Need Bibimbap, Sushi, and to sing some Karaoke? Well then you need King's. When Pusher and I got back from visiting Diplowhat and Wog in Korea we set out to find a good place in the cities to get Dolsot Bibimbap (Pusher was hooked). Well after some passable places we found King's... in a stripmall just off Central Avenue.
Now if you aren't familiar with Korean food it's largely grilled meats and stews... in Korea there are actually either gas ranges or a hole for a charcoal grill in the tables where you cook your own meat. They are rich and complex full dishes and on the side there is always a number of Kimchi. Traditional/basic Kimchi is cabbage based and fermented (like sourkraut) with red pepper, but there are all different kinds made with seaweed, sprouts, daikan, or even fish. King's doesn't let you cook your own meat at the table (I suspect the insurance here would be insane) but otherwise you get the experience quite well.
The servers were also quite impressed with Diplowhat and Wog speaking Korean.
King's also has Sushi, which I don't think is traditional but may be related to the long occupation of Korea by the Japanese (I understand this isn't a good light topic of conversation with Koreans as they, quite rightly, have some resentment about being occupied). We have other places that we go for Sushi so have only had it once or twice but it was very good.
Of course after 9pm it turns into a nightclub. From what I've heard it is one of the hip places to go for Karaoke. That's not really my scene but the set up looked impressive.
Then of course there is Dolsot Bibimbap, I'll let Pusher explain Bibimbap since she loves it so...
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1 year ago
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It's strange. In my opinion, you can't get really good Korean food in China and you can't get ANY real Chinese food in Korea. You'd think you could.
Found an Ethiopian place here - have yet to try. Wish us luck.
In regards to the poll, I think I've had Korean food once and... didn't really know what to expect or what things were, nor did I especially like it. That being said, I'd be willing to try it again, but I'd definitely want to go to someplace recommended, like say, King's!, or with somebody who knew about it.
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