KimJu Korean Royal Cuisine

KimJu Korean Royal Cuisine
64/98 Crystal Park, Ladprao
Bangkok 10230 Thailand
Tel: 02-515-0763

Rating: 3.5 / 5 Stars

Today is Mother's Day in Thailand!!! So like a good daughter that I am, I treated my mom and dad out to lunch. I really wanted to eat Korean food so badly because I haven't had any since I came to Thailand in March. :) This would also be my first time eating Korean food in Thailand too. We found one place at Crystal Park mall that offered only Korean food and it was Kimju. There was another restaurant at Crystal Park but it was a combination of Japanese & Korean cuisine and I don't recall the name of that place.

First, I looked at the menu for KimJu to see if this place offered a wide selection of Korean food and this place offered a decent selection. The pictures of the Korean food on the menu looked tasty, so I wanted to give this place a try. My parents and I didn't order any Korean BBQ entrées because the hostess said that we would have to sit outdoor dining area to BBQ the meat at our table. Since it was scorching hot outside, we decided just to order individual dishes and eat indoors with the AC on. :) For lunch, I ordered the Pork Bibimbap. I thought that it wasn't the best that I had. The rice looked and was a bit moist. There weren't any traditional Korean vegetables too. It was just your basic vegetables (i.e.: carrots, zucchini, lettuce, shiitake mushrooms). Plus, they already added a big spoonful of the red hot pepper paste (Gochujang) and I didn't notice until I mixed the rice together. It's like....I didn't even have to add any more of the hot sauce. Sadly, I couldn't even finish this entrée alone because the bibimbap was so spicy! :( I should have informed the waitress not to make the bibimbap spicy. [But usually, from my experience from eating bibimbap the sauce isn't added beforehand though and it's on the side for you to add.] With every entrée, we got some small dishes (i.e.: soup, broccoli, kimchi, and pickled daikon). The sides were very good. Too bad that this place didn't offer a large variety of side dishes though.

The service here was good and quick. It's restaurant is small as well. There were probably 5-6 tables inside and a couple of tables outside the restaurant. I don't know if I'll come back to this place though. The food was OK and it wasn't the best Korean food that I have had.

Pepsi Cheer

http://www.pepsithai.com/pepsi2010/

Rating: 3.5 / 5 Stars

Pepsi Cheer is a limited edition soda offered by PepsiCo during the FIFA 2010 World Cup event. This product is similar to Pepsi GOLD which came out for a limited time during the FIFA 2006 World Cup. I decided to give this soda a try because it's unique and it's a limited edition drink! I don't think you can find this product in the US. I brought this soda from 7-Eleven Thailand for 17 Baht [about 50 cents US]. Overall, this soda is OK. This soda tastes very similar to ginger ale but with the added orange color.

Spicy Minced Pork & Sticky Rice Burger

Spicy Minced Pork & Sticky Rice Burger [from 7-Eleven Thailand]

Rating: 3.5 / 5

I brought two Spicy Minced Pork & Sticky Rice Burger from 7-Eleven for lunch a few days ago. The burger wasn't too spicy. I can taste a tad bit of spicy flavor. Overall, this snack tasted OK and it was nothing special. I just wanted to try this little snack since I haven't tried a sticky rice burger before.

Pocari Sweat

Rating: 5 / 5 stars!!!

This would be my first review of a beverage. Yesterday, I spent the day at the Intercontinental Hua Hin Resort and watched a beach polo match [Hua Hin is about 2-3 hours away from Bangkok]. It really hot and humid weather at the beach. There were clothing and food stands on the beach selling items for charity. There was a booth that gave out "Pocari Sweat" to people that visited the booth. I started laughing when I saw the name of the beverage. My Thai friend was like...what's so funny? I had to explain to him in Thai that "sweat" means to perspire. I knew that this drink is something similar to Gatorade because I saw on the label that it's an electrolyte beverage. The Pocari Sweat drink was very good and I felt very hydrated afterwards. I could taste some citrus flavor in this drink too!

I checked "Pocari Sweat" on Wikipedia and it said that it's a Japanese sports drink. It's mostly sold in East Asia, South East Asia, and the Middle East. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocari_Sweat

So, don't let the name "Pocari Sweat" scare you away! Definitely give this sport drink a taste!

S&P Restaurant & Bakery

S&P Syndicate Public Co, LTD
457-457/6 Sukhumvit 55,
Klongtonnua, Vaddhana
Bangkok, Thailand 10110
Telephone: 02-381-3412-29
http://snpfood.com/

Rating: 3.5 / 5 Stars

I tasted my first cupcake in Thailand! So, my neighbor brought us vanilla cupcakes and mocha éclairs from S&P today. The vanilla cupcakes were moist and OK. I think the frosting was made from a butter cream and it wasn't sweet at all. You can taste a little bit of sugar. I give kudos for the beautiful flower decorations on the cupcake. I also tried the mocha éclairs too. These éclairs are bit size and you can just pop them into your mouth. I can taste the mocha coffee flavor in the éclairs as well. Overall, these were very good desserts but I'm not a "fan" of S&P yet.