Author: James
Kick starting one of the first few food tasting experience in 2015 is that of YoriJori. As much as i had quite a few korean food tasting, i do not seem to get sick of it as every of them seem to offer their own unique flavour and invention!
Likewise for this one!
Initially, i started the event feeling lost (even more lost that attending the “LOST” event couple of weeks ago with M). Why so? This is because my partner in crime could not make it for this one due to her company’s D&D. In case some of you wondered why her familiar face isn’t around!
Anyway, Yorijori is nestled within the bustling neighbourhood of Kovan at Paya Lebar Kovan CC. A very decent looking & noticeable shop front which isn’t hard to locate within the CC.
Apart from that, Korean BBQ lovers will be thrilled to know that this shop has some relation to the famous DSS Korean BBQ Buffet restaurant @ Orchard Gateway! *So bonus to those DSS lovers staying in the northeast districts, you guys can now save the trip down to town*
We started dinner with the highly recommended Spicy chicken ribs “Dak Galbi”.
If you thought that saving a trip down to town is already a WOW, what about saving a trip to Korea! This is because all the ingredients in this dish are imported from Korea!
Personally, i felt the marinate was close to the authentic Korea flavours and best part was the portion was more than enough for four hungry guys! We even had enough to share the ‘love’ over to the table next to ours.
Don’t let the reddish-ness of the dish scare you off if you cant take hot food as the dish is more tasty than it is hot! Definitely a must try if you are there!
Next, came the seafood pancake. I feel that it was one of the more tasty ones i have tried from any korean restaurants as the flour portion wasn’t bland and in fact, it was pretty crispy with a good spread of prawns and squids peppering it!
As asians, we just cant go without our usual staple food: Rice!
So following on, we had the Korean Fried Rice! The manager personally cooked this for our table. So just in case you aren’t a great Korean cook like me, Don’t Worry!
You can be rest assured they have very professional waiters to help you do the cooking so that you can better enjoy the food. If you are as lucky as us, you will get the boss who is a korean to roll up his sleeves while he deliver his hometown style of cooking!
Following on, we were invited to a platform where we crowded around the korean chef who showed us how to prepare their traditional Rice Ball and Army Stew.
Here, i don’t know if we photo-bombed the mascot when its posing for a pic or it photo-bombed us as we started getting busy in action! Lol!
Tah Dah! There you have it.. Pipping hot and mouth-watering Army stew after 5-10 minutes of boiling! Good for at least 3-4 pax as they gave quite a generous portion of the ingredients e.g sausages, tofu, luncheon meat etc.
The event was drawing near to a close and we had the best for last: Korean BBQ!
I been waiting all night long for this one! As chinese, we usually just BBQ the meat and just stuff it into our mouth right? That night we did it differently!
We were given a plate of lettuce, garlic and sauces! Hence, after the meat was cooked, we wrapped it within the lettuce after applying some of the marinate sauces on it! Also added in were some slices of cooked garlic to enhance the taste further! All i can say is.. once i pop, i cant stop!
We had a interesting ‘dessert’ which was also one of the main highlight for that night: The Watermelon Soju!!
The presentation was pretty innovative as it is served in an emptied watermelon shell with a scoop.
The marriage with watermelon juice gave a different perspective to drinking the traditional soju. It gave a very refreshing taste and a tinge of sweetness to the soju making it extremely easy to swallow!
I would say they made the soju a very female-friendly drink!
As much as it is female-friendly, it is even more male-friendly as you can see!
This is just one of the many many *toast* of the watermelon soju we had that night!
In my opnion, what we had that night was simply quality Korean crusine at reasonable prices. To make it even more reasonable & afforable, 10% discount will be given to customers who order 3 items and above and also for customers who dare to brave the slight drizzle at their alfresco area during rainy days!
Opening Hours: Mon-Fri: 3.30pm – 11.00pm Sat- Sun: 11.30am -11.00pm Address: 207 Hougang Street 21, Paya Lebar Kovan CC, Singapore 530207 Contact: +65 6288 6651 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YorijoriSG IG: http://instagram.com/YorijoriSG
So don’t wait further! Be the first few to enjoy at this new buzz in the heartland ! 😉
