Sis Visits NYC: Buddakan and Miss Korea *VIDEO* (Part 1 of 2)

Hi friends! My sister and her husband visited NYC the day after I got back from Zumba Convention, and we had a fun (almost) week together. I’m sharing highlights from their visit in this post and in my latest vdeo.

VIDEO: Highlights (of the Food!) from My Sister’s Visit to NYC

If the above video player doesn’t work, click here to watch my video about what I ate when my sister visited NYC.

What We Ate in NYC (Summer 2017)

India Kitchen

Sis Visits NYC: Buddakan and Miss Korea *VIDEO*

For their first meal, we had an easy meal at India Kitchen. We shared three dishes: chicken tikka masala, saag paneer, and a new chicken dish that was pretty much just chicken coated in chickpea flour. They didn’t have the latter at my sis’s go-to restaurant back home, so they wanted to experiment. We also had garlic naan, plain naan, and and another sweet naan filled with dried fruit and nuts.

Sis’s Famous Meatballs (Pre-Coldplay Concert Eats)

Sis Visits NYC: Buddakan and Miss Korea *VIDEO*

Sis wanted to surprise her hubby, Justin, by taking him to the Coldplay concert. Due to timing, she decided to cook dinner so we could eat early before the show. Coming back to home-cooked food after work was a nice treat. I helped distract Justin by saying we were doing different things. It worked, and he didn’t know what we were doing until we got to the Metlife Stadium. Woop!

The Coldplay concert was great! I’ll be sharing some photos from it soon. If you were following me on Instagram stories or Snapchat, you got some great clips there.

Buddakan

Sis Visits NYC: Buddakan and Miss Korea *VIDEO*

I took Sis, Justin, and my friend A to one of my fave spots, Buddakan, for one dinner.

Sis Visits NYC: Buddakan and Miss Korea *VIDEO*

I love the cocktail called Fate.

Sis Visits NYC: Buddakan and Miss Korea *VIDEO*

The candles here are pretty dramatic. I loved the way they cast light on our food in the video.

Sis Visits NYC: Buddakan and Miss Korea *VIDEO*

This is probably my favorite thing on the menu – Crispy Cauliflower lollipops. They’re basically hot spheres of creamy cheesy goodness.

Sis Visits NYC: Buddakan and Miss Korea *VIDEO*

We shared a couple new-to-me appetizers – crab toast.

Sis Visits NYC: Buddakan and Miss Korea *VIDEO*

Oxtail dumplings.

They were all delicious. I could hardly believe how tender the oxtail was. And the crab toasts had a really nice combination of flavors.

Sis Visits NYC: Buddakan and Miss Korea *VIDEO*

For the main event, we shared sausage fried rice.

Sis Visits NYC: Buddakan and Miss Korea *VIDEO*

Justin got the scallops.

Sis Visits NYC: Buddakan and Miss Korea *VIDEO*

A and I shared the sizzling beef short rib. This is my go-to here. It’s so-so good!

Sis Visits NYC: Buddakan and Miss Korea *VIDEO*

For dessert, we were stuffed. But they sounded so interesting, we had to try. We got the fried milk.

Sis Visits NYC: Buddakan and Miss Korea *VIDEO*

And this delicious chocolate number with coffee ice cream. Yum!

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Heading to Koreatown

Sis Visits NYC: Buddakan and Miss Korea *VIDEO*

On Friday night, we met up with some of Justin’s friends for a night of Korean BBQ and karoake.

Miss Korea (Korean BBQ)

Sis Visits NYC: Buddakan and Miss Korea *VIDEO*

Miss Korea was conveniently located in Koreatown.

Sis Visits NYC: Buddakan and Miss Korea *VIDEO*

Since it was (I think) my first Korean BBQ experience, I let others order for us.

Sis Visits NYC: Buddakan and Miss Korea *VIDEO*

I’ve never seen a table so full of plates. The above is just part way through the meal.

The cloudy liquid in the bowl is actually a delicious yuzu-flavored liquor. I have a photo of the bottle thanks to new friend A.

Sis Visits NYC: Buddakan and Miss Korea *VIDEO*

We got so many things. I’m not even sure what all we had. Dumplings.

Sis Visits NYC: Buddakan and Miss Korea *VIDEO*

This was a spot where the team cooks for you.

Sis Visits NYC: Buddakan and Miss Korea *VIDEO*

I tried some drink with jelly pieces inside. It was good, but the yuzu drink was better.

Sis Visits NYC: Buddakan and Miss Korea *VIDEO*

Egg appetizer (tasted a bit like soft scrambled eggs).

Sis Visits NYC: Buddakan and Miss Korea *VIDEO*

Noodles. Forgot the real name.

Sis Visits NYC: Buddakan and Miss Korea *VIDEO*

Chicken and pork belly.

Sis Visits NYC: Buddakan and Miss Korea *VIDEO*

And there were a few other meats, including bulgogi, naturally.

Sis Visits NYC: Buddakan and Miss Korea *VIDEO*

But my surprise favorite was this kimchi soup. It was glowing red, so I assumed I wouldn’t be able to eat it. However, it really wasn’t too spicy. It was delicious. and I even liked these thin little mushrooms.

Sis Visits NYC: Buddakan and Miss Korea *VIDEO*

We picked up desserts at Paris Baguette to celebrate two birthdays in the group, including Justin’s. And then went to Duet for a (late) night of karaoke. It was probably my first time singing any karaoke solo, and it was really fun. Duet has private rooms just for your groups so you aren’t standing at the front of a bar singing to strangers. It was a blast!

I sang:

  • Like a Prayer
  • Whole New World
  • One Sweet Day (until we got kicked out – it was our last song of the evening!)

Our room reservation ended at 2am, so we had a late bedtime around 3am. Whoa! And there was still more fun ahead for Saturday. More on that next time!

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