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toby99
Joined: 28 Aug 2009
Location: Dong-Incheon-by-the-sea, South Korea
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Anyone remember the old Schlotzsky's in Itaewon back in 2003 or so?
Glorious stuff, alas way before its time. Not helped by the fact the poor bastard who ran the place seemingly was paying more rent than the rest of the neighborhood combined. |
I don't remember, but cripes that would be sweet to have around now.
An Olive Young in Itaewon...hot-dang; place really is become 'Koreanized'. Sad. |
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orosee
Joined: 07 Mar 2008
Location: Hannam-dong, Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2012 4:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Captain Corea wrote: |
| I was pretty surprised to see an Olive Young there now. Seriously? Is that what sells in Itaewon now? |
It's not the Itaewon of 2010 and earlier anymore...
Olive Young at the prime location in Itaewon, YAOCF (yet another overpriced coffee franchise) in front of the Hamilton, a Smoothie King and what-not for the metro-sexual needs...
Next thing you know, a violent night in Itaewon means having a milk shake spilled on your designer jeans in front of YAAOMEVOCUMIAW (yet another African or Middle East variation of chopped up meat in a wrapper).
What you're seeing is the transformation of Itaewon into the Everland version of Itaewon. This development stretches now from Hangangjin Station (Blue Square) without interruption to about halfway between the Hamilton and Burger King.
As for Quiznos, it would have helped if people might have stopped by and eat a sandwich once in a while. "You" saved Taco Bells but the price was an Olive Young in place of Q. BTW there has been an Etude House in Itaewon for several years, just saying. |
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John Stamos jr.
Joined: 07 Oct 2012
Location: Namsan
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| Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2012 6:39 pm Post subject: |
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| toby99 wrote: |
| lemak wrote: |
Anyone remember the old Schlotzsky's in Itaewon back in 2003 or so?
Glorious stuff, alas way before its time. Not helped by the fact the poor bastard who ran the place seemingly was paying more rent than the rest of the neighborhood combined. |
I don't remember, but cripes that would be sweet to have around now. |
Damn, it certainly would. Great food from a great city.
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| The chain peaked in 2001 with 759 stores and over $400 million in sales, when same store sales started to plateau. 2003 saw the company posting a $11.7 million loss; as a result The Schlotzsky's board of directors relieved the Wooley brothers from day-to-day management on 17 June 2004 and named Sam Coats as the new chief executive officer of the company. |
That likely didn't help if it fits the time frame.
The Quiznos has been gone for at least a few weeks. It seems nearly impossible to get a quality sandwich even in Itaewon. And, Joe's Sandwich... really? That is the go-to sandwich place I see everywhere? Korea needs to step up its sandwich game. [/i] |
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hiamnotcool
Joined: 06 Feb 2012
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| Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2012 7:43 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm hoping that 20 years from now after I retire as an ESL teacher and receive my pension, I can be employed as a historical reenactor in Itaewon. I'll roam around the street asking Koreans for direction's in broken korean. At night I'll stumble around drunk and slap the tops of the cabs as they drive by. For a little extra dough, the locals can even take me to a Korean restaurant and teach me about their etiquette. Yeah, Quiznos is gone and Itaewon is following it, but let's be optomistic about this and try to see the opportunities that are coming our way. |
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SMOE NSET
Joined: 25 Feb 2010
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2012 7:57 pm Post subject: |
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I recently went to a sandwich shop near Craftworks that makes their own ciabatta bread and specializes in porchetta. They make both in house and is also the name of the restaurant.
http://www.facebook.com/Porchettapage |
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bucheon bum
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2012 8:01 pm Post subject: |
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| lemak wrote: |
Anyone remember the old Schlotzsky's in Itaewon back in 2003 or so?
Glorious stuff, alas way before its time. Not helped by the fact the poor bastard who ran the place seemingly was paying more rent than the rest of the neighborhood combined. |
Yep, good times. A shame it didn't last long. Surprised me since it seemed quite busy whenever I went. |
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Zyzyfer
Joined: 29 Jan 2003
Location: who, what, where, when, why, how?
