My Favorite Asian restaurants in Johns Creek

[panda]

Nori Nori, the Best Sushi Buffet in north Atlanta
http://www.norinori.com

 

[ps99472]

I can't eat sushi anymore, fish are family now

 

[panda]

If you are looking for some cheap, but good quality Sushi. Kang Buk Japanese Restaurant has all you can sushi lunch special for $10.99. Only 10 minutes from my house, located in Suwanee.

 

[Irvinecommuter]

BI/Panda:  I don't know why I keep feeding the troll because I know that's what you want anyways but I do need to call you out on some of your claims.

First of all, there are not 5 Hmart near you.  There are 5 Hmarts in Georgia.  Three are in your "area".  If you live in Suwanee, there is one in that city.  There is one in Duluth (7 miles away) and another in John's Creek (6 miles) away.  There is another in Atlanta which is 20 miles away and another (the Super H Mart) is in Riverdale, which is 38 miles away.  The Megamart is in Duluth, which is 7 miles away.  There is also an Assi market in Duluth.

There are 2 Korean markets in Irvine, Zion, H-Mart, and another in Tustin (Assi closed recently) I live about 5 minutes from one (Zion) and probably 10 minutes for another.  There are also two 99 Ranch about 5 minutes from my house and tons of Chinese food options.  Atlanta has a dearth of Chinese markets and few Chinese restaurants.

If we are using 7-10 miles as a radius, you would have to add in Garden Grove.  Fullerton and Buena Park are about 15 miles away.  GG has at least 2 Korean markets while Fullerton has 2 or 3 more.  If we're going 38 miles, we're into Koreatown, which we both know have tons of Korean markets and businesses.

As for sushi...pretty sure you can't beat Orange County and California for sushi.  Nori Nori is about 30 miles away from Suwanee.  Makino is like 10 miles.  Japanese food is also insanely good in Orange County.  Irvine is decent especially now that Matsui is here but Costa Mesa has great Japanese food (ramen)

One thing also missing in Suwanee...Trader Joe's.  There is one in Norcross, which is 13 miles away and 20+ minutes by car. 

Additionally, if my experience with East Coast roads holds true in Georgia, mileage is a bad estimate of time.  California/Orange County has insanely good freeways.  Just about everything is next to the freeway (or easily accessible). 

Please don't start with the weather.  The quote about "sunshine" is pretty silly.  Orange County (and California in general) is known world wide for its temperate weather.  Wineries are everywhere because of the mediterrean climate.  It's no contest climiate wise:

Suwanee has an average July high of 87 degrees and an average January low of 28 degrees.  Comfort Index is below average for the US (35 v. 44).  It has 108 days of rain (53.3 inches)
http://www.bestplaces.net/climate/city/georgia/suwanee

Suwanee also has average highs of 80 or above between May and September.  December to February average highs are in the low 50s while the average lows are around freezing point. 
http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USGA0548

Irvine on the other hand has a average July high of 72 and an average January low of 50.  It has a comfort index of 53.  It also has an average of 53 rainy days (12 inches) and no snow days.  Irvine does have a higher UV index

Seriously...look at this graph.  Average highs between 63 and 72 and average lows between 49 and 65. 
http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/92697

I would also dispute your contention that Irvine is matured.  Irvine is ever changing.  There is a lot of development in the past few years, especially an increase in ethnic business.  Even the TIC is recognizing the trend by bringing in ethic business into its major malls. 

Seriously, I get that you're a salesperson but your cheerleading is pretty tiresome.  It's really silly to try compare any location with one of the most desirable location in the world.  I am sure you are have a great time in Atlanta and it does look like a developing area.  But stop with the Irvine bashing...there is a reason why real estate prices in Irvine is 3X what it is in John's Creek.  Supply and demand is the best gauge.

 

[irvinehomeowner]

Not as good as being qwercheted but:

You just got Irvinecommuted!!!

(Edit: Had to remove image because of possible malware)

Now... I don't agree that Panda is a troll, I do think he has his right to speak his opinion, but I do agree that it's colored with ATL-colored glasses, esp when it comes to weather, distance and amenities.

 

[Irvinecommuter]

Not as good as being qwercheted... but:


Now... I don't agree that Panda is a troll, I do think he has his right to speak his opinion, but I do agree that it's colored with ATL-colored glasses, esp when it comes to weather, distance and amenities.

I don't think he's a troll in that he is just being argumentative but he is making this threads in an effort to drum up business.  He understands that any response or attention, even if it's "bad", is good.  His history has shown that he has used this site to promote himself and this is really no different. 

