Almost weekend

There is this place where we hang out 'every' Friday night after work.. more of like Saturday in the wee hours of the morning. It is called Kang Nam Station, a Korean restaurant located at the corner of Mayoral Drive and Queens Street in Auckland City.



The reason we go there during that time of the week is not because they are one of the few places that open and serves cooked meals after midnight, their meals are delicious. I haven't been to alot of Korean restaurant myself but I certainly like this one.



Staff are friendly and offer a great service. All we have to do is walk in and place our order... oh apart from self-service free water! And I guess because we go there so often, staff in the restaurant have got to know us quite well and really make an effort to make us feel comfortable and welcome.

Most of their meals are averaged at about NZD10.00. With the main dish comes with 4 - 5 side dishes and all of the side dishes are refillable with no extra charge at all! Bargain!!

We ordered three meals. After a full-on busy week, this is the time to unwind and relax. So forget about my strict diet and pig out.. oh did I say diet? Who's on diet..


Sun Du Bu Jji Gae with rice (a thick spicy stew made with soft tofu with egg and a bit of seafood) NZD10.00


Gal Bi Go Gi with rice (pork cooked on a metal plate with onion, carrot and sprinkles of sesame seeds) NZD10.00


Gun Man Du with some kind of sauce (fried dumplings filled with thinly chopped meat, vegies and rice vermicelli) NZD10.00


Ban Chan (side dishes that are refillable at no extra costs)

Quite surprisingly of all the Ban Chan, Kim Chi (fermented vegetables, usually Bae Chu (Napa cabbage), seasoned with chilly peppers and salt) is not served most of the time when we were there. Maybe because they are so popular that people keep refilling and by the time we got there it was all gone..

Apparently Kim Chi is the essential Ban Chan of a standard Korean meal. Some Koreans do not consider a meal complete without Kim Chi. Oh well we are not Korean so not too fuss about it. A dear Korean girl friend of mine knows where to get the best Kim Chi so if I ever feel like having some good Kim Chi I can always turn to her~


An example of how Kim Chi looks like

Next week, the week after, and after the week after, we will still go there for dinner/supper. Having trouble sleeping? You can find us there, 1am at Kang Nam Yok (Station).