tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post6252431515105140238..comments2024-03-27T19:03:23.094-04:00Comments on The Armchair Squid: On the Road: Asian Adams MorganThe Armchair Squidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-49007431629139706742016-01-02T12:37:50.195-05:002016-01-02T12:37:50.195-05:00St. Paul, Minnesota was overflowing with Vietnames...St. Paul, Minnesota was overflowing with Vietnamese restaurants when I lived there in the mid-'90s. Probably still is. I'm not as keen on the places in our area, despite the fact that Burlington has a well-established Vietnamese community.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-66617625271431010482016-01-02T02:35:50.442-05:002016-01-02T02:35:50.442-05:00I've only eaten at Korean places once or twice...I've only eaten at Korean places once or twice. Vietnamese is the thing my wife and I have been trying out recently.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-46245035380003729272016-01-01T23:58:27.278-05:002016-01-01T23:58:27.278-05:00Maybe. The restaurant business is a risky place fo...Maybe. The restaurant business is a risky place for mere political statements, though. The DC area has had successful Afghan restaurants in the past.<br /><br />My guess is that they saw the opportunity to try something different in a competitive neighborhood. I hope they succeed.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-73387814774315106902016-01-01T23:50:33.634-05:002016-01-01T23:50:33.634-05:00These places sound good! I wonder if the first res...These places sound good! I wonder if the first restaurant decided to "educate" the people through food showcasing how good their food is and to try to stop all the negative talk. People do have a tendency to place people from other countries into one big pot sort of speakBirgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-79363617073028473982016-01-01T23:23:31.727-05:002016-01-01T23:23:31.727-05:00Grilling at the table is great fun - primal and yu...Grilling at the table is great fun - primal and yummy. What's not to love?The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-5822097144637918042016-01-01T23:22:09.793-05:002016-01-01T23:22:09.793-05:00Maybe it's the shared condiments, otherwise I ...Maybe it's the shared condiments, otherwise I can think of no good reason why Korean food shouldn't be more popular. Lack of familiarity, sure, but the same was true of Thai food 30 years ago.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-52120409439247881612016-01-01T18:31:37.032-05:002016-01-01T18:31:37.032-05:00I love Korean food. Grilling at the table (thick s...I love Korean food. Grilling at the table (thick slices of pork belly or tongue) is wonderful and all the side dishes that come with it.<br />We have gone so often that we are regulars and always get extra side dishes. They also have great Japanese .<br />I have not had Afghani food yet.<br /><br />cheers, parsnip and thehamishangryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-88424720106118978652016-01-01T09:17:24.483-05:002016-01-01T09:17:24.483-05:00I'm with you on Korean cooking. There were a ...I'm with you on Korean cooking. There were a few traditional Korean places in the Bay Area that I've eaten at where they serve traditional style, but sharing condement bowls isn't something that Americans get excited over. I'd enjoy trying the Afghani resturant. Like you, I just got back from a visit to my parents.sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.com