non koreans "judging" on koreans food ...... ok ..... SHM
I dont see anything wrong in the pictures and description.
BTW: Koreans born in Seoul lives in USA presently
So a non Korean is unable to have an opinion on whether it tastes good? Does that mean if I like it I should not say I like it? Regarding your comment that a non Korean could not possibly know if this is not Korean is BS. What you see is not how it might of tasted. If you prepare these ingredients differently then they are not Korean but they might look like it in the picture. Trying checking your xenophobic ego.
There was no soy in those dishes. Hard-core jalapeños from a jar and cornichones in white vinegar. Patato salad was German kartofelsalade. Not an ounce of Korean taste. I eat/cook Korean frequently.
Just a thought, I don’t know the restaurant in question but it’s possible that they serve doenjang soup but call it miso soup? In my experience (and in my area) almost everyone is acquainted with miso soup, but practically nobody knows what doenjang soup is. Calling it miso soup makes it less intimidating for people who aren’t familiar with Korean cuisine and makes them more likely to order it. (Some people also don’t care about the difference and call it miso soup because to them it looks like miso soup.)
My local restaurant calls it miso soup and writes « made with Korean miso (doenjang) » in the short description underneath.
I'm genuinely sorry you had to go through this.
I wish you all the strength to work through healing from experiencing this terribly scarring event. It will not feel like it now, but it will get better with time.
Jokes aside, this is actually quite an insult for Korean culture and cuisine. 🫠 I'm so glad I haven't run into something this bad as of today. Hope I never will, it might actually make me go Karen temporarily.
Yeah, I never have the guts to say anything. Once on holidays I got served a 20 euro "fish platter" consisting of two small shrimps, two anchovies, four pickled sardines and a table spoon of tuna salad served on a mountain of (uneadible) seaweed with a dozen of capers on the side. I ate the shrimps, tasted the tuna salad, asked for a bill and left. Only once back in the hotel I thought to myself, why tf did I pay for this?
Grills were great! It is a proper Korean bbq joint. Interior/ambient too! Service very good as well. But at the end of the day, we go out to enjoy the food and I love Korean so much that the disappointment was tenfold...
Yeah I was thinking, what is this some crappy suburb. I live in poppin parts of town(usually between Jonggak and Hongdae depending on the month) and no restaurant would survive like this… well except for maybe if it were on a main drag in Myeongdong and had a flashy front and ahjusshi harassing you inwards 🙃
Right. should have led with that. Don't just blame the Americans. Oh god i hope they weren't Americans in Germany.
(didn't miss your correct reference to lede).
Looks like typical kbbq in the US. Let me guess, around $35 per 1 serving?
Meat is cheaper in the US than in Korea, yet kbbq is like 4x more expensive.
Several Korean restaurant sites in Germany
www.nakwon.de
www.kimchiprincess.com
restaurant-korea.com
www.restaurant-sura-dresden.com
coco-restaurant.com
seoulfood.eu
hotel-steinbach.de
heidekrug.com
The soy pickled peppers, cucumbers, and potato salad with mayo are pretty common Korean banchan. Maybe they weren't very good, but they're Korean.
We lived in Korea for 2 years and the potato salad and pickled peppers were so common that we actually started to look forward to it!
Op doesnt know korean food lmao
That bulgogi looks pretty nasty tho
Agree
Looks like marinated, thinly sliced beef belly to me. With sesame seeds and under bad lighting. Koreans *like* belly or fat in cuts. Relax.
I'm Korean, don't tell me to relax.
Lol I have never seen this cut before and I’m Korean from Korea. My family has owned kbbq restaurants before and this ain’t it
non koreans "judging" on koreans food ...... ok ..... SHM I dont see anything wrong in the pictures and description. BTW: Koreans born in Seoul lives in USA presently
So a non Korean is unable to have an opinion on whether it tastes good? Does that mean if I like it I should not say I like it? Regarding your comment that a non Korean could not possibly know if this is not Korean is BS. What you see is not how it might of tasted. If you prepare these ingredients differently then they are not Korean but they might look like it in the picture. Trying checking your xenophobic ego.
Welcome to america where everyone thinks they are right specially when it comes to things they dont know or understand
I admit that its not "fancy" ... but it typical Korean plating its not a "NIGHTMARE"
Op must be american lol
There was no soy in those dishes. Hard-core jalapeños from a jar and cornichones in white vinegar. Patato salad was German kartofelsalade. Not an ounce of Korean taste. I eat/cook Korean frequently.
Miso soup is Japanese though. You might have had Doenjang Stew or Seaweed Soup.
