A personal blog detailing dining and eating experiences
We checked out this place for KBBQ (it replaced Baekjeong, which is slightly sad).
They had Toki highballs, so that’s sick.
We got the Ahgassi combo (4 different meats). The brisket and the short rib were the best meets (the pork ones were pretty bad).
The side dishes it came with were phenomenal.
Would come back again (but may stay away from the pork).
So went to this place twice since it was so good.
First, there are two Ayada restaurants in Chelsea Market (both have the same menu). Tried both. One is more fast food atmosphere, while the other is more lounge-ish. I’d go back to the latter one again (but don’t mind the former).
They have a full bar. First time I got an espresso martini without any sweetener. Second time got toki on the rocks. No complains for either.
For food, both times got the pad seeew with beef. So good. Easily best pad seeew ever. Also got the green curry the first time. Very spicey (next time choose mild!). Then got the carb filled wontons and the pork belly apps (didn’t hate them, but don’t love them, so would try something new next time).
Next time would want to try the crab fried rice.
We ate here for a dinner at Inverness. Got to say even though we had to wait an hour for our reservation, it was worth it.
First the piano player / singer was amazing. Also the drinks were good (got a raspberry and lemon martini and an Aperol spritz).
For appetizer the pork belly was phenomenal. And for the main, got the cod (it had mussels, but safely ignored that). Would get everything again.
Definitely would come back here! Not the typical Korean food I order, but I would order everything we got again.
We first ordered their signature dish, the Hangari Bossam (the pork belly it came with was very tender… you’re supposed to eat it with the veggies acting like a sandwich).
We also ordered the Chicken Kal Guk Su. Chicken was ok, but really liked the broth and udon noodles that were in it.
We also got a side of dumplings, which were also great.
We went to this “a la carte” restaurant in the all inclusive hotel in Grand Palladium (had to book a reservation 2 days before).
Started off with some appetizers. We got the beef tar tar and the Tiradito (fish dish below). All great choices. For drinks, got cava.
For the main course, got the pork belly, which I thought was really good. Also tried the Tournado beef, which was super tender and I would also get.
For desert, had the chocolate cafe with sorbet. It was alright. Would probably try something else next time.
This place serves as a restaurant, and also a venue for deep and playa house music. Would definitely come back for both, it the thing about the reservation system is that if you cancel, you have to pay $15 USD per person.
As a music venue, it has burning mana vibes (and people can actually stay and camp there. We saw David Holme as a DJ there).
In terms of the food, we got the beef tartare, calamari and pork belly. Pork belly was really good (although not sure if it was the cause of my stomach being upset the next day).
For drinks, kept it safe and did red bull vodka (they had rebuke!), and whisky soda. Remember, always ask no ice (phonetically it is seen-yellow in Spanish).
So we went here for New Years since I wanted Asian fusion. This place did not disappoint.
From below, all but 1 dish were amazing, and I would get them all again.
Some of the dishes below: pad see-ew, pad Thai, catfish, steamed dumplings, pork belly, and salt and pepper shrimp.
They also had lychee martinis 🙂
The one dish from below I didn’t like was the brown/red beef dish.
Great ramen place, that would also be good for dining solo.
I got their house ramen, with a side of a pork belly bun. Also grabbed a warm sake. All terrific.
Checked out this ramen restaurant at the East Village.
This place is great for solo dining, as you can order and just sit at the bar (where you can also make some new friends).
I ordered the spicy beef ramen (had the chili sauce on the side so I could control the spicy ness), and the pork belly buns (which I actually thought was better than the ramen). Overall, really happy with this place.
And of course, I paired my meal with a glass of Sake.
Straight off, I thought the food and the drinks were really great. The food portions is a bit small for the price, but still I was very satisfied.
For drinks I got a martini (not sure of the name, but it had grapefruit, and it it was still very sweet), and something called a new fashion (a sweet twist to an old fashion. It had some Apple liqueur in it).
For food, we got one appetizer, and three shareable plates. The appetizer was wings (which without the sauce, I thought they were cooked really good, not dry at all). The shareables were an octopus salad (also cooked just right), Mac and cheese, and pork belly toast.
