Austin, Gangnam Branch
I have no idea where in Gangnam the Texas-style barbecue joint Austin actually is, but a friend brought some over and we ate it together. Here we go.. They packed in plenty of buns too.. Pickles.. If you do…
I have no idea where in Gangnam the Texas-style barbecue joint Austin actually is, but a friend brought some over and we ate it together. Here we go.. They packed in plenty of buns too.. Pickles.. If you do…
Super Duper is that burger place everyone knows from San Francisco. When people here go to the US on IT-related business trips they usually end up in San Francisco, where all the startups are, and I remember a…
I take a bit of pride in having gone here before it got famous, but well.. once it got popular I could not go very often. Standing in line is just too much work. Then I found out they do takeout, so off I went…
Bongcheon-dong Jinsunja’s egg roll gimbap is… well… just gimbap wrapped in egg, but for some reason there are days when I really crave it. There’s a branch in Gangnam, so I dropped by. …
Turns out there’s a curry shop in Gasan that made it into the Blue Ribbon.. A place like this.. Curry, in a spot this out of the way? That was my first thought, but I went and gave it a try.. Water The…
Sundae Sillok is a famous place, and it turns out they have a branch at the Express Bus Terminal. The food being good goes without saying; the real question is whether I ever have a reason to go out to the ter…
Jackson Blvd is a well-known chain. Not that I care much about famous places. A place like this.. One day I walked past and spotted something interesting. The menu Look closely and there’s a pizza size…
A budae jjigae place I used to go to often for a meal. They say the taste of budae jjigae is decided by the sausage. Budae jjigae.. Johnsonville sausage sliced far too thin for something that is supposed to …
Yukjeon Gukbap seems to be a chain, with branches all over the place. Roughly this kind of vibe.. The menu Beef gukbap I ordered the beef gukbap so that I could get the assorted jeon platter. Assorted jeon …
Around this time I was mostly working out of the office in Gasan, so team dinners tended to happen nearby too. That’s how I ended up at Myeongjang for some grilled meat. Roughly this kind of meat.. Very…
I heard a new-concept burger place had opened in Bangbae-dong, so I went to check it out. The place They already have a few branches around town, it turns out. I went to the original. The table They keep hot…
Chicken burger places are having a moment lately, so I went to try one that people say is actually good. It’s a spot called ckbg.lab, run by the Yoo Yong-wook Barbecue Lab. I’d heard that the Yoo Y…