₩12,000
Son Soo Heon, Incheon International Airport (ICN)
This wasn’t very good. The broth was almost flavorless and the short rib was tough and difficult to eat. I was in a bit of a rush, but I don’t think I would have spent much time eating this anyway. It was lame, even for airport food.
Banchan: kimchi, ocotpus, steamed rice, and (?). Complimentary
Mandarin and cherry danish. Complimentary in Executive Lounge
Millennium Seoul Hilton, Seoul SOUTH KOREA
I enjoyed the variety of breakfast pastries available at the Executive Lounge. They had enough to keep me interested each morning. They still weren’t going to win any awards with this “usually” dry pastries, but they were better than your typical bread and muffins.
Chocolate pistachio donut.
Chocolate croissant.
Braided apple pastry.
Glass noodles, green onion. ₩1,500
Namdaemun Market, Seoul SOUTH KOREA
This large mandu was actually fried, not grilled. I’m not 100% sure what kind of “meat” this was composed of, but I’m pretty certain it was ground pork. I liked this as a market-time snack. I liked the texture of the fried exterior, but I wish the filling was seasoned a bit more.
With mac and cheese, coleslaw. SF BBQ Festival
City Smoke House, San Francisco CA
This plate was great overall. I loved the brisket sandwich and the mac and cheese. The spare ribs were on the tough side and the bbq sauce was on the plain side.
Marinated short rib, ssamjang aioli, Asian slaw, cilantro, onion, roasted sesame seeds. ₩7,900
Vatos Urban Tacos, Seoul SOUTH KOREA
These tacos were great! The short rib was so flavorful and the ssamjang aioli was super tasty. The tortillas were really different too. They almost seemed like they were made from rice instead of corn. It seemed fitting.
Chips and salsa. Complimentary
₩5,000
Starbucks, San Francisco CA
Yet another example of how United States Starbucks desserts really suck compared to their foreign stores. We don’t get any cool cakes like this back in the States. The barista had attitude though! They need to train them better in Seoul.
Dumplings. ₩3,000
Nolboo Kitchen, Seoul SOUTH KOREA
These dumplings were ok, but nothing special. They were a bit bland so I ended up throwing them into my beef stew.
Banchan. Complimentary
Banchan. Complimentary
Smoked salmon, capers, cucumber, onion, cheese, and crackers. Complimentary in Executive Lounge
Millennium Seoul Hilton, Seoul SOUTH KOREA
This was definitely the lighter side of breakfast. I liked that Hilton provides these options. The cucumbers were dry though. It seemed like they had been sitting out for a while.
Sausage wrapped with fish paste. ₩2,500
Namdaemun Market, Seoul SOUTH KOREA
I liked how this tasted. The fish paste exterior had a nice flavor, but the sausage casing was really difficult to bite into. This made for a messy meal since it was already covered in “ketchup”.
Food stand with lot of food on sticks!
Served with cole slaw. SF BBQ Festival
Bonehead’s Texas BBQ, San Francisco CA
This was good. I loved the sauce on the pork rib, and the pulled pork in the slider was nice and tender. The cole slaw was too runny and over-dressed for my liking.
Seasoned French fries, braised carnitas, sauteed kimchi, cheese, cilantro onion, sour cream, Vatos hot sauce. ₩12,500
Vatos Urban Tacos, Seoul SOUTH KOREA
This was sinfully yummy! I wish there was more Korean flavors in there to make it more interesting, but it was pretty damn good overall. A definite gut-buster but it certainly hits the spot and tastes great with beer!
Magpie pale ale. ₩7,500
Serrano ham, bechamel. $7
Julian Serrano, Las Vegas NV
Ugh, another over-priced tiny-assed tapa from Julian Serrano. This kind of crap gives tapas a bad name. And it was over-fried! Lame.
Vittle Monster 