Gukbap is a dish that comes up a great deal in conversation at our home. Not because it is a dish that I often make but it is a key item in a video game that Dr L regularly plays. Given the frequency to which we talk about this dish, it was inevitable that we would find ourselves at Kim's Gukbap in Sunnybank Hills to experience the real deal.
We arrived on a weekday evening to the restaurant at half capacity. There was one waitress looking after the whole shopfront.
Luckily the cutlery was already available on the table as were condiments.
Ordering was done by way of QR code on the table. The menu wasn't too long, with a spicy and non spicy variant of gukbap, a few other mains and a handful of other sides.
It didn't take too long for our food to be served.
First up, the side dishes comprised of kimchi, pickled onion and pickled radish. This was fairly standard and tasted quite store-bought. I did enjoy it but it wasn't anything particularly special.
Not wanting to take my chances when I didn't know how spicy the spicy gukbap was, we opted for the original. It came with a lot of pork slices and spring onion in a light broth. I found it to be on the blander side and required a bit of extra soy sauce. It was wholesome with rice mixed in though.
We also had a pork katsu rice. The portion was very impressive and it came with a side of cabbage. However the taste was not as good as it looked. The pork was crispy but the batter was a bit thicker than I would have liked. What I found particularly disappointing was the pork being as close to unseasoned as you could get. It wasn't even salted very much and we relied on the ketchup to supplement taste.
The highlight of our night was the Pa Jeon, a scallion pancake. This came out freshly fried, crispy and was complimented well with soy sauce. We really liked this dish. Overall we had an alright time at Kim's Gukbap, the food was not too bad but there are definitely better Korean restaurants nearby.
Price Range: $25 - $35pp
Taste: 6/10
Value: 6.5/10
Service: 7/10
Environment: 7/10
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