He knows exactly what he is doing but pretends that he's just being your friendly real estate agent.  I mean, he doesn't understand why there is no 24 hour restaurants in Irvine?  Really...anyone who has lived in Irvine for more than 6 months knows that TIC (and Irvine) intentionally has the city shut down after 9 p.m. to avoid the late-night crowds.

The silliness of the whole thing is that I found it next to impossible to think that anyone who is interested in Irvine would move to Georgia.  Heck, we're debating whether Baker's Ranch is a viable alternative and that's just 15 miles away.  Most of the Koreans who moved to Georgia are from New Jersey and the East Coast, much like the migration of African-Americans from Detroit to Atlanta about 30 years ago.  I would say that by comparison, Georgia is probably more attractive than New Jersey but than again Atlanta is no New York.

The other problematic issue is that TI/Panda puts out a bunch of stuff out there as "facts" but are easily refuted.  I mean those who 5 H-Mart thing is just silly...it took me about 5 seconds to look it up on Google Map.  Not mention, there's probably no need for it considering there are other Korean markets in the area (the Megamart is quite impressive). 

Finally, Suwanee/John's Creek sounds a lot like Fullerton amenities wise.  A lot of Koreans living in Fullerton and there are quite a lot of Korean businesses there.  Also, excellent schools in Fullerton.  It is however, kinda of hard to get to as it is off the freeway system a little.  Fullerton homes are pretty expensive but still about 30% cheaper than Irvine. 

 

[qwerty]

Heck, we're debating whether Baker's Ranch is a viable alternative and that's just 15 miles away. 

wait, is this the same as driving 15 minutes on irvine blvd to get from PP to the woodbury town center? or perhaps you meant .15 miles from irvine. bakers ranch pretty much borders irvine.

 

[irvinehomeowner]

I don't think he's a troll in that he is just being argumentative but he is making this threads in an effort to drum up business.  He understands that any response or attention, even if it's "bad", is good.  His history has shown that he has used this site to promote himself and this is really no different. 

But you forget how much Panda really did love Irvine. He was ready to move here but ended up in ATL.

He has to justify to himself that he made the right move, and for him, he probably did.

It's just like how PatStar moved out of Irvine and every post after that was how where he is now compares to Irvine... or even SoCal defending Lake Forest.

Or even me when I became a renter and defended renting over owning.

Or how someone defends having a small lot, no curb appeal or no driveway.

We all do it... we are human.

 

[Irvinecommuter]

Heck, we're debating whether Baker's Ranch is a viable alternative and that's just 15 miles away. 

wait, is this the same as driving 15 minutes on irvine blvd to get from PP to the woodbury town center? or perhaps you meant .15 miles from irvine. bakers ranch pretty much borders irvine.

you're right...I meant 15 minutes

 

[Irvinecommuter]

I don't think he's a troll in that he is just being argumentative but he is making this threads in an effort to drum up business.  He understands that any response or attention, even if it's "bad", is good.  His history has shown that he has used this site to promote himself and this is really no different. 

But you forget how much Panda really did love Irvine. He was ready to move here but ended up in ATL.

He has to justify to himself that he made the right move, and for him, he probably did.

It's just like how PatStar moved out of Irvine and every post after that was how where he is now compares to Irvine... or even SoCal defending Lake Forest.

Or even me when I became a renter and defended renting over owning.

Or how someone defends having a small lot, no curb appeal or no driveway.

We all do it... we are human.

I get that except BI is the only one trying to gain a financial benefit.  We all make our choices abt where to live....no need to try and convince others that your choice was correct.

 

[The Motor Court Company]

kudos to Irvine Commuter - James Park is nothing but a fraud.

I would advise any people not to have any official business with Mr. Park unless you want to have your money swindled - you have been warned.

 

[The Motor Court Company]

James Park is worse than SoCal or Qwerty in defending their purchases; at least they do not lie or distort the facts nor gaining financially.

By promoting his business interests here Mr.Park has violated all the forums rules.

Even worse, he claims to be a born-again Christian yet he is full of deceipts and lies; Maybe his next thread will be comparing Irvine churches to churches in Atlanta?

I don't think he's a troll in that he is just being argumentative but he is making this threads in an effort to drum up business.  He understands that any response or attention, even if it's "bad", is good.  His history has shown that he has used this site to promote himself and this is really no different. 

But you forget how much Panda really did love Irvine. He was ready to move here but ended up in ATL.

He has to justify to himself that he made the right move, and for him, he probably did.

It's just like how PatStar moved out of Irvine and every post after that was how where he is now compares to Irvine... or even SoCal defending Lake Forest.

Or even me when I became a renter and defended renting over owning.

Or how someone defends having a small lot, no curb appeal or no driveway.

We all do it... we are human.

