We went to Il Mee, a Korean Buffet. It’s actually surprisingly good. I mean, they have several dishes that they make even better than some sit-down Korean restaurants. It surprises me everytime I discover a dish they do better because I don’t like buffets. They’re not supposed to be good. They’re usually cheap slop, except Indian buffets. This place is definitely an exception to my overgeneralization. I like Il Mee.

Towards the end of our gorgefest, we started people watching. I get a kick out of watching people eat with vigor. I used to sit in the school dining halls and watch people heartily eat; it’s like I’m enjoying the food with them.

So they make really good naeng myun (buckwheat noodles with cold tangy broth), bulgogi, duk, and man doo gook. Duk are these white finger-like rice cakes. They stir fry them with vegetables and a red spicy sauce. It’s not that spicy and very fun to eat because the rice cakes are chewy!

For dessert you have the buffet regulars like fruits and softserve, and you have the traditional sweet rice drink and sweet cinnamon drink with pine nuts. My local Korean place doesn’t even offer dessert as far as I’m aware. Not like I’ve ever had room for dessert when I eat Korean anyway.