Now that I am working in a downtown-city-big-office-building type setting, as opposed to a sprawling-greens-campus type setting, I find myself going out to eat more often. My first day back at work, my team went out to a restaurant called (and I kid you not), What the Pho?. We went because I was crazy about the name. The next day, it was the Rock Bottom Brewery. Most recently, an “under new management” Asian cafe, serving a little bit of everything: Japanese, Chinese, Thai and Korean food. I saw this on the menu and instantly knew it would be mine:

Bi Bim Bap

Thinly sliced vegetables (shitakes, cabbage, sprouts, carrots, and more), seaweed, beef and rice with the fried egg on top. They serve it to you along with a bottle of some kind of spicy Korean sauce. You squirt the sauce and mix everything up right before eating.

Oh, Bi Bim Bap, how I love you so.

I wish I could remember the name of the restaurant. It’s connected to the Courtyard Marriott on 8th. When I learn the name I’ll update the post. Until then it is called “Under New Management”.

All of these restaurants were no more than an 5 – 8 minute walk from the office. And there are so many more. Got me thinking of those MSG150 guys who spent a year or more visiting every restaurant in the International District.

Perhaps *I* should … nah.