It kind of a family thing that during each of our birthdays, the family goes out somewhere for a good meal or have a good meal home cooked for us. So since Im about to turn 17 in 5 days, my family took me out to have a meal at a restaurant of my choice. After considering our relatively small appetites and our budget, I settled for Big Mama Korean restaurant, a popular restaurant in Tiong Barhu that serves authentic Korean food. Once I entered the restaurant, there was different atmosphere that really did remind me of the restaurants I see in Korean dramas and variety shows. I did visit Korea before but I was 5 then so I can hardly remember anything at all.
The table is nicely set with authentic Korean cutlery. Even the gas stove is of Korean origins.
We ordered our food and it was served promptly.
The side dishes(Ban Chan) were great and were free flow. I liked the lotus root, stir fry glass noodles(japchae) and the anchovies. But the seasoned spinach(shigeumchi muchim)...not quite to my liking.
The dish that was served first was the suyuk, or steamed pork belly. The staff at Big Mama demonstrates the three different ways to eat the suyuk in a friendly manner.
The seafood pancake was the bomb. Usually, I don't quite like chives but the seafood pancake was absolutely delicious. It was crispy at the sides but not burnt and light in the middle, with a generous portion of prawn and squid. It had a nice, mildly sweet and savory flavour to it. We also ordered the Dakgalbi(Spicy Grilled Chicken), the restaurant's recommendation. The chicken is tender and flavourful(definitely well marinated) and the vege is really appetizing. I loved the rice cakes in it too! Delicious when eaten with rice. Thinking about it now makes me hungry!
The jjambbong jeongol(spicy seafood soup)was a rather interesting dish. The soup was a little thick for me and the seafood flavour is a little too strong but definitely authentic. I find its a little of an acquired taste. However, I liked the mussels and the noodles in the soup. Again, mixing it in rice is a great way to eat it. The staff also recommended the grilled pork collar slices with gal-bi seasoning (dwaeji moksal yangnyum gui). It was sweet, tasty and flavourful and not too "fatty".
Overall, it was a great and satisfying meal and experience and given the chance, I would definitely go back to try more dishes.
For more information, just head on over to bigmama.sg. Don't forget to book a reservation cause its really hard to get a seat without one.
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