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[n3ptne]

So I got off work tonight and decided I was finally going to take the big plunge and try fake American food, only instead of McDonalds I figured I'd try the real Korean version of fake American food instead of the fake Korean version of fake American food. Plus it was closer and I couldn't justify taking a taxi to get a sandwich.

I stood outside the building for a few timid minutes before I went in. I kept thinking that it wasn't too late to change my mind and go for some Korean food, squid or something. But I made the resolution to try it and see what the Korean's called delicious... and then I woke up in hell.

For starters the french fries were like the frozen bag kind that you bake in the oven. Not bad... but not good. The cheese burger was terrible, edible and decent, but absolutely terrible. The cheese was, as best I can describe it, liquid Nacho cheese, and the burger itself looked sickly... not to mention that it was paper thin. The pepsi on the other hand was grade-A, and the whole meal, crappy ice cream cone included, cost me around 5000... never again, never again. I ate it, it was filling, it even "tasted" decent... but I couldn't think about a real hamburger while I was eating, I didn't want to ruin what small pleasures I was rewarding my pallete with, and those are the kindest words I can muster.

There was a squid burger on the menu too... wow, thats all I have to say.

[teachmeenglish]

HEY!!! Those fries are McCain frises made in CANADA (saw it on a box being unloaded) So how DARE you go SLAG MY!!! country you .. you ... you ... CANUCK HATER!!!

[vlcupper]

The ice cream is great in the summer. I like the shrimp burger. It's not bad if other food is not available to you.

[Col.Brandon]

Lotte always struck me as a bit plasticky - kind of like eating textureless styrofoam.

[blunder1983]

I find the wait in Lotteria is wonderfully slow too. Like a good 5 mins for each order. Fair enough its fresh but is it tastey enough to wait? Gimme a toh-suh-tuh shop neday.

[JacktheCat]

As long as you stay far far away from the "hamburgers", Lotteria food isn't all that bad.

We westerners have been spoiled by tasting really hamburgers. Most koreans haven't.


My apologist comment for the night.

[dulouz]

I used to eat those rib sandwiches. They were good. You ever go to Hansot, the Korean fast food place? I love that place. I wish there was one near my apt.

[Tiger Beer]

We polled people on another thread about Lotteria:

http://www.eslcafe.com/forums/korea/viewtopic.php?t=11533&start=75

How many meals have you had at LOTTERIA?

Never tried it, how is it? 11% [ 10 ]
Less than 10 (anywhere but there) 65% [ 57 ]
10-50 Range (its alright) 12% [ 11 ]
Over 50 times (I won't miss it though) 8% [ 7 ]
Over 50 times (Hope they have it at home) 2% [ 2 ]

Total Votes : 87

[RACETRAITOR]

You should've gone there nine years ago. Back then, they were trying harder to be western-style, and they had less of an idea. I think in the past nine years they've moved away from the campiness and tried to refine the food for a Korean palate.

I swear to christ, they used to dip the buns in oil; all the food came glistening in oil. It was like they saw a burger joint in a movie about the '50s and tried their best to reproduce it without knowing what it tastes like.

[Moldy Rutabaga]

I'll take an overpriced Bennigan's burger anyday. I find Lotteria food awful as well, although the orange juice is pretty good (!). Even the TV commercials for Lotteria seem to parrot McDonald's.

Ken:>

[itaewonguy]

I remember the first time I went lotteria back in 97 and chips arrived cold!
I was with a girl and she just started eating them! I SAID! WHOA!!
lets take them back and get hot ones!! she looked at me like
im like we paid for this! we are the customers!!


so I go up and say hot ones please.. the server was like

next time I went to mac donalds!, same thing happened! its all about the luck of the draw! went to popeyes! same thing!! kfc! SAME!
im like WTF!! I had a new found respect for koreans! they will tollerate the darndest things! back home OMG!! you would be closed down!!!

it still happens sometimes! and still I dont accept it!

[Swiss James]

I loved how when McD's brought out the 3,000 won lunchtime menu, Lotteria hit back hard with the 2,995 won lunchtime menu.

(ketchup 5 won)

[betchay]

only tried Lotteria at the airport...

i will never pay for a Lotteria meal again...

[seoulkitchen]

Lotteria food has got to be the most gawd-awful stuff I've EVER put in my mouth, and I've put quite a few oddities in my mouth.

[jlb]

Lotteria's deep-fried mozza sticks aren't so bad!