Went to 7brau last night with some friends to grab a few beers. Good atmosphere and very decent Weizen Beer
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Live Octopus I was pleasantly surprised when I went to Guro Digital Complex Exit 3. Here I found a vast array of great restaurants including this gem, Hae Hyun. We ordered the medium sized full course meal (around 80,000 won). This was easily enough for 3 or 4 people.They started us out with a number of side dishes and live octopus. The one we had was a very lively fellow and it was very difficult to get him off the plate because he kept sucking to the plate. Then we also had some Gaebul (the red thing below). It was so fresh that it was still moving (but not sucking to your tongue like the live octopus). This is much better than seasquirt (not shown here, but it's an orange, yellow color). I think seasquirt tastes like cologne. Raw Gaebul Gaebul up close Eventually, the main course came: the sliced fish. The way that I check the skill of the chef is by looking closely at the cut of the fish. If the fish has a shiny sheen and relatively dry then the chef has used...
I had dinner at Piece Nord which is a Nouvelle Chinese place that just opened on the 1st floor of the Best Western in City Hall. Oh and for my western readers, the Best Western is a decent hotel in Seoul and a fairly respected business hotel. The setting is quite modern and elegant. Nothing special but nothing offensive. Service was polite but quiet for dinner service. I am not a person that will pay a lot for fusion Chinese food but my foodie friend insisted. The appetizer was an elegant bento with flavorful jellyfish, pungent tofu, a fresh slice of yellowtail and a piece of steamed chicken. All a minute yet flavorful bite. First course was a lime stir-fried scallop and squid dish and it demonstrated that their chef had skill. Wow. The scallop were juicy and cooked just right so the flavor resonated at each bite. Squid was soft -not rubbery and the lime spark was much appreciated. What I loved most were the red turnip that were cooked so they ha...
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