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nightrider_1981
Joined: 14 Jun 2006
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 Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 10:30 pm Post subject: Vietnamese Restaurants |
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Hi all,
OK, so my gf�s birthday is coming up and I want to take her to a good Vietnamese restaurant, any suggestions?
I�m based in Ansan so that would be ideal (I know about Mr Pho�s in Jungang), I�m looking for somewhere more authentic. The quality of the food is more important than the location etc. Restaurants in Seoul are also cool.
Thanks in advance. |
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rocklee
Joined: 04 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 11:00 pm Post subject: |
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I found a vietnamese place outside COEX. It is at the back of COEX below a Japanese Jazz bar.
The name of this place by the way is "Pho" and the standard of food there is reasonable though not as good as what I've tried back home. |
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maddog
Joined: 08 Dec 2005
Location: Daegu
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| Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 1:53 am Post subject: |
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| I used to live in Hanoi. Here's what I have to say about VN restaurants in Korea. Half the quality. Ten times the price. I paid 10,000 for some Pho Bo. Why bother, IMO. |
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jajdude
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 4:52 am Post subject: |
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| Agreed. Why pay $7 or more for a bowl of noodles and still be hungry 30 minutes later? |
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crazy_arcade
Joined: 05 Nov 2006
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| Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 5:29 am Post subject: |
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It's not often that I get to say this but....
I could really use some Pho Biatch Nigga |
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Tiger Beer
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 7:18 pm Post subject: |
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If anyone finds a good one in Korea.. let me know. I absolutely love Vietnamese food (particularly back home).. even in the Philippines.. it tastes great!
Never once found a good VN restaurant in Korea though. I did walk by one Gwangwhamoon that wasn't a chain.. I'd be a bit curious if it was genuine VN food or not. |
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thu_tinh
Joined: 27 Sep 2006
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| Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 5:49 am Post subject: |
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| does anyone have any suggestions or discovered a good vietnamese place? |
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rothkowitz
Joined: 27 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 5:54 am Post subject: |
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None I've been to yet have had much taste to them.No lemongrass,have to ask for coriander.Basically just use chilli,garlic and ginger.End up being pretty bland.
There's one at Sunae station though,past McDs with a rickshaw out front.It was Ok-ish. |
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Zoot
Joined: 12 Jul 2005
Location: Bundang
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| Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 6:00 am Post subject: |
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| rothkowitz wrote: |
None I've been to yet have had much taste to them.No lemongrass,have to ask for coriander.Basically just use chilli,garlic and ginger.End up being pretty bland.
There's one at Sunae station though,past McDs with a rickshaw out front.It was Ok-ish. |
Hoason (I think that's the spelling) is better than that one. It's on the other side of Lotte. Just walk out and it's directly on your left. Try it. |
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thu_tinh
Joined: 27 Sep 2006
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| Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 6:01 am Post subject: |
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oh thank you i will definetly try
but another question i have is does it typically just have rolls and pho or do they have other things too? |
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rothkowitz
Joined: 27 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 6:07 am Post subject: |
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| Zoot wrote: |
| rothkowitz wrote: |
None I've been to yet have had much taste to them.No lemongrass,have to ask for coriander.Basically just use chilli,garlic and ginger.End up being pretty bland.
There's one at Sunae station though,past McDs with a rickshaw out front.It was Ok-ish. |
Hoason (I think that's the spelling) is better than that one. It's on the other side of Lotte. Just walk out and it's directly on your left. Try it. |
Yeah,that one's OK.I just suggested the first one as it's perhaps better for a date. |
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rothkowitz
Joined: 27 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 6:10 am Post subject: |
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| thu_tinh wrote: |
oh thank you i will definetly try
but another question i have is does it typically just have rolls and pho or do they have other things too? |
Rolls,pho,rice dishes,roll-ups and whatnot.Vietnamese beer and vodka.They're within like 3-4 minutes walking distance of each either side of Lotte Dept.Store.Go have a looksee |
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JongnoGuru
Joined: 25 May 2004
Location: peeing on your doorstep
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| Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 6:14 am Post subject: Re: Vietnamese Restaurants |
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| nightrider_1981 wrote: |
Hi all,
OK, so my gf’s birthday is coming up and I want to take her to a good Vietnamese restaurant, any suggestions? |
Coincidentally, so is my GF's. This Saturday in fact, and I've still not decided where I'm taking her. Jeez, Vietnamese sounds really good. Too bad nobody can vouch for a truly good place, though.
Here's my suggestion, though this is regarding Vietnamese cuisine in Seoul -- not a particular place where you can take her on her B-day. Keep an eye on the hotel news section of the papers. The 5-stars are always having food festivals featuring the cuisine of a particular country, with top chefs flown in to whip up the grub. And Vietnam comes up several times a year, with almost every major hotel doing its own Vietnamese Cuisine Week at some point on the calendar. Is it cheap? Not compared to the flyblown noodle joints, but when it's your girl's birthday, that's not where you should be going. For the quality and assortment and authenticity, look for the national-cuisine food festivals at the big hotels. They have them all the time. Yes, you may have to eat ramyon for a week afterwards to balance your budget. I always do. But her day comes only once a year, so make it memorable. |
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bucheon bum
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| jajdude wrote: |
| Agreed. Why pay $7 or more for a bowl of noodles and still be hungry 30 minutes later? |
that isn't a lot more than here in the states. $5-5.50 for small bowl, an extra buck for big bowl at the cheap pho places around here. |
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arisketch
Joined: 09 Nov 2006
Location: Seoul, Korea
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| Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 10:39 pm Post subject: pho |
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there are a few vietnamese restaurant around - saw a couple in hyehwa and nowon station area ...
but like somebody said - not that great
me from toronto, great vietnamese restaurants there ... very disappointed here ... mind you, I've been to only one place - pho hoa in hyehwa
half the quality at double the price ... and they dont have the avocado shake  |
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