For some reason, I'd never tried Chicago-style pizza before. I'd seen it and heard of it countless times, but never got round to actually trying it until yesterday. It was a spur-of-the-moment decision; I noticed a pizza place while I was on my way to have Mexican food, noticed a long line of people waiting for a seat, and decided I needed to come back to try for myself. So I researched other blog posts about it, learned that you couldn't make any prior reservations, and so raced over after work to Gangnam station with my colleague.
We actually got confused - the one I saw was in the CGV alleyway, but the one my map told me was behind Lotte Cinema. I'm still not sure whether it's the same chain, but we went to the one on the map and decided they'd probably taste similar anyway.
We arrived about 10 minutes before 7, while it was still light outside. Luckily there were a few seats available, but about an hour later people were lined up all the way to the first floor.
The restaurant was spacious and had an amicable atmosphere. Not sure what Frida Kahlo was doing there, but she gave the place a more artsy vibe which I liked. We were seated by the window, where we could see all the way down to the big street with Gangnam station. Being the weakling that I am, I felt cold after a few minutes even though it was nearly summer weather. I asked the waitress if I could close the window; instead, she brought us some cute fuzzy blankets! Impressive.
We were waiting for two more colleagues to arrive, but they were running way later then planned. So for our er... appetizer, we ordered a huge plate of BBQ fries which cost 17,000 won, and a set of dipping sauces for an extra 2,000.
The quality of the fries were sort of sad and disappointing for its price, and not much different from what you would get at McDonald's or any other fast food chain. The toppings (which included cilantro!) were interesting enough: fries with barbecue sauce was definitely a first for me, which I found to be surprisingly delicious. The sauces were sweet corn, something I don't remember but which was my favorite, and some variation of nacho cheese.
Once we cleared this huge platter, our other colleagues arrived, along with the pizza we'd ordered in advance. Since there were no fries left, they ordered their own side dish, a cobb salad.
And now for the pizza!!!
I have to say, it was a LOT of cheese. We ordered one topping only (pepperoni), which brought the price of the 12-inch pizza to 46,000 won. Which I guess is not cheap, but not ridiculously expensive either. It was chewy and deep and cheesy and everything I had imagined over the years. Lots of tomato sauce going on, too. The crust part was a bit bland, so I left it out for my second slice.
After half a platter of fries and two slices of pizza, I was stuffed to the brim. It was definitely a hearty and super yummy meal, but I don't think I'll be craving pizza for a while now!!!
We actually got confused - the one I saw was in the CGV alleyway, but the one my map told me was behind Lotte Cinema. I'm still not sure whether it's the same chain, but we went to the one on the map and decided they'd probably taste similar anyway.
We arrived about 10 minutes before 7, while it was still light outside. Luckily there were a few seats available, but about an hour later people were lined up all the way to the first floor.
The restaurant was spacious and had an amicable atmosphere. Not sure what Frida Kahlo was doing there, but she gave the place a more artsy vibe which I liked. We were seated by the window, where we could see all the way down to the big street with Gangnam station. Being the weakling that I am, I felt cold after a few minutes even though it was nearly summer weather. I asked the waitress if I could close the window; instead, she brought us some cute fuzzy blankets! Impressive.
We were waiting for two more colleagues to arrive, but they were running way later then planned. So for our er... appetizer, we ordered a huge plate of BBQ fries which cost 17,000 won, and a set of dipping sauces for an extra 2,000.
The quality of the fries were sort of sad and disappointing for its price, and not much different from what you would get at McDonald's or any other fast food chain. The toppings (which included cilantro!) were interesting enough: fries with barbecue sauce was definitely a first for me, which I found to be surprisingly delicious. The sauces were sweet corn, something I don't remember but which was my favorite, and some variation of nacho cheese.
Once we cleared this huge platter, our other colleagues arrived, along with the pizza we'd ordered in advance. Since there were no fries left, they ordered their own side dish, a cobb salad.
And now for the pizza!!!
I have to say, it was a LOT of cheese. We ordered one topping only (pepperoni), which brought the price of the 12-inch pizza to 46,000 won. Which I guess is not cheap, but not ridiculously expensive either. It was chewy and deep and cheesy and everything I had imagined over the years. Lots of tomato sauce going on, too. The crust part was a bit bland, so I left it out for my second slice.
After half a platter of fries and two slices of pizza, I was stuffed to the brim. It was definitely a hearty and super yummy meal, but I don't think I'll be craving pizza for a while now!!!
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