Guess the Restaurant from the Panchan – It’s Arirang House!

Korean Restaurants, yoso-silly

*** Arirang House has closed and been replaced by Honey Pig.

Update: OK – I guess this was harder than I thought! The restaurant is Arirang House:

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Has this ever happened to you? You walk into a restaurant, and several people greet you, and say hello, and suddenly you realize…"man, I've coming here waaaay too much over the last several weeks". For someone who has terminal "food-photo-itis" the evidence is quite obvious, it's all in the photos…..all 30 of them!

While getting ready to do a post on a Korean Restaurant, I suddenly realized that I've got like 30 photos. There's no way I'm going to do a post with 30 photos…… So what to do with all these photos? I could do a multi-part post…nah! I haven't done a contest in a while, so let's do a really easy one.

Since I have soooo many photos of just panchan from this one restaurant, let's see if you can guess which Korean Restaurant this is, just from panchan photos. I think it's really easy. As with previous guess the "blank" contests I've had, the rules are simple. So here we go, I'll post a few photos. Email me  the name of the restaurant, and I'll Email the first 7 correct answers get a free cup of Peet's. With our recent cold and wet weather, doesn't a cup of Peet's sound good? Remember Email me your guess. 1 correct guess per IP address. Make sure it's a valid Email address.

So let's get started.

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First off there's a good variety of panchan, and the portion sizes are quite generous.

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And though none of it is particularly mind-blowing, some of it is well made.

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The variety may not be particularly inspiring…but did I mention the portion sizes?

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The service has always been nice and friendly as well.

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Just how much panchan can one couple eat?

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Waay too much, I guess……

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Here's a last hint…for some it may give it away, for others it may be a "red herring"…..

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These were the chopsticks on the table…so I don't know if it was because they bought it cheap, or if there is an affiliation. Here's the other side of the chopsticks:

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Oh and no one guessed right….because I feel so bad, I'll send everyone who played a Peet's cup…even you Clayfu!

I'll do a post on the food (other than the panchan) on Sunday so stay tuned!

14 comments

  3. you are so mean. how in the world?! ugh.. all day I’ve been craving panchan!!!! thanks kirk. don’t forget this is a pregnant woman you’re dealing with! [p.s. any known sites where I can get some good authentic recipes for panchan??] ๐Ÿ™‚

  4. Hehehe I was going to call them up but its 12:07…I just had kbbq last sat. and it was so so so yummy. I had the exact panchan you had.

  6. Hi Aileen – My apologies! To make up for that here are a few links.
    My Korean Kitchen has a section on panchan:
    http://thedeliciouslife.blogspot.com/2005/05/bibim-bahp-some-silly-little.html
    And Sarah of the Delicious Life had a post with some pretty good panchan recipes(scroll down):
    http://thedeliciouslife.blogspot.com/2005/05/bibim-bahp-some-silly-little.html
    Hi Billy – Then send me an email with the guess……
    Hi CP – Too many photos, too long a post…..

  11. Dang, totally missed the contest. Oh well.
    Kirk, I vaguely remember you saying you didn’t care for Arirang’s lunch buffet … do you find that the off-the-menu items, and their panchan, are better than what turns up on their buffet table? (I’m still such a novice with Korean food, I’ve got a lot to learn…)

  13. Hi mizducky – I think the key is the new ownership. The former owner was well known for her panchan, and I believe it was better than. But the rest of the food is better now.
    Hi WC – Oh my! Let’s see what I can come up with.

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