Picnic Garden

I really enjoy introducing people to new foods. As long as they are curious enough to try, I'm willing to show them. On this chilly night, a few friends, Mr. M&P, and I drove over to the Picnic Garden in Edison, NJ. There we enjoyed in the delights of all you can eat Korean barbecue dinner for about $30+ per person. That includes a buffet of meats and seafood for the grill and a variety of cooked appetizers, rice, soups, and ice cream. It also includes traditional banchan like tofu, kimchi, pickled cucumbers, etc. It's really a great deal. And what's best is that they have these huge vents above every grill allowing the smoke and odors quickly get sucked up instead of into your clothes. Oh and have I mentioned it's BYOB? Oh yeah, bring your own booze. Does that sound enticing enough for you?

We started the night with some appetizers. I usually like to choose some lighter more vegetable based fare to offset all the meat we would be eating that night. Above, I had some jap chare, watercress salad, spicy cucumbers, pajeon, and mandoo.

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Dinosaur BBQ

Okay readers. Another old post. This one was for Beer Boor's birthday back in March. As usual, one of the FBM members picked a kickass place to celebrate a meal with friends. And yes, that place was Dinosaur BBQ. We all took the train up in the cold in search of some damn good barbecue.

While we each ordered our own plates, we also shared a couple of appetizers to start. The wings are a must order here. We ordered one spicy and one mild. Excellent as always. Juicy, flavorful, plump wings that are smoked then grilled until lightly charred ($15).

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