The last Sunday I am spending in Korea, I visited Tasty BLVD for the second time. Because I had a nice experience last visit, I took my friend, a meat lover, to this place for lunch. This lady, not having eaten breakfast, made me go to a cafe and have scone and icecream BEFORE meal. Well, we had a nice chatting time and walked to the place, dazzled by the painful summer sunlight.This time, not making reservations, we went to the second floor. There were some big and small private rooms as well as hall seats. The warm bread was served again with olive oil and balsamic. Looking at the menu, we ordered one Lunch Course C (35,000KRW), this time without substitution to ribeye, and a Saffron Cream Risotto (16,000KRW).
The mushroom soup was very nice. This time I tried Kiwi dressing for the salad. It was sweet and refreshing, though I still prefer the balsamic dressing. This choice was made because my friend does not like balsamic vinegar-what a pity.
The small pasta included in the course was same as last time, olive oil based spicy vegetable pasta. My friend does not like olive oil either, by the way. So she was reluctant to try, but once she had it, she loved it. It could be a little spicy for some, like my friend, but I like this. I still wish there was at least another choice for the pasta, though.
The saffron cream sauce risotto with shrimp and broccoli-I would have been more happy with asparagus, which they sometimes serve-was of great portion. We were joking about how maybe we looked very hungry, for it was pretty unusual. Well, I should say it did not fully meet my expectations. I wish they used different rice, and the cream sauce was maybe too rich for such a great portion. Yet my friend, a cream sauce lover, devoured it. It was okay overall, but not the best.
The steaks included in the course were strip and lamb chop. Maybe a little bit small for two to share, for it is intended for one. Both meat were good with my preference being lamb, but not as impressive as the ribeye I had last time. I say, there is extra charge for a reason. Still, Tasty BLVD serves delicious steak and we both loved it.
Dessert was mocha mousse cake-I wonder if they give out different desserts depending on whether you choose coffee or tea-and it was far more satisfying than the whatever mousse I had last time.
The bill came up to 56,100KRW for two including VAT, which is around 60USD (when 1USD=930KRW). So we each payed around $30, for we shared all the meal. Yes, I had better last time, but I hope to visit this place once more to have another nice meal, including that amazing ribeye steak; unfortunately, that once more is likely to be next year.PS: I just realized that the last time I visited was Monday Aug 13th, which was less than a week ago.
PS2: I also realized something I refused to recognize at the time I first did; my "gourmet budget" finally met its end. Fortunately(?), I only have less than a week till I leave Korea anyway.
Previous Review for Tasty BLVD: http://kimmoon.blogspot.com/2007/08/tasty-blvd-seoul-korea-081307.html
