The best of Adelaide 2: Adelaide's Korean Charcoal BBQ

Just yesterday I went for a Korean bbq restaurant at 373 Glen Osmond road with a group of friends. It was a place that was recommended by my Korean friend.  After trying that I do not think I would ever go to any other the other Korean bbq restaurants unless there is another restaurant which is better and I doubt it. The price range is acceptable about 50 bucks per head. The wagyu steak was the freshest that I have ever had. Be it medium rare or well done it was fantastic mostly due to the freshness of the steak. They provided a sauce for each individual person for the meat. The sauce had somewhat of a sweetness to it and infused with the wagyu it just tasted spectacular. The beef bulggoi did not taste as heavy as those in other restaurants. It was light, a little sweet and slightly chewy yet it was capable of melting in your mouth. The kimchi pancake did not have a strong kimchi taste which I was a fan of since I do not like the taste of kimchi by itself. The marinated chicken ribs were fantastic as well. The sauce that they used to marinate the chicken was astoundingly surplus my expectation.

Another bonus your clothes would not smell. Usually in Korean bbqs the smell sticks onto your clothes but at this place thanks to the suction exhaust fan located at every single table you would smell good even after a Korean bbq. Value for cost, coisy ambience, friendly staff and exceptional food! A MUST GO!

Food Rating: 5/5
Ambiance Rating: 3/5

Here are some of the photos:

the charcoal bbq 

thats right... charcoal grill lol

the traditional Korean entrees dishes

Kimchi pancake, the best I've ever tried. Definitely a must try!

Here comes the wagyu!

Korean rice balls that comes along with the bbq set. very unique taste indeed

Korean bean paste soup

Beef ribs cooked to perfection

How to eat Korean bbq? dip your meat with this sauce along with the refresing  onions. Tastes really delicious trust me!

Last but not least, the healthiest Korean Ginseng Chicken Soup. Definitely a must try!

The best of Adelaide 1: Shiki Restaurant

I recently brought my girlfriend to our favourite restaurant, Shiki for her birthday dinner. It is a Japanese Tepanyaki restaurant located at Intercontinental Hotel along North Terrace. Though it is really pricy coming up to about 200 per head it is well worth it. The food is exquisite. Wagyu  steak, lobster, bugs, Clarevale Chicken and prawns name it done to perfection, Tepanyaki style. The culinary skills of the chef are exceptional and very entertaining indeed to watch. About ten people are able to sit together and manned by their own personal chef. Regular tables for personal dining are also present but to enjoy thoroughly watching the chef make your meal is a must!

The atlantic salmon belly with ponzu sauce,  Wagyu steak and garlic prawns are a delight. The sushi and sashimi are very fresh and refreshing. The salmon sashimi in particular is world-class. The sashimi slices are each somehow encased with a skin and the slices are cut so intricately. When placed in the mouth it melts and just seems so heavenly. If you have the big bucks to spend, Coffin Bay Oysters with soy butter sauce, Kangaroo island lobster and steamed Moreton Bay with truffle butter and barramundi in mushroom broth should be tried!! Last but not the least the DESSERTS should be well indulged! They have the best green tea ice cream and best panna cotta among many other Japanese places that I have tried over Australia. They do change the flavour of the panna cotta from time to time but whatever the flavours I guarantee they would be amazing. Though Shiki is extremely pricy, for a special occasion or two, it would be well spent there. The ambience , the food, the service and the value exquisite.

Food Rating: 5/5
Ambiance Rating: 5/5

Here are some of the photos we took:

Wagyu steak with cripy friend garlic slice

Kangaroo Island lobster with special butter teppanyaki sauce, simply amazing!

Salmon Sashimi, simply the best!

Personal chef laying out our selected dishes

Steak on FIRE!

THE panna cotta, it melts in your mouth like ice cream oooh yeah!