Friday, June 16, 2017

Chop Shop, Swanston St CBD

There is no cure like what food can do for your soul... Here, I will be responsible and offer the mantra 'Everything in moderation.. Omm... Everything in moderation.. Omm...' If only this applies to the life blood sucking leaches of the universe! They of all species, should take this to heart and try not to annoy other people too much. 

Now.. Onto a happier note, this is a picture of what we had for lunch at Chop Shop last weekend. Doesn't it make you happy!


We ordered the beef set which came with 4 banchans, 680g worth of beef short ribs and beef skirt steak and a choice and doenjang or kimchi stew. We picked the kimchi stew, it was a little average.

What was really delicious was the marinated beef short rib. It was delicious and would have been better if it came with lettuce so we can make some wraps. Oh, and garlic too for the wrap. I am in love with grilled or cooked garlic these days. They are anti bacterial and boosts the immune system. It is especially handy for the winter season when I can hear people coughing their lungs out within a feet of me in the train everyday these days.

It seems that Korean BBQ restaurants have been quite popular and nothing is more social than a group of friends gathering around an open fire burning food. What I dislike though is the seating in Chop Shop and also Sam Sam next door. Each table is a small circular barrel like structure, clad in aluminium so it is cold to the touch (very uncomfortable during winter). A large proportion of the table is taken up by the stove so when it is in use, we found ourselves constantly shuffling the many little plates of food, sauce drinks and so on around the limited space on the table. And there were only two of us!! Imagine if there were more diners...

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