If I will be asked for the first 3 things that will come to my mind when I hear "Korean Food", I would say "1) Metal chopsticks, 2) Bibimbap and 3) Kimchi (with a peace sign)!" As we neither have these in common with Filipino cuisine, I've always been curious about Korean food.

It was Valentine's day in Manila, all restaurants were full, malls literally surged by lovers. We were really out of our minds when we went to Mall of Asia at this time of the month, very hungry, no table reservations at all. Trying to avoid the battalion of lovers, we made our way to the MOA Complex, by the bay, by Vikings. You really can't shout your lungs out when the receptionist tell you and your angry stomach, "Welcome to Vikings. Ma'am, you're 42nd in queue. There's no guarantee you can be in before the cut-off." Can you? I walked out and thought it was going to be the worst valentines!

Meant to be. 
A few meters walk from Vikings, there's 678 Korean BBQ, the restaurant that saved our #vday2015 from being bummed! We've not tried Korean food before, so we thought it would be nice to make our first attempt here.

Here's Why We Love 678 Korean BBQ

1. Big portions of meat and free refill of salads, kimchi and melted corn and cheese

2. Excellent exhaust system

3. Refreshing service tea (Their tea had an after-taste like cooled truffles, so nice!)

4. Great service and attentive crew 

5. Very good location away from the crowd 

 Bonus: Good viewpoint for MOA's fireworks by the bay

What we ordered:

• Seafood Soft Tofu Stew (per recommendation of the waitress) - P350
• 2 servings of Pork BBQ - P370
• Beer and soda - P120

Total Cost for Two: