Dol sot bi bim bap – K-pop

Dol sot bi bim bap - K-pop
“Mixed rice” with soy marinated chicken strips, fried egg, assorted vegetables and served on a hot stone pot with soup. $13.95
K-pop, San Francisco CA

This was pretty good and super hot temperature-wise! I wish the egg was runnier (maybe even raw like other bi bim baps), but it still tasted good and the whole thing was flavorful.

I think this Korean restaurant is a great new option in the Castro. The food is a little on the salty side but the flavors are great. The service also needs improvement. At the end of our meal, we could NOT get our check no matter how hard we tried. We literally stalked all the servers until we could finally flag one down. I hope this places stays open though.

OB Lager beer - K-pop

OB Lager beer. I’ve always found Korean beer to be super drinkable!

Half bbq chicken plate – Harbor Village Kitchen

Half bbq chicken plate - Harbor Village Kitchen
Served with rice, steamed vegetables and hot and sour soup. $10.95
Harbor Village Kitchen, San Francisco International Airport (SFO)

Ugh, when I think bbq chicken I don’t usually expect some translucent sauce poured all over it. I’m still not sure what that sauce was supposed to be. Anyway, this was barely passable airport food in my opinion.

Hot and sour soup - Harbor Village Kitchen
Hot and sour soup.

Hanging art installation
Hanging art installation, Terminal 2.

Roasted veggie omelette – Island Lava Java

Roasted veggie omelette - Island Lava Java
A generous whole-egg omelette filled with roasted veggies, Big Island goat cheese, macadamia nut pesto, avocado and parmesan cheese. Served with fresh fruit. $13.25
Island Lava Java, Kailua-Kona HI

Mmm, this omeltte was great and the ingredients were very tasty. I loved the macadamia nut pesto and the large portion. And orchid blossoms in your fruit are always a nice touch! 🙂

Iced Kona coffee - Island Lava Java

100% extra fancy Kona coffee, full city roast, over ice. $3.25

Local musician
We sat outside where they had a local musician serenading us with some Hawaiian flare. He was actually really good and we tipped him accordingly.

Seafood champon ramen combo – Ezogiku

Seafood champon ramen combo - Ezogiku
Topped with shrimp, squid, fishcake, and vegetables. $9.75
Ezogiku, Honolulu HI

I’ve never had champon before, and it was REALLY good! I find it difficult to describe the flavor. It was definitely seafood-y but it also had an almost creamy quality. I’ll definitely have to try it again to fully appreciate the complexity of flavors. Sorry for the messy bowl, we had started eating it before I remember to snap a pic, oops!

Gyoza - Ezogiku
Combo with gyoza. $2.25

View of downtown Honolulu
View of downtown Honolulu from the timeshare, Royal Garden Waikiki.