So this past Friday a few monkies decided to have a get together to eat some yummy korean food! My little (Steph) and Pama decided to venture into Flushing, Queens to explore Kum GangSan- a Korean restaurant right off of Northern Blvd!
Now Flushing is really unique- not only do they have great restaurants- it's basically a Chinatown- located in Queens! If you don't have the time to push yourselves through the crowd in Manhattan, definitely stop by Flushing to get your fix of Asian markets and delicacies! Some may even say it's getting better than Chinatown!
Another great thing about Flushing is that it doesn't only have Chinese food- you can find cuisine from all over Asia in this small little area- Korean food included (in fact, there is a number of Korean restaurants all in a smaller korean town area) yum!
Kum GangSan is a great restaurant that is easily accessible and actually has a free parking lot! We all know how hard it is to find parking in Flushing, so I was very grateful when I found out that I didn't have to worry about the treacherous feat.
Entering through the parking lot, you instantly smell the delicious Korean barbecue being cooked up. As I sat down and got my cup of hot tea, I quickly browsed the menu- but it didn't take too long to find what I wanted.
*thank you pama for the pictures
As you know from my previous post on Korean food- I always get Bibimbap- it's my favorite! Hot steamy rice with a bunch of vegetables (they claim 26 different types) and a half cooked egg on top, all in a sizzling stone pot may be the best thing in the world! Mix in the sauce they give you on the side- and you're golden. And like I said before- the hot sizzling stone pot (compared to the cold stainless steel pot) makes a HUGE difference- I can't resist!
Pama and Steph also got the same thing (since we knew how great it was) and we all were very excited for our small dishes that were to come before our main entree!
Again, my most favorite thing about Korean restaurants is the abundance of food they give you. These small dishes are complimentary and filled us up before we even got the entrees! From an assortment of different kimchees and vegetables to fish and various tofus, the dishes are fresh and delicious!
We then of course got our Bibimbap, had a great meal and spent maybe 3 hours chatting it up about jobs, boys and more boys. What a great traditional family dinner!
Kum GangSan also has a location in Manhattan (which I have also been to) and so for those of you who live in the city- this is the perfect place if you want to avoid the train ride.I had a great time with these Theta monkeys- even though our server was quite rude (and didn't deserve the tip we gave him). I hope that we can have more of these- and more importantly have more of our family there!
Oh- and another good thing about coming to Queens and not staying in Manhattan- you can come back to my place and visit Zeus (cough cough Shaman and Sundar cough cough)
TLAM
Price: $$
Ambiance: B
Service: B
Food: A-
