The Dog

Originally posted by:Morgan Milani

Location: Located between the thumb and first finger (right hand) behind AK plaza in Pyeongtaek, down the street from Moti Mahal.It’s on the right hand side, second floor, and has a yellow roof with yellow beach umbrellas on top and pillows in the window. You can usually hear the dogs when you’re close.

Price:You must order at least one drink. Drinks are around W6,000.

It’s very similar to the cat cafés that people are familiar with, only dogs! There are dogs that live there, and it’s also BYOD (bring your own dog). We saw both big and small dogs, but they must be/are all vaccinated. You have to order at least one drink – they have a selection of iced teas, smoothies, and basic coffees – around $6. The drinks are ok, but let’s face it, we’re not really there for the beverages. They have snack items like muffins and pretzels, and they have some dog supplies for sale as well. Honestly, I enjoyed it more than the one in Myeongdong.

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The red pin is Moti Mohal and the purple pin is the dog cafe.

Maekju Zip

Originally Posted by:Erin Key Styer

Location: From Pyeongtaek AK Plaza: Go down the middle finger road and at the first intersection (no street light) it’s on the right hand corner on the 2nd floor.

Clean, nice bar in Pyeongtaek. Beer is self-service and anywhere from 2,500won – 9,900won. Good selection.

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Tonkasu Kitchen

Originally posted by:Ron Faye

Location: In Peongtaek, along highway 38. Coming from Anjeong-ri, it’s immediately after Pyeongtaek University, next to Daiso on your right.

Food’s fairly priced and portions are big, especially the salad. We liked it.

Originally posted by: Erika Hazelton

We’ve been there and had a creamy chicken pasta (which, warning to those with allergies, had a solitary shrimp hiding in the bottom) and the Gorgonzola pizza, both of which were delicious! And we had yummy gelato for dessert. We really enjoyed it and plan to go back.

Pictures by Ron Faye

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Chicken Steak and Garlic Rice

Galbi Steak

Mozzarella Salad

A picture of the menu

A picture of the menu

A picture of the menu

A picture of the menu

Embassy Food

Originally posted by: Angel Hsu

Directions: It’s about a 3 miles from the front gate of Camp Humphreys, near Nae-ri PMO gate and Riverside Ville apartments.

Map from Humphreys Main Gate to Embassy Food

It’s a cafeteria style restaurant. It only W5,500 and their menu changes daily. Very authentically Korean.

Posted by Jessica Shin

We tried this place but there was only fish, tofu,rice and side dishes when we went. Don’t think we would give it another shot but good luck to anybody who does!

Chicken Pub

Originally posted by: Christine Maack Kastl

Directions: Chicken Pub is located in the Camp Humphreys Ville. Come out the walk in gate, walk about two blocks, and you’ll see Chicken Pub on the right.

Phone:010-4417-8353.

Take out available. No delivery

We had a wonderful time eating lunch today at Chicken Pub. The restaurant was clean and inviting. The staff was friendly and helpful. I asked what menu item was most popular. The response was sweet and spicy chicken. My husband I ordered a half order of the sweet and spicy chicken, and a lunch portion of the fried rice with shrimp and bacon. The food arrived in less than ten minutes – and it was delicious! We were happy with our experience and definitely plan to return again some day.

Chicken pub picture menu

English menu

Lunch menu

Half portion sweet and spicy chicken

Fried Rice with shrimp and bacon

Originally posted by Divya Mehta Ryan

It’s delicious! I like it way better than Kyochon and I feel the quality is better! Definitely a ton of food for the money!!! Their soy chicken is delicious as well!

Originally posted by: Ihilei Nani

I checked this place out since everyone has been raving about and sad to say I was disappointed I ordered the sweet & spicy and the soy garlic, and it was mostly batter. there was hardly any chicken in each piece. Also the two flavors tasted the same, I feel like there was really no difference in flavor. it was busy though so I don’t know if they just threw all the orders together or if it was just an off day?… but I’ll def give it another go and hopefully it’s as yummy as all the reviews I’ve read

Mobile 1 (M&M Motors)

Originally posted by: Wright Jennifer

Phone: 031-692-1502

Directions:The shop is out the drive through gate of Camp Humphreys and on the left.

Today we stopped for an oil change. We brought our own oil and filter and we were charged 20,000 won for the service. While our car was in the air the guys did an inspection. We were shown how our tire had a split on the inside wall and the steel belts were visible. We were pleasantly surprised when we were told that we would have two new tires in about 40 minutes! We are so grateful that they did a good look over of our car. We are supposed to head to 121 tomorrow and our trip could have been disastrous. We are grateful for the terrific service. The staff speaks English. The tire prices were higher than Tire rack; but considering the circumstances, we did not mind.

Originally Posted byAmber Hargrave

Tony is GREAT! We take our Jeep Commander there for EVERYTHING! I highly recommend them too!

