What birthday girl wants, birthday girl gets. Um Yong Baek seemed to be the trendy place to dine at, somewhat. Rumors of long queues seemed true from the recent experience. The two outlets; Telok Ayer and Boon Tat Street are pretty close to each other.
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| Telok Ayer outlet |
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| before the shop opens |
One should go online on the day of visit, and get a queue number. Thanks to Tiara, we were lucky to be placed in the first batch of diners to go in once the shop opens at 11am. Perhaps that was because we visited on a weekday.
At approximately, 10:45am, Tiara received an email notification that our table at Boon Tat Street outlet is ready. We headed over on foot as we were around the Telok Ayer area. Reached by 10:55am but the shop didn't open its door till about 11.10am.
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| queue at Boon Tat Street outlet |
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| queuing instruction and opening times |
The staff will ask the patron to display the email notification of the table number and will check that all parties in the group are present before being let into the restaurant.
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| tables nearer to the entrance |
We were led to the inner section of the restaurant where there were more tables available. The traditional types at the outer section near the entrance gives the cosy aesthetics but it does take up more space in the shop.
As all tables seemed to be meant for 4 pax, so we shared it with another patron whom is dining solo.
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| open kitchen view |
The tables have been setup with the side dishes, flask of water prior to the guests arrival.
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| pickled green chilies and vege stem |
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| onions/chives kimchi |
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| kimchi |
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| bean paste, sliced green chilies and sliced garlic |
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| water, self-service |
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| salted shrimps |
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| salt |
Um Yong Baek offers dwaeji gukbap 돼지국밥 (Pork & Rice Soup) for lunch and there's two types; Busan style Daejigukbap and the Milyang style Daejigukbap. For dinner, its menu offers BBQ aged pork and makguksu (buckwheat noodle).
Ok, so we ordered the pork and rice soup, one each. Best of both worlds!
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| (top) Busan style Daejigukbap and (bottom) Milyang style Daejigukbap |
Was happy with the generous amount of meat in the standard bowl and the meat is of quality. Tried the soup for both and the Busan style broth has a more pronounced porky flavour while the Milyang style broth is richer but less pronounced porky taste.
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| Busan style Daejigukbap @$21 |
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| large piece of pork slice |
Usual practice is, one can add the salted shrimp, or salt, or the bean paste to enhance the flavour of the broth. Recommend not to add all at once but one and a little bit at a time, to see which one you like more. My favourite was the bean paste as it changes the profile of the soup quite a bit.
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| Milyang style Daejigukbap @$21 |
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| beautiful layers |
Perfect for cold weather, and it was quite filling at the end of the meal. It was enjoyable to match the spoonful of rice, some soup and a piece of kimchi. One could inform the staff to refill any of the side dish. We had another round of kimchi because we enjoyed the crunchy texture, and the juicy-ness of the kimchi here.
To my lunch companion Tiara, thank you for your company and Happy Birthday!
Um Yong Baek
Address: 27 Boon Tat St, #01, Singapore 069623
Website: https://umyongbaeksgeng.creatorlink.net/
Contact: +6588435968
Business Hours:
Closed on Sun.
Mon-Sat: 11 AM–3:30 PM, 5:30–10 PM
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