This humble mountain restaurant is situated midway up the slope of Mt. Gaji 가지산, near Mt. Eok 억산, an area famous for its magnificent mountain ranges. Many Koreans enjoy hiking here on weekends.
This cafeteria serves simple food and alcoholic beverages. The name of the cafeteria, Rice Rock Refuge, is written on a wooden signboard at the top of the pavilion. A rock that resembles a grain of rice is located nearby. In winter, heavy snow sometimes falls in the mountains, and this pavilion is also used as a refuge for hikers.
The menu is written on the roof and includes, from the far left: soju 소주(a distilled liquor), beer, herbal tea, herbal liquor, dongdongju 동동주(a traditional rice-fermented liquor), coffee, boiled fish cakes, instant noodles, handmade tofu, and arrowroot juice. Several bottles of liquor in plastic containers are placed on the table. The fish cakes are kept simmering in a cauldron, and some instant noodles are stored inside the window.
