Korean Charcoal BBQ restaurant

Hmm... is this an authentic Korean restaurant?  On the door there was a poster which advertised a lunch buffet for $12 per person.  Not a bad price but... what do we get?  We went round to take a look at the food on offer and thought... it was not a bad value and decided it was worth a try.

This Korean Charcoal BBQ is located at the Mandarin Center, Chatswood where the food court is.  The buffet bar is quite small but has a good selection on both sides.  There are two different types of soups when we went, a Corn soup and a miso soup.  Next to the soup pots, was the rice cooker which to make one's own Bibimbap with the red bean sauce and the rest of the condiments next to it... The bibimbap bar also extends to a salad bar as well as their other side dishes with freshly cut oranges.  After the side dishes, then came the hot food selection which includes the pancakes, fried chicken and the chapchae, amongst others.

The hot food was replenished quite promptly.  I liked the fact that they have kept the buffet bar clean.  There is also a self serve coffee / tea at the oher end of the restaurant and on the day we went, they also served some egg rolls.

For the kids (and adults alike), the buffet also included ice cream.

I think this is a good for value restaurant, although some of the reviews on eatability were not so favourable.  I guess, there are other Korean restaurants which serves tastier Korean food, but if you are after a quick meal with variety, then one could not fault this restaurant.

ps... this is the first time I saw dental floss in the ladies toilet and starch tooth picks instead of the normal wooden tooth picks... says something about the restaurant owner...