03 May

I haven't been to any Korean restaurants away from the CBD so I was interested to see how this one compared. The price was comparable to the city joints I've visited so far, but the food was better than most. We ordered soondubu jjigae, spicy pork belly and squid and haemul jeongol for two (also available for three). All the dishes were tasty and satisfying with a nice and spicy kick from chilli powder. I also liked the slightly charred flavour in the osam bulgogi. It was quite a...

20:32 / Box Hill / Food / Korean / Restaurants / Yami Yami
26 Feb

Tonight I ordered spicy salmon. For some reason I read the menu as saying grilled so I was surprised when the dish came with raw salmon. The salmon was cut into (mostly) large cubes and mixed with a spicy sauce that tasted strongly of either garlic or chives. Also in the mix were vegetables, mainly bean sprouts and cabbage. There was a lot of sauce and I found it to be too strong-tasting to eat much without rice, so unfortunately I had to leave a lot of the...

22:48 / Darac / Food / Korean / Melbourne CBD / Restaurants
11 Feb

I wasn't too hungry tonight so I had the kimchi jjigae. It came with a decent amount of chopped spare rib as well as some tofu, onions and other veggies, but in terms of flavour, I preferred the doenjang jjigae. [caption id="attachment_5166" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Kimchi Jjigae ($14)[/caption] Guhng 19 McKillop Street Melbourne, VIC, 3000 (03) 9041 2192 http://www.guhng.com/ ...

20:06 / Food / Guhng / Korean / Melbourne CBD / Restaurants
23 Nov

So far my rankings for best bibimbap (keeping in mind I didn’t have the beef version at all of these places): Oriental Spoon ($13) Seoul Metro ($9.50) Darac ($13) Big Mama ($14.5) Seoul Soul ($9.50) White Tomato ($11.5) However, in terms of value, Seoul Metro wins hands down. Please also note that state prices reflect those at the time of my visit and may not be current....

00:28 / Korean / Roundups
21 Sep

Han Guuk Guan is hidden away in the shadow of two taller buildings, near the corner of Mackenzie and Victoria St. We came here for a birthday lunch and because the servings were large we ordered in groups. My group got haemul pajeon (seafood pancake), japchae, gamjatang (pork bone soup) and crispy chicken. I don't have time to write in detail or edit my photos at the moment, but I thought the food was quite good. Altogether we paid about $15 each, including rice. Banchan for today was taugeh,...

14:30 / Food / Han Guuk Guan / Korean / Melbourne CBD / Restaurants
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