Raracost
Review by Kristen O’Brien, ETA ’14-’16 City: Gumi Restaurant Name: Raracost Foods Served: Italian Restaurant Address: 경상북도 구미시 신시로7길 21 View Map Directions: If you get off/start at the bus stop 대동아파트 you walk straight along the main road (금오대로). It’s along the left side. Cost: 7,000~16,000 won [slideshow_deploy id=’3607′] Raracost is a chain family restaurant, but it’s particularly popular in Gumi, and in the 경북 region of Korea. The food is “Italian” and serves pizza, pasta, steak, pilaf, salad, and pork cutlets. They also offer a lot of appetizers and side dishes which include garlic croissants and french fries. I love Raracoste because the food is delicious, but it’s also super inexpensive. The most expensive items are the pizza. The restaurant is always rather large with plenty of seating, and the best part is that fountain drinks are free. They have orange soda, coke, and mountain dew. After you finish, you can also enjoy free coffee or tea. My favorite dishes are the blueberry pork steak and steak pizza. The steak is only pork steak, but it tastes really good!
One Place (원플레이스)
Review by Kristen O’Brien, ETA ’14-’16 City: Gumi (구미) Restaurant Name: One Place Food Served: Italian Restaurant Address: 경상북도 구미시 송정동 457-1 View Map Directions: Take the bus to the stop “송정여중입구 정류장 하차.” The walk from here is about 3 minutes. Walk straight until you reach a 4-way intersection. Turn right at the intersection and continue straight until you reach the main road (you will pass 2 more 4-way intersections). At the main road, make a left. The restaurant will be on your left. Cost: 8,000 won~20,000 won [slideshow_deploy id=’3487′] One Place is a new restaurant that just opened up in Gumi. The restaurant’s decor, as well as the dishes are all very modern (they use metal plates). The staff is super friendly, and the prices are very reasonable. One Place serves a variety of pasta, pizza, salad, steak, and appetizer dishes. I really like this restaurant, specifically for its fresh tasting ingredients. The bacon is nice and crispy (hard to find in Korea), and the cheese is stringy and tastes very fresh. A highlight of this restaurant is definitely the bar in the back. They have a ton of delicious cocktails and a variety of beers. I cannot rave enough about their sangria. It has a very fruity and crisp flavor, the perfect way to finish off any meal. Website: http://blog.naver.com/leeji4014