doongji korean restaurant, east coast road.
usually not into korean food, and in fact, i was thinking of having chirashi at sumiya initially, but circumstances interfered with my plans. with chirashi taken out as an option, a sudden bibimbap craving kicked in.not the first time i've been to doongji- my second lunch there, so i knew that they have good value for money set lunches. i've had dinner a couple of times there too, but that was a couple of years ago already, i think.
i ordered the dol sot bibimbap ($8.90) with chicken. i was served the korean banchan first. there were six in total- three types of korean pickles, beansprouts, potato salad, and a mix of anchovies and peanuts. i actually quite liked the banchan, especially the beansprouts and anchovies.
my bibimbap came shortly after, sizzling away in a hot stone bowl. it came with a generous amount of toppings- vegetables, mushrooms, egg, chicken, and crabstick (??? first time i've ever had crabstick in a bibimbap).
loved that the rice became crispy and slightly burnt from the contact with the hot stone bowl- exactly how i like it.
mixed up with all the other ingredients, it made for a good eat. i found myself enjoying the bowl, savouring every bite. in fact, i almost finished all of the rice, which hardly ever happens, especially when the amount of rice given is sizeable.
one thing though- the set lunch doesn't come with refillable banchan. i tried to asked for a refill of the potato salad and beansprouts, but was informed that because it's part of the set lunch, there wouldn't be any refills. hmm... i remember when i went for lunch previously (quite a long time ago, it has to be admitted), they did offer refills.
a good place for reliable korean food. wouldn't mind coming back for more.
doongji korean restaurant
222 east coast road
