Ju Shin Jung
East ('JSJE”) has been our Korean dining destination in the East
Coast Park Singapore. It started more than four years ago, before
Korean cuisine become a hype in Singapore.
It seems
there is an affinity between us and this place, for just a few simple
reasons, the food is great, easy to get a seat and very open
environment with high ceiling. Located on the second floor of Burger
King in East Coast park, this restaurant has a similar setting to a
dining hall. You will be glad that they have a high ceiling, it will
reduce the chance smelling like BBQ beef or pork when you step out of
the restaurant. They also have some private room if you want more
privacy or hold a private dinner.
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| Dining Hall |
This time around we went there for Unlimited BBQ, available from Monday – Thursday, $35++ for Adult and $19++ for children (0.9-1.2m). You can choose from Pork Collar, Pork Belly, Marinated pork & Marinated chicken for the meat selection. Together with this Unlimited BBQ, each one of the diners can choose one of soup selection: Kimchi soup with pork, soyabean soup, tofu soup with seafood, cold soup noodle, spicy dried cold noodle and seafood noodle.
As Little Devil ('LD') and I have
other appointment afterwards, we decided to ask the service staff to
do the BBQ-ing for us.
The thing about JSJE is they are
not 'stingy' about their bachan (side dish). You'll get the spinach,
kimchi, summer salad, salads with dressing, tofu, mash potatoes,
marinated radish, seaweed soup, pickled onions, fresh vegetables,
garlic and chilli to wrap the BBQ meat. All the side dish are home
made, fresh and you can have as much as you want; It will be
replenish as soon as you are finished.
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| Bachan (from left) - Vegetables to wrap the meat, Kimchi, Mash Potatoes, chilli and dipping sauce Pickled onion and seaweed soup |
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| Bachan - Pickled radish, spinach, tofu |
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| Spicy salad and salad with dressing |
The pork belly here is the thick
version. It is nicely done with good charred on the meat, while the
texture remain juicy and succulent. The same can be said for the pork
collar. The BBQ chicken is well marinated, it is BBQ to perfection.
Slightly crispy charred on the outside, but succulent on the inside.
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| BBQ Pork Collar and Pork Belly |
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| BBQ Pork Belly |
For unlimited BBQ, JSJE has a
promotion of 50% discount on the beef option. We decided to order
Wagyu beef for $29.50 discounted from $59. The beef was cooked to
medium, it is tender and juicy, however does not reach the stage
where it melts in your mouth. A bit disappointing, I expect the Wagyu
is of higher grade and the restaurant should have more experienced in
BBQing the meat. Luckily we are only paying half price.
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| BBQ Wagyu Beef (half eaten) |
As I don't fancy kimchi or spicy
soup, LD ordered a beef soup for me. The broth of the soup is robust
and well seasoned. The beef has been cooked for a long period until
it is tender and fell of the bone. It is very common that kids in
Korea to drink beef soup as it provide extra nutrition for them.
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| Beef Soup |
To end the meal, they will serve you the heart shape watermelon and cold ginger cinnamon sweet tea.
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| Heart shaped watermelon |
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| Cold Ginger Cinnamon Sweet Tea |
Service staff
in the restaurant is good, friendly and capable. You can see from the
way they bbq our meat. However, I can't say the same about the
receptionist they posted on the 1st floor. As it is
located on the 2nd floor, from the main entrance you will
only see stairs to climb up. However, if you have a problem with the
stairs like my Mother-in-law, there is a lift to your right, after
the Burger King. The reception downstairs is very inattentive and
won't bother telling you about the lift, so you kind of need to probe
them further for more information.
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| The Wet Towel Tablet (expand when it touch water) |
Overall, we find JSJE consistently
provide good quality Korean food. For price, it might be slightly on
the high side, however you are getting what you pay for. Service
level can be improved, especially on the reception side. If you are
nearby during lunch hour, JSJE provide a good value set lunch menu.
Cheers!!
Food
& Drink: 7.5/10
Value:
6.5/10
Service:
7/10
Ambiance:
7.5/10.
Ju Shin
Jung West
27
West Coast Highway
#01-18,
YESS Centre
Singapore
117867
Tel:
6464 0872
Op
Hours: Daily 12.00 – 22.30
is it Korean-owned and are the servers Korean?
ReplyDeleteIt is Korean owned. The service staff are from Korea, Singapore, China and Philippines.
DeleteThey have two other branches, one in Joo Chiat, the other in West Coast Highway.