Recently it was my friend Laura's birthday so a group of us gathered and feasted at Manna, an all you can eat Korean BBQ restaurant in the heart of Korea Town. For $16.99 each person shared in all the meat and side items that they could eat.
The whole place was an open air restaurant with rows of long tables.
We started off at one table, but the waiters realized that our part was too big so we were moved (along with all the side items we had already started munching on) to a bigger table.
Each section of the table comes with all the exotic side dishes seen above as well as a grill that the waiters light. Then comes the meat.
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| Mmmmm...meat |
And then it is up to you to cook it! Most of the meat is very thin so it doesn't take long. I was more of an eater than a griller. I left that task to Dianna and Steve who were cooking at my section.
Soon everyone was munching down on the delicious Korean feast.
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| Steve enjoying a rather large Hite beer. |
Now comes the good part of the story. With our belly's full, we watched the table next to us as a woman celebrated her birthday. Some funky birthday music started and the waiters came out with some cheap champagne, shook it up and let the cork hit the ceiling as champagne spilled out. Fun, but nothing out of the ordinary right? Well Steve slinked off and let the waiter know that it was also Laura's birthday. The birthday music started and the waiters brought out the champagne. Then the waiter said something to Laura that was apparently lost in translation. Laura thought the waiter wanted to know if he should pour the champagne for everyone. So Laura gave him the "yes" nod. That was not what the waiter said. Here is what happened.
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| So far so good. Everyone is smiles. |
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| And the shower begins...but at least the bottle is still upright! |
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| Ok now he is just pouring champagne on Laura's head... and she is just taking it. |
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| Utter disbelief, smiles, and Laura is a good sport. |
Yes that's right, they do this to paying customers. I've never seen such a thing. The whole restaurant was laughing and cheering. Unfortunately Steve's brother Jon failed to press record on his camera so the event was not caught on tape (he's a good guy though ;^). I was kind of mourning the waste of champagne, but I guess it was worth it. Ok, yeah it was worth it. Poor Laura was soaked. But it's not everyday you get doused by champagne on your birthday in Korea town by an enthusiastic Korean waiter. So if you go to Manna and ask for the birthday special, you know what you're getting into. All in all it was a great night, good food and even better entertainment. Oh and if it is your birthday you can also expect a lemon with a candle. Because nothing says happy birthday like citrus on a plate.
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| Laura wished for a real cake and a change of clothes |
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