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hagwonnewbie
Joined: 09 Feb 2007
Location: Asia
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A bar is a place that sells alcohol. The attitude of staff is always drink up, pay and get out, although they don't always express it.
This is one country where you can drink anywhere. I rarely go to western themed bars here because I don't have to and they suck anyway. The best bet here is a chicken house or mini stop. I've met the hottest chicks there.
It is amusing to see the fake love bartenders give patrons, however it's sad to see people using alcohol to socialize. |
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definitely maybe
Joined: 16 Feb 2008
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| Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 6:11 am Post subject: |
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| laguna wrote: |
| definitely maybe wrote: |
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| brier wrote: |
RE: 3 ally and Sam Ryan's
Why drink water at the pub? I have drunk copious amounts of fluid at both places and the staff has never left me thirsty.  
Sure beats waiting for a drink at like at other places.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opGVdOIeuUQ |
if only you could ever get service from the staff
apparently they don't like money? |
That's odd. 3 Alley is historically notorious for the staff hounding patrons to buy a beer before they finish the one they're drinking. It's the fastest beer in Itaewon! |
sam ryans, smart ass |
No reason for name calling. Brier mentioned both of them and you never specified which one you were talking about. I've had pretty good service in Sam Ryan's, but I've only been a few times. |
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BaldTeacher
Joined: 02 Feb 2010
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| Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2010 2:34 am Post subject: |
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At the 3 Alley Pub I had a good time. The dude from New Zealand, Bernie, is cool as hell. They have good beer and a good atmosphere. Good food too, I at their shepherd's pie yesterday.
Rocky Mountain Tavern is okay. People are saying the owner's a douche, right? The guy from the Yukon? He seemed pretty cool to me.
At Polly's Kettle I drank a pitcher of some horrible mixed drink that made me lose my mind for the whole night.
Gecko's is okay. |
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BoholDiver
Joined: 03 Oct 2009
Location: Canada
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| Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2010 6:14 am Post subject: |
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I went to Foreign Restaurant with my wife. She got Tandori chicken and nan and I got the 6,000 lunch special.
My serving was decent and at least they gave jasmine rice. It was decent. My wife's chicken was good but the serving was too small. Also the nan wasn't very fresh.
We then ordered some samosas. They were the worst I have ever had. They are the same frozen ones you can buy in the food mart up the street. they were greasy and the insides were still cold.
I am not saying I will never go back, but I am certainly not in any rush. |
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loveless
Joined: 27 Jul 2010
Location: love is a danger of a different kind...
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| Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 7:26 am Post subject: |
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| Jubalum wrote: |
| Wow...there's a lot of hate for 3-Alley. Regardless of the service, I find the 5,000 won Sam Adams kind of appealing...blah blah blah... |
OMG! SAM FOR 5grand! pray tell, can it be draft(draught  ) Sam Adams?
precise directions, please?  anybody who directs me to this heavenly haven will drink as many Sam with me as they can hold.  |
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Theme
Joined: 06 Jun 2009
Location: Cedar Rapids Iowa
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| Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 2:07 pm Post subject: |
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I gotta say UN Club is probably the worst place in Itaewon, IMO. I was there with some friends last night and it was the first time I've ever seen a non-military strapped. The security guard walked up to the bar with a bullet proof vest and pistol.
Edit: I now remember I read somewhere those pistols are actually just guns filled with pepper spray. Can anyone verify this? |
That place really went "down hill" it is in the basement near a corner right?
Towards the end of my 15 year sojurn in Korea I went there a half dozen times in two years. Usually with some Filipino friends, a few times alone.
I don't even remember having an issue getting in - I paid the cover, but seems like it was waived once or twice for whatever reason.
They are "packing" now?
What I could never understand was those who were on this "search" for good "western" food!
Maybe it was my lack of money due to family obligations ( my daughter is 14 now ) or possibly the mindset to just adapt. |
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sojusucks
Joined: 31 May 2008
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| Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2010 6:29 am Post subject: Re: Worst places in Itaewon? |
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Hi peps, I was wondering what places you hate the most in itaewon and the reasons behind your fire.
I personally think that Always Homme has to be the worst place on the planet. I didn't even know that it was a "special" bar, but after meeting the tools who work there I kinda figured it out. They not only overcharged my card (over 100,000 won) they also just wouldn't let me enjoy my date (girl). |
I hate the place where all the prostitution is. I saw a pimp dragging a girl across the street. I hate it! |
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Theme
Joined: 06 Jun 2009
Location: Cedar Rapids Iowa
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| Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 1:14 am Post subject: Worst places in Itaewon? |
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Had a great time just having a few beers in Itaewon early on a Wednesday while I was 'on vacation' believe it or not after working there over a period of 13 years.
What I want to know is; does anyone remember the guy pushing the woman into the cab after she called him an old man and her men stuck up for her?
Seems a black man ran after the old man after he witnessed him shove her ass in the cab, but couldn't catch him.
Just wondering. |
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Newbie
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 7:51 am Post subject: |
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| BaldTeacher wrote: |
| At the 3 Alley Pub I had a good time. The dude from New Zealand, Bernie, is cool as hell. They have good beer and a good atmosphere. Good food too, I at their shepherd's pie yesterday. |
Bernie works there? That guy is awesome. One of the nicest guys I ever met.
The owner Al is also really great. Older owner Gunther was kinda serious and a bit of a dick if you don't know him
All in all I always got great service there.
Sounds like 3 Alleys is a place where you have to know someone to be treated really well. |
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Hotwire
Joined: 29 Aug 2010
Location: Multiverse
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| Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 4:47 pm Post subject: |
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| Worst place in Itaewon - the holding cells in the police station. |
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Bibbitybop
Joined: 22 Feb 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2010 8:36 am Post subject: |
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| hagwonnewbie wrote: |
| it's sad to see people using alcohol to socialize. |
History is sad, isn't it?
"The discovery of late Stone Age beer jugs has established the fact that intentionally fermented beverages existed at least as early as the Neolithic period (cir. 10,000 B.C.)"
http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/Controversies/1114796842.html |
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BoholDiver
Joined: 03 Oct 2009
Location: Canada
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| Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2010 4:37 pm Post subject: |
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Agreed. To each their own.
Maybe some members of this booard may not have ever been born if not for their parents and alcohol.
| Bibbitybop wrote: |
| hagwonnewbie wrote: |
| it's sad to see people using alcohol to socialize. |
History is sad, isn't it?
"The discovery of late Stone Age beer jugs has established the fact that intentionally fermented beverages existed at least as early as the Neolithic period (cir. 10,000 B.C.)"
http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/Controversies/1114796842.html |
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blackjack
Joined: 04 Jan 2006
Location: anyang
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| Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2010 4:55 pm Post subject: |
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| itaewonguy wrote: |
| some countries it's illegal to not offer water for free.. especially where there is a dance floor.. I think the UK has a law like that.. |
In a lot of European countries water is more expensive than beer |
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rchristo10
Joined: 14 Jul 2009
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| Taco bell...it seems to be getting worse and worse since it opened. |
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genezorm
Joined: 01 Jul 2007
Location: Mokpo
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| Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2011 1:19 am Post subject: |
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Rocky Mountain Tavern
too many canadians
and the owners |
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