Korean fusion cuisine is big in Seoul.
We are starting to see a rise of that style of food here in Sydney too. Places
like Seoul Project and Chicken Institute. The new Bite Chew Drink (BCD) is a
Korean fusion restaurant that attempts and succeeds to marry Western and Korean
cuisine. BCD is tucked away inside Regent Place's lower ground.
The space has a contemporary tavern-like
interior with neon signs, moody dark walls and wooden tables. The menu consist
of fusion pasta dishes, ribs, fried chicken, meat platters and a whole page
dedicated to salad (there's gotta be some sort of balance right?).
Their shoestring fries ($8) is so damn good! Perfectly cooked and
flavoured with honey and garlic herb seasoning powder.
Angry pasta |
The angry
pasta ($17) is basically a baked sweet and spicy spag bolognese. The sexy
melted stretchy cheese had us swooned from the get go. It's definitely not your
typical spag bol but the twists and combinations work pretty damn well. I'm a
fan!
Then there's the white tteokbokki ($28) dish,
which is another super fusion pasta dish. A carb mixture of spaghetti and rice
cakes in generous slightly spicy creamy sauce with clams and meat. This is
definitely not your typical boscaiola but it works and it's damn delicious!
We also tried their BCD fried chicken ($18 for half). Whilst it closely resembles the
good ol' Southern fried chicken, it's definitely Korean Fried Chicken to the
core. Super crisped coating, juicy tasty meat and not oily!
The kimchi
fried rice ($5) is a nice side dish to get with the fried chicken and it compliments
it well.
Last but not least is their massive original BCD pork ribs ($32 half rack). The
glaze was sweet, smoky and sticky. The meat was tender and tasty! We love
stretchy cheese so opted for extra gooey cheese ($3) to go with the ribs.
Bite
Chew Drink
Shop 9.08 Regent Place,
501 George Street,
Sydney NSW
Hours:
Monday to Friday 11pm to 12am
Saturday 12pm to 12am
Sunday 12pm to 10pm
Ooh that white tteokbokki looks nice and creamy!
ReplyDeleteRibs with melted cheese? Oh baby!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely hitting the white ddeokbokki soon!
ReplyDeletehaha anythign with cream and cheese is totally up my alley
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