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2013-10-17
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Decided to give this Korean restaurant a visit since I was around the vicinity for tea. I have heard many raves of the food there and heard of the queue that would form outside the restaurant during dinner time, but surprisingly, when I passed by the place at 615 and 645 respectively, there was no queue. I guessed they had opened a few branches to meet with the demand, thus explaining the no queue situation. As usual (like what we always do when we dine at Korean restaurants), we ordered bulgogi
Decided to give this Korean restaurant a visit since I was around the vicinity for tea. I have heard many raves of the food there and heard of the queue that would form outside the restaurant during dinner time, but surprisingly, when I passed by the place at 615 and 645 respectively, there was no queue. I guessed they had opened a few branches to meet with the demand, thus explaining the no queue situation. As usual (like what we always do when we dine at Korean restaurants), we ordered bulgogi, namely the beef and pork bulgogi set.
The side dishes were served shortly. I was amazed by the number of side dishes but I guess quantity doesn't mean quality. The cabbage kimchi was just cabbage in chilli powder and the cabbage was very yellowish and brownish, unlike what the other restaurant served. It wasn't as flavourful nor as crispy as the one I usually have. It looked like some kimchi that u get at Korean food stalls in food courts.
Beef Bulgogi. The beef was tough and dry. It wasn't marinated so it was tasteless. The sauce for the beef bulgogi lacked sweetness although they had onions and leeks. I guessed it was because the onions wasn't cooked so the sweetness of it was not brought out to complement the beef. Very disappointing because I have had better beef bulgogi in Serangoon Gardens.
Pork Bulgogi. The pork was slightly better than the beef but still tough. I dun remember having such tough meats elsewhere. I think because of the difference in sauce, the pork bulgogi was sweeter. But nothing spectacular nor memorable. Overall, it was a very very disappointing experience at Kim's Family Restaurant. It was famed and credited for it's authentic and great Korean food, but I guess, maybe they are not that great after all given the fact that that they couldn't even manage a basic korean dish like the bulgogi. There are certainly many better Korean restaurants out there, so I really think it's time for them to up their standards.
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