|
Post by terrykorea1 on Nov 15, 2007 18:17:58 GMT -5
Went to the new Outback Steakhouse. It's good just like home. Except prices are a bit higher. To get there from the city hall side of town, take the 15 or 25 bus. Get off at the 2nd stop after the bridge, then head on up to the intersection by the hospital, make a left across the street and it's there next to the hospital. Enjoy ! I know I did.
|
|
|
Post by marshmellow on Nov 23, 2007 0:18:33 GMT -5
There's no sense whining about Outback or some other place to get steak, here is a hint, go buy your own grill (and don't ask stupid questions like where can I buy a grill, just look for one, J.H.C. some people have no sense of adventure and are reluctant to do anything with out instructions hint, any large place that sells things, that's where you can find on) and then go buy some steaks, then start a fire and set the steaks over the fire with a flat metal device. You will get a better steak than spending 25000 at out back, the steak price would be about 12,000 if you buy it raw for free at a butcher shop. (Once again butchershops are all over the place don't ask "Where can I find a butcher."
|
|
|
Post by terrykorea1 on Nov 24, 2007 20:55:16 GMT -5
Marshmellow...What the hell was that post all about ? I didn't see any posts with anyone whining about some place to get steak! And unless your butcher is selling imported steak, it will still taste like nuts. Korean beef sucks ! You're much better off buying pork galbi. If you want imported steak from Australia, then by all means treat yourself to an overpriced steak at Outback (due to the exaggeratedly high import taxes placed by the Korean government.).
|
|
|
Post by marshmellow on Nov 27, 2007 1:55:50 GMT -5
Yeah sorry about that, my last post was a bit of a flamer. Outback in Korea simply angers me because you can't really get a burger there (That's all I would really use the place for) The baby back ribs are okay, and if you want Austrailian beef you can go to one of the big shops like home plus or E-mart. Korean beef is actually twice as expensive in those places, and in the butcher shops because it is kind of rare. I did go out of town one day though to a place in the countryside that boasts that they only kill 2 cows a week. I bought a kilogram of the stuff and made some prime rib. It was actually pretty good because I roasted it with garlic, perhaps I am not an acute beef coneseur but I didn't pick up on any "nut" taste. If you go to a butcher though, they may call their product "Korean beef" and then jack up the price, when it is really Australian. The advantage of the butcher, though, is that they can cut the meat how you want it. I got some hamburg at this one place that was okay (Koreans tend to only make hamburg from the neck with less then apetizing results.)
|
|
|
Post by terrykorea1 on Nov 27, 2007 2:53:03 GMT -5
hahaha....The "nut" taste ! I actually said it taste like sh*t, but evidentially there's a language filter that changed it to "nuts" It's tough when you spend your entire life eating corn fed grade A USDA beef, then come to a foreign country. I didn't like it in Thailand either, actually it is worse there than here, but the Australian beef taste better there. Go figure well there's my little rant haha
|
|
|
Post by kayakmonster3 on Dec 12, 2007 3:56:48 GMT -5
Capri Pizza Payga-dong
Take wither the 26, 50, 72 or 266 bus to Jinju bookstore and cut through the back entrance. Take the streeet on your right walk about 1 block down it will be on your right. This is the place for brick oven, cornless, non-soggy, real cheeses (yes cheeses) spiced and properly itemed pizza.
|
|
|
Post by marshmellow on Dec 13, 2007 1:40:04 GMT -5
For real? Capri pizza. Last time I was there I had a peperoni pizza. 1. The peperoni was like balogna 2. The pizza had no sauce 3. The chicken wasn't cooked all the way.
The place does get kudos for having a wood fired oven though. Pizza though, depends on ones perspective. I live near a Domino's pizza, which I recently rediscovered. Back home I hated Domino's, but it's proximity to me here has me seeing its virtues.
In the Gadj though there is is a pizza joint that will deliver a whole pizza and whole chicken (though it is a small chicken) for 10,000 won. The pizza there isn't too bad either.
