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Woo Lee Jeeb Dae Bak Korean Cuisine opened some time ago at the Food republic at Causeway Point and we decided to go there for a family meal. Since it was in a food court, we didn't really expect much from the decor and ambience, but the place was neat and clean, and we were seated and served pretty fast by a friendly waitress in a pretty Hanbok-inspired costume!I opted to go for the Korean Hotstone Mixed Rice (with Chicken, $6.80) since the Bibimbap is one of my favorite Korean food. N
Woo Lee Jeeb Dae Bak Korean Cuisine opened some time ago at the Food republic at Causeway Point and we decided to go there for a family meal. Since it was in a food court, we didn't really expect much from the decor and ambience, but the place was neat and clean, and we were seated and served pretty fast by a friendly waitress in a pretty Hanbok-inspired costume!
I opted to go for the Korean Hotstone Mixed Rice (with Chicken, $6.80) since the Bibimbap is one of my favorite Korean food. Note that they have two versions of the mixed rice. One is the Korean Mixed Rice ($5.80) that comes in a standard bowl, and the other is the Korean Hotstone Mixed Rice ($6.80) that comes in a stone bowl. I opted for the latter. The Hotstone Mixed Rice came piping hot and was quite spicy for me. But overall it was tasty and I liked the taste of the BBQ chicken, though I wished there were more of it! I also love that the rice got a little burnt and crisp towards the bottom of the stone bowl; this is the reason why I usually opt for the hotstone version; it really brought out the flavour of the food!
The other dish we got was the Korean Zazang Noodles ($7.00), which came with BBQ chicken and some vegetables (potato, carrots and sliced cucumbers) to mix with. It ended up looking like Char Kway Tiao. The vegetables were not seasoned and while we are supposed to mix and eat it with the paste which would add to the flavour, my mum and I thought that the taste of the paste was not very strong and the vegetables still ended up tasting rather bland. The noodles fared a little better with the paste though.
We also got the Chicken Noodles ($6.70). The dish looked plain and it had only some shredded chicken meat, sliced cucumber and an egg in it along with the noodles, which was the same type of noodles as the Korean Zazang Noodles. While I found the soup tasty, I thought that the lack of ingredients really doesn't justify the price; we even had to dig around looking for shreds of meat! My dad found it pleasant enough and easy on the throat though, especially since he was just recovering from a sore throat.Overall, I'd recommend getting their rice-based meals than the noodle dishes since since the rice dishes seem more filling. If you are thinking of giving the Korean Mixed Rice a try, go for the Hotstone version if you want a more 'authentic' taste!
There are also free kimchi cabbages and kimchi pickles on the tables that you can take with your meal, but we ate them while waiting for our dishes to arrive. Pretty spicy stuff even for side dishes, I'd suggest eating them with the food!
The food are mostly priced a little higher than standard food court fare, but it was the drinks that we found to be the pricey ones. We got the Crushed Peach and Sikhae Rice Drink ($2.50 each) just to try some Korean-made beverages, and the cans were smaller than expected. If you want a drink to help you cope with the spicy food, I think it'd be better to either try out the Korean-made drinks if you have not tried them before, or just rely on your soup if your dish comes with it, or just hang in there until you finish your meal and get a drink elsewhere! Post
