Lil Gator moved to WA state.

DMV in WA state

Lil Gator and I moved to WA state temperately and we have no idea how long we are going to be here. Anyhow, we registered the vehicle just in case and willing to explore in evergreen state for new adventure and fine food!

Wangkunsung-Chinese restaurant at Gubanpo, Seocho

 Seafood and mushroom soup

 Spicy shrimp

 Kong family liquor

Hot chili pepper and Bread

Lil Gator and I treated ourselves for great birthday dinner in the neighborhood. The place is our favorite Chinese restaurant since we came back in Seoul, we go there like simple Jajang myun for lunch and invite our family guests for dinner often.

They serve less oily, not too spicy or salty, and healthy choices in Chinese dishes because we are on low-sodium diet to take care of our health in general. 

Jamsil Baseball Stadium

 Samsung Lions

 Jamsil Stadium

Cass Beer ( Korean Beer)

Lil Gator and I always wanted to watch the Korean Pro Baseball game and our dream came true! There are 8 pro teams in Korea and LG Twins and Doosan Bears are sharing the Jamsil stadium in the season.

Samsung Lions from Daegu came to Seoul for 3 games.

It was really nice we had Korean snacks with Korean beer during the game.

Garak Market - Part II Fish shops

 Fish tank and we negotiated the price of fish

 The fisherman caught fish, abalones and ascidians

Tada! The fish became sashimi dinner for Lil Gator

Garak market is so huge and hundreds of shops are next to each other. We have never seen so many seafood shops before. Some pickled seafood shops sold famous Korean side dishes and ingredients of Kimchi.
Lil Gator and I wanted to have sashimi dinner and spicy seafood soup with rice! The fisherman was able to catch the fish and cut it as sashimi pieces less than 5 minutes. We were so amazed by his skills!

Garak Market- Part I Vegetable shops

Bellpeppers and Potatoes

What should I buy?

Lil Gator and I are going back to the States (Washington state) next month. So, we decided to check on new places before we head back to the States.
Garak market is like Korean traditional shops in South side of Seoul where people can buy and sell vegetables and seafood. Everything is very cheap and fresh from local farms.
Lil Gator always loves spicy food and chilies. He even sat on the chili box!

Caffe Bene in Seocho, Seoul

The United States has Starbucks and Korea has Caffe Bene! Lil Gator and I are coffee lovers and desserts. We ordered Cafe Latte, Garlic cheese bread, Yuzu/Citrus flavored ice cream and strawberry Waffle. Garlic cheese bread had sweet, garlicky, cheddar cheese tastes and it was perfect brunch for us.

Japanese Donkatsu - Donsamo restuarant in Seoul!

I felt so much better to go out eat something, which Lil Gator and I always like. I used to eat Donkatsu almost everyday when I was in Japan last year. We think it can be better than Sushi sometimes. The Japanese style of deep fried pork cutlet is so crispy, tender, mind flavor and dip into special Donkatsu sauce. We ordered the Donkatsu Combo with wheat noodle soup, rice...Of course, Kimchi!
After we finished to eat all of them, Lil Gator wanted to eat some dessert. He picked the Korean ice cream bar and it was delicious, crunchy and strawberry flavor. It was our another great dinner in Korea.

Emperor Chinese Restaurant (at Frenchtown/ Seorae Village, Seoul)

It is the Presidents day ( Washington's birthday) in the United States! Oh, well... it is just any other day in Korea here. Lil Gator and I wanted to treat ourselves for great Chinese food nearby the home. Most of Chinese restaurants in Korea are quite Korean style, and more spicy dishes however, Emperor Chinese restaurant serves more close to Shandong Chinese style by Chinese chef and owner. It was not too spicy and flavorful on each dish and Lil Gator loved Jajang noodle( Stir fried seafood with black bean paste ).

French town in Seoul (Seorae Village), Korea

Hello everyone! Lil Gator is back in Korea! Can you believe it? We started the journey of adventure and food again. Lil Gator and I love to drink coffee and dessert in the morning, so we stopped by the Cafe Gallery in Frenchtown/Seorae village, Seoul for Latte and Cheese Souffle. The barista made a cute teddy bear on our latte and we were so impressed! The lightly baked cheese souffle was puffy, soft, and sweet!