Warawara Izakaya - 153 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane QLD 4000

 

Tempted by the $10 Lunch Specials offered here, I climbed up the stars and found a big, open space with intimate booths, small wooden tables and funky Korean artwork.

 

 

 

Despite being furnished with the typical wooden and earthy tones that most Korean restaurants use, Warawara Izakaya somehow felt more elegant and spacious, yet at the same time, fairly intimate. Must be the gigantic fish :)

After pondering at the $10 selections for quite some time, I settled on a typical Korean dish, Kimchi Pork Stew (it was not an easy choice).

As soon as we sat down, we were offered some Banchan (Korean side dishes to accompany your main). The sides were quite average and bland, but it was free after all.

The combination of exciting spicy Kimchi flavours with a delectable tangy flavour made the Kimchi Stew quite memorable. However, I think this stew should be renamed as the Kimchi Vegetarian Stew instead as there were large portions of tofu and kimchi but only pitiful amounts of pork. For only $10, it's still pretty good.

Try spotting the pork!

My Fellow Food Extinguisher ordered the Bulgogi Bento (Korean marinated beef), which came with a miso soup. Accompanied with generous servings of deliciously flavoured bulgogi and perfectly caramelised onion, authentic Korean pickles and creamy potato croquettes, it made me so jealous.

 

All Bentos come with free miso soup!

Verdict:
Cheap $10 lunches.