Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Korean Village




Located at Nakpil St., where Korean Restaurants are everywhere, a small and house-like structure embodies Korean Village. The exterior would not give clue that it is in fact a restaurant (except for a signboard), but it may be mistakenly identified as a home. Inside, the restaurant is quite dim thus picture taking is quite hard since you have to adjust camera settings accordingly. You will find ordinary wooden chairs and stove-top tables (is that how you call it?) inside. There's also a bar but I am not sure on the wine products that they have in there.

Looking around, I saw families, friends, business people, Filipinos, and foreigners dining there. Young and old alike. Eating there is comfortable because anyone won't feel different because people from almost all walks of life eats there. So basically, there is no intimidation.

When you have already placed you orders, they will give you complimentary appetizers. There's this one with pechay, the leafy part of it, mixed with i think its mayonnaise. Then there's the egg rolls, the togue and i think its kinchay, and then the seaweed sheets, the ever famous kimchi, and my favorite, dilis and tofu. The pechay seems to be bland to me. The egg rolls are soft and yet chewy. the togue and kinchay is quite crunchy. the kinchi is okay if paired with something bland like the pechay. And my favorite, the dilis. It is crunchy, sweet, and at the same time a little salty. It is really yummy. And the tofu is very smooth and silky.

For our main course, we ordered Bibimpbap, barbecue, and beef stew. The barbecue is a DIY. You cook these raw pork, liver, shrimp into your own liking. You do this on your table like when you eat in a shabu-shabu restaurant. I can say that these are fresh and its tasty too. The marinade used is good. As for the bibimbap, it is quite a big serving. I was very full after I ate it. I don't know what kind of rice they used but it is sticky and soft. Maybe it is the reason why its a little bit heavy in the stomach thus causing me to be so full. Basically the rice has only egg on it and some veggies. It also has chili on it then everything will be mixed. It is quite tasty even with only few things on it. The beef stew on the other hand is excellent! The meat is very tender and very juicy. It literally falls off the bone. Really tasty. I just can't have enough. I kept craving for more. The gravy is good and fragrant also. Its next to the dilis as my favorite in Korean Village. Real good! They also give another complimentary, this time fruits for dessert. Quite good right?!

It has now become as one of my favorite restaurants. I can't wait for my friends abroad to come home. I will surely take them there.

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