Dining Out in Korea

I want to apologize for not bringing my camera with me on our adventures this week. I will try to keep the pictures coming. Anyway, we have been a little curious about Korean dining, and after hearing from many that dining out is cheap and delicious we went out Tuesday night and Wednesday night. One thing that is difficult about our jobs is that we get done kinda late (between 8 and 8:30 pm). By the time we walk home and prepare dinner, it can be 10 before we even eat. So going out is super convenient to us.

The foreign teacher that we replaced has recommended Apple Terrace because of its English menu and the proximity to our workplace. We went there Tuesday night and had a pretty decent meal. The prices there are a little steep for dining out here, but it was pretty much full service. Michael ordered the Beef Cutlet (9,000 Won) and I ordered the Seafood Pilaff (7,000 Won). For starts we got two pieces of bread, pickled radishes and cucumbers, and Michael got a bowl of creamy potato soup, which was delicious. Our meals were pretty good, I think Michael thought the beef was just okay. We each got a cabbage salad and a side of corn and some macaroni, beans and pineapple (really weird, I can't describe it). Here are some pictures of what our meals kind of looked like.

After our meals, we had a choice of coffee, tea, juice, or ice cream. We both chose ice cream and got one scoop of vanilla with strawberry syrup and sprinkles. It is pretty cool to get so much food for less than $10 a person.

Wednesday night we went to a little restaurant across from the CGV. We picked this place because it was cold and the place I wanted to go to seemed too far away. This restaurant, called RedCook, had pictures in the window, so we figured we could always just point to what we wanted. So we went in and looked at the menu, which had pictures of some things. We picked out one picture and matched it up to the item on the menu and we picked another item, blindly, in the cutlet menu.

For starters we had bowls of miso soup and pickled radishes and kimchi. This was our first encounter with kimchi and were excited to try it. At this point we don't hate it but we don't love it either. Most people say that it grows on them, so we will see. We also had cabbage salads. Our food came out and we were pleasantly surprised to see that we ordered Fried Shrimp Rolls and a Fish Cutlet. Everything was delicious. Of course, both meals were served with sides of corn and the fish cutlet came with a side of rice and some pickled cucumbers. Here are some more pictures that kind of resemble what we got, but these are not pictures that I have taken.

This place didn't serve a dessert at the end of the meal, but it was only 9,500 Won for both of us! We will definitely be coming back, I want to try some other things on the menu, and maybe I will remember to take pictures.