The Subway is Out to Get Me

So today I had an epic train ride to flushing, which is normally a 45 min train ride away. It's memorial day, but I forgot (HA! How ironic) so the trains and buses are running on a weekend schedule. I took 1 1/2 hours to reach Flushing and made poor Wankyu wait for me for 3o min. Sometimes I forget why I hate to love the NYC subway system. Sure, it gets you to a lot of places, but it's hella inefficient and NEVER on time ESPECIALLY on the weekends/holidays.

But! We had a nice lunch. :)

So we went to a small korean snack restaurant on union street in Flushing. I forgot to look at the name, but I will check the next time I go back there. I have to say, this place makes some amazing kim bap 김밥.

불고기김밥

Filled with spicy beef, egg, carrots, some type of veggies, and sweet and sour pickled daikon radish, the bulgolgi kim bap makes my mouth water every time I think about it. It's made on the spot when you order so it's also really fresh and warm when you get it. It's perfect for on-the-go occasions. On top of that, this restaurant has really good Kimchi fried rice (Kimchi Bokeumbap 김치 복음밥) I didn't order it today, so I will blog about it next time.

Today, I tried the spicy squid and vegetable stir fry, otherwise known as nakji bokkeum 낙지볶음. I was halfway through my meal when I realized I was supposed to take a picture of it before I started. I apologize in advance, but it looked a lot better before I started digging into it.

낙지볶음

This wasn't as good as the kimchi fried rice, mainly because the squid was overcooked and kind of tough to chew, but it was very flavorful nonetheless. Also, this dish has a real kick to it, so it's not for the faint of heart. I'm pretty sure I drank three glasses of water by this point, and I was only halfway done with it...

Then Wankyu and I went to get Taiwanese Ice, which is one of my favorite desserts in the entire world, in the Flushing Mall food court. He got the Strawberry Ice and then got me the special Taiwanese Ice. (Thank you! Best birthday present ever!! :D)

Strawberry Taiwanese Ice
Strawberry Ice Cream, Sweet Condensed Milk, Some sort of strawberry jam topping...

"Special" Taiwanese Ice (Without the peanuts)
Jelly, red bean, green bean, mung bean and sweet condensed milk

Taiwanese Ice is a perfect treat for a really hot day. Also, there's just something about sweet condensed milk that makes it taste AMAZING with shaved ice. I know, it sounds kind of weird, but it's delicious. :d