Saturday Soju

Stumbling around the St. Marks area on a gorgeous Saturday afternoon, I did not have any particular destination in mind, but all I knew was that my belly was running on empty.  I was craving a little yakitori at Yakitori Taisho, but they were sadly not opened yet.  I suppose 4:00 pm is sort of an awkward time to be dining - way pass lunch time and not quite dinner yet.  Anyways, walking and pouting around a bit, I entered Song 7.2, a kind of out-of-place Korean joint on the corner of 2nd Ave. and 7th St. (Hence the 7.2... get it?)  Given that it was mid-afternoon, the place was predictably empty.  Wood tables fill the empty space with a few TV's on the wall showing Korean movies.  There are also tables outside for people to chill with their preferred beverages and munchies.  But who cares, save the ambiance, I need food.

 

Yogurt Soju

Posted on the wall was a listing of specials for soju.  Each day had a different flavored soju and it's half price for the day.  For Saturday, it was Yogurt Soju.  I don't know exactly what it is half price of, but I ordered a carafe nonetheless.  Now Yogurt is not exactly a food that I am crazy about.  I am very anti-Red Mango, Pinkberry, Blue Banana, or whatever the heck they have now.  But having said that, the Yogurt soju was not as bad as I thought it might be.  It has a flavor that I am not too familiar with, but altogether pleasant.  Needless to say, the carafe didn't stand a chance.  

Hae-Mool Pajun

This is a mixed seafood and scallion pancake.  I have had this (or a variety of) at many other places before, but this was probably one of the better ones.  The consistency inside the dough was not too mushy (which I think can be gross) and the pancake was fried nicely with not too much charring.  The accompanying sauce was a nice standard sweetened soy base.

I don't recall the name of this dish.  Essentially, it was squid with a red pepper sauce with a side of udon noodles.  The sauce was a bit watered-down, perhaps from the water rolling off of the udon noodles.  The squid was a little on the tough side and lacked any real flavor.  I only managed to wolf down half of it.

Jae Yuk Tofu Kimchi

Korean bacon marinated in red pepper paste with tofu and sauteed kimchi.  Small pieces of pork bacon stir fried with ample doses of kimchi and scallions.  If you like dishes with kimchi stir fried as base, you will like this dish.  It is a pretty ordinary plate, with a familiar Korean flavor spectrum.  The accompanying raw silken tofu however was something I've never seen before and they went nicely with the dish.  I just wished that there were more bacon.  Who doesn't want more bacon?

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Song 7.2 is an ok place if you're REALLY craving Korean food and you're stuck in the St. Marks area.  But for my dollar, I would much rather make the treak to K-town.