So I'm with my homegirl Gina and we've worked up an appetite trying to help out my less fashion forward homeboy pick out a new wardrobe on Shopping Night. It took us a while to settle on a place to eat, but we decided to hit up Min Sok Chon since she's passed by it several times, he's new to Sydney, and I've only been here once during one of my fried chicken benders (more on that later.)
The place isn't hard to find, it's right next to BBQ City and across from Makoto Sushi. It isn't the cleanest place, it's just a straight up Korean restaurant...but not so Korean that they have K-Pop blasting on the radio or on TVs (they don't have TVs.) They were playing some pretty recent hip hop, so that was good.
I ordered the Taejiku Galbijim (sp?)- I don't remember the full name because it isn't anglicised well and I cbf. It was goooooooood. The meat was juicy and tender and the sweet soy soup it was in wasn't too sweet and wasn't too salty. Portions are a decent size as well, and the food came fast.
One of the benefits to this place is that they serve FREE RICE with your order. For some reason, Asian places in Sydney always charge for rice...this place gets a +1 for giving you rice with your order. However, the side dishes that come before the mains and entrées are sorely lacking here. Some kimchee, some tofu, and some bean sprouts mainly.
-1 for that.
Both Gina and our less fashion forward homeboy ordered Soondubu. I didn't try any but they didn't seem too impressed...so maybe avoid that dish.
We also ordered some fried chicken; I've had their fried chicken before since I went on a bender last year for 5 days straight where I ate fried chicken for dinner in search of a Bonchon/Bonchon substitute. (Note: THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE!!!!)
This place does fried chicken way different than Bonchon, and way different than normal fried chicken. The skin is crispy and flaky; not a texture I'm accustomed to for fried chicken, and it comes with a tartare dipping sauce. You can opt for 3 pieces for $7 or 8 pieces for $18 in for spicy or soy flavouring...also not the cheapest. Not going to lie, it's pretty good though...the type of good that makes you regret eating it later because you feel gross.
+1
This place is alright; not amazing but not bad either. If I was drunk and wanted a Korean place to go to late at night in the city and my top three places were booked out, this would probably be my next option. I'd give this a 3.5 instead of a 4, but I can't seem to do that...so I'm rounding it up. read more