is a spaghetti chain in Korea, this year being its 10th year. It has lots of Asian fusion spaghetti that even people who do not like pasta seem to like. Though it is not my favorite place, for the quality depends on the location, always has at least one discount or free food coupons on-line that you can print out. Once that is taken into account, it is a moderate choice when you are out with a friend and there is not much to eat.
This month, they launched four different spicy dish, and one of them was the price you could get once you bother to go to http://spaghettia.co.kr/ and print it out. So I took mom and my youngest sister Jisoo out for lunch; sadly, I had to pay.
Garlic bread with basilico dressing. Unfortunately, does not offer free bread. This is a kind of garlic toast, pretty good but you need to pay 2,500KRW (approx 3USD when 10% VAT included) for four pieces of bread. Yet the bread is pretty good with a nice garlic flavor, and the sauce is refreshing.
This is the "Burning" spaghetti I got with the free coupon. With hot peppers, green peppers, sausage, and olive oil, this was actually the best dish of the day. The sausage wasn't authentic but tasty, and the noodle was, surprisingly, cooked nicely. I didn't expect to give me an aldente pasta. Anyway, though it was spicy, especially for many Americans I know, this was pretty nice. To me, it was just about the spiciness I could enjoy without getting my mouth burning painfully. After all, the other things I ordered weren't spicy, so they helped.
The Chicken Jalapeno Gratin with rice was actually what I was looking forward to, but turned out to be the worst of the day. I was expecting something spicy, not super duper spicy but with a tangy taste or something. Instead, it tasted more like teriyaki chicken gratin, rather sweet. Many people like it, but not my thing. This was a disappointment.
This was shrimp fettucine in garlic cream sauce, with a little bit of basil and sun-dried tomato within the sauce. Unlike the burning spaghetti, the fettucine was a little overdone. The shrimp was fresh and went well with the sauce. Though a non-cream lover may find this too rich, I thought the garlic and tomatoish taste made it bearable. It is a fine choice when you are sharing and the other choice is not cream base.
The bill was 23,100KRW (approx 25USD) including 10% VAT which I do not understand why would charge such thing. So, with a coupon to give you one free food, it's not a bad deal. However, some are good while other are not. Taking into consideration that Seoul is full of cheaper things to eat, I think I may be better off having either cheaper food or better tasting food at a fancier place. But with my sisters who like a more casual environment and limited budget, this is a nice place, especially when I have a location near my apartment. After all, they have some fine fusion pasta that I did not have today. Yes, I would have been happier if I didn't have to pay the whole bill! I am always short on money when I am in Korea, for I do not get allowance!
This is the "Burning" spaghetti I got with the free coupon. With hot peppers, green peppers, sausage, and olive oil, this was actually the best dish of the day. The sausage wasn't authentic but tasty, and the noodle was, surprisingly, cooked nicely. I didn't expect 
This was shrimp fettucine in garlic cream sauce, with a little bit of basil and sun-dried tomato within the sauce. Unlike the burning spaghetti, the fettucine was a little overdone. The shrimp was fresh and went well with the sauce. Though a non-cream lover may find this too rich, I thought the garlic and tomatoish taste made it bearable. It is a fine choice when you are sharing and the other choice is not cream base.