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Apgujeong Grill & Shabu-Shabu: Korean Buffet and Unli BBQ Restaurant in Malate

apgujeong korean restaurantApgujeong Grill & Shabu-Shabu is one of the Korean restaurants that dot the busy streets of Malate. What makes it different is that besides offering unlimited samgyupsal, there’s also unlimited shabu-shabu and a buffet spread of side dishes and other traditional Korean food.

Having dinner at Apgujeong was definitely the perfect end to an incredibly tiring day. We spent the entire afternoon in Divisoria, shopping for supplies and materials for my sister’s wedding, and a buffet dinner was such a satisfying reward. It was the first time in a long time since we had Korean dinner in Malate. We used to try different ones around the area when my sister used to live in Manila. But now, going to Korean restaurants is such a rarity!

I was honestly so tired that day that I could just go straight to bed without eating dinner, but knowing we’d be eating at a Korean buffet, I was energized. I try not to eat too much lately, but there’s no stopping me when it comes to samgyupsal. [Read more…]

Mr. Crazy Baboy: A Must-Try Korean Restaurant in Los Baños

Mr. Crazy Baboy is a Korean grill restaurant in Los Baños near the UPLB campus. It’s one of the Korean restaurants that sprouted in Elbi for the past few years.

And by the past few years, I actually meant the years after I graduated from the university! Why were there suddenly tons of Korean restaurants and cafes and even a student organization for KPOP fans after I left? Where were you when I had no college friends and when I spent years wondering when I could finally try samgyupsal? I swear, greater things happened after I graduated. Anyway.

I don’t visit Elbi as much as I want to, but my sister, who regularly does, brags about the new restaurants she tries everytime she visits. So when we spent an entire day in UPLB for her pre-nuptial shoot, we had dinner at a Korean restaurant right after.

I’m not sure if it’s because I haven’t had samgyupsal in months, but I seriously enjoyed everything we ordered that night. 10/10 would recommend. [Read more…]

Korean Fire Noodle Challenge: How to Cook Buldak Bokkeum Myun

korean fire noodlesBeing a spicy food lover, enthusiast, advocate and worshiper, I was itching to try the Samyang Buldak Bokkeum Myun (불닭볶음면) instant noodles, or more popularly called Korean Fire Noodles.

How spicy is it that there’s a Korean Fire Noodle Challenge, just seeing who can handle the heat? I was thinking of joining in the fun, but I realized soon enough (thankfully) that I am no vlogger. I hate speaking to the camera and I am far from photogenic. Let’s leave that to the Youtube stars.

But still, the spicy lover in me couldn’t resist it. So I trooped to my favorite Korean mart (Rada Mart!) and bought a packet of the buldak bokkeum myun.

Though my cooking skills are limited to frying hotdogs and boiling instant noodles, I’m still delusional to think that I am fit to write a cooking guide. [Read more…]

Unlimited Korean BBQ at Samgyupsalamat in Malate, Manila

After more than a year of not seeing each other, my college roommate and I finally got to go ona date again. Aika is one of the few people in college I regularly see. Well, she’s also a high school friend but it’s really in college that we bonded.

We agreed to meet in Taft one Saturday in July, and she said she wanted Korean. It more than surprised that she suggested it, but I was more than glad to say yes. After all, when do I say no to Korean food? There are many affordable Korean restaurants in Manila, but I picked Samgyupsalamat because I wanted to try it for the longest time. Partly because I am like the witty name, and you know how corny I am.

Samgyupsalamat is located at Leon Guinto Street so Aika and I walked to the restaurant from the LRT Taft station. We almost missed it but good thing they have a sign out front. We were lucky to arrive early. The place was quiteempty when we got there, but at past 12, the restaurant started filling up and there was even a line outside. It was definitely a good sign!

We only looked at the Samgyupsalamant menu for like a second when we decided to go for the eat-all-you-can Korean BBQ because we were famished anyway. And it was worth it.

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Birthday Celebration at Cafe Chosun in Malate, Manila

26th birthday

If there’s anything about turning 26 that’s different from my other birthdays, it’s that I was no longer dreading it. Maybe it’s because I had a flight to catch the next day. Or maybe it’s because I was looking forward to my birthday dinner at Cafe Chosun in Malate. Or maybe I am maturing a little bit, and I realized that growing a little older isn’t so bad.

After researching and researching where to eat for dinner that day, my sister and I decided on Cafe Chosun. Good thing it was open 24 hours because we had dinner quite late. It was raining hard on my birthday, and as usual, the streets of Makati were flooded. We almost got stranded, but no rain could dampen my spirits. After all, it was my birthday.

I’m no longer a birthday grinch! [Read more…]

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