“korean restaurant”

we randomly walked in to this tianmu restaurant for dinner.. aptly titled “korean restaurant” in english. in chinese its something else, but i have no idea what. when we sat and looked at the menu, we saw that they really did have a variety of all korean foods: bbqs, seafood, pancakes, noodles, tofu, soups, hotpots.. etc.

look at the side dishes.. and their sauces: bean paste + salt w/sesame oil. pretty authentic.

we ordered two kinds of meat for the bbq: prime beef and kalbi.. which was kindly cooked for us at our table by the happy and enthusiastic manager/owner.

the bbq comes with leaves for wrapping, chopped jalapenos and garlic, and a lightly seasoned salad of lettuce + green onion for eating with.

heres my bowl of spicy beef with vermicelli noodle soup, it came in a larger stone pot, and is served with a bowl of white rice.

my favorite “late night” korean dish from college: spicy rice cake. served hot.

not bad.. i have to say the meat quality was just ok, but for the quantity and options, we will be returning.

 

love finding new places close to home.

 

 

smith & hsu.

happy rabbit year!

over the chinese new year holiday we went to smith & hsu for a light lunch. this is one place in tianmu we frequent for afternoon tea. their simple minimal decor and “male-friendly” portions make it easier for me to go with b.

their scones are notable; buttery and flaky with a nice crust and soft inside. they also have a good selection of teas, eastern, western, fruit, non-caffeinated and so on.

i usually have the countess earl grey blend, with honey and lemon.. for some reason i don’t take milk at smith & hsu as i usually do with my earl greys.

the smoked salmon “sandwich.” i like that they have capers.

their cream tea set comes with a pot of tea and 2 scones. plain and cranberry.

note: they charge 40NT for an extra jam/honey.. you get to pick 2 from: butter, jams, honey… but i usually want all 3.

 

cheers.

xx