Korean BBQ?

teddieriley · Apr 16, 2009

Am I the only one that does not like the concept of Korean BBQ?

I think depending on where you go, it can taste pretty good, but I think the idea of going to a restaurant only to have to cook your own meal and smell like you were just at a bonfire is ridiculous.

From a business perspective, it's excellent. They provide the meat, which they charge you at a price similar to as if they actually cooked the meat for you, and you do all the grunt work. And I'm not a fan of all the little side dishes of condiments either.

No offense to my Korean homies out there.

justsayno · Apr 16, 2009

it's not somewhere i would go on a first date
but i like my kalbi

MetroStyles · Apr 16, 2009

This isn't strictly Korean - take shabu shabu for example, which is Japanese. Same thing. I don't like it either, actually. If I'm paying for food, make it for me goddammit.

On a related note, what's up with Korean girls in the US and being very very Christian? I've met several who were not, but damn, I wish these honies would just forget Jesus and spread those legs.

Maharlika · Apr 16, 2009

It's really not bar- b- que but grilling. I don't mind it at all. It's part of the charm.... just like gyu-kaku a Japanese bar-b-q restaurant I'm going to tomorrow night! http://www.gyu-kaku.com/stores/beverlyhills.html

DNW · Apr 16, 2009

Korean food is meh, IMO. It's kinda like the bastardized child of Chinese and Japanese food.

stevenvg · Apr 16, 2009

Originally Posted by justsayno

it's not somewhere i would go on a first date
but i like my kalbi

+1000000 to kalbi

w.kevin · Apr 16, 2009

Unless the place is really good, I'll pass. Too many mediocre Korean BBQ places in my area.

TexasLidig8r · Apr 16, 2009

I thought this may have been another I hate cats thread for a second!

Milhouse · Apr 17, 2009

I enjoy the food a lot. But, I agree, cooking it myself is just not something I'm interested in very often. I prefer being served when I go to a restaurant.

However, there are occasions when it is a good way to spend an evening (it usually takes a long evening). For example, if I'm with people that don't drink, having Korean bbq for dinner is a good way to spend the evening with them, without using a bar or something where they'd feel less comfortable.

lee_44106 · Apr 17, 2009

Korean BBQ is awesome. The concept is not unique to the Koreans though.

Shabu-Shabu is Japanese.

There's also Mongolian BBQ (or grilling your own meats at the table)

cheessus · Apr 17, 2009

The best is when you grill the pork belly and all the fat drips down to the "gutter," at which time you promptly take the kimchi and grill it in order to soak up all the fat.

Is that too much?

acidboy · Apr 17, 2009

there's also a Japanese version of this, though the name escapes me for the moment. a lovely cut of beef, slightly grilled on the table grill and dipped in that barbecue sauce of theirs is heavenly.

Maharlika · Apr 17, 2009

Originally Posted by cheessus

The best is when you grill the pork belly and all the fat drips down to the "gutter," at which time you promptly take the kimchi and grill it in order to soak up all the fat.

Is that too much?

Eating grilled pork belly with grilled kimchee wrapped in lettuce leaves is customary isn't it?

Brian SD · Apr 17, 2009

Yes. And the fact that it's expensive in the US is a phenomenon. Grilled pork belly with all the side dishes runs like $3.5-$5 per person in Korea.

JonB27 · Apr 17, 2009

Originally Posted by Maharlika

It's really not bar- b- que but grilling. I don't mind it at all. It's part of the charm.... just like gyu-kaku a Japanese bar-b-q restaurant I'm going to tomorrow night!

http://www.gyu-kaku.com/stores/beverlyhills.html

I go to Gyu-Kaku quite often for their happy hour... $1 beer and half off meat can't go wrong

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