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KoreanNam
Joined: 07 Dec 2008
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 Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2010 6:34 pm Post subject: Taco Bell coming to Hongdae |
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| Opening soon across the street from Starbucks on the main road to Hongik University. |
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seoulsucker
Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Location: The Land of the Hesitant Cutoff
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| Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2010 9:26 pm Post subject: |
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| That didn't take long. I bet we'll see one in Gangnam soon. |
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kiknkorea
Joined: 16 May 2008
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| Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2010 9:27 pm Post subject: |
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Sweet! No more Itaewon visits for Taco Bell.  |
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zhanknight
Joined: 24 Mar 2010
Location: Yangsan
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| Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2010 12:46 am Post subject: |
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| Yes! They inch ever closer to my domain this side of the river. Muahaha. |
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Radius
Joined: 20 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2010 1:32 am Post subject: |
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rickpidero
Joined: 03 Sep 2009
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| Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2010 3:50 am Post subject: |
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| The one in Iteawon always has a line out the door, I expect the same for this one. |
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sojusucks
Joined: 31 May 2008
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| Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2010 6:38 am Post subject: |
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| The more the merrier! |
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interestedinhanguk
Joined: 23 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2010 7:25 am Post subject: |
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| Are we going to see 87 threads about how excited everyone is like we did when the Itaewon location opened |
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sojusucks
Joined: 31 May 2008
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| Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2010 4:40 pm Post subject: |
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| interestedinhanguk wrote: |
| Are we going to see 87 threads about how excited everyone is like we did when the Itaewon location opened |
Maybe. I hope they put Taco Bells all around Seoul, especially near Jonggak and Seoul Stations, so no one has to overpay for Tex-Mex. How about one at Yongsan Station? Don't forget about Ilsan. Put one at that entrance to La Festa across from McDonalds (a block from Homeplus). Make Taco Bell the first thing they see when they enter La Festa and the last thing they see when they leave for the subway station to go home. Put one at Bupyeong station between McDonalds and Lotte Mart. Taco Bell, it's time to conquer Seoul! |
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Drew345
Joined: 24 May 2005
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| Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2010 6:06 pm Post subject: |
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10 years from now we'll (some of us) will be saying "I was here back before there was any Taco Bell; then one opened in Itaewon and foreigners came from far and wide to get that Taco Bell hot sauce." and the newbies will go "Woah, I can't imagine!"
Seriously though. I love Dos Tacos (just up the street from the new Hongdae Taco Bell location), but Taco Bell gives a fountain drink with the set and they have diet soda on tap. Dos Tacos has a great burrito but that tiny bottle of sickly sweet coke with the set just doesn't do it for me. |
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AsiaESLbound
Joined: 07 Jan 2010
Location: Truck Stop Missouri
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| Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2010 6:10 pm Post subject: |
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Itaewon's Taco Bell is a huge success. In fact, it's way too small and often backed up on orders with too many customers standing around waiting and looking for a place to sit down that isn't to be found. I waited 30 minutes yesterday afternoon for a grilled stuffed burrito and sitting down proved difficult, but a 5 minute wait yielded a seat.
It's obviously too small, but a convenient prime location proved to make this experiment successful. After all, Taco Bell failed about 15 years ago here, but today's young want Western style over some sit on the floor traditional restaurant ran by a cranky old lady. A Korean friend told me a few days ago many sheekdangs are struggling now days due to failure to adapt in a changing restaurant market. I expect TB will open more locations where college age people commute and play. I'm noticing many modern fusion food restaurants such as Yumsem opening up recently and appreciate having stuff like that where it comfortable and convenient for single lunch diners, particularly young adults. |
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redaxe
Joined: 01 Dec 2008
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| Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2010 6:21 pm Post subject: |
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| AsiaESLbound wrote: |
Itaewon's Taco Bell is a huge success. In fact, it's way too small and often backed up on orders with too many customers standing around waiting and looking for a place to sit down that isn't to be found. I waited 30 minutes yesterday afternoon for a grilled stuffed burrito and sitting down proved difficult, but a 5 minute wait yielded a seat.
It's obviously too small, but a convenient prime location proved to make this experiment successful. After all, Taco Bell failed about 15 years ago here, but today's young want Western style over some sit on the floor traditional restaurant ran by a cranky old lady. A Korean friend told me a few days ago many sheekdangs are struggling now days due to failure to adapt in a changing restaurant market. I expect TB will open more locations where college age people commute and play. I'm noticing many modern fusion food restaurants such as Yumsem opening up recently and appreciate having stuff like that where it comfortable and convenient for single lunch diners, particularly young adults. |
Yeah, good point. I think eating alone is something that Koreans never used to do. Whereas I personally would only ever eat Taco Bell while alone (or on a road trip). |
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orosee
Joined: 07 Mar 2008
Location: Hannam-dong, Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2010 4:32 pm Post subject: |
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| rickpidero wrote: |
| The one in Iteawon always has a line out the door, I expect the same for this one. |
If they manage to choose a shop that fits more than 4 people at a time, there won't be any need for lines outside the door. |
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nukeday
Joined: 13 May 2010
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| Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2010 4:38 pm Post subject: |
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| orosee wrote: |
| rickpidero wrote: |
| The one in Iteawon always has a line out the door, I expect the same for this one. |
If they manage to choose a shop that fits more than 4 people at a time, there won't be any need for lines outside the door. |
haha, yeah. a "line out the door" means that perhaps 12 people are in line, with 2 people working registers.
it's not that busy...but yeah they've really limited the amount of business they can do...they gonna have those doors open all the time in winter? |
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sluggo832004
Joined: 04 Sep 2010
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| Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2010 4:59 pm Post subject: |
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| cool. Now Koreans and Foreigners can all get diarrhea together. |
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