Ajumma's was inspired by the aunties in Seoul's market alley selling
homemade, hearty and iconic dishes of Korea. The 1st branch of Ajumma's was
at The Cathay and it opened a 2nd branch at the lively and hipster Funan
mall. The branch at Funan was rather small. With the safe distancing
measures, it could barely accommodate 20 people.
Fortunately we were there earlier for dinner and had a chance to eat in
comfort without having to queue. Spoilt for choices, we decided to go for
all their highly recommended dishes:
1. Kalbi beef ($14.90) - tender prime beef rib slices marinated in
homemade kalbi sauce. I found the beef a little too tough for my liking but
the taste was good. Rating: 3.6/5
2. Spicy chicken bulgogi with cheese ($11.90) - fragrantly fried
chicken slices with onion and topped with gooey mozzarella cheese. Awesome
combi!! Rating: 4/5
3. Fluffy eggs ($5.90) - a must try dish!! Fluffy full eggs in
sizzling hotpot drizzled with korean sesame oil.
So good to eat it on
its own. Rating: 4.2/5
4. Army base stew ($14.90) - piping hot kimchi stew with generous
portion of spam, sausages, leek, kimchi, mushrooms, tofu and noodles. Simply
delicious and especially good on a cold day!! Rating: 4.2/5
We are overall very pleased with their food and will definitely be back for
more!!
A summary of what we had:
Kalbi beef
Spicy chicken bulgogi with cheese
Fluffy eggs
Army base stew
My overall ratings:
Food: 4/5
Price: 4/5
Service: 4/5
Ambience: 3.8/5
Korean/restaurant
You can locate them here:
Ajumma's
107 North Bridge Road, #B1-31, Funan Digitalife Mall, Singapore 179105
Korean fried chix has always been welcome by many, especially during this
time of year where travelling to Korea seems impossible. With the demand,
more Korean fried chix restaurant is opening in Singapore.
Ahtti is one of them opened at Jurong East Vision Exchange, serving
authentic Korean cuisine owned by Koreans. The restaurant itself is small,
with just 4 tables indoors and another 6 tables outdoors. We opted for the
outdoor seating as the ventilation indoors isn't very good and the
restaurant smells of fried chix. We ordered as below:
1. Yangneom whole chicken ($34) - 12pcs of tenderly fried chix so
crispy on the skin and tender within. We chose original and yangneom. The
yangneom sauce was awesome. We simply love it and it's finger linkin' good.
The original crispy chix was ordinary but tasted quite good with the sweet
sauce accompanying it. The crunch of the chicken is good.
Rating: 3.9/5
2. 8pcs Chilli padi chicken wings and drumlettes ($18) - a local
flavour that suits one who love spicy dishes. Interesting combi but doesn't
give the wow factor. Rating: 3.5/5
3. Cold noodles ($12) - large portion but was disappointed in its
taste as it was watery and not spicy enough. Rating: 3/5
4. Rolled fried omelette ($12) - delicious fluffy rolled omelette
served on sizzling hotplate. Tasted so yummy and we love the egg fluffiness.
Rating: 4/5
Prices on the menu at Ahtti is definitely reasonable and decent to try.
Fridays and wkends can be quite crowded thus would be better to make
reservations to avoid waiting and queuing. Ahtti could be considered a
hidden korean fried chix gem other than the usual chir chir chicken etc.
A summary of what we had:
Yangneom whole chicken
Chilli padi chicken wings and drumlettes
Original Fried Chicken wings
Cold noodles
Rolled fried omelette
My overall ratings:
Food: 3.7/5
Price: 3.8/5
Service: 3.2/5
Ambience: 3.2/5
You can locate them here:
Ahtti
2 Venture Dr, #02-43, Jurong East Vision Exchange, Singapore 608526