Originally posted by: Chris Fletcher

Shout out for Mobile One. My alternator went out on my truck. I drove it home ordered a new from Autozone and received it in a little over a week. Made an appointment at Mobile One to install it and my battery died just as I cleared Pangseong Bridge. I thought here’s a towing charge, my wife picked up the owner and he showed up with a battery and jumper cables. He set the battery on the passenger seat floor put the battery cable through the side window and under the hood to my dead battery. He then just started my car drove to the garage, I was amazed, good guy speaks English like a native.

Originally posted by Jennifer Holden

He is great. Went to get our oil changed and he told my husband the oil would be cheaper on post, to go and get it and bring it back. He even told us whoever did the last oil change (which was Walmart) messed up something when they changed it last. Then my husband went to get our blinker bulb replaced and thought they took debit as payment, but they don’t. He didn’t have won so the guy told him they were about to close and it was Saturday to just bring it to him on Monday. Super nice guy!

Like Saigon

Originally Posted by:Yang Lor

Directions: See map in picture

Like Saigon: Map directions reference AK Plaza in Pyeongtaek

Like Saigon is an authentic Vietnamese restaurant outside the AK Plaza. Highly recommend for Pho Lovers

Kitchen Del Vino

Phone: 031-658-2323

Location: Google Maps GPS

Del Vino business card

Map to Kitchen Del Vino, near AK Plaza in Pyeongtaek

Kitchen Del Vino is a fine dining Italian restaurant in Pyeongtaek. They serve steaks, salad, pasta, pizza, desserts and appetizers. They have a good sized wine list and offer a few cocktails and liqueurs as well. The atmosphere is romantic, the lights are dim, the decor is elegant and the view of downtown Pyeongtaek is interesting. The staff is attentive and cheerful. This is a great spot for a date, but we have also taken our children (age 6 and 2) and the servers were fantastic with them, they even brought out a banana yogurt for them to share while we waited on our food! As long as your children are well behaved in a restaurant you should not be afraid to bring them.

My children split a great fruits and cream pizza which was ₩16,000. It was so huge that my husband and I had some for dessert! It was delicious and came with a honey sauce for dipping.

Honey sauce for the pizza

Not a great picture but my kids did not want to wait to eat.

The carbonara was excellent, ₩14,000 with a great smoky flavor and a large portion.

Carbanara

We had the house sweet white wine and a midori sour cocktail as well, W7,000 and W9,000 respectively.

Midori Sour

House Sweet White Wine

The house salad served before our meal was good, with pieces of tomato and pineapple as well as a vinaigrette dressing.

House Salad that came with our meal

Before our meal we also had bread which was very soft.

Originally posted by: Esther Duvall Smith

Best steak I have ever had in my life! Worth even more then the $30! We had pizza too yummy!

Originally posted by: Celeste Armstrong

We went last night to Del Vino, have to say they are still the best steak around and love the owner he is great!

Originally posted by: Whitney Jones

The Lamb Steak is the best!

Korea Frying

Directions: From the Walking Gate of Camp Humphreys, go straight down the main ville road until you see Korea Frying on your right. The facade is green.

Phone: (031)691-1697

Hours: 11:00am – Midnight

Korea Frying serves Americanized Korean food in the ville of Camp Humphreys. The food is pretty good, even if it has been tweaked a bit to suit American tastes. The restaurant is casual and the service or both eat in and delivery has always been great, they really want to make sure you are happy. We usually get delivery from Korea Frying and are always happy with our food. Korea frying is also cheap, with prices ranging from W3,000 to W10,000 and free delivery. Some of our favorite foods include the yaki mandu, spicy pork with rice, galbi, bibimbap and kimbap.

Menu

Here we ordered the Galbi (in the biggest box, it comes with lettuce to wrap the meat), the yaki mandu, kimbap, steamed rice, sweet and sour pork (bottom right hand corner) and spicy pork and rice (top right hand corner). Cucumber kimchi and seaweed packets are free with your meal, they also pack chopsticks and spoons for you.Everything here came to W25,000 total

Hotels in Seoul

This is mainly for military readers who may be using the Dragon Hill Lodge in Yongsan Army Base.

A little off subject but

I know that a lot of people, when visiting Seoul, stay on post at the Dragon Hill Lodge out of habit, but I wanted to add a file featuring hotels in Seoul that are not only comparable in price to the Dragon but often of a much higher quality. All hotels on this list are 4 star and above, I will be adding more to the list later. Most of the links are from Kayak, so they may expire, but it would be easy to search the hotel name on that site to find it again.

