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[karnazTM]

I'm gong to Itaewon for the first time around Chuseok. Can you tell me what the best restarants for foreign food are in Itaewon?

Please list name and, if its hard to find, directions.

Thanks.

[daeguowl]

[Hotwire]

For Turkish food - Salam.

Best quality of food, ingredients and value for money in Itaewan for ANY type of food.

Holy Chow for NY style Chinese with amazingly big portions.

Thai Orchid / Thai Suki both doo fab, authentic Thai food at decent prices.

Marrakech Nights for Morrocan. Same as Salam for quality etc, but stay away from the buffet.

Indian - The one near gekkos - the Royal Taj - is it called? Ot Moghul behind KFC, also amazing quality buffets.

Italian sanwiches? - La boca

Um, I'm too tired to think of more, but there are plenty...

[dharma bum]

[AHawk843]

Mmm... thanks for the heads up about Ho Lee Chow. I've been craving General Tso's chicken.

[geldedgoat]

[hogwonguy1979]

Zelen for Bulgarian food, best rest in itaewon imho

Santorini for Greek food not up there with Zelen but pretty good

best steaks are at either 3 alley pub or sam ryans upstairs

avoid panchos like the plague worst foreign rest in itaewon how does she even compete now with taco bell open and taco bell is crap mexican imho

[iselynjenniep]

what about mexican food? besides taco bell...

[sojusucks]

OP, is this your first time in Itaewon? How much do you want to spend? Do you want a buffet?

Um, other posters, if the person is new to the area you may want to post DIRECTIONS.

Oh, and I recommend Corner Bistro for steak, ribs, and burgers.

http://www.seouleats.com/2008/12/blog-post_6371.html

[bobbyhanlon]

how about an avoid list too:
- pancho's, as the above poster said. what a scam. can't believe anyone goes there. its been around for ages though so somebody must like it.
- usmania. the rogan josh had a weird colour, texture and had big pieces of mushroom in it (correct me if i'm wrong but that isn't usually how rogan josh works). plus it was too expensive and another of those places that adds 10% tax on top of the advertised price, something i find really irritating.
- my thai. more expensive than other thai restaurants in the area, and nowhere near as good. i love tom kha kai but theirs was bland. people go there because its owned by hong seok-chon rather than because of the food.
- smokey saloon. this place is actually good, but the fact that its become a 'mania' restaurant among young koreans means it takes forever to get a table.
- taco bell. simply because amigo is across the street, and is much better.
- any korean restaurant that puts english translations in big letters on their signboards ('roasted entrails of a cow's small intestine and diverse organs in red pepper paste', you know the type). they're aimed at tourists and are thus a bit of a rip-off..

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