 

[ps99472]

He is what he is, just click the ignore member option

 

[socal78]

Warning, guys:

Clicking on Page 3 of this thread gives me a Malware warning message. Google Chrome will not let me view it. The message says the malware has been inserted into that page and is very likely to infect your computer. Somebody posted a meme from meme generator. Hopefully everyone else was protected before viewing it.

 

[socal78]

Great. Did somebody quote a post from Page 3? Now this page is also blocked because it, too, contains the malware.

 

[irvinehomeowner]

Warning, guys:

Clicking on Page 3 of this thread gives me a Malware warning message. Google Chrome will not let me view it. The message says the malware has been inserted into that page and is very likely to infect your computer. Somebody posted a meme from meme generator. Hopefully everyone else was protected before viewing it.

That was an image I posted.

I removed both (there was an awesome qwerchete one) although I don't think they are malware because they were fine a few days ago. The site (memegenerator.net) got flagged for malware so any link to that site gets flagged as suspicious.

Looks like I can't be lazy and have to download and upload my own images.

 

[usctrojancpa]

kudos to Irvine Commuter - James Park is nothing but a fraud.

I would advise any people not to have any official business with Mr. Park unless you want to have your money swindled - you have been warned.

I think that's a bit harsh unless you have first hand experience.  I've met James and he's a very upfront guy.  His efforts may be a little more direct than other agents on here, but that doesn't make him a fraud.  If you don't want to hear from him about Johns Creek, click the ignore member button like PS9 said.

 

[irvinehomeowner]

I get that except BI is the only one trying to gain a financial benefit.  We all make our choices abt where to live....no need to try and convince others that your choice was correct.

Not sure how much of a financial benefit he can gain all the way across the country.

And if he were to pick up clients through TI, then those people 1) weren't really serious about living in Irvine if they would live in JC and 2) would probably be better off using Panda's services considering how much he knows about that area.

I do hope that if he does get business through TI, he compensates zovall accordingly. That's probably the only issue I have is that his sig is so 'salesy'.

And again, you can ignore both him and his threads.

When I'm in a forum about Windows technology and someone is pushing Apple products, I just don't pay them any attention. I may get into a comparison debate but I'm not going to tell them to leave.

 

[qwerty]

James Park is worse than SoCal or Qwerty in defending their purchases; at least they do not lie or distort the facts nor gaining financially.

I've never defended my purchase. I've always acknowledged that irvine has a better feel and look than Columbus square. You guys are the ones who think irvine is the end all be all. I have no problem sending my kid to the Tustin schools in Tranch or some of the other schools on north tustin. I just chose what I thought was the better house on a larger lot in a more central location than what was being offered in irvine new construction in the summer of 2012. Like I said, irvine looks better and has a better feel than my neighborhood and I'll be the first to admit that. But I still think I got very good value. I paid high 700s and it's now worth high 900s and I think in a more convenient location than northeast irvine where all the new construction is. And with access to schools just as good as IUSD. So if you want to call that defending my purchase then go ahead. One thing the purchase price is allowing us to do is pay off the house in 9 years when we are 45. And as the area gets continued to be built out hopefully it will appreciate more or at least maintain it's value.

 

[socal78]

kudos to Irvine Commuter - James Park is nothing but a fraud.

I would advise any people not to have any official business with Mr. Park unless you want to have your money swindled - you have been warned.

I think that's a bit harsh unless you have first hand experience.  I've met James and he's a very upfront guy.  His efforts may be a little more direct than other agents on here, but that doesn't make him a fraud.  If you don't want to hear from him about Johns Creek, click the ignore member button like PS9 said.

CA Court?... Harsh??!  No way, I don't believe it! Never!! You are wrong, very wrong. He is a sweet guy. A rational person. A gentleman and a scholar. A man among men. I can vouch for this as he has always treated me personally with the utmost respect. He is not one to just dig up dirt, out of the blue, a year or more after he read something which offended him. And believe me, he is NOT easily offended. He takes everything in stride. Jovial, even! Clearly, Baby Irvine is at fault here because, as I said, CA Court would not say these things unless truly warranted. Baby Irvine, GET OUT!! Pack your things and don't look back. Your posts are a waste of pixels. You don't deserve to breathe the same TI air as us. Just crawl back under that muddy Georgia rock you came from. We are very content with our low Financial IQs, thank you very much. Please, don't make us think with our brains. We don't want to hear about attractive investment opportunities. When you come upon something exciting that you are jazzed about, we do not want you to share it with us, period. Just leave us in the dark. What we need here are more people like CA Court whose soul and intentions are as pure as the driven snow, whose value and purpose on this forum is to... is to... is to... um, uh, what I mean is he contributes by..... by, hmm... well. I'll come back when I've figured that out and when I do, then I'll really dish it out to you, you bad Panda! #TeamCACourt

Happy Opposite Day!