Photo by Leslie KellyGrilling it up indoors at Old Village in Shoreline.Sure, the calendar says spring has arrived, but the weather sure has been sucky. Drizzle doesn’t exactly inspire even the most seasoned grill masters to light up.That’s why I headed to Old Village in Shoreline to get my fix of DIY charcoal cooking. The grill, set up in the middle of the table, is good to go minutes after the server torches the lump charcoal. There’s a long list of meats and seafood at this Korean restaurant that are grill-worthy. The minimum order is two entrees if you want to cook it on the tabletop grill, which at around $20 apiece sounds a little steep, unless you are a party of four, sharing. And then, it’s a screaming deal, especially considering it includes green salad and about a dozen different types of kimchi.Our table agreed to mix it up with some surf and turf: oysters, calamari, scallops, and prawns, as well as kalbi, boneless short ribs marinated in a sauce that tastes an awful lot like teriyaki.The server gets things started, arranging everything on the wicked-hot grill. Hello! Do not reach across the table! Then you’re the cook. Turn it or burn it baby! No bitching about how your meat got overcooked. OK, I’m not gonna lie. The calamari got scorched, so I put out the flames with a bath in one of the tasty sauces.By the time we finished our feast and walked out the door, it was raining again. Still, spending time around the grill made the gray skies seem just a little brighter.Follow Voracious on Facebook and Twitter.
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