OK, first I have to say that was an excellent burger I just had. It may not be for everyone: the meat was mixed with bulgolgi meat and was fairly sweet, but the cheese and the kimchee paired perfectly with it.

Jae was incredibly nice as well. That wasn’t all I ate. We split some “Seoul Sliders” as they call them, “Bulgogi BBQ beef, shredded nappa cabbage, griddled onions, crisp bean sprouts and spicy mayo.” Jae even gave me a free short rib taco and it was all excellent. My buddy Il was talking about this even before he ever went and now he’s a regular that they see coming several times a week. I’ve been following them on twitter for a month and I should have stopped by sooner.

Tomorrow we’re headed to Laurelhurst Market and I’m hoping that they can match the fun of KOi Fusion if not the flavor. But as they said on my silly Japanese TV show last night (poorly translated by me), “Good food is good because you eat it with your friends or with your family,” and we hit this place with most of the burger crew in attendance. Sean, Melissa, and Jeff were there and we even had Matty G stop by as we were headed out. So no matter what, at least we’ll be hanging with friends.