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Food Comfort Zone: Korean Bar-B-Q

About two weeks ago we took a step out of our food comfort zone for some Korean Bar-B-Q, to be exact it was an ALL YOU CAN EAT meat fest! The restaurant: Gen Korean BBQ House and I will give it two thumbs up!

This place was great, this was an all new experience for us so we took a few guides with us. Two of my wife’s coworkers (Johnny and Karen) showed us the ropes and how to properly maneuver our way around. They showed us the way of the meat, sauces, grilling and the numerous Korean customs when it came to the dinner table. It was fascinating to watch Karen work the grill, she was head of this meat lovers wet dream. She was grilling and serving like a boss….and did you know that you can ask for a grill change out? This is where they bring you a new grill cover because the one you have is…dirty?!?!!? I would have never thought to do that!

Meat Meat and more Meat!

The above picture was the first order of about 13 orders, well I could be mistaken about the actual number because I lost track at about 10! Now, to be fair there were 4 of us and 3 of the 4 have huge appetites! We ordered pork, lamb, and all styles and cuts of beef with various seasonings and marinates!

Side dishes consisted of pickled everything

The meats came with various sauces (Crazy Sauce…I have no idea but it is what they called it) and pickled….stuff. Excuse my ignorance as I am not very versed in Korean dishes, so no offense if I get something wrong!

We had Oi Muchim, Mu Saengchae, Kimchi, and these onion things….sorry I could not find what they were called, sweet onion slices. Now, the wife was not a fan of these little side dishes by myself and out Korean guides went through about 4 rounds! I love pickled…anything! And to drink:

Jinro Plum Soju…..god this stuff is GOOD!

Jinro Plum Soju, dangerous stuff! It only has 13% alcohol so it is not that hard and went perfectly with our orgy of meat! You can only find this stuff in specialty shops or as I came to find out…Asian markets. Most happy stores (Liquor Stores) do not carry it, you might have to travel a bit if you want some. This drink is an original from Korea, from what I have gathered it was first distilled in the 14th century. It is made from rice…rice….how the hell does this wonderful concoction come from rice! I will be on the hunt for this in the near future, luckily we live within a few minutes of various Asian markets.

By the end of this adventure I was full! Not stuffed, just full. I have been plugging away at my low carb lifestyle so I avoided the rice, the bread and the sweets. I did get some carbs in me due to the sauces and alcohol but I was still on track with my low carb consuming ways.

Last thing to note on our meat travels is that we WILL be coming back here! It is not that far from our house and the experience was fucking awesome! So till next time…..share share share the world around you!

Extra Picture: This was another restaurant right next to the BBQ House, I loved the name…..Nutrition House! Nothing says awesome like being literal….its a house where you get nutrition…LOVED IT!

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Just another day…..

Soooooo about a week ago or so, someone pointed out that my back tail light was out and like any man I put it off until the following weekend. Then I put it off till the following weekend after that and this weekend I finally went and got me a set of bulbs. Just a little man note here: If you replace one bulb go ahead and replace the other one; A) Buying two bulbs is cheaper than buying one at a time and B) The other one is most likely about to go out…..trust me it has happened.

I broke out the handy dandy tool bag and went to work, replacing bulbs on KIA’s really is not that hard but it is a pain in the ass. The front headlight do require small nibble fingers, much like that of a child or a small women, you know like the people who probably built these! Ha, I joke my car was built in Georgia!

I pop off the tail light with bulb in hand and right away I see something wrong……..

Can you guess which bulb is the new one? I have replaced many bulbs in numerous types of cars and I have never seen a bulb turn black! So now my WTF hat is on, I replace the bulb and test it…..nothing. I take off the housing again but this time look closer, and see that the actual bulb housing is also burnt!

After some Google searching I find that I am going to have to replace the whole thing….great! But luckily there are all kinds of places to get KIA parts, or what they are calling KIA ‘LIKE’ parts. I am one to go cheap on my bread, no named peanut butter and even get the Kirkland brand from Costco. Which by the way is damn good but here is not the place to go cheap. So, off to the actual KIA web site I went and bought my part. The only real down side to this was if I wanted the part NOW I was going to have to pay! Pay like $300 extra for speedy delivery, or I could pay $17 and wait a week…..well I have made it this far without the damn thing I guess I could save some cash and just wait.

Take the good with the bad I guess; the part is on order, I am not going to have to pay the dealership their marked up part plus labor, I bought two bulbs that I did not need but I now have two bulbs for future use.

After everything was said and down I did celebrate with some Guinness, I have wanted one since St. Patty’s day! I went to three/four stores on Saint Patrick’s day and they were sold out of Guinness! I must say as I have gotten older this has slowly become one of my favorite beers, I swear my genes are slowly dictating my drink of choice….I was a Johnny Walker man but now I am slowly singing the love of Jameson. Ha!

I have found myself pondering what I want out of this site and for the time all I want is a place to blog and bitch. I keep seeing different post on how to boost your web page traffic and how to make money with your page, and for the time I am not really all that concerned with that. Maybe after I have been doing this for about a year or so and I have some real content I will look to taking this to the next level. I am here to just have fun and finally have my own internet page.

I love the fact I actually have a place to call my own and can come in and infect anyone that happens to come across my page. That idea tickles me pink, and maybe someday it will become more than the pathetic ramblings of another want to be writer. But till then: Journal often, journal more and take pictures of everything. 

PS…..my wife pointed out that my ending line is redundant and I am fine with that, it is supposed to be. I want to reinforce the idea we all need to journal more, it helps on so many levels. Just getting our thoughts out of our heads has wondrous therapeutic properties!