Papa Razzi, Yee Hwa, and Gooldaegee

It's 51 degrees right now and rising! Does it mean that spring is finally upon us or that we've been blessed with a brief warm spell? I have no idea since I don't know what to expect of DC weather but I hope that it's the former! It'd be nice to break out some short-shorts and celebrate with a cold bottle of Crush soda. Speaking of Crush soda, I was tabling with Derek Ahn to keep him company when Professor Marshall walked by and asked what we were doing. We tried to explain it to her but the only thing she really heard was, "You buy a soda for someone you like!" and insisted on buying both of us sodas. In a way, getting a soda from a professor is a lot worse than not getting one at all. It was a nice gesture on her part though....-_____-.

So yes, here are food pictures again!

About a week ago, Yeina, Eunae, and I really wanted to eat at a Korean restaurant but couldn't figure out how to get our butts to Virginia, so we decided to visit Yee Hwa. Now, I've heard some pretty bad things about Yee Hwa from different people, the biggest complaint being that the food isn't authentic. It might just have been the things that the three of us ordered, but I didn't think that it was bad at all. Spectacular, it was not, but definitely not subpar either.

Yeina and Eunae :)

The side dishes neatly lined up in military formation.

Tonkatsu!

The stews that Yeina and I ordered weren't too photogenic so they won't be included here. No one really wants to look at violently red beef broth up close, right?

After feasting on Korean food, we returned to the georgetown area to feast on non-Korean desserts at Papa Razzi.
The interior. For some reason the three of us ended up being served by two waiters at the same time.

My apple crisp with a scoop of vanilla gelato on top.

Eunae's chocolate gelato with an ornamental almond cookie.

The brownie sundae that Yeina ordered....you can't really tell from the picture but the glass was about the size of a small trophy.

And a close-up. You might be wondering whether we finished everything. The answer is no, but we were damn close.

And finally, the most recent restaurant that I visited. Gooldaegee, also known as Honey Pig, is supposed to be one of the best Korean barbeque places in the area and according to a review I read online, was recently featured in the Washington Post. When we went, Honey Pig was packed, utterly chaotic with Kpop blasting from every speaker and too noisy to hold a conversation without yelling- in short, everything a good Korean restaurant should be like. I do have to offer a precautionary warning for diners: do wear something that you don't mind possibly soiling and/or reeking of Korean food. One might avoid the soiling but definitely not the reeking.



The chaos!

Part of our dinner table.

In the process of grilling meat.

Haemool pajeon, a pancake made with scallions, seafood, and other veggies incorporated into the batter and fried until golden-brown and crispy.

Honey Pig (Gooldaegee) Korean Grill
7220 Columbia Pike
Annandale, Virginia 22003
(703) 256-5133

Yee Hwa Restaurant
1009 21st St NW
Washington, DC
(202) 833-1244

Papa Razzi
1066 Wisconsin Ave NW
Washington, DC
(202) 298-8000‎