GANGNAM

From my perspective, I consider that reputation is not the only mark of a good restaurant, though a well-known restaurant may be good. The cleanness and taste are also important for a successful restaurant. Today, I went to a restaurant called Gangnam, a Korean restaurant. Before I went into this restaurant, the only thing that I know about Korean cuisine is Korean pickled vegetable. The restaurant is not very conspicuous and it is located at a corner among several other shops. It is directly next to a Vietnamese restaurant. At the last time I went to the Vietnamese restaurant, I found Gangnam.

When I opened the door of Gangnam and walked in, I knew that I would like this restaurant because of the atmosphere. My first impression was the wallpaper that was full of bamboos. There were a lot of green bamboos in this wallpaper and these green bamboos created an atmosphere that enabled me to feel peaceful and comfortable. On the right side of the restaurant, there was a black sushi bar. There were some alive plants on the counter. My favorite one was a purple orchid. It looked like a butterfly with purple wings. It made me feel relaxed and alleviate my stress. In the middle, there are tables and chairs which are the same color match the sushi bar. The left wall has some decorative patterns. It looks like waves. Looking at the wall, It seems that I could hear the sound of waves. It is able to make me get rid of stress in my life temporarily. The decor in the restaurant is simple. However, the orchid, the counter and the wall with patterns of waves created an atmosphere that attracted people to sit and order some cuisines. I considered that it has the power to make you want to stay here. I believed other guests had the same feeling that I had right now.

The waiter came and I ordered Bulgogi hot plate and Beef Rib soup. I did not know a lot about Korean cuisine. Therefore, I would not know how the cuisines that I ordered tasted like.
The first one was Bulgogi Hot plate. This is a kind of Korean roast beef on a hot plate. There were some long, thin pieces of onions, shallot and perfectly cooked beef. Some little white sesames were on top of the food. The flavor of the onions and shallots mixed the flavor of the white sesames and beef attracted me to take my chopsticks and have a try. I picked up a piece of onion. After being cooked, it was not spicy at all and it was soft and a little bit sweet. This is my favorite taste. And then, I picked up a piece of beef and I had to say that the beef is perfect. It was very tender. When I chewed the beef, it is full of gravy with the flavor of onions and shallot. It was so delicious that I could not stop my chopsticks.

The last two cuisines were Beef Rib soup and Spicy tofu soup. The beef Rib soup came first.

When Beef Rib soup came, I had to say that it looked not very good. It was just a bowl of soup with several beef ribs and some shallots. Before I tried my first time to drink it, I knew that I was totally wrong. The soup was delicious. I could not use words to describe the taste of the Beef Rib soup. And the beef rib was very tender and was easy to chew. The second soup is spicy tofu soup. I am the person who does not prefer spicy food. Because of the recommendation from my friend, I ordered this cuisine and chose medium spiciness. You could choose seafood, pork, beef or chicken in the soup and I chose pork. The size of spicy tofu soup was not very big . At the beginning, I was afraid to try my time because it was red and it looked spicy. However, I thought it might not be too spicy since I choose medium spiciness. The fact proved that I order this cuisine was a correct decision. It was very tasty. The spiciness made me stop drinking. At the same time, the spiciness attracted me to drink. The result of this contradictory feeling was that I drank up the soup. If not for the worry of my stomach, I would order another spicy tofu soup. 

Overall, I think I will give Gangnam 4 stars, if full mark is 5 stars. The atmosphere, cleanness, taste and convenience. It is about 13 minutes’ walk from ASU. The only thing that Gangnam needs to improve is the speed of serving. The price of Gangnam is about eight to ten dollars without tax. In summary， Gangnam is a ideal place to alleviate the stress of studying or working and enjoy tasty food.

Here are some pictures of Gangnam.