If you are looking for high quality authentic Korean food & BBQ, Chang Korean Charcoal BBQ Restaurant @changkoreanbbq located at Dempsey is a place that you must try. Look forward to an array of traditional dishes alongside more modern dishes like charcoal-grilled beef, pork or chicken!
Highly recommended to try their Yangnyum Galbi, U.S Marinated Short Ribs ($62.00++, 330g), very well marinated, flavourful and tender. One of the best marinated meats that I have tried.
Stir-fried glass noodle with vegetables & beef ($25++)
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Can't miss the classic Japchae which perfectly springy & chewy! 😋 This rendition is quite lightly seasoned so it is good on its own.
Sliced Pork Trotter, jelly fish, kimchi, spring onion with chef mustard dressing ($38++)
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Served as a cold dish ❄️, I enjoyed their Jokbal (Sliced Pork Trotter) which didn't have much of the gamey flavours of pork! 👌🏻 A very refreshing dish with the tangy mustard sauce cutting the heaviness of the meats! ✔️
The charcoal-grilled 🐄 Marinated Beef Short Rib ($62++/330g) & 🐖 Marinated Pork Rib (Spain) ($42/300g) were so good! ❤️❤️❤️ The beef had a really good lean-fat ratio & almost melt-in-your-mouth tender! 🤤 The pork was equally delightful with a nice smoky char from the grill. 👍🏻
Being seated outdoors at @changkoreanbbq in Dempsey on cool nights is a really pleasant experience. You get to be away from the smoky smell, and your order of meats gets barbecued for you (which is perfect for lazy-to-cook people like me 😆). The friendly staff always presents whatever you’ve picked to be verified first before whisking it away to be grilled and cut up. So upon return, each order of piping hot meat can be eaten right away.
We only had beef on this recent visit because all of us were craving red meat. While the Marinated Prime Rib Eye (Australian, 200G - $58++) was flavourful and a tad sweet in taste profile from its marination, the Fresh Cut Prime Short Rib (U.S. 300G - $69++) was au naturel juicy goodness.
I alternated between wrapping the barbecued beef in leaves with green chilli, raw garlic plus a dab of the sauces provided, and pairing each piece with the “Myul Naengmyun” (#ChangKoreanBBQ does the tastiest version in my opinion). The piping hot meat and cold noodles (dressed in some vinegar and mustard) is a killer combination.
One thing we realised that evening was that the Banchan served during dinner differs a little from lunch. There were a few premium items such as marinated cockles, in the large spread. But when you request for another round, these won’t necessarily appear again. I guess, quite understandably, each table only gets a single helping of the pricier Banchan.
If you go during lunchtime, you can pick the either the Naengmyeon or Rice plus “Soup of the day” as your carb for the BBQ Beef Lunch Set ($43++ per pax) which includes a decent spread of refillable Banchan, Prime Ribeye (the staff can help you with the grilling at a separate table if you ask) and dessert of ice-cream.
By popular consensus, @changkoreanbbq seems to have the best Korean cold noodles in Singapore. I’m by no means an expert, nor have I eaten enough Naengmyeon to claim anything but I do favour theirs. The broth here is the tastiest in my opinion, and that’s even before I spam it with the mustard and vinegar served on the side.
Thanks to a tip from @randy_onggg, my god-daughter’s friend, I discovered how to derive even greater pleasure from it today - by adding a piece of straight-from-the-grill barbecued prime ribeye, and some kimchi. They really do enhance the cold, chewy noodles most marvelously! 😋😋
After drooling over the Netflix series “Korean Cold Noodle Rhapsody”, I developed a major craving for said dish. So when a friend recommended I get my fix at @changkoreanbbq, I headed over for lunch with my husband.
To my happy surprise, the restaurant offers a Set Lunch Menu. It didn’t take a second for me to pick the Marinated Prime Ribeye Set for us both ($43++ per pax) after clarifying that the Korean cold noodles was a carb option. There’s also a Baked Black Cod Set for $48++ for those who prefer fish or don’t want grilled meat.
Almost immediately after our orders were placed, the #banchan arrived. By the way, those multiple small bowls of kimchi, sesame oil-marinated beansprouts and other Korean small bites are refillable.
A large plate with two portions of the marinated ribeye came next. The staff didn’t hesitate to help with the grilling upon request. Although I wouldn’t describe the meat as super premium, it was very well marinated, tender and tasty. We were quick to merrily stuff our faces with the piping hot slices of beef after wrapping them in the perilla leaves and lettuce provided (also refillable).
The lunch set includes Pajeon, the Korean spring onion pancake with mixed seafood and meat. Theirs was extremely crispy - pretty much a fritter actually. It got our stamp of approval.
The dish which had drawn me to Chang’s Korean BBQ in the first place, the “Myul Naengmyun” (buckwheat noodles in cold beef broth), was bigger than expected for a half-portion. So much so that I struggled and failed to finish. But enjoy it immensely I did. The soup had a certain purity and delicacy about it. And after stirring in mustard and splashing on a little vinegar, was especially irresistible.
Since my husband preferred something hot, he decided to go for the rice plus soya bean paste soup instead of the Naengmyeon. He was satisfied with his hearty serving of bubbling soup chockfull in tofu, vegetables and beef.
For dessert, we each received a scoop of chocolate ice-cream and a cup of chilled pumpkin tea.
More often that not it just turns out to be unseasoned doughy kimchi. However, my fears were thankfully unfounded at Chang’s. Their kimchi seafood pancake is brimming with ingredients, the batter is nicely seasoned and it’s fried till crispy which adds a whole new dimension of delicious texture.
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Located at Loewen makes its terribly inconvenient if you’re not driving/grabbing and the service is sometimes quite suspect but the trouble is definitely worth it. A must order.
Amazingly tasty Korean bbq beef! Top notch service which justifies the little pricey price tag.
The meat is too thinly sliced as well and you don't get the satisfaction from its texture nor its taste. Though this restaurant is crowded, it isn't my favourite. Stay tuned to find out which is my favourite Korean BBQ restaurant in Singapore! 😋😍
Meat galore from yesterday's feast. This restaurant is definitely pricier but also i think its better then ju shin jung. Great for family gatherings!
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