Korean Stuff in Texas - Part One - Denton
Tuesday, June 9th, 2009Listeners Unite!
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I want to take some time out from writing to share with you part one of a four part part series of Korean Stuff in Texas. These videos are to highlight four places in Texas where you can expect something Korean-related. I should mention that these videos are from my own personal opinions and viewpoints. Having said that, I hope that if you living or visiting any of these cities, you find the videos helpful.
Okay, let’s talk about Denton. It’s located north of Dallas. It’s the home of two universities: UNT and TWU. Although UNT currently doesn’t have any formal Korean language classes, it does have a whole mess of other language classes. Including one for non-native speakers. It’s an international student program affiliated with the university much like a 어학당. I should mention that if a student graduates from the six part IELI program, they are automatically granted UNT university student status. Meaning, they can now take UNT classes - undergraduate or graduate level. Not bad.
Denton has two Korean restaurants: Bulgogi House and Royal East Asian Cuisine. Here’s a map of the two places in Denton to grab some Korean food: download link
Like I mention in the video, don’t expect to pay Korean prices for Korean food in America. It’s not going to happen. But if you’ve never been to Korea, then dig in and enjoy Korean food. Your eating experience will only get better in Korea. Expect more food, more side dishes, served hotter, served quicker, and with a smile. In the meantime, these two places aren’t half bad. Hey, one is even walking distance from the university.
Well, that does it for Denton. Stay tuned for part two which has a big impact of those living not just in Denton but all of Dallas. If anyone else has some information about their own city’s Koreatown, feel free to post them!
Thoughts?
Posted by Matthew in Listener Videos, How Koreans Do It |
June 9th, 2009 at 1:19 pm
Are you going to do a part on Austin? I went to UT and 5-10 minute drive from campus can take you to a little Korea town (or maybe more of a Korea strip mall). They have a entire Korea grocery store with everything Korean, a restaurant with all signs in only Korean, and, at least so I’ve heard, a 노래방 as well. Additionally, there are a few more restaurants around town specializing in Korean food.
June 9th, 2009 at 11:06 pm
I live in Richardson, and we have a pretty decent Korean population here (big enough to have our own Komart at least). I do know that if you’re willing to go a bit further down I35 that there fairly large sized Koreatowns in Carrolton and Irving/ Los Colinas Area.
June 9th, 2009 at 11:20 pm
Yeah, there’s actually a surprising amount of Korean stuff here in Austin. I originally started learning Korean in Chicago but then had to relocate to Austin because of my job. I thought it would be the end of my Korean studies (and eating Korean food
)… but I was happy to find a large Korean community and a Saturday Korean school to go to.
June 10th, 2009 at 7:16 am
I’m really hoping someone who lives in Austin will post a video as I know that there’s a decent Korean community there. For that matter, Houston deserves one, too. Unfortunately, I’m so country that I’m just not familiar enough with the bigger cities to do them any justice. It’s bad enough that I’m doing my rendition of Dallas later
June 10th, 2009 at 3:02 pm
You’re on the hunt for Korean people!! HAHA.
Have I mentioned how much I enjoy your posts?! XD
These were really good! I look forward to more! They’re inspiring too. Now I feel like going out and making videos of places in Sydney that have Korean things! XP
June 11th, 2009 at 3:08 am
Thanks Alexis
I hope it does inspire others to produce their own videos about their local Ktowns. It would be nice to see some similar videos
June 11th, 2009 at 4:49 am
Loll.
You’re video entertained me (:
I went to koreatown in Cali for my 15th birthday last month and i live all the way in Florida. The service in the restaurants is excellent and the food tastes better then the korean restaurants in Miami.
June 11th, 2009 at 9:35 am
hehe, if I can find some time I’ll do one for Santa Clara, we’ve got a ton of Korean stuff up and down El Camino.
June 14th, 2009 at 5:22 pm
The campus looks quite nice. But then again, I have a thing for water fountains… If I ever shop around for a school to do grad work in, I won’t be examining the school’s programs, but rather their quality of water fountain-ery.
And I also love the Nintendo-rific opening and closing music. Very Korean.
June 16th, 2009 at 5:52 am
[…] You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video Part two in our Korean Stuff in Texas series. Today’s focus will be on Carrollton, TX. Again, this series is based on my own personal opinions and viewpoints. There is certainly plenty more to talk about but I’ll just focus on the few points that I’m familiar with. With that said, let’s take a look at something that is of interest to everyone! […]
June 23rd, 2009 at 5:42 am
[…] Dallas, as one can expect, offers a bit more than, say, Denton. It’s a big city with a rich history. However, like Carrollton, it has a concentration of Korean businesses in a section of downtown known as Harry Hines and/or Royal Lane. […]
February 2nd, 2010 at 11:07 am
[…] But, where exactly did I find him? How should someone else go about finding a Korean roommate? In my case, my university has an English language program for international students. More about Korean stuff in Denton. He was already there in my town; I just needed to find him. […]