Side dish gala


Han Guuk Guan. 03 96391747
13A Victoria Street. Melbourne.
Engrish: 10. BON: 0 (All men)
TTDWW: Figure out what's in the side dish.


Well hidden at the corner of Victoria and Exhibition Street, Han Guuk Guan is a very surprising restaurant. It pops out of nowhere. At least that was Ramen's first impression when his friend brought him there.
Immediately he felt a sense of authenticity because of the wooden interior, and the alienation of the restaurant itself.
And the supporting reason, will be the Korean menu filled with unconvincing English translation, which excited him even more.
The first time Ramen was there, he couldn't find the Bibimbap. So he ordered some random dish which turned out to be fried rice with omelet.
However, do try the Kim Chi stir fry dumplings with rice sticks. Actually, just try the dumplings. A quick dish would be the Jajyungmen, which is sort of similar to dry noodles with black bean sauce. Supposedly everyone in Korean dramas eats that. You can also order a 'Ying Yang' noodle dish, which you get half Jaijyungmen and half seafood spicy soup noodles.
Last weekend, Ramen's finally managed to spot the Bibimbap under the 'Korean food' section. (The menu has 2 sections: Chinese and Korean)
For $11, it's too healthy. You can pay an extra $2 for the stone bowl so that it's warmer than the metal bowl Ramen had.
He liked it, but not sure if it's worth paying that much money for mixed beef, veges and egg with rice. Then again, Korean food's always steep to start with. Ramen'd return to try the other dishes in the future. Especially the BBQ and hot pot. First he has to make some friends to cover the bill.

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