On Thursday night, 6 of the English teachers went to Ilgok-dong (North of Chonnam National University) to have a dinner meeting. I didn't know where we were going specifically, but wow, was I impressed. It was easily the best non-Korean meal I've had here!
The restaurant is called Ashley. It's basically a salad bar featuring different dishes from around the world (America, England, South Africa, Spain, and Korea).
This building must have been new, everything looked so fresh and clean! I loved the interior of this place:
As a group, we ordered two main dishes. We chose the "Comeback Alfredo Pasta Pan" and the "Cheddar Vermont Pan." The pasta was delicious- comparable to Olive Garden, which is saying a lot, given that the Italian food is pretty horrible in Korea! The Cheddar Vermont Pan was a kind of meatloaf with potatoes and velveeta like cheese on top. Both were delicious.
But the best part was the salad bar. Actually, they hardly had any salads! Soup, bibimbap, antipasta, fruit, vegetables, desert, drinks, pasta, South Africian couscous, Spanish rice, fish and chips, meatballs, honey-glazed chicken, and the list goes on.
This is what I had. My favorite was the sweet potatoes and the pumpkin with cherry sauce:
What a great dinner, and excellent company!
http://diner.tistory.com/793
http://www.myashley.co.kr/
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hey! I have been reading on and off your blog posts and was really excited to read about this Ashley's place! It sounds like the food is really great, I'd love to check it out. I actually live in Ilgok-dong too... can you tell me where exactly its located (or at least whats near it?) I live next to Mart & Mart
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I asked my co-teachers, and they say it's close to the Mart & Mart. It's one block over from the Ilgokdong Hospital. I remember it was above a parking garage and also close to the police station on a major intersection! Hope that helps a little!
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