Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Checking off one goal: Trying Korean Food!


Finally checking this off my food to try list! As a reformed picky eater, it is big for me! (example: I never tried broccoli until I was 25 years old. Ridiculous I know) Seoul Garden is just a few miles from our house and Travis had been here with some friends. He tried to get me to go with him more than once, and I always made excuses. But I decided to be brave on Saturday and give it a go. (Also, I am a drama queen)
As we walked up I noticed that they are open until 2 am on Saturday nights, and do karaoke from 10 until 2! We might have to go back for that! When you go in they ask if you want a table with a grill (for their barbecue) or not. We said no, so we were put in this sad little room in the front that was dark and lonely. We kept laughing and saying it felt like we were being punished. 
I like that they have pictures on their menu for n00bs like me. I got the bibimbap in a stone bowl.
Here is what it looked like when it got to the table! See the plate of meat next to Travis' hand? For some reason we thought it was vegetarian...so we picked it all out and I brought it home for a treat for the pugs. The bibimbap has rice on the bottom, then vegetables (carrots, cabbage, radish, lettuce) with a fried egg on top. The bowl is REALLY hot and the rice is sizzling when they set it down. You get 8 little bowls of sides to share like kimchi, and diakon and fermented things that I was too chicken to try. But I ended up really loving my dinner. I've been looking up recipes to try and recreate it. 
Travis put lots of sauce and red pepper flakes on his. I added it at the end and it was awesome. I can't wait to go back! I can now say I'm a fan of Korean food. 

12 comments:

  1. This looks so delicious! We eat a lot of ethnic food and the only thing I've found that I don't like so far is Ethiopian. I totally want to have Vietnamese tomorrow. :)

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    1. i had Ethiopian at the beginning of the summer and I'm not a huge fan either. I haven't done Vietnamese!

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  2. i've been dying to go to a real korean restaurant for months now. (my city has a super yummy korean bbg food truck, but it's totally americanized.) this looks so yummy.

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    1. i probably wouldn't know the difference but the reviews said this place was pretty authentic! i LOVED it!

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  3. Oh, I'm so glad you tried Korean food (and liked it!). Being half Korean, I grew up eating the stuff all the time, and even though I miss having it home-cooked from my mom, I love that there's a plethora of Korean restaurants near me.

    Bibimbap is definitely one of my faves. I'm pretty sure they can make it vegetarian for you next time, if you ask. I was gonna suggest you try spicy bulgogi or mon-du, but I take it you don't eat meat? Dang :)

    And the side dishes! I always gobble up the cabbage kimchi, the bean sprouts, and the radish kimchi.

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    1. we are definately going to ask next time. It was weird because the menu didn't say anything about meat in the bibimbap, even though it did on everything else on the menu! so strange. I wasn't very brave with the sides! next time I'm definitely going to do the kimchi!

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  4. I have never had any,,, it sure smells good!
    love
    tweedles

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  5. I like Korean food! I like karaoke! ((wait a minute...I could meet both these needs in one place? Must...investigate...))

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    1. yes! i'm too chicken to do karaoke outside of my own living room.

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  6. i put red pepper flakes on all things. always. that bibimbap looks super good. a fried egg always seals the deal for me, though. haha.

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  7. OH man this looks so good- but really you have to go to Korea House out on Charlotte. It is the BEST.

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