And Jose, perhaps you can pick me out a good Korean restaurant in New York. I am hoping to eat some Korean whilst I am vacationing. I had my first taste of Korean food whilst driving around Van Nuys and let me tell you, it was delicious! 
Hmm... Unfortunately(?), the really good Korean restaurants I've come across are sort of on the pricey side. There are some wonderful Korean BBQ places around the Herald Square area - the type with the table-top grills. Won-Bo is my favorite, and they use actual "burning embers" to heat their grills - a "box" is brought right to your table and placed under the grill, and you really do feel the heat! When the waitress says, "Don't move," Don't Move. In any case...
The standard price for the BBQ is about $15 depending on the meat and cut of meat you choose - and that portion usually serves just one. But it is a very good meal, and the selection of
pan chan is very tasty.
However, the ground floor of the restaurant serves more the "home food" -
bim bim bap, mandoo gook, jap chae, etc., and it's priced a bit more reasonably.
There are some other places with table top grills that are cheaper, but they use gas grills - which are all right, but the wood-fired grills really do make a difference and are more authentic.
There's a wonderful formal place in Soho, Woo Lae Oak, that serves some exquisite Korean food. -And they're sort of a national chain. Again, very good, but kind of pricey.
But there are some cheap eats Korean places - many of which are truly "traditional" and "real" - and I'd be happy to join you for a meal.
