BBQ City

Our rating: 7/10

A couple of things to keep in mind before planning a visit to this Korean BBQ restaurant:

1. Wear old clothes. The smell from the BBQ will still be with your in the morning. If catching the bus home, be warned that the other travellers will smell the BBQ on you.
2. Make sure all your party are aware this is BBQ City, and not BBQ King. One of our group was almost an hour late having gone to BBQ King in Chinatown
3. Don’t plan on eating meat before or after. You’ll be getting plenty here.

Ok — so now that we’ve got that out of the way I’m happy to report that BBQ King is absolutely worth a visit. We’ve been to this particular Korean BBQ many times, and will be back. It’s especially good for groups as the cooking of the BBQ initiates conversation and everyone can get involved in cooking the BBQ that sits built into your table.

Korean cuisine in Sydney often gets overlooked for Thai, Chinese and Vietnamese which is a shame as it offers such variety. Korean BBQ is a great introduction for the novice.

We ordered a selection of meat for variety. The marinated beef is flavoursome and when BBQ’d tastes delicious. The pork belly when cooked tastes like a smokey bacon. With any order of meat, an array of side dishes promptly arrive at your table within 5 minutes of ordering. Several side dishes are kimchi; in varying vegetables, spices and hotness. Kimchi is the national dish in Korea and is served with every meal.

You would think this restaurant would be a vegetarians nightmare and for some it probably it is. Though, there are many vegetable hot pots and rice dishes to choose from.

Like any BBQ around the world, the best drink to accompany it is Beer. I would recommend the Korean beer called Hite which is made from natural spring water.