Jonga Jip BBQ, Eastwood NSW

 LOOK AT ALL THE SIDE DISHES!
Jong Jip BBQ is a Korean BBQ restaurant located at Eastwood. There are 2 Jong Jip restaurants in Eastwood, I do not know what the difference is. But they are all good. But I went to the one next to Eastwood hotel and NOT the opposite the train station. It offers a long of ranges of BBQ from ox tongue, short ribs, brisket, etc. Anyway, I ordered short ribs that night. And see how many side dishes I got! I think the BBQ was good, but the sides dishes are better! I think they have the best side dishes ever. I got a lot and tasted good. The baby potatoes are the highlight! Also the spicy bean curd! Anyway, just try it yourself.
Also, with the BBQ menu, you have to order 2 minimum.

Sushi Bay, Carlingford, NSW

My life is back!!! After a week of dreadful exams... Finally.. I am able to write again!!!!

Soft shall crab sushi

Grilled prawn

So, during exam, I have managed to come to several restaurants, including Sushi Bay, in Carlingford. It says that it is actually Japanese sushi, however, it tastes and looks so Korean. Every sushi they offer, they have Korean sauce to go with it, it tasted sweet, like a teriyaki sauce. Fortunately, this restaurant has sushi train!!!! Sometimes I am so upset coming to sushi restaurants without sushi trains, or the sushi train is turned off.

Fried Unagi

Aburi Salmon

 Anyway, some interesting menus were there. So I tried the fried unagi. It was a bit different. I mean... fried unagi?? We normally have fried salmon skin, or unagi sushi.. But it tasted good.

Then, I tried the grilled prawn with sauce on top. I think that was the highlight of the night. It tasted just right. The prawn was not over or under cooked. The sauce also has a very nice flavour to complement the prawn.

Aburi Scallop

I also tried the aburi salmon and aburi scallop. DO ORDER ABURI SALMON AND SCALLOP AT SUSHI PLACE! Anyway, they are my favourites, I always order them as the benchmark of sushi restaurants. I found their aburi salmon and scallop are quite good, quite unique with some sort of sweet sauce at the top, tasted like teriyaki sauce.

Soft shell crab roll

Now, the exciting part, the soft and shell crab sushi. There are two types: the big one with only avocado, sauce, rice and salmon roe, and the other one was the roll, with rice, lettuce, mayonnaise sauce and everything else. I think the big one, looks good, but does not taste that good, the other one tasted better. I really like the mayonnaise sauce they have. Sometimes mayonnaise can be quite overwhelming but this one does not.

Overall, the service was quite well and the food was alright. I will go back next time. However, it is quite pricy.....

Beschico, Epping

Hi Everyone!

I just went to Beschico Restaurant at Epping. The speciality of this restaurant is CHICKEN, cooked in Korean style. When you got inside the restaurant, you would notice a big TV, showing Korean show. Like what I watched today was PSY concert in Korea.

Well, this restaurant was not so crowded, but that's what I like from this restaurant, you can feel the family feeling inside it. Then, we ordered crispy chicken with chili sauce, boneless deep fried chicken and the 'Topoki', the rice cake.

 The most popular chicken is the deep fried chicken with the chili sauce. Even though it says chili sauce, I can guarantee you that is not spicy at all. And also, it is still very crispy despite of the sauce. The sauce is quite thick and has like a sweet and sour taste to it. But anyway, it tastes really good.

The topoki is very good as well. It is very chewy and added with delicious sauce. However, the sauce is quite spicy. It has 2 options, whether using the chicken or the seafood. But I think seafood topoki is the best.

The next one is the boneless crispy chicken. It is basically a seasoned deep fried chicken. Even though it sounds so simple, but it is very crispy. Along with the sweet chili sauce and the lemon sauce served, I think it was pretty good.Still, I think the winner is the chicken with the chili sauce. If you go there, please do not miss this. It is also very close to the station.

Sydney Madang Restaurant

   

Hi Everyone!



Side Dishes



This Thursday, I went to Sydney Madang Restaurant, a Korean restaurant in the city. It was not the first time I went to this restaurant and I knew it already that this restaurant is always, always crowded. And yup, I had to queue for 1 and half hour to get in!!!! Waiting from 6.30 to 8.00, I started to get cranky and of course with a hungry stomach. Probably next time I have to book first!

Well, luckily the food was nice. When I got in, such as the other Korean restaurants, they put out these side dishes. With my (and my friends') hungry (-starving) tummy, we finished the side dishes in less than 5 minutes. I think they were so good, comparing to many other Korean restaurants.



Cheese Chili Chicken



Then, I ordered number 4, 74, 74 and 88. I think they are absolute menus to order if you go to Madang. They are Korean Seafood Pancake, Deep fried Spicy Chicken, Cheese Chili Chicken and Kimchi Soup with Pork and Tofu.



Korean Seafood Pancake





Kimchi Soup with Pork and Tofu



I think Madang has the most delicious Korean Seafood Pancake I ever had! It is very crispy, served with delicious yummy dipping sauce. However, with the other menus, I think they are quite average.



Deep Fried Spicy Chicken

Compared to Eastwood Chili Chicken, the Madang Cheese Chili Chicken, is not spicy at all.. However, this cheese chili chicken has more uniqueness to it as they add pineapples in the cheese chili chicken. Maybe I should have ordered the Topoki (the Korean rice cake) because I remembered last time I ate there, the topoki was quite nice. And the kimchi soup is quite nice too. It is not too spicy, it is just right.

Overall, the experience eating here was quite pleasurable. The service was very good (despite of the long queue) and the feeling of the restaurant was quite 'homy' too.

If I am asked whether I will go back there again or not, well, I will, with a booking in advance!





  

  

Chili Chicken Eastwood, NSW

 I want to introduce you with this Chili Chicken Restaurant, it is located in Eastwood Hotel, Eastwood, NSW. It is a Korean restaurant, well, a lot of Korean come here, but also a lot of Indonesian, because I guess the spicy taste is really really suitable for Indonesian tongue.
So, this restaurant sells everything spicy. Despite of everything's spicy, the taste of it is GREAT! There are many popular menus such as cheese chili chicken, grilled eel, chili pork and the special and none else sells it, the rice bowl. With the rice bowl, you have to make it yourself (otherwise it is more expensive). So you will be given a bowl of mixed rice, you have to put some chickens/ pork, cut them to very little pieces, mix it and form it into like a round ball shape. And voilla, that's the rice bowl.

 The rice bowl is good by itself, but if you want to add something, such as eel, that is even better. The thing is, all of the foods are spicy. So if you cannot eat spicy, do not come here!!! You will cry I tell you...
If that is not spicy enough for you, well, you can order extra chili sauce for free!

However, in here, you cannot pay using eftpos, so prepare cash before you come. Also, because there is bar next to it, you have to bring ID whenever you come at night, there are securities checking your ID whether you are over 18 or not. And do not forget to book if you are coming at Saturday night because it is very very crowded.