Rating: ★★★★★ Price: $$ Andrea: :) Youngseo: :) :) We pushed the glass doors of the restaurant and were greeted with dark wooden furniture and walls that emphasized a modern Japanese...

Rating: ★★★★★ Price: $ Andrea: :) Youngseo: :) Amongst the large stores and restaurants, La Gong Bang stood distinctively as the long line of people in front of the red doors lengthened....

by Youngseo Jhe and Andrea Kwon Rating: ★★★✩✩ Price: $ Andrea: :) Youngseo: :) We peeked through the clear windows and rang the broken doorbell in hopes of opening the closed door...

By YOUNGSEO JHE, ANDREA KWON Rating: ★★★★✩ Price: $ Andrea:  Youngseo:  A tower of toppings teetered on the table. Thin slices of meat were fanned out on a large plate, ready...

By YOUNGSEO JHE, ANDREA KWON Opening the heavy door to Soraya, the doorbell chimed in a high clear note. As we entered, we were welcomed into a small traditionally-styled store full of references to...

By YOUNGSEO JHE, ANDREA KWON Opening the clear doors of the restaurant, customers meet a large space filled with chairs and tables. Waiters and waitresses move busily from table to table, tending to...

By YOUNGSEO JHE, ANDREA KWON We arrived in Yeonhui-dong at around 6 p.m., and it was already starting to get dark outside. Walking past all the houses and the densely packed shops, we entered the alleyway...

By YOUNGSEO JHE, ANDREA KWON The burning hot dumplings from the bamboo steamer drew the customers toward the center of the table, as all eyes focused on four pieces sitting in the steamer. Steam rolled...

By YOUNGSEO JHE, ANDREA KWON Once we opened the door, the warm atmosphere of the restaurant welcomed us. Posters and pictures of sushi lined the walls and signatures and photographs of famous Korean...

By YOUNGSEO JHE & ANDREA KWON An assortment of vegetables along with rice cakes are neatly placed on the pan as the fire underneath heats the ingredients to the desired temperature. In the middle...