I perhaps have a new love...

Restaurant that is! This particular restaurant has been closed since I got here, but according to my sources in the last year has reopened four times. You can tell when it reopens as the street corner is a buzz with dancing beauties and bad loud music (by the beauties). I haven't eaten here yet, but
it looks like another Korean BBQ restaurant. Now if the waitresses look anything like this on the inside, I got a feeling it might become a place to frequent; as long as the price is right.

On another note, I have been told that having dancing girls on street corners began a several years ago and were called the bikini wars. Bikini clad Korean girls would dance and sing for customers of gas stations so they could steal business form their competitors. Unfortunately I got this from the 1995 edition of the LP and you all know how I feel about it's accuracy. Either way, this picture was a great source of entertainment on my walk back to work after lunch today.

Galbi (BBQ pork ribs)

The infamous Galbi (bbqed pork ribs). You get a bunch of plates of kimchi, cabbage salad, three different soups, pickled onions, lettuce, mushrooms, garlic, and some other stuff to throw on the grill and feast to your hearts desire. No need to worry about not finishing as you get more food than one person could possibly eat. Just cook at the table and enjoy. Mmmm..... Galbi!

Why all of the metal bowls and chopsticks you ask? It's a tradition dating back to the Joseon dynasty when the ever diligent kings, concerned about security, insisted on using silver bowls and chopsticks as silver tarnished in the presence of poisons used in those days. The custom was then passed down to the commoners and stuck. The problem is that the common people could only afford baser metals. I wonder if they tarnished in the presence of poisons too? It really doesn't matter now as most local restaurants use stainless steel dishes. Sanitized and chilled the water cups keep the water cold on a hot day and this is a bonus!

Gu Gong Tan Restaurant (Korean BBQ)

Here is a picture of the infamous Gu Gong Tan Restaurant around the corner from my house. This is where I first was introduced to Korean food on my first day of landing here in Korea. Since then I have eaten here with my two Canadian co-workers, now we eat here at least 3 to 4 times a week. They know us so well that they give us freebies. We also ate the crab and spicy noodle soup for breakfast the night that my friend Alex's chicken restaurant closed. If this place closes I'm gonna have to either have my ni-Van friends send me some kava or pack my bags and throw in the towel...Just kidding!