Comments on: Make Sure You Get the “Korean” Menu at Hyo Dong Gak http://midtownlunch.com/2009/05/04/make-sure-you-get-the-korean-menu-at-hyo-dong-gak/ Food Adventures for Your Urban Lunch Hour Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:34:27 +0000 hourly 1 By: heraldtowers http://midtownlunch.com/2009/05/04/make-sure-you-get-the-korean-menu-at-hyo-dong-gak/comment-page-1/#comment-249749 heraldtowers Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:28:08 +0000 http://midtownlunch.com/?p=5667#comment-249749 These are some great tips even some midtown locals don't know - thanks for the review and the note about the 2 menus, Zach. Plus the comments outlining the difference between jjajjangmyeon and gahnjjajjangmyeon are really good to keep in mind. These are some great tips even some midtown locals don’t know – thanks for the review and the note about the 2 menus, Zach. Plus the comments outlining the difference between jjajjangmyeon and gahnjjajjangmyeon are really good to keep in mind.

]]> By: BankBank http://midtownlunch.com/2009/05/04/make-sure-you-get-the-korean-menu-at-hyo-dong-gak/comment-page-1/#comment-215931 BankBank Thu, 28 May 2009 14:39:56 +0000 http://midtownlunch.com/?p=5667#comment-215931 ate here the other day, got the 2 dishes listed. the black sauce noodles were (imo) not tasty in the least. the sauce was like a black sludge, and the noodles were kinda chewy. it was fun cutting them with a pair of scissors though, heh. the tofu dish was delicious, although not really good enough to go back for. just one man's opinion! ate here the other day, got the 2 dishes listed. the black sauce noodles were (imo) not tasty in the least. the sauce was like a black sludge, and the noodles were kinda chewy. it was fun cutting them with a pair of scissors though, heh.

the tofu dish was delicious, although not really good enough to go back for.

just one man’s opinion!

]]> By: aschaeffer http://midtownlunch.com/2009/05/04/make-sure-you-get-the-korean-menu-at-hyo-dong-gak/comment-page-1/#comment-215896 aschaeffer Wed, 27 May 2009 19:07:14 +0000 http://midtownlunch.com/?p=5667#comment-215896 Ate here today for the first time. Being 2 white guys we were given the chinese menu and had to ask for the korean menu. I had the spicy seafood soup which was very good and huge portions for $8. The steamed dumplings were also very good. I saw a lot of the noodles with brown sauce being served and I think I will get it next time. It looked very good. Ate here today for the first time. Being 2 white guys we were given the chinese menu and had to ask for the korean menu. I had the spicy seafood soup which was very good and huge portions for $8. The steamed dumplings were also very good. I saw a lot of the noodles with brown sauce being served and I think I will get it next time. It looked very good.

]]> By: Mamacita http://midtownlunch.com/2009/05/04/make-sure-you-get-the-korean-menu-at-hyo-dong-gak/comment-page-1/#comment-212959 Mamacita Wed, 06 May 2009 16:17:35 +0000 http://midtownlunch.com/?p=5667#comment-212959 Yup totally had a grandma hit me in the ass with her cart because I was idling too long in front of the veggie stand. It is daunting! LOL. We most definitely need to meet up for a lesson in Asian food, maybe afterwards we cook some of this grub and document it! Yup totally had a grandma hit me in the ass with her cart because I was idling too long in front of the veggie stand. It is daunting! LOL. We most definitely need to meet up for a lesson in Asian food, maybe afterwards we cook some of this grub and document it!

]]> By: Yvo http://midtownlunch.com/2009/05/04/make-sure-you-get-the-korean-menu-at-hyo-dong-gak/comment-page-1/#comment-212953 Yvo Wed, 06 May 2009 15:54:16 +0000 http://midtownlunch.com/?p=5667#comment-212953 Sorry Mamacita... if you ever want a semi-knowledgeable guide to an Asian supermarket, holla... I've been considering doing a video guide for non-Asians cuz I think they're so great (now that I've gotten over my fear of Asian grandmas hitting me or running htem over when they're in my way) and CHEAP! But I can't read any Asian language so my knowledge is limited too =T Sorry Mamacita… if you ever want a semi-knowledgeable guide to an Asian supermarket, holla… I’ve been considering doing a video guide for non-Asians cuz I think they’re so great (now that I’ve gotten over my fear of Asian grandmas hitting me or running htem over when they’re in my way) and CHEAP! But I can’t read any Asian language so my knowledge is limited too =T

]]> By: Mamacita http://midtownlunch.com/2009/05/04/make-sure-you-get-the-korean-menu-at-hyo-dong-gak/comment-page-1/#comment-212952 Mamacita Wed, 06 May 2009 15:48:21 +0000 http://midtownlunch.com/?p=5667#comment-212952 Yvo!! You should have posted this yesterday! I was at Hong Kong Supermarket in Brklyn Chinatown. I just ended up getting the Neoguri brand noodles and some baby bok choy to add in. I have no idea about this stuff, I need your help! Yvo!! You should have posted this yesterday! I was at Hong Kong Supermarket in Brklyn Chinatown. I just ended up getting the Neoguri brand noodles and some baby bok choy to add in. I have no idea about this stuff, I need your help!