I should retract my earlier trashing of Outback. I had some ribs and beer there after one of my night classes (That end at 9:00 P.M.) This also came after my bike rid home from Geumsan, which is about 5 miles away. I must say that the meal was quite enjoyable dispite the barbeque sauce being a bit sour for my liking. Will go back to try a steak, the next time I get some money.
|
|
|
Post by marshmellow on Dec 16, 2007 9:03:21 GMT -5
Well I have recently acquired the taste for Cho Bab, or Japanese Sushi, thanks to Kayak monster's recomendation of Aus in Pyeongeodong. I went there three weeks ago with my girlfriend and found the place to be clean and the cho bab to be excellent. Thus began a three week love affair with the food at different locations throughout town.
A week later we were hungry for cho bab again and ended up at a new place in Gajwadong called "hanna bi" (I think that is the name of it) In Japanese hanna means flower. Hanna bi had quite a floral arrangement of food for the same price as Aus. Comparing the places to each other I would say that aus wins in the interior design, though hanna bi has some interesting innovation. We ate on the second floor, and it soon became appearant that the original use for the hanna bi building was to be a series of one rooms, much like the one I live in. However the effect was quite cozy because it was rather quiet in that we shared the room with a family of four rather than a bunch of people. Aus also wins in the fact that Aus has tables, and in Hanna bi, diners sit on the floor, a minor draw back because the food was good in both places. After dinner at Hanna bi we went to a coffee shop in the near by area called coffee flower. Coffee flower is in a new building that looks a bit like an Italian villa. I whole heartedly endorse this place because unlike many other Korean coffee shops, the brewed coffee here has actual coffee flavor, and it is brewed in house. Another bonus is that Pannini is on the menu. Both places are in Gajwa dong near by the Vietnamese noodle house.
I hate to sound long winded but there are two other must visit places. Down the road towards Shinan dong next to the river there is a red building that says "Lounge 45." Lounge 45 is actually 2 resturants and a wine bar. The first restaraunt is "Hanna Yuki" Another sushi places. Hanna yuki is three floors of elegance with a splendid view of the nam river. I would say that the food course menu was quite good, the fish fresh, though I thought that the salads lacked a bit. Food was served with dongu ray tea rather than the customary green tea, I felt that this accented the flavors of the fish better than a green tea would. I intend to visit this place again.
Now for the strongest recomendation. On the second floor of the Lounge 45 building is lounge 45. Lounge 45 is an Italian resturant that delivers. Set in a room that is entirely furnished in red, Lounge 45 shares its view of the Nam river with Hana Yuki. Chandeliers add a note of exclusiveness as does the brief cooridor of wine bottles. Generally my experiences with polished Korean restaraunts like this have been disapointing when the food came, but my oven spaghetti proved to be worth the 11,000 won price. The pasta seemed to have been made in house since some of the strands were squid ink spaghetti. The sauce was also quite good. It seemed as though the chef turned up the heat a degree to suit the Korean palette, but he did so in a way that didn't make it inedible, instead the result was quite flavorful, and delicious. I also had some of my girlfriend's alfredo that was also quite good. Before the meal was served, we were given a plate of bread that included garlic bread, some croissants, and two rolls. They were served with olive oil and vineger (and butter and jelly to my amusement.) I also had a glass of their house wine priced at 12,000 won. The pour seemed a bit slight, but I ended up ordering another since I was enjoying myself so much. Deseart coffe and tea was also served. Once again I was impressed by the coffee in that it was nice an strong with a delicate foam over the top.
Any way check out these places. MM
|
|
|
Post by kayakmonster3 on Dec 29, 2007 5:23:55 GMT -5
Sonoma Guess what another italian restaurant in Jinju. But this is a little different for some reason they have seafood fried rice that was quite nice. It was different because it tasted more like a Spanish Seafood Paella. How to get there Take a left heading towards the Jinju Bookshop at Pastaria. Then go all the way down to the park that borders the river. Turn right it is after the next major intersection for that area. Across the street from the tiki hut looking restaurant.
|
|
|
Post by luvnchub on Dec 29, 2007 23:35:44 GMT -5
You got a 'dong' for that? You lost me at "How to get there." I THINK you're referring to the Pyeonga-dong area. But... My brain's all over town on this one. I only know a Pastario in the downtown area. So, for those of us who don't know the area so well, can you provide a little more info leading up to the Jinju Bookshop?
|
|