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9 Responses to “Korean Culture Class #26 - Family Restaurants in Korea”
Friday at 6:30 pm
여러분, “패밀리 레스토랑” 자주 가세요?
Saturday at 12:53 am
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.
Sunday at 7:00 pm
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Monday at 1:17 pm
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
Tuesday at 8:08 am
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
Sunday at 10:51 am
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…
Thursday at 7:22 am
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!
Tuesday at 11:13 pm
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
Wednesday at 9:48 am
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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