Jinjja Chicken - A Unique Architecture of Korean Restaurant
The spread of Korean food is one of the influences from the entertainment world in South Korea, which is getting hotter and hotter. I think not a few people know about Korean dramas or kpop. If I mention Jennie Kim, maybe you immediately think of Blackpink, one of the kpop girl groups from Korea that is worldwide, they even performed at the Coachella music event this year.
For fans of Korean dramas, surely you are familiar with various scenes when you eat in a typical South Korean restaurant or get drunk on the side of the road enjoying soju or makgeolli. This makes everyone curious about the taste of food and drinks from South Korea. For this reason, not a few people are willing to spend money just to buy imported food from South Korea to achieve satisfaction. Not only that, even many people who have money can come to South Korea to eat at restaurants where their idols visit.
Then it becomes an opportunity for many people to compete and compete to build commercial restaurants to fulfill the hype, even in a small town like where I live, there are various kinds of Korean restaurants that serve a variety of authentic Korean specialties (may people said). Not all restaurants that I can go to enjoy Korean food, are limited because many of these foods contain pork and lard, so as a Muslim I find it difficult to try everything. However, there is one restaurant that serves halal food (but doesn't have a halal certificate yet) because they still serve soju, beer and alcoholic drinks that are not qualified to have the halal label.
This restaurant has several branches located in the middle of Medan, I think almost all malls in Medan have one branch of Jinjja Chicken. Yes, the name of this restaurant is Jinjja Chicken, from the name it is very strong with the Korean country.
I accidentally stopped by that restaurant, because my husband suddenly felt hungry, after 2 hours we went around a big supermarket in this city. We had a chance to take a walk and buy some necessities (grocery montly) as our shampoo and soap were running low. Indeed, montly grocery is very addictive, I really like to walk in big supermarkets to buy some necessities because I can spend time looking at prices and some of the items there.
So, my husband said there was a Korean food restaurant that I might like, actually I didn't even think about eating Korean food at that time, but because my husband asked me to, I just went along with what he wanted. He said he wanted to try the jjangmyeon that he saw in a 'hospital playlist' scene, so he really wanted to enjoy it, especially as he said Jinjja Chicken was the most authentic with a Korean taste without adjusting to Indonesian tongues.
Jinjja Chicken is located in a building that was a former well-known hotel in my city, formerly this was the 'Tiara Hotel' which later during Covid made it bankrupt and over time some of the rooms outside were transformed into several merchants that can be rented out, one of which is Jinjja Chicken. There are many more merchants standing here, almost all of them are restaurants.
This restaurant is very unique in terms of design and architecture, different from some local or western restaurants. We can tell that they are very proud of many Korean specialties, such as Idol, Kpop, and the entertainment. For example, I see a lots of posters K-pop and also a banner with a handsome actor with a very tempting smile. Upon entering, we will be greeted by a thin smile from Kim Seon Ho and Nam Jo Hyuk, they are both actors who competed in the StartUp series. I feel like Seo Dalmi when I stand between the two, LOL.
This restaurant has 2 floors, but at that time the 2nd floor was not operating, because when I went up, the room air conditioner had not been turned on. But I can still see some moments on the 2nd floor. Oh yes, the name of this 2nd floor is called Gang Chu Ye Yo, if I may choose, it's best to enjoy the afternoon on the 2nd floor while eating Jjangmyeon here.
On the 2nd floor of the Jinjja Chicken restaurant, there is lots of lighting at night, so it feels like the atmosphere is in a Korean street food area that I saw in the drama, maybe like Itaewon, I've seen several videos about that area, really interesting. Well, these lights will turn on in the late afternoon. Wow, I feel like I want to come back sometime, to enjoy a typical Korean dinner.
The place is indeed quite spacious, filled with several tables and chairs that can be enjoyed by many people, you can even invite colleagues from your office to have lunch here. The style of this design combines industrial with modern, but more like what I've seen in Korean dramas. Oh yes, there is an elevator specifically for carrying food to be passed downstairs, so the kitchen at Jinjja Chicken is on the 2nd floor, OK, guys.
Back on the first floor, this is where my husband and I sat and ate, lots of people stopped by here. Jinjja chicken is one of the well-known ones in my city, because in terms of price it is relatively cheap for typical Korean food. For example, the Jjangmyeon that we ordered is only 3 dollars for one cup, enough to fulfill daily macronutrients, you know.
So, the music played in this restaurant is also several albums from K-pop idols, such as Blackpink, BTS, Mamamoo, Exo, Girls Generation and many more. Enough to make me entertained and feel a different ambiance. So, if you are in the city of Medan and want to try authentic Korean food, you can come to this restaurant, which is located at the Ex Hotel Tiara, right next to Berastagi Supermarket.
See you the next time hive friends!
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What i never knew that second floor and i’ve been there numerous time but never see the stairs
Whaa you should try the second floor, but wherever that table is, I think they all have the same ambiance
Hi dear I love the place but one thing that caught my attention was the different colored lamps.
Greetings.
yes,, i thought that too, the lights looks very different, they say it's like in korean street.
Greetings @aswita, the building is spacious and with large windows, the decor is elegant and sober, I liked the combination of colors of the walls and ceiling make a great contaste, it is very nice to enjoy the food listening to good music.
Happy weekend!
i think so, even though the building is small, it even looks like it's in a corner, but the decoration looks very satisfying to the visitors. feel like real south korea.
Cool! Who doesn't love spicy Korean food, right @aswita? With the type of architecture, music, and ambiance you've featured here, I for one wouldn't be out of place when savoring their authentic cuisine. Amazing place! 😊
Yes, but I really like the spicy taste of Korean restaurants, they like they have different chilies. ahaha. Ambiance and decoration is very satisfying like being in real korea, maybe :D
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