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2024-12-09
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A lot of Korean restaurants that have opened up seem to be either Korean BBQ or more focused on social media clicks. It appeared all those old school Korean restaurants seemed to have disappeared in Hong Kong. Until I found one! Big Mama serves up food you'd find at any Korean home. Classics. It's located in Tsim Sha Tsui's Koreatown and it definitely didn't look trendy.Simple tables and chairs. There was a display counter where they sold various Korean dishes to go.Menu is in English, Korean an
Simple tables and chairs. There was a display counter where they sold various Korean dishes to go.
Menu is in English, Korean and Chinese. They do have one person who speaks Chinese.
They start you off with four generous portions of banchan: kimchi, sigeumchi-namul (spinach), sukjunamul-muchim (bean sprouts) and gaji-namul (eggplant). The eggplant didn't look spicy but WOW! It was extremely spicy. The bean sprouts and spinach were generously seasoned with sesame. They didn't hold back.
Cooler weather means soup weather so we ordered a Beef Short Rib Soup ($110) was packed with flavor. The beef was so tender, the meat fell off the bone easily. The soup had an intense beef taste.
Seafood and Chives Pancake ($143) was very large with tons of chives. Crispy edges and sprinkled with a mix of seafood. It came with a spicy dipping sauce.
We ended with something filling: Cold Buckwheat Noodles ($92) was had a refreshing taste of apple. Something most places don't have. The noodles were chewy yet smooth. It was topped with a hard boiled egg, fresh apple slices and cucumber.
Portions were larger than other Korean restaurants and very homestyle. Like the decor of the restaurant, it was nothing fancy. Just honest food. And that's what I miss.
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