn't seen them before, particularly "The Red" version of Shin...

Jumat, 15 Desember 2023

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This little Bib Gourmand was pretty darned good (29 Myeongdong 10-gil, 02-776-5348). Sure, the noodles in the bowl above were rather soft,...

Kamis, 14 Desember 2023

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This seolleongtang shop near Hongdae Street had giant vats of bone-filled browth boiling away in the window, making for a convenient and ...

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I never knew until recently that there is a beef-focused market in Seoul with a similar setup as Noryangjin : it's set up for wholesal...

Rabu, 13 Desember 2023

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It's time for some chimaek . An outlet of this chain was in front of us tonight, and they had a three-chili "devil" flavor t...

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I was a bit worried that this place catered to tourists given its prime location just ahead of Nami Island Wharf (1-17 Daljeon-ri, 031-581...

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I had no idea what Jeonju-style bibimbap was until I looked it up just now, and it looks like it's a popular one that features lots o...

Selasa, 12 Desember 2023

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I grabbed this out of convenience at an outlet of Dongmoon, which apparently has its roots in Nami Island. I'm not sure if that meant ...

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I'm not sure if this is actually from the Samyang FOods folks, seeing how the chicken mascot on the label looks a little different fr...

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I still needed a bit of food tonight, but a lot of places were closed after 9 PM. This sundae gukbap chain was open 24 hours though, and ...

Senin, 11 Desember 2023

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To be clear, this is not a restaurant, but rather a speakeasy focused on drinks (7-9 4층 Myeongdong 10-gil, 070-4124-9767). Still, they had...

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We learned the hard way this afternoon that there was no easy pedestrian access from Yeouido to Noryangjin despite Google Maps' sugge...

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Marking a specific 7-Eleven outlet might sound weird, but this one was interesting since it jutted out into the Han River (85-6 Yeouido-d...

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Here's the regular gomtang from Hadongkwan . It was good as usual, but was from the original location in Myeongdong, which was open a...

Minggu, 10 Desember 2023

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We needed a place for ganjang gejang tonight, and there were quite a few in the Myeongdong area, all of which looked a bit touristy. But ...

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I needed a quick snack this afternoon, so I popped up to the original Teumsae Ramyeon location and grabbed this fully loaded special, esp...

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I needed something light and fast, and I figured that this odeng shop would work (Euljiro 2(i)-ga, 02-776-8668). It wasn't good enopu...

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This was not an intended food visit, but instead just a random restaurant at a tourist center on the way to the DMZ. But the signage sugge...

Sabtu, 09 Desember 2023

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This little 18-seater offal shop was run single-handedly by a nice lady who gave us a tripe and sundae mixture on that plate above (18 Ja...

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This small chain of samgyetang shops was open for breakfast today. The namesake dish was fine, with a light broth that wasn't too herb...

Jumat, 08 Desember 2023

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I'm not sure what the difference is between gomtang and jimgomtang , but the latter is how this was listed on the menu at one of the ...

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I don't think I've ever been to a night market in Korea despite coming here so many times over the years, perhaps because I'm ...

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it's been a while since I've had seo seo galbi . Fortunately, there is a place not far from our hotel here in Myeongdong (20-8 Mye...

Senin, 04 Desember 2023

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So IPPUDO has a "Premium Series" lineup, and this chicken broth was on deck today. Yes, it was good, not only because they didn...

Sabtu, 02 Desember 2023

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I've been wanting to try this Bib Gourmand stall for a while now, but they close pretty early at their original Adam Road location, wh...

Jumat, 01 Desember 2023

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Right next door to Poh Hwa Oyster Cakes at Berseh Food Centre lies this new Japanese stall (166 Jalan Besar #02-33). I liked it much bett...

Kamis, 30 November 2023

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I had enough tinme to squeeze in one more bún chả place before heading to the airport (21 Nguyễn Hữu Huân, 09-6684-8389). This one was a ...

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So it seems that the original Chả cá Lã Vọng has seen better days, and there are other shops like this one (6B Đường Thành, 024-3828-6007...