Comments on: Arirang http://www.foodmayhem.com/2009/12/arirang.html A weblog making food a little less chaotic. Sun, 19 Feb 2012 23:59:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Eddie http://www.foodmayhem.com/2009/12/arirang.html/comment-page-1#comment-7818 Eddie Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:28:59 +0000 http://www.foodmayhem.com/?p=6929#comment-7818 Actually this is my favorite kal koosoo (knife cut noodles) place. My grandmother made these by hand when we were kids and the real dish is the anchovy base one. It's not supposed to be impressive, it's a simple meal, and is spot on. It's not an anchovy soup, but an anchovy stock base that's supposed to be light. Then chicken soup base is whack, avoid at all cost. However the kimchi base soup is really good. Also consider getting the one that has noodles and the "flakes" which is essentially the equivalent to Korean gnocchi. I don't recommend eating anything else there though (hence why everything else was blah). I only go there to eat the noodles and only the noodles. The thing about kTown is just like restaurants in Korea. Each restaurant does 1 thing incredibly well, other things are just ok. Most restaurants usually have very small menus, maybe like 5-6 things, but they do those things damn well. LOL My ktown list (I'm korean BTW): Soondooboo: Seoul Garden Kalbi and other korean BBQ: Wonjo (just because it's the only one that still does wood charcoal grilling, but only at night) Kalkooksoo: Arrirang Pojang Macha food: Pocha 32 Kimchi Tofu: Pocha 32 Sulang Tang: Kam mee oak Best Kimchi: Kam mee oak Samkeh tang: NY Komtang house -Eddie Actually this is my favorite kal koosoo (knife cut noodles) place. My grandmother made these by hand when we were kids and the real dish is the anchovy base one. It’s not supposed to be impressive, it’s a simple meal, and is spot on. It’s not an anchovy soup, but an anchovy stock base that’s supposed to be light.

Then chicken soup base is whack, avoid at all cost. However the kimchi base soup is really good.

Also consider getting the one that has noodles and the “flakes” which is essentially the equivalent to Korean gnocchi.

I don’t recommend eating anything else there though (hence why everything else was blah). I only go there to eat the noodles and only the noodles.

The thing about kTown is just like restaurants in Korea. Each restaurant does 1 thing incredibly well, other things are just ok. Most restaurants usually have very small menus, maybe like 5-6 things, but they do those things damn well. LOL

My ktown list (I’m korean BTW):
Soondooboo: Seoul Garden
Kalbi and other korean BBQ: Wonjo (just because it’s the only one that still does wood charcoal grilling, but only at night)
Kalkooksoo: Arrirang
Pojang Macha food: Pocha 32
Kimchi Tofu: Pocha 32
Sulang Tang: Kam mee oak
Best Kimchi: Kam mee oak
Samkeh tang: NY Komtang house

-Eddie

]]> By: jessica http://www.foodmayhem.com/2009/12/arirang.html/comment-page-1#comment-7768 jessica Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:32:16 +0000 http://www.foodmayhem.com/?p=6929#comment-7768 Soop and Tim, thanks for telling me ahead of time. Edgar, yes I'm glad I can save some people. Soop and Tim, thanks for telling me ahead of time.

Edgar, yes I’m glad I can save some people.

]]> By: Edgar http://www.foodmayhem.com/2009/12/arirang.html/comment-page-1#comment-7762 Edgar Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:27:00 +0000 http://www.foodmayhem.com/?p=6929#comment-7762 That was a zinger. Going to avoid this place. I was hoping for a new addition to my staples in Ktown. That was a zinger. Going to avoid this place. I was hoping for a new addition to my staples in Ktown.

]]> By: soopling http://www.foodmayhem.com/2009/12/arirang.html/comment-page-1#comment-7761 soopling Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:33:41 +0000 http://www.foodmayhem.com/?p=6929#comment-7761 Yah T and I went last week and I thought it was sort of bland. Comforting in a chicken noodle soup kind of way, but weirdly flavorless overall…even the kimchee! Yah T and I went last week and I thought it was sort of bland. Comforting in a chicken noodle soup kind of way, but weirdly flavorless overall…even the kimchee!

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