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Sunday, September 17, 2023

[Tasting] BULGOGI SYO @ Bugis Junction

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It has been a long long while since I last dined at Bugis Junction. And when Hence kindly extended an invite to try Bulgogi Syo, it was a chance to get reacquainted with the mall once more. 

Bulgogi Syo is  the brainchild of Chef Chul Park, the founder of SEORAE. 

From the name of the restaurant, one could expect fire, meat and with these two combined, an interesting table-side dining experience as part of the show (syo). It boasts of an unprecedented 3-Step Hotstone grilling process; Sear, Torch and Flambé.




The restaurant is located at Level 2, along with a cluster of other restaurants. It is the first one you'll encounter after crossing the short bridge to the restaurants cluster.



Visited on a Saturday and the place was super busy from the weekend lunch crowd. We opted for a late lunch at 2pm. 


glimpse of weekday lunch specials


Have observed that when there's a queue formed outside of the restaurant, the staff will be proactively interacting with diners, giving out the order chit in advance in order to shorten the process of ordering later on.

As I was waiting for my dining companions, spotted Gong Yoo's advertisement for Terra. Weather is perfect for a glass of cold beer. Drink responsibly as always.




Soon, we were all seated in the restaurant and is ready to order. Simply indicate your order in the order chit and pass it back to the staff.

order up!



We got ourselves these mains; Spicy Baby Octopus (@$25.90), Oyster Blade Bulgogi (@$27.90) and LA Galbi (@$39.90). For sides, we had the Cheesy Tteokbooki with Kimari (@$17.90)  , Bacon Kongnamul Pancake (@$15.90), Cheesy Gyeran Jjim (@$10.90) and Seafood Sundubu Jjigae (@$18.90).

While waiting for the mains, diners could self-service at the Banchan Bar where on the day of visit, there were 4 options available; kimchi, tomatoes, macaroni and yellow pickled radish. The macaroni and pickled radish were evidently sweet, so suggest to go easy on those.

macaroni (front), pickled radish (back)

tomatoes (front), kimchi (back)


We could see some cooking action at the open kitchen where some of the dishes were cooked on the hot grill and torched prior to it being served at the table-side.






When the LA Galbi was served, we were warned to keep all the paper napkins, handphones away from the table before the 'show' begins.




The fire will surely elicit some 'oohs and aahs' from the table. 



flambe action


Oh, when ordering rice, staff recommended the seaweed rice which I found to be flavourful and lovely to eat with the mains.


yummy seaweed rice



galbi on rice

 

The galbi was tender as expected. The food at Bulgogi Syo is generally strong flavoured with majority of the food leaning towards the sweeter side.


The other dish that was torched at the table-side was the Cheesy Tteokbooki with Kimari.



torching the cheese



The cut-up fried seaweed roll (kimari) that came with the tteokpokki made it an interesting texture and flavour with the familiar taste of the tteokpokki. The rice cake was not chewy and easy to eat. The sauce was not spicy.

kimari that looked like meatballs



Currently, there's a 1-for-1 Terra beer promo for its 330ml bottle. Cheers to that!

Terra 330ml @$6.90 (Usual Price)


The cheesy steamed egg made a good interlude amidst all the heavier tasting foods. Top layer was laden with cheese and one might even get to see a cheese pull out of it!

Cheesy Gyeran Jjim


One thing to note about the kimchi on the hotplate, was that it tasted more sour than the ones from the Banchan Bar. The bulgogi that we had that day, tasted too beefy/gamey to my liking.

Oyster Blade Bulgogi


I was amused by the smoking hot appearance of the nakji bokkeum (Spicy Baby Octopus). Smoke everywhere and fogging up our cameras and spectacles. Hahaa!

Spicy Baby Octopus


The onions and sauce from this hotplate made a nice gravy for the seaweed rice. Added oomph! The baby octopus was of a tender chewy kind, so I enjoyed it.




First time trying beansprouts pancake with bacon. The pancake here had a crisp exterior with soft doughy interior. Bacon provided the salty relish that most people liked hence, no sauce was really needed although it was provided. The amount of beansprouts in the pancake was minimal to just give it that slightly 'raw' sprouts taste profile. It kinda jolted me to remind again, that hey, I was eating beansprouts pancake and not just bacon pancake!

Bacon Kongnamul Pancake


Seafood Sundubu Jjigae

peeking at the seafood


One of the dishes that I enjoyed at Bulgogi Syo would be the seafood tofu stew (Seafood Sundubu Jigae). Don't be frightened by the redness of the stew as it turned out to be way less spicy than it looked. In comparison with the rest of the food that we ordered, the stew would be the most 'spicy'. In terms of a spicy scale of 10, I would say this was a level 1 for me.


