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| Spicy Beancurd Soup (Soondubu Jjigae) 순두부찌개 $7.50 |
Kim Dae Mun Korean Food is located in Concorde Hotel; previously known as Le Meridien Hotel. If you are wondering where is Concord Hotel, it is located along the Orchard Shopping Belt, in between Dhoby Ghuat (Plaza Singapura) and Somerset (Orchard Plaza) MRT stations.
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| Menu |
As it's name suggest, Kim Dae Mun Korean Food specialises in serving Korean cuisine. They order quite an extensive variety of dishes ranging from soup, meat, rice, ramen and side dishes. In a short time span of 4 years, the eatery has shifted located 3 times times; from the food court at level 1 to level 2 and then back to another standalone bigger unit at level. I doubt they will move further as the sitting capacity that they have now is huge!
The kitchen and counter is manned by Koreans. This is the Ahjumma who always takes the order at the counter. After taking the order, she would always relay the order to the kitchen through a mike.
Although there is always a queue, they are perfectly trained to handle the crowd. They moved with clock work precision. I waited just 10 minutes and the food was ready. Upon collection of the food, customers could choose between kimchi, anchovies or cucumbers as sides.
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| Spicy Beef Soup Set $8 |
The Spicy Soup Set is one of their most highly raved dish online. This time round I ordered the version that comes with beef;
Spicy Beef Soup Set $8. The set consisted of a big bowl of spicy beef soup served with a bowl of rice and a side dish.I chose anchovies.
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| Spicy Beef Soup $8 |
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Spicy Beef Soup Set was filled with generous amounts of ingredients such as slices of beef, beancurd, vegetable, Korean (thick) vermicilli, spring onion, egg and onions. The soup was spicy and tasty - not salty (I doubt MSG was added). The combination of soup with rice was perfect. In terms of the price, it was reasonable considering the quantity and taste of the food.
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| Bibimbap 비빔밥 $8 |
The
Bibimbap 비빔밥 $8 was served in traditional stone bowl.
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| Bibimbap 비빔밥 $8 |
This is the Korean's version of mixed rice, that comes with a variety of vegetables, an egg, rice, meat (in this case I had beef) and the hot chili pepper paste (also know as gochujang).
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| Bibimbap 비빔밥 $8 |
Give it a good mix to ensure that each grain of rice is well coated with the hot chili pepper paste. With each mouthful, you would be able to to experience different texture and taste due to the assortment of vegetables (some are crunchy whereas some are soft).
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| Spicy Beancurd Soup (Soondubu Jjigae) 순두부찌개 $7.50 |
This is the
Spicy Beancurd Soup (Soondubu Jjigae) 순두부찌개 $7.50. It comes in two versions, with or without the spiciness.
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| Spicy Beancurd Soup (Soondubu Jjigae) 순두부찌개 $7.50 |
Personally, I thought that the taste was just average. It was spicy but lacked flavour.
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| Tender Sliced Beef $10 |
The
Tender Sliced Beef $10 is their most expensive item on the menu. This dish is also highly raved about.
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| Tender Sliced Beef $10 |
The beef was well marinated and tasty. However, certain pieces were hard and tough. At $10, I thought that the price is on the higher end (i.e. not so value for money).
Did you know that their hotplates items are cooked with water instead of oil? Yes, you heard me right!
I will certainly be back at Kim Dae Mun Korean Food to try out other dishes. I have been wanting to try their ramen. Their food is quite the tasty and authentic. Moreover, it is now no longer tough to find seats!