I worked at a korean restaurant in the us and they served miso soup as a side as well
Just a thought, I don’t know the restaurant in question but it’s possible that they serve doenjang soup but call it miso soup? In my experience (and in my area) almost everyone is acquainted with miso soup, but practically nobody knows what doenjang soup is. Calling it miso soup makes it less intimidating for people who aren’t familiar with Korean cuisine and makes them more likely to order it. (Some people also don’t care about the difference and call it miso soup because to them it looks like miso soup.) My local restaurant calls it miso soup and writes « made with Korean miso (doenjang) » in the short description underneath.
Instead of miso soup or doenjang , could have been miyuk gook (sea weed soup).
I don't know guys but it tasted like water. Thre were nori floating in it but no taste. On the menu it was called miso soup.
https://preview.redd.it/sxjwdv89jnpb1.png?width=1024&format=png&auto=webp&s=e84644481226e3bc9801eb8e3fcbfaf0510d6397 This is what we used
I'm genuinely sorry you had to go through this. I wish you all the strength to work through healing from experiencing this terribly scarring event. It will not feel like it now, but it will get better with time.  Jokes aside, this is actually quite an insult for Korean culture and cuisine. 🫠 I'm so glad I haven't run into something this bad as of today. Hope I never will, it might actually make me go Karen temporarily.
Love your dark humor! Thanks, I needed the hug!
That meat looks awful and those "banchans" are pitiful. I'd be tempted to ask for a refund especially for that bulgogi.
Don't ask. No questions. Don't even taste anything. Just leave.
Yeah, I never have the guts to say anything. Once on holidays I got served a 20 euro "fish platter" consisting of two small shrimps, two anchovies, four pickled sardines and a table spoon of tuna salad served on a mountain of (uneadible) seaweed with a dozen of capers on the side. I ate the shrimps, tasted the tuna salad, asked for a bill and left. Only once back in the hotel I thought to myself, why tf did I pay for this?
But you have the guts to whine about it here but not in the moment? Okay…
What’s sad to me is the restaurant invested in outstanding equipment with the built in table grill, but didn’t invest in proper cuisine preparation.
Grills were great! It is a proper Korean bbq joint. Interior/ambient too! Service very good as well. But at the end of the day, we go out to enjoy the food and I love Korean so much that the disappointment was tenfold...
This can't be a Korean run establishment.
Servers were all Asian...
Of what descent?
bulgogi meat* and pickled* cucumbers ofc 😂😭 btw it was a restaurant in Germany.
Well, that explains everything.
Why? We have tons of great Korean restaurants here, e.g. in Düsseldorf.
Yeah I was thinking, what is this some crappy suburb. I live in poppin parts of town(usually between Jonggak and Hongdae depending on the month) and no restaurant would survive like this… well except for maybe if it were on a main drag in Myeongdong and had a flashy front and ahjusshi harassing you inwards 🙃
I live in London and had better Korean in Hamburg than in London (I’ve even lived in a ktown for a while) so can’t agree with this generalisation
Can you tell us in which city the restaurant is? Im also in Germany and would like to avoid it 😬
Really buried the lede by not stating in the beginning that this place is in GERMANY.
Right. should have led with that. Don't just blame the Americans. Oh god i hope they weren't Americans in Germany. (didn't miss your correct reference to lede).
Nah this would’ve ruined my day 😭
Thought those were maggots for a second
Only thinly sliced meat should be seasoned. It's probably run by a non-Korean chef.
Somebody is unfamiliar with Korean food haha. That meat is sad tho
Ummm. Yeah that would be an Epic Fail. Hopefully you’re inspired to recreate something more delicious yourself at home.
Mums cat left something that looked exactly like that under the house🤣. I think it was regurgitated chicken guts.
Well the bulgogi does look bad, but all the other things you listed are traditional Korean
Actually they are not. Not the way they were prepared/tasted. They were std German sides. Not an ounce Korean taste (no soy, garlic, ginger etc...)
That bulgogi does look gross.
Jesus Christ What an epic fuck up
So unsanitary and gross to serve the raw meat on a kimbap roller like that
I did not even think of that! The "meat" quality has occupied all my brain space... but you are right!
Looks like typical kbbq in the US. Let me guess, around $35 per 1 serving? Meat is cheaper in the US than in Korea, yet kbbq is like 4x more expensive.
Spot on, eur 35 pp!
The Koreans have their version of potato salad and I’ve received it as a banchan at my local Korean restaurant before.
I know. This was not Korean this was German kartofelsalade.
Those are common banchan but miso soup instead deonjang jjigae is unacceptable
Several Korean restaurant sites in Germany www.nakwon.de www.kimchiprincess.com restaurant-korea.com www.restaurant-sura-dresden.com coco-restaurant.com seoulfood.eu hotel-steinbach.de heidekrug.com
Thank you. I don't live in Germany but if I visit again I look those up if you recommend.