Since the beginning of January, I have often seen the news on major social media platforms that there is a long queue at a Korean restaurant called NEED Creative Korean Restaurant in Hangzhou, and it is said that some people have waited for 6 hours to eat.
I thought it was only a few days of Hang'er wind, but I didn't expect that several months had passed, and the store was still in a long queue every day, and even because there were too many people in line + scalpers, the police went several times.
As one of the most popular reporters in Hangzhou, I can't miss this kind of excitement that lasts so long, I went once in early March and couldn't eat, and yesterday I went to the scene again, and this time it was finally arranged!
It's been blowing for a few months
There are long queues every day
This NEED creative Korean restaurant in Qianjiang New Town has been popular since January, and netizens have shared their posts about queuing for 3 hours, 5 hours, and 6 hours.
Many netizens' posts mentioned that there were scalpers selling accounts on the scene, and one number was sold for several hundred yuan, and the shopping mall persuaded them many times, and the police alone came to deal with them several times, but they still couldn't prevent scalpers.
The flow of people who came in early March
In early March, I went to the store to line up once, when I got the number was already 11:51, there were a lot of people waiting to eat at the door, the small table lined up to nearly 200 tables, and the little brother at the door told me that I basically couldn't eat at noon.
At that time, there was a sign at the door to boycott scalpers, and it was also written on the number list that "strictly boycott scalpers", and the Chinese food in the store was taken offline at 10 o'clock, online at 11 o'clock, and the meal began at 11 o'clock.
I went again yesterday and this time I went to the scene at 10:20, and there were still 10 minutes to go to pick up the number, but there was already a long queue ahead.
Queue situation at 10:20 a.m
There are a lot of scalpers standing in the open space next to the end of the team, and they come over from time to time to ask: "Do you want a number, I have the front number in my hand", and some scalpers directly said that "the front number is in our hands, and you will have to wait for a long time to take the number now", and the scalpers went to the young people who lined up in front of the group, and persuaded them to take one number each, and sell more numbers to scalpers.
I took the number at about 10:40, and the store's number brother confirmed that I was eating by myself before giving me the number, but just out of the team for a while, a scalper found me, asked me if I wanted to change the number in front, and said that changing the number was "cheaper" than buying.
When I took the number, I asked the little brother, and learned that my 20-odd number was about 12 o'clock to 1 o'clock to eat, and the little brother suggested that I come and wait in advance, because the number is not delayed, I finally ate at about 12 o'clock, and before entering the field, the little brother repeatedly confirmed that I took the number myself, not with the scalper.
And I noticed that whether it is taking the number on the spot or entering the venue, the clerk at the door will try his best to confirm whether it is a scalper, whether it is his own meal will issue a number or arrange a meal, and he is also working hard for the fairness of customers' meals.
Ordered 2 signature dishes
It's delicious, but there's really no need to wait in long lines
After entering the store, I ordered two signature dishes recommended by netizens, one is 98 yuan mozzarella cheese spicy fried chicken, the other is 58 yuan honey fig snow ice, and I looked at the per capita person in the store on a certain group, which is about 150 yuan.
While waiting for the meal, I observed that there were a total of 27 tables inside and outside the store, and the small tables probably accounted for less than half of the volume, so I could only put more than 10 tables in each time, and my table should be the second batch.
After waiting for a while, my mozzarella cheese spicy fried chicken came up, which contained cheese, chicken, rice cakes, rice balls, pineapple, first need to be heated for a few minutes, and there will be a clerk to help mix it, to be honest, the process is quite decompressing, and the portion is not small.
The chicken is a bit like the taste of Orleans chicken, it is still quite tender, the overall taste of the cheese will be sweet and greasy, the cheese will be drawn when it is hot, and it can be reheated when it is cold, the overall taste is decent, and the price of 98 yuan I personally think it is a little more expensive.
Honey fig snow ice I look at the post of netizens is a big plate (may be a problem with the shooting angle), in fact, the amount is not as big as imagined, but the ingredients are still very solid, the surface of the milk smoothie is covered with a layer of figs, there is a piece of honeycomb honey on the top, and a small bowl of honey is also separately used for seasoning, the taste is quite amazing, the milk smoothie is dense and fragrant, the figs are very sweet, and the sweetness without honey is just right.
During the meal, I communicated with the young lady at the next table, and everyone felt the same, the taste and service were above the passing line, the price was a little more expensive, and several recommended dishes would be slightly greasy after eating.
Finally, to sum up, it is delicious overall, and the service in the store is also good, but it is really not delicious enough to wait in line for half a day to eat, let alone buy a scalper, it is recommended to wait for the heat to come down after a while before eating.
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Orange Persimmon Interactive reporter Zhang Mimi