Eats with Jeff #11: Grand Finale

It's been a long time coming, but I finally edited the photos from our final "Eats with Jeff". I can't believe that this was six months ago and that we've been in America for six months. Anyway, on this last eats we finally met Jeff's beautiful girlfriend Allison. I was bummed that we didn't get to hang out sooner. It would've been nice to have her along for all our eating adventures. She's really sweet and a perfect match for Jeff.

For our final meal, we decided to go to a crab restaurant. In the two years that we lived in Korea, we never ate crab and it's one of my favorite foods. We spied this fancy crab restaurant in Seomyeon during one of our other outings. Jeff researched the place a bit to make sure it was good and fitting for our final eats. I have to admit that I don't remember much about the food, but I do remember that I liked it. I mean we ate everything on the table, so it had to be good right?! Unfortunately, Jeff told me recently that the restaurant closed. It's the sad fact that in Korea the restaurant business is a competitive business. Restaurants are always opening and closing regardless if they're good or not.

After dinner, we went to our favorite coffee shop, Tokyoloose. It was great seeing Jeff and Allison interact. She's really funny and full of aegyo or cuteness, which I love. In the short time that we were spent together, I could tell she was bringing the best out in Jeff.

I really miss these outings with Jeff. It's been a bit hard being back home. We're starting over in a new city and it's easy to reminisce about the good times in Korea. I wish that we could've spent more time together. Jeff is a great friend and I'm thankful for the short time we had together. I'm looking forward to the next time we meet and we can have another "Eats with Jeff"!

Eats with Jeff #2: Fish and Chips

Fresh Fries Factory in Seomyeon

This was our first official time meeting with Jeff and essentially this was where Eats with Jeff began. He and I were messaging back and forth about some of the foods we love to eat and the places that we wanted to go. He mentioned Fresh Fries Factory, a fish and chips place in Seomyeon. I heard that it was a popular place with foreigners and I've always wanted to go.

I love a good fish and chips. I think that we didn't eat enough of it when we were in the UK, but I also didn't want to come back gaining all the weight I lost before we left. I'm always trying to find the foods that I miss and are hard to find. Although I love Korean food, sometimes you just want a taste of home.

Fish and Chips

Chicken and Chips

Sausage and Chips

I hate to say it, but Fresh Fries Factory was awful. It was really disappointing, because I wanted them to be good. When we glanced at the menu, I was really excited. They didn't just offer fish and chips they also offered other menu items. The three things that we all agreed we wanted to try were the fish, sausage and chicken. 

When everything came out, I could tell just by looking at it, it wasn't going to be what I expected. The fish looked okay, but the serving size was so small. It was mostly batter and very little fish. The sausage wasn't even sausage it was hot dog and not the good kind. The chicken was okay, but it was very similar to the chicken tenders you would get in elementary school. I was really disappointed and didn't even waste the calories on the chips.

Jeff, my bruv

Beef with Rice

Beef Bibimbap

After the seriously disappointing meal at Fresh Fries Factory, we were all still quite hungry. We walked around trying to find something to whet our appetite. We ended up at this beef and rice place that we saw on the street. We ordered beef bibimbap and beef with rice. It was pretty tasty although it's pretty hard to ruin beef and rice. The best part was that each meal was only around $5.

The lesson of this Eats with Jeff? Just because a lot of people frequent a place does not mean the food is good. Also, Korea always has something to offer if you've had a disappointing meal.