Oppa Kitchen is a Korean restaurant that sits in the heart of Melbourne's CBD. Blanketed with shades of neon pink, Oppa is a popular lunch destination for city-goers, as they serve a variety of different Korean dishes, as well as the convenient and popular dosirak, or meal bucket.
Shades of neon pink
Soy garlic Korean fried chicken
The Korean fried chicken was a bit of a mystery to me. On one hand, the flavours were on point, but the textures presented in the dish were a mess. I expected the chicken to have a crisp outer coating, but what I received was a hard coating which was made worse by the drenching of the sauce on top.
Ddeokbokki
As one of my favourite Korean dishes, I always try the ddeokbokki when visit Korean restaurants. The ddeokbokki served at Oppa Kitchen is not quite as spicy as I normally prefer, however the sweet and spicy flavours of the ddeokbokki were all there and it was not covered in vegetables which was a welcome change.
Crispy kimchi dumplings
The kimchi dumplings suffered from the same problem as the Korean fried chicken. Although the filling was light and flavourful, the crispy skin was ruined by the sauce in which it was drowned in. These dumplings are the perfect example of what would have been a great dish, but was unfortunately ruined by a tiny mishap.
Oppa is a restaurant with that uses a range of flavours and styles for their expansive menu. I absolutely love the flavours they masterfully present in their dishes, but would like to see them make more proper use of some texturally diverse elements.
Oppa is a restaurant with that uses a range of flavours and styles for their expansive menu. I absolutely love the flavours they masterfully present in their dishes, but would like to see them make more proper use of some texturally diverse elements.
Food Rating 7/10
Overall Rating 7/10