noodles

soya sauce chicken noodles ($6), soya sauce chicken hor fun ($6) and fried salt and pepper tofu ($3.80)

food came in fairly large portions and did not taste oily despite the exorbitant amount of oil on the plate... the chicken was smooth and tender, the saucy noodles had a good bite and the tofu was crispy and well-seasoned!

the pancake was crispy and superbly flavourful with generous chunks of fresh seafood (prawns, squid). the jjajangmyeon is the must-order dish with its spot-on black bean sauce and addictively chewy noodles.

the order also came with free side dishes (hard boiled eggs, kimchi, etc), water and a melona ice cream per person.

highly recommend this place if you’re looking for authentic and tasty Korean cuisine (though do be prepared to queue for some time)!!

lunch set: miso mushroom noodles, smoked duck dumplings and lychee osmanthus tea ($11.20++ with burpple 30% off at this outlet)

the noodles were amazing, definitely a safe option if you like mushrooms!! the smoked duck dumplings didn’t quite appeal to me as they were more sweet than savoury. nevertheless, they were generous with the amount of smoked duck inside the dumplings. as for the tea, it was fragrant and had lychee bits inside. overall very worth it with or without the burpple deal. i would try their fried pierogis and dessert dumplings when i revisit!! do make a reservation before heading down as it gets crowded.

chef joel’s mee kia x2
homemade iced barley x2
(~$19.60 in total using the burpple 1-for-1 deal)

this mee kia made for an indulgent meal with the truffle sous vide egg, crab meat and a generous serving of nicely charred pork cheek that it came with. the truffle egg mixed into the noodles added a nice touch to the umami sauce 🥺 price-wise, this was reasonable with the burpple deal.

(sorry for the poorly taken picture, we sat outside at night so it was too dark for a good shot!!)