11.292 Bistro Ryu Salad

11.292

23 (Fri) October 2020

Bistro Ryu Salad

2.0

at Bistro Ryu

-Seongsu, Seongdong, Seoul, Republic of Korea-

with HSK

Still knee-deep in fulfilling orders from our virtual warehouse sale (see most recently 11.291 Big Mac), I welcomed the opportunity to step outside for a quick meal with someone other than co-workers.

Located in a back alley around the corner from the office – yet another affirmation of the neighborhood’s gentrification.

Various observations about the menu:

1. Is it a bistro or a French Dining Pub?  And what is a French Dining Pub?

2. Soju, really?

3. Jasmine rice, really?  (No, not really – the rice that we got was not in fact jasmine. )

4. The lunch menu features 5 dishes, none of which seem particularly French.

5. What’s with all the hashtags?

10.  In terms of design – font, photos, layout – this has to be the most amateur effort that I’ve seen in ages, actually kinda refreshingly old school.

6. “Lamb rack Steak” is an oxymoron.

7. They couldn’t find a better flag of France, at least something that didn’t have a white background?

8. All items come with baguette, not only the Beef Stew and Coq au Vin.

9. What the Fuck With all the Random capitalizatioN?!?!

Like the menu, the decor appeared rather random – the tables are actually desks.

Bistro Ryu is a French restaurant, at least in name.

Lentil Soup (3.0): rich nutty flavors, warm and creamy, best dish of the spread – on the house.
Baguette (2.0): looked like a baguette with the taste and texture of Wonderbread – perfect for a zep (see 11.263 A Zep, A Large).
Tomato Meat sauce Pasta (2.0): edible.

The food was vaguely European, not French, more Italian than anything, very amateur in execution, but forgivably okayish.

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