Kogi Bulgogi

Three of our teamates treated us to Kogi Bulgogi for their birthday. This is a new addition to the chain of restaurants in Eastwood Mall. Since this is a treat, I cannot remember the prices of any of the food or have a choice what can be ordered.

 We got the Bulgogi and I find this dish sweet and tasty, just about the right sweetness. The beef was tender and juicy. The serving was just enough for the price. This is good for 3-4 people.

 The Japchae was just ok. I find the serving really small.

We also had the Pork and Chicken Barbeque. Both were really tasty and we were given three kinds of sauces, sesame oil herb, denjang and another type of sweet sauce. The should add more lettuce leaves per order. Additional lettuce will cost another 50 PHP.

The service was ok for a restaurant that just opened. At times you need to call their attention but at times they're attentive too. Plus points for offering the Korean Ice Cream (which is a must try for 55 PHP) when they heard me say, "I want ice cream" to my teamates.

I think one let down is that I barely got to try the 6 free side dishes that they served. For a big group such as ours, they should have added more dishes and let us refill those at least.

 

Budget per person ranges from 200-400. Kogi Bulgogi can be found on the 2nd floor of the Eastwood Mall veranda.

Woo Ri Restaurant

Everytime I end up eating at Woo Ri, it's always with my baby sister Celine. She thinks this is the cheapest place where she can eat authentic Korean food. She insisted that we eat here again but I made sure that we order the Grilled Pork Belly.

The place is run by a Korean family and can be located in a townhouse in Adriatico st. near Rizal Memorial Coliseum. Most of the Korean students studying and residing in the area eat at this place, which I think is a good sign.

As mentioned, I made sure we order the Grilled Pork Belly (200 PHP minimum of 2 servings). The grilled the pork in the restaurant area and serve it really hot. They gave us two sauces, the sesame oil and salt and denjang sauce, a red paste to season the pork. Lettuce leaves, garlic, chili and a bowl of white rice was also served. The best way to eat this is to dip the pork in both sauces, place it in a lettuce wrap, add a spoonful of rice, garlic and chili then wrap it up.

The meal also comes with complimentary Korean side dishes like Kimchi, potatoes, bean sprouts, cabbage and others that are available for that day. We were lucky they were also serving tofu soup that day.

This place is also budget friendly especially that they have big servings. Other dishes to try are, Kimchi rice (200 PHP), Bibimbop (200 PHP) and Korean Beef Stew (250 PHP).

How to get here: From Taft avenue (coming from La Salle), make a right turn at Pablo Ocampo (Vito Cruz), then make a left turn at Adriatico st. Won Ri is located at the 1st set of townhouses in the area. It's in between a carinderia and another Korean restaurant.