LAGAWAN: SARIWON KOREAN BARBECUE: An nyoung!

It was my friend's birthday and we wanted to eat out for a late lunch. It was a Saturday and we wanted a place where there will be minimal traffic and people: where else but in Bonifacio High Street. We decided to try Sariwon Korean Barbecue.

from Sariwon's official Facebook page

This is my first time in a Korean resto and I was very excited since I have been a fan of Korean dramas. I can now eat what my favorite characters are having. :)

Sariwon is nice. The lighting and furnitures used are pleasing to the eye. Each table has 4 seats and just right for family dinners and for couples. We were given dehydrated towels. These are thumb-sized tablets which transform into towels when hot water is poured over them. We were amazed!

We ordered Bibimbap and Galbi

Galbi is marinated beef and was grilled in front of us. Good thing that the grill was smokeless! It was a nice experience watching the waitress cook your food. After cooking, the meat was cut into bite-sized pieces. It was delicious and I ate it wrapped in the greens.

Galbi

We were given fresh greens and lots of side dishes. And these were unlimited! They have the sweetened anchovies (or dilis), sweet potato (or kamote), marble potatoes (I think honeyed), and of course kimchi. There were two other side dishes but I did not recognize them (radish I think).

side dishes

Bibimbap is a rice dish mixed with sauteed vegetables and topped with egg. It was delicous and have a way better taste than what I usually get from a stall in Megamall. The rice was flavorful and the vegetables were not oily.

Photo from Sariwon's page. Click here for Sariwon's menu

After our meal, we decided to order Soju to celebrate my friend's birthday and also to compete our Korean experience. Man, it is so strong! One bottle took us around 2 hours to finish, considering we are seasoned drinkers. And we had the unlimited side dishes as pulutan. Our favorites were the marble potatoes and the sweet potato (this is just a coincidence that they are all potatoes :).

Soju, en.wikipedia.org

Overall, the dining experience in Sariwon Korean Barbecue was very good. Food was great but pricey although sulit because we stayed in the place for a good 3 hours.

SARIWON KOREAN BARBECUE

Bonifacio High Street Central

Tel: (02) 621-3205

Mobile: 0915-9009272

Open daily from 11am to 11pm

Click here for their official Facebook page.