24 May

I knew Big Mama is quite a popular restaurant, but I didn’t expect it to be quite this busy. I entered at around 11:32 (Big Mama opens at 11:30) and there were already two tables taken. Other seats were quickly filled and there were quite a number of Korean patrons too, which was a good sign. Bibimbap here only comes in beef; $13 for cold, $14.50 for hot. Whilst this was one of the more expensive bibimbaps I’ve had, it did come with banchan and a small bowl of...

13:55 / Big Mama / Food / Korean / Melbourne CBD / Restaurants
22 May

I came in towards the end of lunch service (at around 2:20pm) and the restaurant was still relatively busy. Of course, my sights were set on bibimbap. Both dolsot and cold versions were the same price. Standard meats (beef, pork and chicken) were $11, whilst eel and fish roe were $13. There was another option on the menu in its own section underneath the fish roe. I may have been vegetarian but I can’t be sure. There were a lot of things missing from my table, such as...

15:33 / Food / Korean / Melbourne CBD / Oriental Spoon / Restaurants
20 May

Seoul Metro is a small restaurant located right next to the carpark on Lonsdale St, near the corner with Elizabeth St. The entrance passageway is quite inconspicuous and would likely be missed if not for the colourful signage board on the sidewalk. [gallery type="rectangular" ids="3432,3436,3435"] I couldn’t find any information online about their opening hours, so I assumed it would close its lunch service at 2pm. My last uni activity before lunch went overtime by over 30 minutes and I was concerned I wouldn’t make it. Fortunately Seoul Metro stays...

15:38 / Food / Korean / Melbourne CBD / Restaurants / Seoul Metro
16 May

The restaurant was much busier than it was on my first visit. It took a little while for someone to come and wipe the table after the previous occupant and give me a menu. I was tempted to try the chicken dolsot bibimbap, but for the sake of comparison I went with beef. This time the side dishes (banchan) were a bit different: daikon (not onion), kimchi and fried tofu. I was surprised by how quickly my bibimbap arrived; it came to my table just after I had tried...

14:08 / Food / Korean / Melbourne CBD / Restaurants / White Tomato
13 May

Takumi has gotten very good reviews and after walking past it the other day my interest was piqued. I was the only one inside the restaurant when I entered just before 1pm, but even as people started coming in, service was very polite and attentive. I also noticed that whilst the chopsticks were the disposable, split-apart type, they were made of a smoother, darker wood that had a quality feel to them. Being a wagyu specialist, it seemed a shame to sample anything other than wagyu. My preferred dish...

16:15 / Food / Japanese / Melbourne CBD / Restaurants / Takumi
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