Piggy Mode at KBOP

We had an out of town trip this weekend with friends.  We had originally planned to stay up until Sunday afternoon, but due to work-related issues we had to go back to Manila right after breakfast.  Yuri and I were bummed about our vacation being cut short so we thought we might as well eat something good for lunch to make us feel better.

I suddenly remembered this fairly new Korean restaurant called KBOP at the Venice Piazza at Mckinley Hill.  A friend had shared a poster of their Order All You Can Breakfast promo for Php 189.00 on Facebook and this place has sort of been on my mind since then.  Can you blame me?  Korean food is always on the pricey side so KBOP had me intrigued.   It was a little past 11 AM when we got to Manila, but we thought we'd check it out anyway even if we already missed the breakfast promo.

Apparently parking is free at the Venice Piazza on Sundays.  Yay!  Yuri and I thought this was an omen of good things to come.  It's the little things that make our day.  Plus we rarely get a free pass on anything.

The Venice Piazza was strangely deserted.  Usually, restaurant complexes like this are packed on Sundays.  I guess it's because the area is relatively new and hasn't quite picked up yet.  I must say though, it's oddly refreshing to walk around without having to weave your way through a throng of people.

It's impossible to miss KBOP's lively and cheery facade.  It naturally draws people in.  We took a closer look at their menu stand and, lo and behold, they had an Order All You Can Sunday promo.  I was excited!  I could not pass this up.  For only Php 250.00, you get to choose from 11 dishes and order as much as you want.  As with any similar promo, sharing and leftovers aren't allowed.  The selection might be limited, but still, this is the cheapest eat all you can promo I've EVER come across.  It took a bit of pleading to convince Yuri to get on board, but he eventually caved in.  We took a deep breath, stepped into the restaurant, and prepared for battle, Man vs. Food style.

We took a seat and waited for our orders to arrive. 

Spicy Squid Php 150.00 (Regular Price)

 First to arrive was the Spicy Squid.  The squid rings were breaded, deep fried, and then coated with a sweet chili sauce.  The squid was tender and the breading was nice and crispy.  It opened up our meal quite nicely.

Bokkumbop Php 50.00 (Regular Price)

Soon after, the Bokkumbop (Kimchi Fried Rice) was placed in front of us. It's a quick service restaurant so you won't see the assortment of side dishes you'd normally see at other Korean restaurants.  For me, no Korean dish is complete without kimchi so I decided to order this, since it was part of the promo, instead of the additional kimchi side dish (which costs extra).  It had the heat and flavor of kimchi that I was looking for.

Kbop Chicken Php 185.00 (Regular Price)

We had to order dishes that didn't come with rice or else we would've exploded.   So, we got the Korean Style Chicken Wings and the Tomi Chim (steamed fish).  The wings were done a la buffalo wings style, meaning it was deep fried and then coated with sauce, except this sauce had a mild heat to it and was on the sweet side.

Tomi Chim Php 125.00 (Regular Price)

The Tomi Chim was my favorite dish by far since the fish was nice and tender, and it had sliced shitake mushrooms to break the predominant characteristic sweet and spicy flavor of the Kbop dishes.  This dish also went well with the kimchi fried rice.

Bulgogibop Php 145.00 (Regular Price)

We decided to go for broke and placed our final order, the Bulgogibop (Beef Barbeque Rice Bowl).  By this time our tummies were quite full, but we thought we had room for one more.  Oh my.  We were soooo wrong.  Each bite was painful.  Our tummies were close to bursting!  The only thing that got me through were the veggies.  The spinach, bean sprouts, and carrots were all crunchy and fresh which helped me pull through to the end.  The beef had a nice flavor to it but it was kind of hard to eat since there was more fat and cartilage in it than meat, and believe me, when you're this close to bursting you get really picky with your food.

We wisely tapped out after this dish.  It felt like I had a brick in my tummy.  We had eaten three uber generous bowls of rice on top of all the seafood and meat.  We definitely got our money's worth but it might've been wiser for us to have stopped after our 4th dish.  This definitely isn't for everyone since all the dishes are on the sweet side.  Also, the spiciness and the heat gets progressively worse with each bite.  Not that I'm complaining.  That's what I look for in Korean food so that was fine with me.

So there, the secret's out.  Well... maybe it's not much of a secret.  We're piggies!  Harhar.  Kbop was quite the experience.

I really think that you get more value for your money by availing of the order all you can promos rather than ordering off the a la carte menu.  To help you guys out, I've listed their three promos here.

Order All You Can on Sundays
10:30AM - 2:00 PM
Php 250.00 / Head

Order All You Can Breakfast
Monday to Saturday 7:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Php 189.00 / Head

Happy Hour Special
7:00 AM - 10:00 AM
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Php 499.00 / Head
6 Bottles of Beer + Pulutan of Your Choice

Happy eating!



Address: 2/F The Venice Piazza Upper Mckinley Rd. Mckinley Hill, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig
Tel. #: 846-0576; 212-1212