Korean Love and Shaved Ice Dreams

Sounds very naughty, but its not. It's been waaaay too long; I'm 3 restaurants and a million words behind, so lets get this bad boy goin'....

So about 2 weeks ago my friends Ryan and Krislen met up with me and Pete at Friend's House Korean on Convoy. 

Originally, we were going to check out Korea House, but Yelp gave Friend's House Korean MUUUCH better reviews. So Friend's House it was. :)

While waiting for Krislen & Ryan, I noticed to men eating the same dish off to my right. It seemed like it took them a while to eat it, but they definitely enjoyed it..... something in a big black stone bowl?? I was curious....

It was described on the menu as rice mash with beef, egg and vegetables (called Dol-sot Bibim Bap).... sounded safe (I wanted to share with Pete...picky boy). Needless to say, it was hot, delicious, and yes, safe for any picky eater.

Ryan ordered Seafood Fried Rice (Kimchi Bok Um Bap), while Krislen ordered The Spicy rice cake (Mandu Gook) . 

They had some damn tasty appetizers to start us off......

And soon the food arrived.

EVERYTHING was delicious. You can probably tell seeing as to how I almost forgot to take pictures. Everything is half eaten hahah

I ended up trading Ryan for his Seafood rice.....I'll kill for seafood and there was a little shrimp staring me in the face...I had to eat it. 

I give Friend's House a 4 out of 5. Sorry for the vague review; this was almost 3 weeks ago. But trust me, IT WAS GOOD.

Friend's House Korean

4647 Convoy St
#101A
San Diego, CA 92111

Krislen said she was craving Korean shaved ice (I can't remember the term for it...) and she asked our waitress where we could get some. She said we could just go next door to Cafe Venti... how convenient. :)

Cafe Venti is a beautifully decorated cafe..... they offer yogurt, teas, drinks, and apparently, REAL Korean shaved Ice. I SWEAR to you, if you have never had it before, you're missing out on something truly great. I'm just going to post the pictures.

First of all, its the freshest, most refreshing thing I have had in God knows how long, ESPECIALLY since i went gelato crazy. Its shaved ice saturated in diluted condensed milk, and covered in fresh seasonal fruit. The REGULAR size was a bowl about the size of a personal pizza... plenty for 2.

Cafe Venti gets a 5 out of 5, hands down. Gorgeous decor, beautiful presentation, delicious shaved ice. Mmmmmmm.

Go. Now. If you're not headed there already. ;)

Cafe Venti

4681 Convoy St 

Ste A
San Diego, CA 92111

For Tomorrow, 

Sade