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cibomatto · Joined: 30 Aug 2006 Location: NY

hahah I am craving americanized chinese food. I dont know if such a term exist but I think you all know what I am talking about. The typical chinese buffet restaurant thats not so authentic.. I just need one quick fix of it and I should be good for a year or so..

hahah

RACETRAITOR · Joined: 24 Oct 2005 Location: Seoul, South Korea

I get massive cravings for Canadian Chinese food all the time. It's the one thing I miss most about home.

If you can get onto Yongsan Air Base there's a cafeteria with an American-style Chinese restaurant. All you need is a soldier to bring you on.

PRagic · Joined: 24 Feb 2006

Or you could just take the 1.5 hour flight to Beijing. Pretty close to the Chinese food you get in NY.

Chris2007 · Joined: 20 Mar 2007

I've heard that Ho Lee Chow in Jeonga(Bundang), near the subway, is good Americanized Chinese food. A buffet if I'm not mistaken.

Smee · Joined: 24 Dec 2004 Location: Jeollanam-do

Sorry, I don't know the name, as it's been a while, but there's a place in COEX mall that has pretty good Americanized Chinese food. It's in the food court area all the way in the back (if you're walking in from Samseong Station). Past the aquarium, past the movie theater, past the McDonald's, near the exit on the opposite end (it opens up near Bongeunsa temple, if you know where that is, and I think there was a Vietnamese restaurant down there, too). Anyway, there were a few Chinese-ish restaurants there, and it was definitely a nice change of pace.

VirginIslander · Joined: 24 May 2006 Location: Busan

We had one here in Busan (PNU) for several years. The Korean owner lived in America for twenty years and owned a American-Chinese joint. But, he recently closed down the very popular restaurant and moved elsewhere in Busan.

He is somewhere in the Semyeon area of Busan now.

peppermint · Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 4:51 am Post subject:

Ho Lee Chow ripped the name and possibly the menu off a Toronto Chinese takeout chain, sadly they didn't take the prices as well

reactionary · Joined: 22 Oct 2006 Location: korreia

I agree with the trip to Beijing idea. I was really surprised at some of the dishes - always thought it was fake Chinese when I ate it back home. Kung pao chicken, sweet and sour pork/chicken (which you can get from any Korean chinese place actually), beef and broccoli, etc.

They have lemon chicken at some places here as an alternative to orange chicken. not quite the same, but not bad.

RACETRAITOR · Joined: 24 Oct 2005 Location: Seoul, South Korea

Chinese-Chinese food is great, but it's different from western Chinese food.

bejarano-korea · Joined: 13 Dec 2006

seoulsucker · Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 6:23 am Post subject:

Ho-lee-chow is all over the place, not just TO. I've seen them all over the midwest US, Cali, NYC, Vegas, etc. It wouldn't surprise me if it's a legit branch of the chain.

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silvertoes · Joined: 13 Feb 2006 Location: Busan

Shanghai Grill, Daegu. There used to be one downtown which shut down, but I know of at least one existing branch - it's very near Shinsegae Debec Plaza, just south-east of downtown; a few blocks south of the Daegu Bank HQ subway stop (Daegu Eunhaeng Negori). Fantastic food, very much western style, as evidenced by a constant stream of Camp Walker people and their families. Spring rolls, chicken satay, crab rangoon, great fried rice, General Tsao's Chicken, chicken or beef with cashews, etc etc.

bejarano-korea · Joined: 13 Dec 2006