Muk-Bang Korean Restaurant

Hello! 안녕하세요? This is a great example of how you – our beloved readers – play such a big part in our hunt for Halal food. Back in 2017, one of our readers tags us in a comment to say that they saw Muk-Bang Korean Restaurant was now freshly certified Halal. Within 1 hour, we were seated at a table in Muk-Bang Korean Restaurant! I guess what we are trying to say is that… you make us hungry 😛

Anyways, yes it’s true – Muk-Bang Korean Restaurant is (still) officially certified Halal (and also Muslim-owned btw!). Muk-Bang pride themselves on serving “authentic” Korean cuisine (which we love) and they’re located at Viva Business Park (formerly known as Chai Chee Technopark).

So this post consists of dishes we’ve had over several visits to Muk-Bang ok!

We’d tried 해물파전 <Haemul Pajeon aka Seafood Pancake> before but since we saw 김치전 <Kimchi Jeon aka Kimchi Pancake> on the menu, it was pretty much auto that we were gonna order it because we LOVE Kimchi!

I think even from that photo, you can tell that it’s not the Kimchi cabbage that’s been incorporated with the batter. Instead, it’s just regular cabbage and the Kimchi flavour (maybe it’s just the spicy paste?) is actually incorporated instead.

To be honest I was (just a little) disappointed because I was expecting the actual Kimchi cabbage y’know what I mean. But oh well. That being said, the taste was actually not bad.

But the main issue I had with the Kimchi Jeon was that there was only one size. The serving we received costs $16 which is on the high side mainly because this was a serving big enough for 4-5 people. And mind you, we’re talking about a starter / side dish here.

So I gave some feedback that perhaps they might consider having maybe a smaller-sized serving available too. Because if people are gonna have other dishes (which they most probably are right?), it might put people off from ordering this dish.

So you might see ‘Galbi’ commonly listed on menus at Korean eateries. For those who may not know, Galbi basically translates to ‘ribs’ (beef ribs) which is the meat of choice especially when it comes to grilling.

The basic favourite is the 생갈비 <Saeng Galbisal aka Boneless Beef Short Ribs> which they also have on the menu but we decided to go with the 양념갈비 <Yangyeom Galbisal aka Marinated Boneless Beef> instead.

The first thing we’d like to point out is that you do not grill the meat yourself (like you might expect). Instead, the kitchen staff prepares and cooks everything so you’re all ready to eat once it arrives at your table. The dish comes complete with lettuce, garlic plus some other veggies so you can wrap everything up and take a nice big chomp.

I personally just enjoyed eating the meat on its own. Really reminded me of the first time I tried BBQ Galbi as part of a Yakiniku meal in Japan. The marinade made the meat really tasty and you can still enjoy the flavour of the beef despite it being a little tough. Oh, and it’s pretty thick slices too!

And yes, this is probably another dish you’d like to share with others!

And of course, one of the most popular (and oft ‘controversial’) dishes when it comes to Korean cuisine. Honestly – how can you resist a good serving of Tteokbokki (떡볶이) am I right? 😀

I was a bit worried when the dish arrived because the colour was a little.. pale.. to be honest. But there was great flavour from th eTteokbokki sauce! And besides the chewy Korean rice sticks, they also have some Eomuk (Korean Fish Cake) mixed in as well!

치킨 라면 <Chicken Ramyeon> is a hot favourite. We cook Ramyeon at home all the time but it’s always nice to have a good proper serving with all the extras in it when you makan at an actual Korean place right?

They also have Beef and Kimchi Ramyeon variations too by the way with Beef being the least spicy and Kimchi being the most spicy on the advice of the staff.

The flavour of the soup was REALLY good! It had a bit of a spicy edge to it and on a cold day (like it was when we ate this), this really hit the spot. A nice, piping hot, spicy bowl of Ramyeon! It’ll always be a classic go-to when it comes to Korean food 😀

Hot Stone Bibimbap might very well be one of my most favouritest Korean dishes ever ever ever.
At Muk-Bang, you could go for the 비빔밥 <Bibimbap> but for an extra $2, you could get it served in a stone hot pot which I highly recommend!

So 돌솥 비빔밥 <Dolsot Bibimbap aka Hot Stone Bibimbap> has a bed of rice adorned with goodies like carrots, beansprouts, mushrooms and a few other veggies along with some meat and an egg yolk. I normally have beef but (surprisingly) at Muk-Bang they only have chicken.

So once you mix everything up, you have a beautiful albeit messy serving of mixed rice that is one of the most popular and recognizable Krean dishes. Overall, I found this version at Muk-Bang a little lacking in the flavour department. Maybe I should have asked for more sauce to mix in.

Kimchi Jjigae (김치 찌개) is a classic Korean dish. Some may even say that this Kimchi stew is the benchmark on how a restaurant should be rated when it comes to shiok-ness and authenticity. After all, an iconic dish deservedly should be done perfectly.

Good news – the Kimchi Jjigae at Muk-Bang is more than decent. Shiok to slurp and great with rice. Generous serving of chicken, egg, tofu and veggies in the mix. Extra shiok to be enjoyed on a cold (perhaps even rainy) day.

Sorry lah ok. To be honest, I forgot to take down the actual name of this dish 😛

But a serving of Korean-style stir-fried chicken is a classic. Brings back memories when my Darling Wife and I were dating and she’d take me to eat her favourite Kimchi Chicken (served on a hotplate) in a foodcourt. It’s quite shiok lah to be enjoyed while fresh and hot.

And of course, you simply must enjoy some Banchan (반찬) with every Korean meal.

Over the years, Muk-Bang has revised their menu a little here and there. The food is actually really good and prics are more than affordable. There are still plenty of dishes we’d love to try at Muk-Bang that’s for sure. And it’s a big plus (for us at least) that it’s in the East 😀

And while they’ve added some more beverages to the menu as well (instead of just the ‘canned soft drinks only’ selection when we first visited in 2017), I still wish they’d add more. After all, since 2017, I’ve been hoping that after 3 years, they might have added some Shikye (식혜) on the menu 😛 SHIKYE!! *pumps fist in the air*

MUK-BANG

Viva Business Park
750 Chai Chee Rd #01-02 S 469000
Tel: +65 6604 6328

Facebook: www.facebook.com/pg/muk.bang.sg
Instagram: www.instagram.com/mukbangofficial

Operating Hours:
11am til 10pm DAILY

This meal we visit ourselves (like macam anonymous ah) and pay own money one.
All information (including prices, availability of item on menu and Halal status of establishment) are accurate at the time of posting. All photos used in this site are property of The Halal Food Blog unless stated otherwise.

First published: 3rd April 2017
Updated: 1 April 2020