Korean Job Discussion Forums

[Crockpot2001]

Somgyetong (sp?) I went back tot he states for a family crisis and took my mom to a Korean joint in Portland. She said it was like her mother's chicken soup and made her feel better about life. It's certainly my favorite here.

[curiousaboutkorea]

[ashland]

[redaxe]

[Old Gil]

^^
Cho Sun Ok is probably the best, there's also a place called San Su Gap San on Western and Argyle that's really good. Both expensive though, and I've heard they charge for banchan at San Soo Gap San.

When I went to Lincoln Karaoke (a Korean noraebang joing) last St. Patrick's Day (go figure), Soju was $15 a bottle.

If you speak Korean with the white guy he will give u free booze, so I hear.

[nena]

Im new to Korea and can barely stomach spicy foods, but the two things I'm in love with are:

pajeon
gimbap

Best of luck with your venture!

[hugekebab]

[Steelrails]

Be sure to court good relations with local Korean businessmen and students. They'll be your backbone when it comes to your customer base. Of course go for the mass western crowd, but make sure you have one dish that is your "Korean Specialty" that is made for Korean tastes so the local K diners will go to your place at least once a month.

A pub crowd is looking for a fair price, filling food, and fun times. Consider a couple pool tables that can quickly be adjusted between normal pool and whatever they play here. Screen golf if you can fit it would certainly draw the post work crowd.

Of course if you're emphasizing fusion over pub, then you have to go with a different vibe.

[redaxe]

[ms.catbc]

We want to make a pub experience that is unique but comfortable. We plan to have pool tables (my fiance owned a pool hall before and knows how to upkeep that well)

we need food that is easy to eat and does not make insurance go through the roof. korean bbq is out of the question as we want to have live music nights and it could get roudy and well...you can only imagine the disasters.

bulgogi in burger form ( i never eat at mcdonalds but i did try the bulgogi burger there and a light bulb went off in my head...)

When we return to Canada we will be busy in the kitchen fusioning up a storm that is for sure. When i say fusion i don't mean upscale pretentious fusion.

[ashland]

[Steelrails]

[laserprinter]

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[UknowsI]

My favourites are maybe samgyetang or duck (eaten like samgyupsal). Dalkgalbi is also quite good. Hwedopbab might have taken the first spot if it wasn't for the fact that it is japanese... but who will notice? Hwedopbab is very easy to make and it becomes much friendlier to western taste buds if you use shrimps instead of raw fish. (If I was sure no Koreans would read this I would go so far as to call it a superiour version of the bibimbap, although I enjoy both)

However you have to keep a menu that is easy to make. So mixing soups, BBQ, duck and dalkgalbi will turn the kitchen into an inefficient mess. There is a good reason why they usually have specialized places for soups, dongkase, BBQ and so on.

I can't see how serving a bulgogi burgers would make much sense. In my opinion it doesn't taste very good, and it's not something people want to pay premium price for. If it's possible to get relatively cheap duck, I think that's a dish people would be willing to pay good money for.

EDIT: Almost forgot my favourite side dish! I don't know the real name, but I call it an omelet soup. It's basically water and egg boiled until it become semi-firm with some spring onion on top. Taste like an omelet but is served like a soup.

[Old Gil]

I think that's 계란찜, literally 'egg boil'. yammy (meaning it contains an overwhelming essence of yam).