]]> By: Yvo http://midtownlunch.com/2009/05/04/make-sure-you-get-the-korean-menu-at-hyo-dong-gak/comment-page-1/#comment-212948 Yvo Wed, 06 May 2009 15:35:52 +0000 http://midtownlunch.com/?p=5667#comment-212948 Since everyone's playing that game - I got a "plan your diabetic menu" ad... I lurve chajeongmyun Korean-Chinese style... I'm not a fan of the Shanghainese style one cuz it's spicier (in my experience). Man, I remember the days of Uncle King's on Roosevelt Ave in Flushing... $4.75 for a big bowl of that stuff and it was good. I've never been able to find a replacement for that... BTW, if you ever go into an Asian supermarket and go to the instant noodles section, "Chapaghetti" is basically instant chajeongmyun... it suffices to sate the craving at home, though it's not wonderful. I will have to try this place... wonder if I'll get the Korean menu or not. :) Thanks Zach! Since everyone’s playing that game – I got a “plan your diabetic menu” ad…

I lurve chajeongmyun Korean-Chinese style… I’m not a fan of the Shanghainese style one cuz it’s spicier (in my experience). Man, I remember the days of Uncle King’s on Roosevelt Ave in Flushing… $4.75 for a big bowl of that stuff and it was good. I’ve never been able to find a replacement for that…

BTW, if you ever go into an Asian supermarket and go to the instant noodles section, “Chapaghetti” is basically instant chajeongmyun… it suffices to sate the craving at home, though it’s not wonderful.

I will have to try this place… wonder if I’ll get the Korean menu or not. :) Thanks Zach!

]]> By: ChrissiOD http://midtownlunch.com/2009/05/04/make-sure-you-get-the-korean-menu-at-hyo-dong-gak/comment-page-1/#comment-212651 ChrissiOD Tue, 05 May 2009 13:32:22 +0000 http://midtownlunch.com/?p=5667#comment-212651 I get a stretch marks ad, but that's probably because I'm white. :) I get a stretch marks ad, but that’s probably because I’m white. :)

]]> By: Hungry Bitch http://midtownlunch.com/2009/05/04/make-sure-you-get-the-korean-menu-at-hyo-dong-gak/comment-page-1/#comment-212638 Hungry Bitch Tue, 05 May 2009 12:07:25 +0000 http://midtownlunch.com/?p=5667#comment-212638 I'm a cracker bitch, and my bitch is a korean lesbian. She got the menu with dog! How come I didn't get the dog infused menu?? Life's not fair when you a crackah bitch!! I’m a cracker bitch, and my bitch is a korean lesbian. She got the menu with dog! How come I didn’t get the dog infused menu?? Life’s not fair when you a crackah bitch!!

]]> By: junio http://midtownlunch.com/2009/05/04/make-sure-you-get-the-korean-menu-at-hyo-dong-gak/comment-page-1/#comment-212597 junio Tue, 05 May 2009 05:10:31 +0000 http://midtownlunch.com/?p=5667#comment-212597 Jja Jang Myun, being my favorite dish ever, I had to comment for the first time EVER! Korean-Chinese is different from chinese food in Korea. Probably all of the dishes captured in the screen for the Korean menu don't really exist in real chinese restaurants. Having lived with an Indian roommate in college, I know that there's even Indian-Chinese cuisine in India, so go figure! Oh, yeah, and my current Ghanian roommate told me that there was a chinese restaurant even in Ghana at least ten years ago. Having said that, going back to the weird translations for different dishes: as Will said, the second dish with "special" sauce -Gan Jja Jang- costs more because it supposedly is "stir-fried" right before the waiter brings it out so the vegetables in the sauce have not been boiling with the sauce and thus taste more "fresh." But again, I with 20+years of tasting, can't tell the difference. The third dish with double "special" sauce is where the ingredients are chopped really fine so you don't really have to chew. Supposedly easier with kids. Hope this helped you overcome the "language barrier"! Jja Jang Myun, being my favorite dish ever, I had to comment for the first time EVER!

Korean-Chinese is different from chinese food in Korea. Probably all of the dishes captured in the screen for the Korean menu don’t really exist in real chinese restaurants. Having lived with an Indian roommate in college, I know that there’s even Indian-Chinese cuisine in India, so go figure! Oh, yeah, and my current Ghanian roommate told me that there was a chinese restaurant even in Ghana at least ten years ago.

Having said that, going back to the weird translations for different dishes:
as Will said, the second dish with “special” sauce -Gan Jja Jang- costs more because it supposedly is “stir-fried” right before the waiter brings it out so the vegetables in the sauce have not been boiling with the sauce and thus taste more “fresh.” But again, I with 20+years of tasting, can’t tell the difference.
The third dish with double “special” sauce is where the ingredients are chopped really fine so you don’t really have to chew. Supposedly easier with kids.

Hope this helped you overcome the “language barrier”!

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