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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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 Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 4:00 pm Post subject: The rise of the $5 pizza joints |
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| Anyone notice every block in Seoul is starting to get one of these places that cook up a $5 pie? Any opinions on the quality? Sure beats grocery store frozen pizza that runs about $6 in Korea. |
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Hater Depot
Joined: 29 Mar 2005
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| Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 4:19 pm Post subject: |
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| I first saw one sometime last summer after overhearing some people be like "우아... it's only 5,000!" This month I've seen 2 more open up. |
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chronicpride
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 5:42 pm Post subject: |
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| Whenever I'm in Bundang, I always go to this place which has a store by Yatap Station. Totally worth it. |
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just because
Joined: 01 Aug 2003
Location: Changwon - 4964
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| Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 6:01 pm Post subject: |
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There is one across the road from where I work...Pizza Bingo or something.
It is pretty good for 5000 won.
We usually get one a week |
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alphalfa
Joined: 12 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 7:12 pm Post subject: |
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There are plenty of these pizza joints in my area competing with each other , two of them across the street from each other. I have the presence of mind to visit one of them and ask them whether they would be prepared to sell pizza BY THE SLICE. I think the kids would like this idea. Sure beats having to eat dokpokki or odang!
Quote: "went to bed alive and woke up dead"
How do you 'wake up' dead? |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 9:52 pm Post subject: |
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| alphalfa wrote: |
There are plenty of these pizza joints in my area competing with each other , two of them across the street from each other. I have the presence of mind to visit one of them and ask them whether they would be prepared to sell pizza BY THE SLICE. I think the kids would like this idea. Sure beats having to eat dokpokki or odang!
Quote: "went to bed alive and woke up dead"
How do you 'wake up' dead? |
I've noticed a "defense in depth" approach. You got the Pizza Hut and it's ringed by the $5 pizza take outs which then have little food cart pickets serving 1,000 won individual pizzas to the kids... |
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Ron Stevens
Joined: 10 Feb 2006
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| Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 2:35 am Post subject: |
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| just had one from bingo now going through the period of self-loathing that follows eating something that was complete shit |
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butlerian
Joined: 04 Sep 2006
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 2:36 am Post subject: |
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| 5,000 won pizzas are generally reasonable value. Obviously, every shop is different, but they're pretty good if you don't want to spend around 20,000 getting a premium pizza. |
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JongnoGuru
Joined: 25 May 2004
Location: peeing on your doorstep
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| Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 2:56 am Post subject: |
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| Somebody take a photo of one of these things. A 5,000 won pizza? And it's not an 'individual'-size pizza? What is this, pizza for hobos? Photos please, and photos that give an indication of relative size. Put a fork or your hand or a beer beside it, or slam your face into it and have a friend snap the shot. |
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re:cursive
Joined: 04 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 4:52 am Post subject: |
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I've purchased and eaten a 5,000 won pizza two times and both were the worst pizzas I've ever had. I asked for the yachae pizza so I guess I should have expected it. The toppings consisted of tomato sauce, cheese and a couple of 0.5 cm cubes of capsicum on each slice. There was also a noticeable orange tinted shallow lake of oil on the surface of the pizza (I'm not sure whether this counts as a topping). I tried twice just to see if it was some kind of mistake but unfortunately it wasn't. They were fairly big though and they tied the boxes up in pretty red bows.
I'd rather pay twice the price and get a slightly smaller but far more enjoyable pizza from the other joint near me. |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 5:24 am Post subject: |
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| JongnoGuru wrote: |
| Somebody take a photo of one of these things. A 5,000 won pizza? And it's not an 'individual'-size pizza? What is this, pizza for hobos? Photos please, and photos that give an indication of relative size. Put a fork or your hand or a beer beside it, or slam your face into it and have a friend snap the shot. |
It's a good 14" sized pizza which many people might call a "medium". We all have a different metric for "how many does it serve". For some, a medium would feed three. Others might assume two. But where I come from a medium is a personal pizza. Get your own, demmit. |
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skconqueror
Joined: 31 Jul 2005
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| Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 7:35 am Post subject: |
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| chronicpride wrote: |
| Whenever I'm in Bundang, I always go to this place which has a store by Yatap Station. Totally worth it. |
Where in Yatap is this pizza place?? I live in Bundang, and am interested.
omit, I found it on the map  I will check it out this week. Thanks |
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JongnoGuru
Joined: 25 May 2004
Location: peeing on your doorstep
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| Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 8:29 am Post subject: |
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| mindmetoo wrote: |
| It's a good 14" sized pizza which many people might call a "medium". We all have a different metric for "how many does it serve". For some, a medium would feed three. Others might assume two. But where I come from a medium is a personal pizza. Get your own, demmit. |
Get my own. I would if I knew of a place that sold them. They don't have big "Hobo Pizza! 5,000 Won!!" banners outside, do they? The reviews thus far haven't been entirely favourable, but what the hell. If it kills me, well, it was all in the interest of monkey science.
<-- Monkey Scientist
(should I pack a barf bag just in case?) |
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Tiger Beer
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 8:43 am Post subject: |
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| There was also a noticeable orange tinted shallow lake of oil on the surface of the pizza (I'm not sure whether this counts as a topping). |
Yeah that noticeable orange-tinted shallow lake of oil.. whats with that anyways.. i've noticed it fairly regularly on most korean pizza. |
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Roch
Joined: 24 Apr 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 10:01 am Post subject: |
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| mindmetoo wrote: |
| It's a good 14" sized pizza which many people might call a "medium". We all have a different metric for "how many does it serve". For some, a medium would feed three. Others might assume two. But where I come from a medium is a personal pizza. Get your own, demmit. |
Get my own. I would if I knew of a place that sold them. They don't have big "Hobo Pizza! 5,000 Won!!" banners outside, do they? The reviews thus far haven't been entirely favourable, but what the hell. If it kills me, well, it was all in the interest of monkey science.
<-- Monkey Scientist
(should I pack a barf bag just in case?) |
Shin-ae-dong's Shin-ae-Town Building has a 5,000 won joint.
Go to the McDonald's Restaurant. Look to your right, and 3 shops further to the right is the 5k pizza thing.
The ladies that run the joint serve an edible pie.
There is a rice cake shop next door for those who have a sweet tooth. |
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