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역전우동0410 ; Yeokjeon udon 0410

Stumble across this precious maybe about 10-seater restaurant late one night when i was warm and hungry. And the food places around my area had closed...
And it have since became one of my favourite.


What makes this place extra special is that it is 24hours. 

what kind of god sent is this ?
And, do you spot this machine that I see ?

Avoid awkward conversation with the staffs!
Hold your horses people. Before you go and order your stuffs,
here are some translation of the foods they have.
Now, you may click away.


For the vegetarian, the veggie fritters looks kinda safe but not sure if the broth contains meat. But pretty safe to eat will be the bibim udon (mixed udon) or bibim soba (mixed soba) (not in picture).


Step 1 : Choose your food.

Step 2 : pay for it by clicking either the money bag or card.
A sign will come out asking you "마장"or "포장" which means having here or take away.
After clicking "마장" which means having here.
And then you find a seat and wait for your food ~ ^^


Personal Favourite : Beef- related. Love their beef udon, their Beef-covered rice and all things beef. *insert a beef dance (not sure how it works but lets pretend there is) *


The Bibim Soba that looks relatively safe for Halal eaters and Vegetarian.


Nomnomnomnonmnom.
Highly recommend people to try the veggie fritters. I love it ~ 

This place is kinda inexpensive and pretty quiet and fast.
Price starts from 3,000krw and up !

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They have a lot of franchises, but here is the one I went to.

How to go : Get out of Apgujeong Station Exit 5. Keep walking straight for around 5 minutes and you will come to a gas station. Turn left. The outlet is directly opposite the gas station.

Address: 서울시 강남구 신사동 579번지 카로시티2 105호.
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얼큰우동 ; Spicy Udon.

As compared to ramen, I prefer to eat cup udon although most of them belongs to the more pricey range and must be kept in a cooler temperature as they have shorter a shelf life. 

Instant udon is pretty hard to find in Singapore so when i go back to Korea, I always eat them like there is no tomorrow.

This time i tried the 얼큰우동. 얼큰(spicy)우동(udon). 
I got it at gs25 for either 1,200won or 1,500won.




Udon, Dried ingredients, Sauce/soup.

Pouring all in.

Filling up the water to water level ~  

After waiting for about 3mins. Look at the chili bits ! 


My average breakfast/lunch with an apple yogurt drink. 
My Verdict : Spicy spicy ! The spiciness in the soup is pretty mild but everytime i bit into a chili bit, i get a bit of chili injection. For those who cannot take spiciness, this is definitely a no no. The soup is a little shoyu based. This comes in 2 sizes and this is the smaller one. The bigger one is priced at 2,200 won-2,500won.

I would not mind eating it again if this is the last thing on the shelf, the taste is pretty average... This just made the yardstick for being a great boring average udon.
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요뽀끼 Yopokki ; Spicy Tteokbokki

Hot into the night of a Saturday, I was bored and hungry so I decided to pop a cup of tteokbokki that i had stowaway for awhile.

I got it for sgd$2.50 from Lotte Kmart at Lorong Kilat ( That's in Bukit Timah Area in SG. )


Very minimalistic but pretty looking packaging ~ :D

Everything stuff into a cup. 
16 tteok (yes, i counted ! )

Instructions.  (krn)

Instructions ~ (Eng)
Idiot Proof instructions. Pour and mix everything and just microwave.


English : DO NOT EAT. 


Giving it a slight shake ~ 
All well mixed up ~ 



Chewy chewy nom nom


Verdict : The sauce is pretty sweet and the spiciness doesnt hit until the second bite, but then again, the real punch is not there. There is no eomuk (fish cake), hence i deduct that it is pretty vegetarian safe (but totally took away the only meat enjoyment in it). The tteok was pretty chewy and nice but after awhile (because i am a slow eater), the tteok started to harden.
Basically, it's good if you have craving for it but after the tteok starts to harden, I had much for fun chewing on million year old gum, hence, I probably wont try it again.
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길모퉁이 칠리차차. Cornerside Chilli Cha Cha.

Chilly Cha Cha have somehow became more and more famous with their introductions by eatyourkimchi & cuteinkorea.

The first time i tried it, i had instantly became hooked on it. 
I absolutely love the place, the food and the owner who blast hip hop music.

The few occasion that i goes on always land around 3-4-ish with hardly any customers.
I read reviews that said that sometimes they are so full, you have to take away. 

Brown building with random flower and butterflies.
Small seatings designed to fit no more then 20 people at a time.

Self-service. :)


There is something interesting in Korea that i havent seen in anywhere else yet.
The toilet key.
Only in Korea, i realise that when you wants to use the toilet, you have to borrow the key, which i have indicated in the photo above with an arrow.
It is pretty funny because are not toilets for everyone and anyone who needs it ?
Why restrict the use of toilet with a key ? Hmmmm....

Translated to english. :)
Halal/ Vegetarian Alert ! Although I am not sure, but so far the pumpkin, basil cream, corn corokke and fried tofu skin udon seems to contain not meat. (I cant say the same for the rest as some places includes meat in their potato corokke and such).


Our Spread ~ 
Udon, the best companion to beat the cold.
Chilly Cha Cha's Udon is so simple yet satisfying.
The mild sweetness of the soup is awaken with every stir as chilli flakes are roused up.
Can be shared between 2 if want to eat more Corokke.

All the fried goodies.
The batter for the fried goodies are really awesome.
The squid tastes pretty meh but the prawns are really good.
Chilli cha cha have its own "sweet sauce" to dip into which gives it the extra oomph.

Wholesome loads of pumpkin.
For the pumpkin lovers, sweet and loaded.

Basil Cream Corokke, giving heart attack the right reason.
I crave for this, day and night.
This corokke which i have nicknamed "OUTTATHEWORLD corokke" is filled with cream, cheese and mixed grains like barley. The taste of basil is well measured, nothing too overbearing and combined together, they give it a nice chewy texture. How can anyone hate this ?

Instagram-ed !

Open from  
Monday~ Friday : 12:00 ~ 2:00 & 3:30~10:30.
Saturday : 3:00 ~ 10:30
Public Holiday : 3.00 ~ 10:30
Closed 2,4,5th tuesday of every month.
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How to go : Take the subway to the Sangsu Station, exit 1. Walk for about 5 minutes until you see parking lot on the right. On your 2 o'clock, you’ll see a CU convenient store.
Walk towards the CU and turn left at the block. Walk straight for about 2 mins and the next street, you will see Chilli Cha Cha.

Address: 마포구 서교동 400-11, 서울특별시, 121-817
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