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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| JongnoGuru wrote: |
Hey, you Ho Lee Chow regulars.
Money no object, what are the very best things they do? Name a few.
Both times I've been there, at our table and most tables right around ours, the food was so blistering hot (spicy) that it was practically inedible beyond the first few obligatory bites. People were leaving half-full plates of food behind them. No idea what other tables had ordered, but I don't recall us ordering anything clearly marked as "crazy-ass hot!" (they've got those "pepper" icons next to some menu items, right?) |
You must have a lot of trouble with Korean food then. I'll always get either the black bean chow mein or the Shanghai noodles, and then a meat dish.
Also, the mu shu shrimp wraps are an excellent appetiser. |
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bangbayed
Joined: 01 Dec 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 3:06 am Post subject: |
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| JongnoGuru wrote: |
Money no object, what are the very best things they do? Name a few.
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I'm from Vancouver, so I'm used to good authentic Cantonese food. I won't say Ho Lee Chow is great, but for that kind of food, there isn't much choice in Seoul. It's the only place for halfway decent chow mein, and that's the biggest thing I miss. Ho Fun, or Chow Fun, is also good. |
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Binch Lover
Joined: 25 Jul 2005
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| Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 5:37 am Post subject: |
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| JongnoGuru wrote: |
Hey, you Ho Lee Chow regulars.
Money no object, what are the very best things they do? Name a few. |
Sweet and spicy jumbo prawns. Delish! |
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itaewonguy
Joined: 25 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 6:00 am Post subject: |
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these guys that keep saying this place is awesome and tell me someplace better bla blar blar.. all I can say is. I dont know where you guys are from
but in Sydney or wellington where I am from we have serious kick ass chinese, which makes Ho Lee Chow look like food a cat coughed up!!
not to mention its a 3rd the price, prepared and cooked by chinese too!
now IM sure we all have similar stories from back home with their local chinese places.. so PLEASE tell me.. IS Ho Lee CHow the best chinese food you have had???
and in short to answer your question, where can we find better in korea..
we cant! but that doesnt mean its not over rated and over priced... |
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gangpae
Joined: 03 Sep 2007
Location: Busan
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| Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 7:40 am Post subject: |
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| Texas Street in Busan has at least 10 excellent Chinese restaurants. Across the street from Busan Station, it's definitely worth a visit. |
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jkelly80
Joined: 13 Jun 2007
Location: you boys like mexico?
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| Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 7:49 am Post subject: |
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| I just went again today. It's not gourmet, but given the situation, it's tolerable. |
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 8:47 am Post subject: |
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| One thing I miss is Canadian Chinese food like ginger beef. I don't recall ever seeing a Chinese restaurant in Canada that had anything involving General Tso. |
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Rum Jungle
Joined: 18 Nov 2005
Location: North Asia
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| Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 11:11 am Post subject: |
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| Binch Lover wrote: |
| JongnoGuru wrote: |
Hey, you Ho Lee Chow regulars.
Money no object, what are the very best things they do? Name a few. |
Sweet and spicy jumbo prawns. Delish! |
I agree. Try the honey garlic prawns, maybe they're now called 'Sweet and Spicy jumbo prawns'.
Of course...naturally...why not...let's all move to the Phillipines if we want some different food.  |
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bangbayed
Joined: 01 Dec 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 12:12 pm Post subject: |
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| RACETRAITOR wrote: |
| One thing I miss is Canadian Chinese food like ginger beef. I don't recall ever seeing a Chinese restaurant in Canada that had anything involving General Tso. |
Yeah, General Tso is something you dont' really see much of in Canadian cities like Vancouver. They're a little more upfront about their names like "spicy stir fried chicken". |
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samd
Joined: 03 Jan 2007
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| Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 7:43 pm Post subject: |
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| How does it compare to Jackie's Kitchen? |
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bangbayed
Joined: 01 Dec 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 9:46 pm Post subject: |
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Jackie's Kitchen, the few that are left, has become pretty Koreanized. It's not bad, but I'd pick Ho Lee Chow in Itaewon over it. The dim sum is not bad though.
Side note: I did notice a new dim sum place that opened in Myeongdong. It billed itself as authentic Guangdong-style, so I'm going to try and check it out. |
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Yaya
Joined: 25 Feb 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sat Nov 08, 2008 10:20 pm Post subject: |
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| The place in Myeongdong you're probably talking about is Din Tai Fung, which also has a branch in Gangnam subway station. |
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bangbayed
Joined: 01 Dec 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 6:49 am Post subject: |
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Nope, not Din Tai Fung. DTF is Taiwanese, which is fine, but I wanted Hong Kong/Guangdong style. I tried to go there today but they didn't open for dinner until 7pm. Unfortunately I had a movie to go to.
The place is called Zao Ping.
http://www.zaoping.co.kr/ |
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Ekaia
Joined: 31 Oct 2008
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 6:52 am Post subject: |
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Link to restaurant please.
The only Chinese food I've had here so far is that black spaghetti thing and sweet and sour pork.
I MISS real Chinese food!!!!! |
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Xuanzang
Joined: 10 Apr 2007
Location: Sadang
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| Posted: Sun Nov 09, 2008 6:58 am Post subject: |
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| That`s crazy prices for dim-sum. |
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