MELBOURNE | Woo399 opened in April this year, putting a twist on the usual formula followed by the many other Korean BBQ spots in town. I was recently invited in to check it out.
Walk into Woo399 and before you hit the large, open dining area, you’re faced something akin to the retail meat section of a supermarket. Refrigerated shelves are lined with vacuum packed cuts of pre-sliced meat, primarily beef and pork, with a few other things like eel. Select the meat you want, pay at the counter, and then you’ve got two options. You can take the meat home or head into the restaurant section for a Korean BBQ experience.
Choose to dine in, and you’ll be taken to a table with a central grill, unlimited sauces and sides like pasta salad and kimchi. Beef, pure-bred halal-certified wagyu sourced from Elbow Valley in Queensland, is of the highest quality. It’s cuts like ox tongue, karubi, oyster blade, and LA galbi. Alternative marbling options are available, all the way to 9+.
Along with the cuts of meat, there’s a menu of cooked dishes that you can order. Things like Korean fried chicken, fried calamari, croquettes, and soups. If you want something harder than soft drink to drink, there’s a small beer and soju menu.
Woo399
4/399 Lonsdale Street
Melbourne
Victoria 3000
Australia
Telephone: (03) 9509 1551
E-mail: [email protected]
Website
Open
Mon – Sun : 5:30pm to 10:00pm