Tria Hotel-Starting at $83/night. 4 Star Hotel in Gangnam district of Seoul, convenient to COEX. Close to Seolleung Park and Museum of Korean Embroidery. Features a bar/lounge, breakfast on weekdays for a fee, complimentary high-speed (wired) Internet access, a business center, and a computer station. Free parking is available onsite. http://www.kayak.com/hotels/Tria-Hotel,Seoul,South-Korea-c35982-h359223-details/2014-08-08/2014-08-10/2guests/expanded/#overview

Golden Seoul Hotel- Starting at $83/night. 4 Star Hotel. Convenient to Seonyudo Park and Seoul World Cup Stadium, close to Jeoldusan Martyrs Shrine and Heojun Museum. Complimentary wired and wireless Internet access, rooftop terrace and a garden, concierge services and tour/ticket assistance, coffee shop/café, bar/lounge, daily buffet breakfast for a fee, free parking.

http://www.kayak.com/hotels/Golden-Seoul-Hotel,Seoul,South-Korea-c35982-h2003581-details/2014-08-08/2014-08-10/2guests/expanded/#overview

Hotel The Designers- Starting at $84/night. 4 Star Hotel in Gangnam district of Seoul. Close to 7 Luck Casino and COEX, Seolleung Park and Kimchi Museum.90 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring private spa tubs and LCD televisions. Computers with complimentary wired and wireless Internet, rooftop terrace, tour/ticket assistance, coffee shop/café, free parking.

http://www.kayak.com/hotels/Hotel-The-Designers,Seoul,South-Korea-c35982-h509878-details/2014-08-08/2014-08-10/2guests/expanded/#overview

BEST WESTERN PREMIER Hotel Kukdo- Starting at $95/night/ 4 Star Hotel. Convienient to entertainment and shopping areas of Myung-dong, East Gate Market (Dongdaemun), City Hall and the government offices. Next to Ulijiro 4-ga Subway Station connecting to Seoud subway line 2 and 5. From Incheon Airport, airport limousine bus (605-1) runs every 20 minutes from Gimpo Airport, subway line No.5 (Gimpo Airpot, Uljiro 4-ga Subway Sta.) provides very comfortable access.In room electric bidet, private safe, free high-speed Internet Wi-Fi access, large working desk, mini bar, electric pot and complimentary bottled mineral water. Offers buffet/fine dining at the “Patio” Restaurant, computer rooms with three different languages, fitness center with the latest model of machines, and parking facilities.

http://book.bestwestern.com/bestwestern/KR/Seoul-hotels/BEST-WESTERN-PREMIER-Hotel-Kukdo/Hotel-Overview.do?propertyCode=99512

Hotel Artnouveau- Starting at $97/night, 4 Star Hotel. Located in Gangnam district of Seoul. Convienient to Seolleung Park and COEX, close to Boda Center for Visual Art and Museum of Korean Embroidery. Air-conditioned rooms featuring kitchens with refrigerators and stovetops, satallite tv and wireless internet for a fee. Fitness Center, Garden, tour/ticket assistance, limo/town car service, free parking.

http://www.kayak.com/hotels/Hotel-Artnouveau,Seoul,South-Korea-c35982-h287114-details/2014-08-08/2014-08-10/2guests/expanded/#overview

M Chereville- Starting at $98/ Night. 4 Star Hotel. Family Friendly hotel convienient to Boda Center for Visual Art and COEX close to LG Arts Centre and Geumho Art Hall. Rooms featuring kitchenettes with refrigerators and microwaves. Wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary, tour/ticket assistance is available, as is limited on site parking

.http://www.mchereville.net/intro/index_e.html

IP Boutique Hotel, Itaewon- Starting at $100/night. 4 Star Hotel in walking distance from Seoul Central Mosque and Leeum Samsung Museum of Art, close to National Museum of Korea and Dongdaemun Market. Individually furnished guestrooms, featuring refrigerators and iPod docking stations, and complimentary wireless Internet access. Health club concierge service, tour/ticket assistance, complimentary casino shuttle available. In hotel restaurant with bar, limited hour room service, bar/lounge, daily buffet breakfast with fee, limo/town car service, airport shuttle with surcharge, and free parking.http://www.ipboutiquehotel.com/

Provista Hotel- Starting at $102/night, 4 Star Hotel, Family Friendly hotel convenient to Geumho Art Hall and COEX, close proximity of Boda Center for Visual Art and Seoul Arts Center. Individually furnished guestrooms, featuring kitchenettes with refrigerators and stovetop and complimentary wireless Internet. Health club and in hotel restaurant which serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. In hotel cafe and bar/lounge as well as limited hour room service. Limo/town car service, complimentary newspaper and limted on site parking. http://www.kayak.com/hotels/Provista-Hotel,Seoul,South-Korea-c35982-h119467-details/2014-08-08/2014-08-10/2guests/expanded/#overview

Hotel Karashy- Starting at $101/night, 4 Star Hotel convenient to National Gugak Center and Seoul National University. Rooms feature MP3 docking startion and complimentary wireless internet. Hotel features spa tub, rooftop terrace, concierge services, tour/ticket assistance, in hotel restaurant and bar/lounge, cooked to order breakfast for a fee, limo/town car service, and free parking.

http://www.kayak.com/hotels/Hotel-Karashy,Seoul,South-Korea-c35982-h2013194-details/2014-08-08/2014-08-10/2guests/expanded/#overview