Korean Eumsik

Went for the 50% off Ribbonfish stew on Thursdays which is insane value for money!! The entire pot of fish, mussels, abalone, scallops, prawns, and even octopus costs only $44?? Crazy crazy good!! We also had the Seafood Pancake ($16) which is delicious as usual, and the Pork Suyuk Sotbap ($14) which was nice but think can skip. Banchan and ice cream for each guests is also very much appreciated! Definitely one of my go-to joints for delicious and affordable korean food. Will be back!

Really long wait for this popular restaurant (and questionable seating arrangements) but the food more than made up for it. First of all, GET THE SEAFOOD PANCAKE IT'S SO GOOD, thick and delicious and chockful of seafood bits, probably will return just to have this again it's THAT good. Also got the BBQ Set A which had generous portions of meat good for 3 pax, but we're terrible at grilling so I think next time we'll just get the pre-grilled platter instead! Japchye was alright and abalone porridge was pretty interesting, and we appreciated the free flow barley tea, banchan, lettuce, and garlic/green chilli for the grill. Overall, if I was in the area and the queue is manageable, would return.

Tried the Half chicken Noodles, Big rib bone noodles, pork bone spicy noodles, and kimchi pancake. Noodles were all around thick, robust, and nicely chewy. Perfect with the different variations of broth, ranging from the lighter chicken broth to the more intense pork bone broth. The meat portion was also really generous, though do be prepared for a tad bit of messy eating (though they thankfully provided disposable gloves). The accompanying sides of kimchi, pickled radish, and barley rice was also welcome. As for the kimchi pancake, it was decent but we've had better elsewhere so just get it if you're craving it!

Came by as I was in the area and I saw that Chingu was on Entertainer. Ordered the Soft Tofu Stew w/ Seafood and Pork ($20) and the Doenjang Jjigae ($22). Doenjang jjigae was slightly too salty for our liking, but we really loved the tofu stew which was hearty and chockful of seafood, meat, and tofu. Don't forget to add on rice ($2) to mop up the delicious soup! They were also generous with the banchan, and though the kimchi was also excessively salty we loved the others. As with some of the other reviews, I found service to be slightly lacking as they also took some time to respond to our calls, and one of the waitress could only speak Chinese. Overall, we still had a great meal, and after the discount the total only came up to less than $30 which is so value-for money!

Crunchy Potato ($17.90): Visually impressive, great portion, and first bite was full of flavour and crunch. However, you start to realise the outer part is the nicest, towards the middle the potato became more clumpy and one-dimensional.
Korean Tofu Stew ($16.90): Flavourful and chockful of tofu, veges, and beef slices. Perfect with rice (+$3).
Honeycomb Makgeoli ($13): Less honeycomb and more just-honey, but still very enjoyable.
Banchan: Trio of seaweed, braised quail eggs, and kimchi. Quail eggs were so so good. But they seemed to only refill once; the staff proactively helped us to refill the first time but seemd to ignore the empty banchan tray after that.

With Burpple, the stew was free which made this a really value-for-money place in the heart of Clarke Quay. Will return again to try the other dishes!

Small store in the heart of the Bukit Merah neighbourhood, but really big in flavours. We stumbled on this gem while walking around looking for a dinner place, and no regrets trying this out!

Between the 4 of us, we shared the Rice & Riceless Kimbap Set ($27.80) and Set C - Jjajangmyeon + Jjamppong + Tamgsuyuk ($34.70). Unanimous favourite for the kimbap was the Riceless Kani Mayo one, and we also enjoyed the chewy noodles and sweet-glazed crisp pork slices. They even gave us a kimbap on the house...amazing! We had a very satisfying and filling meal here, and will definitely return again.

What a surprise to be able to find an indoor eatery selling

Didn't realise that Paik's Noodle have already been in Singapore for a year and that they already have 4 outlets! But from my first meal experience here, think I can understand why it's so popular - the food here is delicious and really value for money! Although I only had the Jjamppong Bap to share between my partner and myself, I could tell that they really care for the quality of their dishes. The seafood soup was really bursting with flavour, rich and infused with the flavour of shellfish. Our eyes literally lit up on our first sip! Even better, the bowl was chock full of mussels and squid and pork strips; I counted more than 10 mussels in total. The cabbages and carrots and onions were also a welcome addition to make the broth even heartier, and I thought having a mix of noodles and rice was perfect for those who can't decide which to get - though we preferred the noodles in the end! The only thing lacking was it was somewhat lacking in the spice department. Perhaps a selection to pick our spiciness level?

On a Saturday night, there were only 3 staff working the entire area and they were extremely busy - maybe that's why service was a little slow. i had to go over to the desk to request for bowls and the side dishes, and the bowl she gave was also stained at the side. But small matter! Would I return? definitely!

Got the Spicy Chicken Cheolpan ($8.50) and Spicy Chicken Japchae ($9.50), adding on Curly Fries + Drink for a grand total of $22.80. We liked the Pepper Lunch-esque cheolpan, especially the marinated chicken and the pops of sweetness from the corn. On the other hand, the japchae was just decent, just sweet potato noodles in gochujang-based broth with spicy chicken topping. Overall, nothing outstanding and I didn't think it was worth the price.

Personally did not enjoy the meal I had here. The Chicken Cutlet Bibimbap ($6.80) had dry and almost-tasteless chicken chunks besides bland boiled cabbages. Adding the bibimbap sauce on the side did little to add to the enjoyment of the meal. The Hotplate BBQ Pork ($10.80) was marginally better, but while the pork came in a big portion, they were slick in oil which made it pretty bleh to eat after awhile. The free flow portions of rice, kimchi, and soup did little to appease our mouths. Don't think we'll return.

They were having a promo where the egg fried rice is $5.90 if you buy another item that is at least $8. We got the soondubu jigae ($16 for no meat option). Soondubu was slightly watery and pretty bland overall. Decent amount of tofu and mushrooms but couldn't save the lacklustre soup. Egg fried rice was decent though.

Shared Set 30 (4 pax) between the 6 of us and we were all surprisingly satisfied with the portion. The set ($169) includes Beef Tripe Hotpot, Dough pieces for the hotpot, Webfoot Octopus Bossam, Steamed egg, a half-half Seafood and Kimchi pancake, as well as 4 bowls of rice.

Starting off with the refillable banchan, the offerings on the day were kimchi, beansprouts, cucumber, and cuttledish (i think...?). All of them were delicious, no need to say any further. There were also the non-refillable banchan which was japchae, some fried fish, and some tofu with kimchi-something. Didn't know what I was eating, but still delicious nonetheless.

For the mains, hotpot was soooo good and actually a very large portion. the server kindly offered to change the beef tripe to pork and octopus when we said we couldn't take beef, kudos to them for not just rejecting us! The hotpot was chockful of meat and veges and turns out we really loved the fresh octopus. The dough pieces also soaked in the flavours of the broth well. Our love for the octopus also carried over to the webfoot octopus bossam - we couldn't wow-ing over the tender octopus in the sweet-spicy sauce. Damn good! Finally, the steamed egg was just average but nicely complemented the other heavier dishes. Had a good time here and would return to try the other sets.