I went back to Dan Sung Sa a couple nights ago, and I’ve been feeling pretty sick since. Maybe the gizzard skewer wasn’t cooked well enough? Not sure. Probably should’ve got deep fried gizzards.
At the time thing a were pretty tasty though. Fire chicken is really pleasant and the spicy marinated wings, although not spicy are super succulent and strangely addicting, great with the side salad. Potato pancakes were not mind blowing but had a great salty sauce and go wonderfully with sochu. The ddeokbokki was semi spicy and had lots of nice textures from assorted fish balls boiled eggs, and rice cakes in its earthy red sauce. It’s too bad I ended up feeling so sick after because at the time it mostly tastes pretty good. The free beef stew with the Sochu might have remained the tastiest dish though.
With 3 bottles of Sochu and 2 rounds of beer it ended up costing $150 for three people though which feels somewhat pricey to me somehow for light drinks and late night snacks, but weirdly enough the food was only about $60 of that total… Fun spot but I think I would rather spend $30 per person drinking at different spots in general. It is a fun vibe though.
Forget that unmarinated Poke at Hula Fish Maui Wowi Ohana Mama Poke Company.
And lol at Yelp reviews calling this Korean poke. Koreans got a raw fish rice bowl that is a delight to your mouth and wallet.
checked out Gen kbbq in Northridge yesterday. 2nd time at Gen, first time at Northridge location
Banchan selection was small but probably geared towards their target market. Meal quality was pretty decent, with brisket being a total standout that day, galbi a close 2nd, and bulgolgi a close 3rd. Service was also surprisingly exceptional, given how busy they were. Had no issues getting stuff ordered, got our grills cleared out w/o asking, etc. Maybe it’s cuz we were right next to the waiter stand.
They were out of Hite though, and the “rice cakes” on the menu were absolutely terrible.
At $22pp for AYCE I can’t argue.
best part of the night: we were outside waiting for our table (in the parking lot, not by the doors) and Gen was in the middle of a shift change. One of the waitresses comes running out and screams something to the effect of “and I never have to work here again!!!” Caught her giving Gen the double middle finger while presumably taking pictures for her facebook page.
It took me a few secs to realize what I was watching (or hearing, I guess). And then I started laughing so hard that I was crying. The part of me that watched (and liked) Girls is struck by the stunning juxtapostion of feelings of deep ambivalence and inexplicable titillation created within me by the possibly racist and misogynistic overtones of the video…
Taste like a cross between seaweed and spinach with a little nutty flavor. Very simple dish, but very tasty. Of course had some nice crispy rice on the bottom. Never seen this dish anywhere else.
Hit Jeonju for lunch the other day. The kimchi dolsot bibimbap is totally the way to go here. You get the same short rib as the plain but the kimchi adds some great salt and funk to the dish. My only complaint is they don’t use enough sesame oil.