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Learn Korean with KoreanClass101.com! Where do you want to go to dinner in Korea tonight? Do you have a craving for quality American cuisine, or do you just want to take a break from Korean kimchi? Think it’s impossible to find an American family-restaurant chain in Korea? Think again! Want some steak while you’re in Korea? Outback Steakhouse has you covered. Having a hard time finding delicious wings, appetizers, and good-ol’ American cooking with a little bit of flair in Korea? Stop by T.G.I.Friday’s, which is a popular restaurant among Koreans. When you’re eating at a family-restaurant chain in Korea, you’ll likely feel as if you’ve got just a little bit of home with you! Even though you’re half a world away in Korea, you might be just a few minutes away from experiencing authentic American food on Korean soil.

Learning Korean with KoreanClass101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn Korean! This Korean Culture Class lesson will tell you about the popularity of family-oriented restaurants in Korea. You’ll learn how some of the most popular American restaurant chains have staked out ground in Korea, and you’ll also hear about a popular Korean chain. Visit us at KoreanClass101.com where you will find many more fantastic Korean lessons and learning resources! Leave us a message while you are there!

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9 Responses to “Korean Culture Class #26 - Family Restaurants in Korea”

KoreanClass101.com says:

여러분, “패밀리 레스토랑” 자주 가세요? :)

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카이 says:

아니에요, 안 가요. 저는 한국에 간 적이 없어도, if I ever do go I probably won’t visit a 패닐리 레스토랑, because “패닐리” 음식보다 한국음식이 좋아해요.

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ian kingston says:

I have used this morning the Korean Video for word relays this has to be best tool to build Korean Vocabulary by using word association, Everyone should uses this tool to increase Korean Vocabulary! :grin:

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Stephanie says:

I went to Outback Steakhouse when I visited Korea in July…the service was better than I get here in the US…almost too good and even I felt weird because the servers were too nice. It is customary to tip servers at these kinds of restaurants in the US so the high price of the meal may be because they do not receive tips in Korea?

I don’t know…just a thought. Sorry it’s not written in Korean…my sentence making skills=안습 :lol:

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Brian says:

I went to Outback on Friday looking for a good western type menu. I was sorely disappointed as the menu and some of the recipes seem to have been adjusted for Korean palates–I am in Korea after all. However, if I had wanted to eat Kimchi flavored whatever, I could have gone to 100 restaurants outside of Outback. I got the expensive, but entirely missed the good food….they even changed their standard butter-cream that comes with the bread to some kind of rasberry something that you would put on a donut :sad:

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Daniel K says:

Haha, Brian, that seems to be the refrain of many a foreigner in Korea. Personally, I’ve never eaten in a “패밀리 레스토랑,” both because of the price, and the fact that I don’t really miss so-called “Western cooking.” I’ve never been a fan of steakhouses, and the menus at generic Western restaurants in North Amercia (e.g. Casey’s, Kelsey’s, Shoeless Joe’s…) don’t really appeal to me. I find them bland and derivative. But yeah, I have heard many foreigners in Korea complain about the “menu adjustments” for Korean palates in such places as Outback and Bennigan’s. Just another reason that I don’t want to go!

I think it’s funny how the term “family restaurant” is different in Korea, from how it’s used in the West. Here in Korea, it means a fancy, expensive restaurant where you can take the family for dinner and enjoy something different from what you would get in the average Korean restaurant/일반음식점. But in the West, a “family restaurant” is a very low-key, no-frills, relatively cheap place where you can take the family for an average weekend dinner. The difference is very interesting…

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colin says:

Holy moley the people at TGIFridays in Korea were so NICE! I felt so awkward because it was like you were showered with happiness and attention. You don’t even get that at TGIFridays in US or Canada!

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살릇 says:

family restaurants are way too expensive in Korea
unless you’re starving and have a lot of money to spare then it’s better to eat at home than go to a family restaurant like Outback Steakhouse :(
but I like going once in a while.. the salad bar is nice and you can sit for hours talking and no one will say anything about it :)
it’s good when you’re meeting a relative or friend in a long time and you lots to say

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KoreanClass101.com says:

:razz: Hi, 샬릇.

I agree with you. Family restaurants in Korea are not actually one for Family. It is expensive than other regular restaurants especially for dinner hours.

But they don’t check how many hours you’ve been there. So you can have a lunch and talk and then, have another meal with your friends at one place. That’s the big reason why many young Koreans go to the family restaurant together. ; )

Also, you can use the lunch-hour discount. With this, I believe it can be cheaper than other restaurants because you can get free breads and refills for your beverages.

May I ask you what you usually do in Family restaurants in Korea? Both Korean and English are welcome!

- Jaehwi / Koreanclass101.com

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