A lot of people are trying this flamethrower torched Korean BBQ now in Vivo City. It's a bold new concept by the folks behind Seorae.
Exciting, but how does it taste?
Bulgogi Syo was full house today with a queue waiting outside for a table.
Locating a shop in sprawling Vivo City can be quite daunting for an old man like me, but finding Bulgogi Syo is no problem. When you exit Vivo City MRT station, turn to your left and Bulgogi Syo is just 50 paces away.
Although this is Bulgogi Syo's relatively new outlet, everything ran very smoothly from ordering to delivery. We also requested additional orders mid-meal and these were handled professionally and efficiently. We didn't wait long for our food and drinks despite the full house with an overflowing crowd 👏
Ordering is by paper order chit and pencil with a beautiful traditional menu book. The staff is on hand to assist, if required. (I much prefer this old school system than the cold paperless, no human touch, scan the QR code yourself nonsense 😬 Ranting unker 🤭 )
Once we sent in the orders, we got the ball rolling with the customary banchan or small dishes. There weren't too many different dishes but we felt they were tasty and good quality.
There's the obligatory kimchi, vinegar pickled cherry tomatoes, pickled radish, macaroni and potato with mayonnaise, all good and delicious.
First to arrive, Seafood Pancake. Chives and seafood like squid in a well browned tender chewy spongy rice flour pancake.
We like the Seafood Sundubu Jiggae. Soft tofu and enoki mushroom with prawn, squid and clams in an umami laden spicy savoury soup. This is a must order in my opinion.
Spicy Baby Octopus. Tender spongy chewy small octopus stewed in a spicy savoury sauce that whetted our appetite for the main courses that were burning a path to our table, literally 😀
Let the fire show begin!
At Bulgogi Syo, the marinated meats are prepared in three stages.
First, the meat is seared on hot stone to seal in the natural juices and flavours.
Then, it is torched at up to 1,600° C to give it that smokey caramelised taste and smell. This flaming spectacle is for all to enjoy at the open kitchen.
Finally at your table, the meat is flambéd to burn in another layer of flavours from Bulgogi Syo's special essence.
After all the excitement, let's eat!
Our La Galbi still sizzling, smoking, smothering, bubbling in its own juices in a hot stone tray. It's USDA Choice Grade Short-ribs marinated overnight.
The thin slices of short-ribs with bone were tender and moist. The dominant flavours were nicely balanced, quite robust savoury salty and sweet.
There's so much to choose from and we wanted to try a bit of many things. So, we decided on the mixed combo.
Mixed Combo of Angus Beef Ribeye, Pork Collar and Chicken Dakgalbi.
Tender, juicy Angus Beef sweet and savoury with robust marination.
Love this chicken as it was meaty, tender, moist, sweet savoury marination but I can still taste a bit of the chicken's natural sweetness.
Tender, moist sweet savoury pork collar.
We wanted my favourite watermelon soju (subak soju) but it's not on the menu 😕
So we settled for Korean beer with soju. Not bad also lah.
Korean drama BBQ with a difference. Worth a try. It's fun.
Restaurant name: Bulgogi Syo Vivo City
Address: 1 HarbourFront Walk, B2-29 VivoCity, Singapore 098585
Nearest MRT: At VivoCity station
Tel: 9339 2829
Hours: 11:30am -9pm
Written by Tony Boey on 11 Jan 2024
🎗Disclaimer: Please note that this was a media tasting. I rarely accept media tasting invitations. I did not pay for these food but I did not receive any payment for writing this post. I report exactly how I felt even though that could mean that I may not receive another media tasting invite again 😄
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