Arriving
at I'm Kim without prior reservations meant a waiting time. Just by
standing outside, I already smell like a piece of barbeque meat on the grill. A
bottle of Febreeze Fabric Refresher was placed at the cashier counter but no
amounts can alleviate the lingering scent.
The place is a huge dining hall with separate tables. The
atmosphere is rowdy and sizzling to the point that I thought the owners could
just switch off the Korean pop MTVs showing on the TV screens since we can't
hear them anyway. It's airconditioned but there are also ceiling fans to blow
the choking smoke from the grills to your face. One can only seek respite by
heading to the buffet counters more often. The buffet is self-help style which
means it is more advantegeous to be seated closer to the buffet
counters.
The variety is reasonable and there are beef, chicken,
pork, seasoned or non-seasoned. After the first round of sample tasting of
various meats, my target for the night was narrowed down to
the garlic/spicy marinated chicken. The meat was
tender and flavourful even if the cook was mediocre (aka me), unlike the pork
collars which were tough and not so tasty. A range of cooked food such as Korean
ginseng soups, rice cakes, complement the meats and act as appetizers while we
were cooking the meat. We loved the sweet crunchy garlic-glazed "irresistible
Korean chicken wings" which required some stalking of the kitchen staff in
order to acquire as they always run out within seconds after each
refill.
Enjoying a Korean BBQ requires mastering the art of
cooking food before it's burnt. It's a great way for big groups to socialize.
Bigbang was showing their dance moves in an MV. In an interesting comparison, a
group of four middle-aged uncles, sitting next to the TV, were waiting for one
of their "bros" to arrive before they start the BBQ. The bro code is abided even
if the clock is ticking (the buffet has a time limit of 1.5 hours). This
place has no age limit. The only limit is one's stomach's ability to eat all you
can within 1.5 hours.
Address: 1 Zubir Said Drive Singapore 227968
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