Annandale | Virginia Neighborhoods

Penny Gross, Vice Chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, and Sylvia Cho, owner of Kogiya restaurant discuss how Annandale, Virginia evolved into a hub for Korean-American culture. Over the past several decades, Korean restaurants and businesses have played a significant role in revitalizing struggling areas of Annandale and earned the community the title of Virginia's original Koreatown. Kogiya, a Korean BBQ restaurant, shows the interactive and engaging nature of Korean cuisine.
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[@FlyingOverTr0ut]

I was so broke when I was in Annandale that I literally ate rice and beans for lunch and dinner almost every day for a year. My financial situation was crushing, and the city isolating and depressing. I did eat at a Korean buffet that was kind of hidden from the road once while living there, which was nice. I would eventually go homeless for 2 1/2 years.

[@scubasteve6175]

the legend himself

[@abigail7579]

How did you become homeless and get out of homelessness??

[@FlyingOverTr0ut]

@@scubasteve6175 Lol

[@FlyingOverTr0ut]

@@abigail7579 It's all a very long story. Basically, I went broke over the course of many years, was depressed, hated having roommates, and moved into my car. In those 2 1/2 years I built up my discipline and daily habits to the point where, when a good job was available, I was ready to take it.

[@vaccinatedanti-vaxxer]

Grew up in Annandale as a Korean from 1992 to 1998, went to Annandale terrace and Poe middle school. Way back before all the H mart, there were two Korean grocery stores: Lotte in Fairfax rt 50 and Lucky World in Lohmanns plaza falls church. Korean restaurants that was in Annandale that I can recall since back then were Ye Chon on hummer dr, ILL mee buffet… Annandale was a rough area back then especially in the apartment complex we first moved to in 92 (fairmont gardens). I noticed Korean residents gradually moved out of Annandale but Korean businesses increased over the decades. Halloween parades was one of my favorite childhood memories. Apparently Mark Hammel attended Annandale high school. First main singer of kpop group “Koyote” spend part of his life in Annandale.

[@jdtroup198683]

ILL Mee has been closed for a long time it was due to a lot of things.

[@eesktv]

i hate annandale

[@alpha_squash]

Real

[@ingothitrust5248]

There are worse places in NOVA, believe me. It's not terrible here; while there are plenty of venues and many hidden gems culinary wise, I do hate how this place has transformed into a mudtown more or less. The volume of illegals and migrants out here on virtually every street corner looking for work is eye watering.

[@eesktv]

@@ingothitrust5248 those spanish immigrants work rlly hard tho i respect them. if youre ever moving and you need to move furniture just pull up to any 711 in annandale and tell the spanish dudes that u have a job for them and theyll gladly help u out and they do a good job too