The Kitchen - Saint Ives Australia

I really like Korean food, and this is one of my favorite places to go to for my Korean food fix. Compared to other Korean food I've had, this is definitely one of the better places out there. Pricing for the food is pretty reasonable, and portions are also reasonable for one person. I believe there is an extra group tax on groups above 6 people, so I prefer coming here with just a few friends or by myself.

With a name like “The Kichen”, we expected it was another one of those Western, rustic, and farm2table restaurants. However, upon closer inspection, The Kitchen turned out to be an authentic Korean family restaurant. We loved the ambiance of The Kitchen. The interior was lit by natural sunlight, and cooled by the breeze outside. Free parking was also easy to find because this wasn’t a busy neighbourhood.

We loved the ambiance of The Kitchen. The interior was lit by natural sunlight, and cooled by the breeze outside. Free parking was also easy to find because this wasn’t a busy neighbourhood.<br/ <br/ Alright, let’s get to the food. As mentioned earlier, The Kitchen serves authentic, home style Korean cuisine: pork bone soup, BBQ short ribs, bibimbap, and hotpot, etc. For convenience, we ordered an appetizer and a hotpot.<br/ <br/ Regular-size yeonuh salad (salmon salad) – $6<br/ It came with “The Kitchen Sauce”. We had no idea what it was made of, but it tasted sweet and tangy. Refreshing starter.<br/ <br/ Bulgogi-Jeongol (Bulgogi hotpot) – $36<br/ For the level of spiciness, we picked “mild”, but the soup wasn’t spicy at all . . It was flavourful nonetheless, and a bit on the sweet side. Ingredients-wise, you get a fair share of veggies proteins. There was also vermicelli in the hotpot as well.<br/ <br/ Our hotpot was losing liquid very quickly because:<br/ <br/ The soup was boiling rapidly<br/ <br/ The ingredients soaked up all the soup<br/ <br/ Near the end everything tasted a bit too salty, and only then the did waitress offered to fill up our pot with more soup. <<br/ <br/ The hotpot came with two bowls of rice, and unlimited side dishes (you’d have to take the initiative to ask for seconds). We really loved the fish cakes! It was a good alternative to the typical potatoes.

Yippee!! I'm so glad I found an awesome Korean restaurant a few minutes away from UBC!!  Nothing like some good ol' homemade Korean food to fuel you through those lectures! The Kitchen is a gem of a place I love coming to little family restaurants like this!! :D.   The Kitchen is a small mom and pop operation, with the daughter taking orders, and the couple cooking up a storm in the back!! During lunch time the place was packed, and there was even a lineup outside!!  I actually just found out about this place 2 weeks ago, it's kind of hidden off to the side, so it's really easy to miss.

Good Service, nice food. The food choice is limited, but they are delicious. The most thing I like about it is the lady worked there are kind and nice. I believe they are a family-run restaurant. They make me comfortable and welcomed in the restaurant.