Sam Ryan's Seoul — Restaurant in Seoul

Replacing fries was a step too far! Asked for maybe a small salad or other alternative. Many minutes of consultation..."No, sorry!"

So I left without buying my 9000 won beer or 14000 won burger.

Keen business acumen!

Honestly, I run a restaurant myself in Taiwan and am loathe to give anyone a one star review, but this sort of small request is never a big deal. Really simple to accommodate actually. Lettuce is stuff you want to move quickly, one of the biggest sources of food waste in the business. French fries cost more and last forever in a freezer.

It may explain why the restaurants population consisted of me and several employees in one of the busiest...

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