K-BBQ

For dinner last night, our church cell group ate dinner at Gen Korean BBQ House in Tustin. It is one of many all-you-can-eat (AYCE) Korean BBQ restaurants in the Irvine-Tustin area. Before the pandemic, we typically eat at All That BBQ in Irvine. At one point, we were eating a All That BBQ almost once a month. Since most of the cell group members were Korean, it seemed like a natural choice.

We decided on Gen because they said they have outdoor seating. However, when we showed up to the restaurant, 90% of the outdoor tables were dismantled, and there were only two tables outside. Having waited for almost two hours (someone went early to put his name down on the waiting list), we decided to check out the inside. Based on my call with UCLA Wednesday morning, I was still wary of indoor dining. Since the table they gave us was in the corner, and all the group members were vaccinated, I felt comfortable eating indoors so we stayed. There was a 90 minute limit, but I think we stayed over two hours. Our server did not really care that much, and she kept serving us food… and we ordered a lot of food. It was only $25 per person; with drinks and tip, we ended up paying $35 each. Totally worth it.

Afterwards, I had to toss all my clothes in the laundry bin since it all smelled like BBQ, and took a long shower before going to bed. This morning, I checked my blood sugar this morning and it was high, but lower than expected at 195. Usually if I eat rice for dinner the night before, the morning blood sugar reading will be >200.