A viral tweet about foreign diners looking confused over missing kimchi at a famous Myeongdong noodle spot got a follow-up explaining why.
Went to Myeongdong Gyoja and the foreigners behind me kept glancing around looking for something, so I couldn't help myself and asked 'do you need help?' They said they didn't get why every other table had kimchi except theirs, so I told the staff and got them some....명동교자 갔는데 뒤에 앉은 외국인들이 자꾸 두리번두리번 거리면서 뭐 찾길래 내가 또 못참고 do you need help? 했더니 다른 테이블엔 다 김치가 있는데 왜 자기들은 없는지 모르겠다고 하길래 내가 점원한테 말해서 김치 가져다줌....
These jerks at Myeongdong Gyoja명동교자 이놈들
In foreign languages, about the free kalguksu refill + rice bowl service they give외국어로는 칼국수 사리 리필 + 공깃밥 서비스 안내
no notice at all안함
Even though the menu, the prepayment sign, and every other notice is written in both Korean and foreign languages메뉴랑 선불, 다른 안내는 외국어 병기해서 죄다 써 있
—으면서
the refill info is apparently a secret kept from foreigners (heard they opened a new building리필은 외국인한테는 비밀임 (신관 생겼다는데 거긴
but I haven't been there so IDK if it's different)안가봐서 아직 모름)
If they translated everything else, that one omission looks intentional... if true, that's shady as hell.
다른 건 병기해줬으면 저건 의도 같은데..진짜면 너무 음흉하잖아;;
I've been going there for almost 40 years but stopped recently. Last time I got takeout dumplings, they charged extra for kimchi separately. Dumplings got blander too, taste went downhill. So annoyed I quit going.
명동교자 내가 거의 40년을 넘게 다녔는데 요즘은 안감.. 최근에 마지막으로 가서 만두 포장해왔는데 이제 포장만두에는 김치 안주고 따로 돈받음... 만두 간도 약해졌고 김치도 맛 약해짐. 괘씸해서 안간다
Lived near there 15 years ago and tried it since it's famous. Honestly wasn't that great, didn't get the hype. I went to a Chinese place nearby way more often.
난 15년 전에 명동 근처 북창동에 살 때 유명 하다고 해서 가봤는데 이게 그렇게 유난 떨 정도의 맛인가? 싶을 만큼 딱히 취향은 아니었음 차라리 명동에 꽁시면관이라고 좀 유명한 중국집 있는데 거기를 더 자주 갔음
Only the Itaewon branch still tastes like the old Myeongdong Gyoja. The garlic kimchi is addictive and the noodles are good too.
명동교자 이태원점만 예전 명동교자 그맛이라 마늘김치 중독성있고 칼국수도 맛있음
It's not a nationwide chain btw, there's only 3 locations total.
명동교자는 전국체인은 아님 3개밖에없는집임
They've had some hygiene violation cases too, that's why I stopped going.
여긴 뭣보다 위생관련 적발사례가 좀 있어서 발끊었음..
I don't like it, the noodles are mushy. Went a few times with friends but the staff attitude was pretty bad too.
난 여기 퍼진 면 식감이라 별로 안좋아함 몇번 지인들따라 갔지만 점원들 태도도 영 별로고
I tried it this year and thought the dumplings were legit good. If this is already the watered-down version, imagine how strong the original recipe must've been.
올해 명동교자 먹어보고 만두 맛이 진짜 제대로다 싶었는데 이것도 맛이 약해진거면 원래 레시피는 얼마나 맛이 강렬했대.
Went there cause it's famous but honestly it was just meh.
유명하다고 가봤지만 그닥이던데
Unless my taste buds suddenly died this year, it's definitely blander than before. Checked my records, I ate there in July.
올해 갑자기 내 혀가 맛탱이가 간게 아니면 예전 간보다 슴슴해졌음 기록보니까 7월에먹었네
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