[Travel] Exploring Chiang Mai - Dinner at Chiang Mai Horumon

We had one full day of temple exploration and when it was nightfall, we decided to head out to have yakiniku for dinner.

The place was bustling when we arrived close to 8pm. Waited for a while and eventually an outdoor table was available for our group of 4 pax. 

signboard

Staff quickly brought out the menu for us to peruse while they setup the charcoal grill.

menu

let's get beer

must have meats

No idea on the portion, so we just ordered anyhow. Staff will assist to input your orders. For chopsticks, paper napkin etc, self-service from the nearby trolley. There is a rubbish bin near the table.

the grill is ready

draft beer @฿59

The beer tasted very light but still nice to drink on a humid night. 

Horumon Set @฿98

gyutan @฿158

Harami Set @฿129

let's grill it

The horumon, beef tongue and harami set were good. First time having the innards grilled this way, and it was really fatty and chewy.

thanks to the grill masters!

There are cooked food too, so order those to munch on while waiting for the meats to cook.

karaage @฿78

Japanese omelette @฿68

Strongly recommend the tamagoyaki. So good and generous portion. Value for money. We ordered crab gratin but this one need expertise to cook. Plus, it took quite long for it to bubble since the fire from the grill was not that strong.

crab gratin (uncooked)

is it ready yet?

prawns @฿196

All in all, it was fun trying this place. There was one customer who dined alone and he didn't stinge on the food, so I was quite impressed by him.

The restaurant has only 1 toilet (unisex) and one can imagine the condition of that but still usable where necessary.

Chiang Mai Horumon

Address: 43 19-20 Sodsueksa Rd, Chang Phueak, Mueang Chiang Mai District, Chiang Mai 50300, Thailand

Website: https://www.facebook.com/chiangmaihorumon

Business Hours:

Daily: 5:30–10:30 pm

[Busan] The Premium 삼환축산 남포점 Samhwan Livestock Nampo Branch

This was a random find near our hotel and we went there twice for dinner! Friendly staff, and reasonably priced BBQ.

shopfront

menu with pricing

We were seated fairly quickly in the bustling restaurant. 

grill ready

There's a minimum order as per any other BBQ restaurants where the first meat cut must be of minimally 500gms and subsequent ones can be at less. For 4 of us, there's no issue in polishing off 500gms. I noticed that they will serve the portions that are less than 500 gms first.

side dishes (self-serve)

The shop has a section where the side dishes, BBQ condiments, and leafy greens and diners could just help themselves with those.

boneless galbi

gently placed on grill

let it cook

On our first visit, the boss would come to our table and to grill the meats for us. On Day 2, they did come by to observe but left the grilling to ourselves. Maybe our grilling skills had met their expected standards? Hahaha!

The shop seemed to be managed by a couple (or siblings, not sure) and both are friendly.

I liked it when the ordered meats don't come all at once. We would finish grilling the served cut and then the next one would appear.

thin skirt

let's eat!

I think we ate about 250 gms of meat per pax on each of our visit.

beef

pork belly

change of grill

After grilling the beef cuts, the staff came over to change our grill top before the pork belly arrives.

pair the meats with copious amount of vege

let's cut it up

getting there

pork belly, bite size

Second visit

The second time was just the next day, haha! Not sure if the boss recognized us but I would like to think that she did.

beef

pork neck

On second visit, we were only in a group of 3 as one of our buddy had stomach problems. Nevertheless, we still did at least 700 gms in total.

pork

enjoy~

The meats were well presented, natural tasting and the shop provides all sorts of condiments for us to enjoy with the meats. My favourite item to take from the refrigerated area (ban chan section) was the peach or orange. It was our dessert. Keke.

Enjoyable and definitely deserves to be recommended if you have cravings for BBQ. Go for the premium cuts as the price was reasonable.

Thank you to the bosses for coming to chat with us on our first visit. She even gave me a small Kelly beer glass as farewell gift. 감사합니다!

삼환축산 남포점 Samhwan Livestock Nampo Branch

Address: 7-1 Nampo-dong 3(sam)-ga, Jung-gu, Busan, South Korea

Contact: +82512487583

Business Hours:

Daily: 12–11 pm

[Jeju] Beef BBQ Dinner at Don Tung Ji 돈둥지 Seogwipo

We felt like having some beef for dinner tonight, so Ivan started Googling / Navering and found one that's pretty near our location that night. I didn't even know the name of the shop when we just casually walked over with Ivan in the lead.

dinner destination

  

restaurant's interior

We were greeted by the shop owner, as we entered the place and he asked if we were here for 돼지고기 (pork) or 소고기 (beef). I answered "소고기".

The boss spoke Korean and we tried to respond accordingly with our limited capability. Hahaa! But he was kind and helped us with our order by just bringing us the appropriate amount of meat for the 4 of us.

table setting

ready to start

Side dishes were brought out accordingly and the grill was lined up with egg and lots of cheese. Once this was almost ready, the boss would urge us to scoop the cooked jiggly eggs out cleanly and quickly (before it starts burning) and then poured us some more of those liquid eggs, and more cheese. Wow, like a mini buffet for the 계란 .

The meat was served with a bowl of marinade (sauce) and we were supposed to dip the meat into the sauce briefly before placing them onto the grill.

beef

let's cook!

The meat was easy to grill as it was cut like smaller strips. Not sure about the amount of meat that was served to us but it looked to be about 400 gms. 

can't wait to dig in!

The marinade was good and the meat was flavourful, tender with a nice chew. The side dishes include kimchi and quail's eggs. And plenty of the egg with cheese. Like, alot! Hahaa!

let's have some beer

cheers!

We had one more serving of meat but we felt like having some soup. Saw that the other diners would have a pot of noodles or soup to finish their meal, so we wanted to do the same. Enquired from the boss if we could order a bowl of doenjang jigae 된장찌개. He went into the kitchen and we were informed shortly that they seemed to have run out of that.

Oh, ok... not an issue so we just finished up our meal of the second serving of the beef. 15 minutes later, when we were about to leave, the boss brought out a bowl of soup and set it ontop of our grill (after the meats were long gone).

tofu beanpaste soup

Ooh, that definitely made our day, though we were a bit confused. The soup was piping hot and bubbling since the charcoal was still hot. It was tasty and a nice finish to our meal. So satisfying!

taste makers

We paid ₩52000 for the entire meal including drinks. We enjoyed our meal, and was treated kindly by the owners. 잘 먹었습니다 Thank you!

Don Tung Ji 돈둥지

Address: 14, 279-1 Jungang-ro 72beon-gil, Seogwi-dong, Seogwipo-si, Jeju-do, South Korea

Business Hours: 

Daily: 11am to 930pm