All in all, the staff at Bugis Junction are kind and efficient. Thank you Hence for the invite and special thanks to Bulgogi Syo Bugis Junction's crew who attended to us that day.


BULGOGI SYO 


Address: Bugis Junction: 200 Victoria Street, #02-49 Bugis Junction, 188021


Contact: 9880 9719

Business Hours: 
Daily: 11:30 am–10 pm


Saturday, March 12, 2022

One Night Only Staycation @ Hotel InterContinental Singapore Middle Road (Bugis)

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Decided to check out this hotel, finally. It was a one-night only staycay and main reason for doing so, was because my friends were doing Andaz. Got one reasonably priced for its Deluxe King Room from Agoda and without breakfast.


seating area in the lobby


Couldn't do an early check-in as I was busy with work. Went to the hotel at about 2.45pm, and queued at the lobby for about 10 minutes as all 3 counters at the reception were busy. Staff was reservedly courteous and efficient. I got my room at Level 9 and because the guests infront of me had already received their instructions on how to locate the lift to the rooms, so not an issue. 

But a funny anecdote of while I was queuing, there was one lady who arrived rather hurriedly at the counter and informed that she would like to extend her stay for one more night. Hmm, means must be really comfortable staying here then!

let's see the room





wardrobe cupboard




Deluxe King 38m²

view from Level 9

large work desk

with sofa and coffee table


I loved the space I'm getting! It has an old school elegant comfy vibe and thankfully, cleanliness was well maintained.

thank you Li Rui


The room provides TWG tea, coffee beans (grounded), french press, bottled water, kettle, wine glasses, mini fridge (empty) and tea cups.


cupboard


let's stock-up with some juice


coffee and tea

wine glasses



If you ask me, I'd very much prefers a Nespresso machine in the room please. Instant and tasty. The grounded coffee bean was lovely to the palate too and easy to make using the French Press but cleaning up, was a messy chore.

Take note that there's no wine opener in the room, hence you'll need to request from concierge if you need one.

hand soap

bathing things

lovely smell

large tub to soak in

super spacious bathroom


One cool thing about the bathroom here, is the sound system. You could connect it to the main sound system and whatever that you are playing on the TV, you can hear the same in the bathroom. There's even a Spotify playlist on the TV menu. Nice!

The room is generally quiet, but the pillows were too soft. Stacked two then it was too high. Hahaa!

Its location was rather convenient. Head on down to Bugis Junction for a spot of grocery shopping, or walk over to Duo Galleria or Liang Seah Street for plenty of eateries and drinking places.

night view


Friday, April 19, 2013

Bugis Junction Food Trail 2013: Honguo (红锅)

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Located at basement of Bugis Junction, with red and black as its predominant colours.

menu and order chit
drinks
They have quite a variety of drinks available. For thirst-quencher, the lychee with aloe and wolfberries was nice. The sour plum drink, will get conversations going with its unique taste that's reminiscent of those plum that one takes after drinking bitter medicine.

sour plum drink

Honguo's star item, the legendary "Cross Bridge Vermicelli". Basically a big bowl of hot soup, and all ingredients of the noodle dish served in small plates. Like a soup noodle, waiting to be constructed.

instructions

Zhuang Yuan Mi Xian (15Items) 状元过桥米线(@$8.80++)
start of 'cooking'
items that cook easily, are in last
final product

Surprisingly, the soup wasn't as oily as initially thought. The noodles is thick beehoon variant and the soup was comforting.

XO Fried Seafood Noodles (XO酱干炒海鲜面 ) @$8.80++
Lotus Leaf XO Seafood Fried Rice (荷叶XO酱海鲜炒饭 ) @$8.80++

Liked the seafood fried rice very much. Fragrant (from XO sauce), loaded with ingredients like squids and prawns and basically yums. A little spicy.

Here are some of the other side dishes that we sampled:

Sze Chuan Chicken in Basket四川辣子鸡 -(@$7.50++)
Minced Pork Lettuce Wrap生菜猪肉碎 (@$6.80++)
Pumpkin Fries with Salted Egg Yolk黄金万两 (@$6.80++)

Quite liked the Sze Chuan Chicken. Spice level was moderate. Definitely need a cold drink to cool off thereafter. Not sure why, but the pumpkin fries tasted like sweet potato though...

Honguo

Location: #B1-06, Bugis Junction

Tel : 6884 4717
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/HONGUO


 
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