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| Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2012 9:48 pm Post subject: |
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| orosee wrote: |
| As for Quiznos, it would have helped if people might have stopped by and eat a sandwich once in a while. "You" saved Taco Bells but the price was an Olive Young in place of Q. BTW there has been an Etude House in Itaewon for several years, just saying. |
I stopped going when it felt like they were starting to skimp on things in that particular store. When Quiznos first opened I was pretty stoked but the awesomeness didn't last that long.
| SMOE NSET wrote: |
| I recently went to a sandwich shop near Craftworks that makes their own ciabatta bread and specializes in porchetta. They make both in house and is also the name of the restaurant. |
Speaking of places that don't get much business! I've been to Porchetta a few times and it's all right. I think the main problem is that, every time I've gone, it's just been so empty. They do have a range of sandwiches that are pretty good if slightly overpriced for what you get. I hope more people give it a shot.
And I believe it was already mentioned but there are quite a few sandwich options in Gyeongnidan now, and I'm sure HBC has some offerings as well.
Baker's Table - The sandwiches seem expensive just like a lot of places but they don't skimp. Business started off slow but seems to have really picked up. Great, friendly staff as well, and they've got solid breads and other stuff for sale to boot. I really don't go as much as I would like.
Le Saigon - Pho restaurant but they do bahn mi. Results vary highly depending on who's in the kitchen but when it's good, it's good. Was perfect when priced at 6,000 won but a bit too high at 7,000 since it won't fill you up on its own.
Gyros - I forget the name but it's a Greek restaurant on that street behind the popular samgyeopsal restaurant near the church in Gyeongnidan. Very simple but they're like kebabs on steroids, absolutely stuffed and tasty. Lamb and chicken on offer.
Don Charly(?) - New Mexican restaurant across from Happy Store. Does sandwiches but they're pricey and a bit skimpy for the price. Damn good tacos though, and if you like tequila the prices are like 3,000 won per shot lower than the bars. Whoever recommended that on here before, awesome call.
HBC - I'm not familiar with current offerings but Indigo at least used to have sandwiches. Hit or miss depending on what you ordered, but I would always get the massive chicken cheddar combo and stuff my face when I lived nearby.
And does Chef Meili's in Itaewon still do sandwiches? I never really ate there. I heard La Bocca has a really good pesto sandwich but that was quite a while ago.
Quiznos was in a great location so I can understand out-of-towners missing it but I'm not too fussed. |
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wishfullthinkng
Joined: 05 Mar 2010
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| Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2012 10:42 pm Post subject: |
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| there is still a quizno's on the first floor of the kyobo tower at shinonhyeon station near gangnam station. |
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Weigookin74
Joined: 26 Oct 2009
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| Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2012 10:55 pm Post subject: |
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| Since you guys got me thinking of Itaewon and foreign food, does anyone know if you can buy lasagne there? Also, what about italian or new york pizza. You know the kind without corn? |
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jpe
Joined: 15 Aug 2011
Location: Seoul, SK
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| Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2012 6:46 pm Post subject: |
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| Quiznos in Times Square is gone now too. Was devastated. Ruined my whole year. |
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Gorf
Joined: 25 Jun 2011
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| Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2012 8:24 pm Post subject: |
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| lemak wrote: |
Anyone remember the old Schlotzsky's in Itaewon back in 2003 or so?
Glorious stuff, alas way before its time. Not helped by the fact the poor bastard who ran the place seemingly was paying more rent than the rest of the neighborhood combined. |
Schlotzsky's was awesome.
Also, to answer the OP's question: money. |
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NYC_Gal 2.0
Joined: 10 Dec 2010
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| Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 1:34 am Post subject: |
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| I went to Baker's Table and they put that top slice of the tomato (with the leaves and stem bit) in my sandwich. I'd gotten it to go, so couldn't really go back and complain without messing up my plans. I picked it out, and the sandwich was pretty good (enough for 2 meals or one gorge) but for 10 bucks, a bit more quality control would be nice. I'd still go back, though. |
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tardisrider
Joined: 13 Mar 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 6:53 am Post subject: |
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| Itaewon has been going downhill since the Red Pin closed. |
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toby99
Joined: 28 Aug 2009
Location: Dong-Incheon-by-the-sea, South Korea
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| Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 9:33 am Post subject: |
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So is there anyplace for us waygooks where we can get that ol' wild west feeling that Itaewon used to have back in the day?
How do the areas around the other army bases stack up? |
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darkjedidave
Joined: 19 Aug 2009
Location: Shanghai/Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 6:17 pm Post subject: |
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| On a brighter side, 2 new places in Itaewon I've really enjoyed are Reilly's Taphouse and Vatos Urban Taco, both are non-smoking which is great for change. |
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