Yakiniku Like 焼肉ライク (Junction 8)

Yakiniku Like is a no-frills and self-serve Japanese yakiniku that is great for both groups and single diners.

We love that actually have individual seatings so that you get to enjoy their tasty and well marinated meats with a whole grill to yourself. For less than $20, you get to enjoy a good portion of meats, kimchi, a bowl of rice and miso soup.

They also have frequent half price promotional add-ons with their sets. I really enjoyed their half price beef tongue which you don't really find elsewhere during my recent visit there!

I took quite long to return to this concept. The karubi is very basic so this time I took the half-price promo rib finger. It's the best cut of the evening. It had a good balance of beef flavour and fat. Plus it's thick.

I took quite long to return to this concept. The karubi is very basic so this time I took the half-price promo supreme karubi. What you get is a more marbled therefore fattier version of karubi. That helped to enhance the flavour.

I took quite long to return to this concept. The karubi is very basic so this time I added skirt steak. It's thicker therefore more bite, and also gamier. Heads up the soup and kimchi that come with the set are quite bad.

It's usually rare to find places that allow you to bbq by yourself, but this is one place that does so - and with lots of choices too.

My go to is the karubi beef short ribs that's fatty and well marinated. Love the garlic butter (which melts when placed on the grill). Their tangy kimchi is great too. Total costs: 200g for ~$16+ (no gst)

Shout out to their friendly staff who gives tips on how to bbq and keep the flames friendly. Ps. Heat 3 is the best.