In fact, I only stayed for lunch.

The wait staff is all Filipino but they’ve apparently been taught a little Korean by what I presume are Korean owners. “Annyeonghaseyo!” as you enter and “kamsamnida” on the way out. Most impressive was when I called out “yogi yo, maekju chuseyo” they knew to bring me a beer. Good times!

The occasion for visiting this fine establishment was an early celebration of Joy’s (my friend with benefits) birthday. She wanted samgyeopsal and I was bound and determined to make her wish come true. The first place I tried was a Korean restaurant I knew in Harbor Point Mall, but alas, it had gone out of business since my last visit. Wasn’t sure where to go next, but saw a place with Korean signage across the street, so we hoofed it there. It was one of those unlimited meat places, but before we even sat down the waiter explained that they were out of several of the menu options, including samgyeopsal and bulgogi. No thank you!

There’s a large Korean presence on SBMA (the old Navy base) so I figured we’d find something. I commenced to walking down a street that looked vaguely familiar and Eureka! we found the Seoul restaurant.

We pretty much devoured every last bite of everything we ordered before departing. Yum!

I also bought Joy a new cellphone for her birthday. She’s been dropping big hints about her need for one for quite a while, and I was happy to be able to accommodate her birthday wish in that regard as well. We caught a taxi back to Barretto, and on the way, I told her it wasn’t a good time to visit my place because I had some construction workers coming to install my TV and hang some other things on the walls (solid concrete, I don’t have the tools for the job). She seemed genuinely disappointed that there wouldn’t be any “boom-boom” but we’ve made plans for that tomorrow.

I did my beer drinking at It Doesn’t Matter last night. I had seen a Facebook post that Myleen’s, a restaurant right next door, was featuring pecan pie! Now, I can’t even find pecan nuts around here, and I’ve looked everywhere. So, I had a couple of slices delivered.

I hope this post didn’t make you hungry, Kevin Kim. This old memory of mine from the 1980s ought to make you lose that appetite!