Joo Mak Korean Restaurant (Beauty World)

The restaurant called @joomaksg. Located at level 4 Beauty World Centre, it’s offering Korean bbq and Korean dishes.
I ordered their the 3 portions comes with 2 black pork belly, 1 black pork collar, rice and soybean soup.
The black pork collar is tender compare to the pork belly.
💰$69+
Value for money with generous portion.
📍Joo Mak.
144 Upper Bukit Timah Road, #04-01.
Beauty World Centre.

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Visited on 3 July 2021 after 2 failed attempts in 2020 as the queue was so long at night that we had to give up and ate sth else
Was craving for jajangmyeon and this restaurant came up in a few articles so have been wanting to try but was rather disappointed. Perhaps because it is fried with pickled vegetables, so it left a sour taste in your mouth after each bite.
Kimchi pancake was crispy at the edge but mushy in the middle… towards the end we only ate the edges
However, we noticed that most ppl were having kbbq as their staff will help to grill the meat at your table for you. Perhaps that is their specialty instead but not sure if I’ll go back to try that…
Nonetheless, sides were vvv good that we requested for extra servings.
We evidently over ordered for 2 pax, spent ~$32 each

Had Korean food on a rainy day at @joomaksg. We had jajjangmyeon, seafood pancake, sundubu soup and fried chicken. Everything was pretty good but what we were impressed with was the garlic soy chicken because of how crispy the chicken was and how tasty the sauce was 😋

Jokbal is a korean dish made by braising pig trotters in a sauce consisting usually of soy sauce, spices, garlic, ginger and rice wine. It is slow cooked to allow the meat to absorb the flavours and until it becomes fall off the bone tender. The meat usually tasted subtly sweet with a nice rich aftertaste. A good jokbal is one which has managed to the gaminess of the pig trotter and infused the complex flavours of the braise into the meat.

I think texture is an underrated component of asian cuisine and this is one of the dishes where the texture really shines. The tenderness of the meat, the luscious fat layer and the gelatinous skin combines to enhance the 口感 (literally mouthfeel) of this dish.

The food at Joomak is good and homely. Portions are a little on the small side but I will recommend their pancakes and jajangmyeon!

Cosy little restaurant at the rooftop of beauty world. The seafood pancake has a nice crispy exterior but bite into this and be impressed with the slightly softer texture with generous bits of seafood filling. Must order dish when you are here.

Suddenly had cravings for Jjajang Myeon and decided to pay my favourite korean restaurant a visit! At $12, the portion is really big, can barely finish the whole bowl and I am a normal eater. The Jjajang was sweet and savoury at the same time, rich and fragrant but not too sickening till the end. Think its more meant to be shared such that you can try other yummy dishes the restaurant offers. As usual, the side dishes were the best, boosting my appetite and luring me to be back again and again!