Tuesday, July 22, 2008

You ate WHERE?

I don't normally find myself at casual dining chains very often in the US - well, The Cheesecake Factory and CPK are rare exceptions, and local chains don't count (i.e. I love you, Boloco). However, familiarity often brings comfort, especially when you're thousands of miles away from a decent bowl of garlic smashed potatoes. Sometimes, it's just not a jjiggae type of day, if you know what I mean.

That feeling led me straight into the doors of Hooters. Well, that, and it was strategically located while I was starving and it started to pour (장마 is an entirely different conversation for another time.)



I've visited Hooters on one other occasion (in Honolulu) and I have to say, based on my slightly grayed recollection, although I knew short shorts were part of the deal, the waitresses in Gangnam (강남) might have as well been wearing a one piece swimsuit. As my Korean friend looked about the restaurant, I couldn't help but laugh at his innocent remarks...

"So, is a hooter a type of owl?"

"Then what does hoot mean?"

"I feel burdened."



Right. The food.

Fish and chips! I'm pretty sure this isn't worth a twenty... but it wasn't bad. (This isn't a London pub; what can you expect?) The fish was surprisingly tender, the batter nicely fried and softly salted. I just wish they didn't serve it with curly fries.



Moving on to my next confession...



On a whim, a friend and I decided to check out On the Border in Sinchon (신촌).

While the dinner prices are comparatively ridiculous, a lunch set starts off at just $10, where you can choose a side (salad/rice/soup) and a dish (i.e. enchilada, taco, burrito), as well as add on some other items like a non-alcoholic margarita for a few extra dollars.



It's nothing to write home about, but if you're craving colorful sit down "Mexican," you know where to go!



Hooters: 02-3448-1231~2
http://www.hooterskorea.co.kr/
If you take Exit 2 from Gangnam Station and keep walking straight for a few minutes, it'll be on the right side of the street, on the 2nd floor. There's another location in Apgujeong.

On the Border: 02-324-0682
http://www.ontheborder.co.kr/
Take Exit 3 or 4 at Sinchon Station. From McDonald's, keep walking straight (towards Burger King) until you see a Coffee Bean on your left. The restaurant is on the 2nd floor. There's another location in the COEX Mall.

2 comments:

Daniel Lee Gray said...

damn...don't you havta work? haha. we posted at the exact same time^^

About catering. It depends on what kind of facilities and budget that you have. 400 is a lot of people, it would probably be best to get a Korean catering company to do something. I'm thinking you could do it for about 10-20,000 a person. You could probably negotiate.

If you do it yourself, the time and effort you would put in wouldn't be worth it.

InMySeoul said...

Oh man!
I thought people went to Hooters for the wings!

Its kind of funny reading about you going to Hooters. I would have figured something like Hard Rock Cafe or McDonalds...lol

I can happily say Ive never eaten at a McDonalds. Although I was tempted once to go to a Burger King.