November 22, 2008 | Bangkok
Issue #263: Live Music

EGS

Address

  • 3/F, Central World Plaza, Ratchadamri Rd., near BTS Chit Lom
  • ชั้น3, Central World Plaza, ถนนราชดำริ, ใกล BTS ชิดลม

Contact

  • Phone: 02-646-1257

Opening hours

  • Daily 11:30am-10pm

Description

Set on the new Balcony on 3rd of CentralWorld, EGS (pronounced e-g-s) appeals to the five senses.
Sight: The hanging lamps and colorful paintings spruce up the otherwise typical mall restaurant, while the floor-to-ceiling glass partition makes EGS a good place for people-watching. Also pleasing to the eyes is the colorful food—each dish is whipped up with various ingredients of five different colors. “It’s good to add a variety of bright ingredients to your meal because each has different beneficial effects to your health,” explains owner Kino Byun Sang Yub. “Red food helps strengthen memory function, lower cancer risks and cleans blood. Yellow ingredients give a boost to our body’s immune system, while green items battle fatigue and stress. White food is to build up body resistance, and black ingredients improve the body’s basic functions.”
Hearing: Pop Korean soundtrack fills the air. On the TV screen are music videos of such Korean eye candies as boy band Dong Bang Shin Ki and pop princess Boa.
Smell: The menu is a mix of authentic Korean recipes and fusion specialties. EGS’ Sizzle Sizzle Beef Bibimbup (B190) is fragrant with hot Korean chili paste and spices, while Japanese-inspired rice omelet topped with spicy and sweet shrimps (B140) is subtly aromatic.
Touch: Keep your hands off the brass bowl used to serve the bibimbap. It’s hot! While it might hurt your hands, the brassware helps maintain the temperature of the food at the preferable level. EGS also believes the brass bowl helps get rid of the bacteria that may cause food poisoning.
Taste: Staying true to its roots, EGS makes sure that the authentic recipes like the sizzling Korean-style pork that should be fiery are truly fiery. Those who prefer something milder to the palette should try its fusion menus like Japanese bibimbap (B150). The must-have is Best of Best Bibimbap (B200), which is rice topped with sautéed greens, seafood, beef, eg  slices and chili paste. Initials for Everyday Great Smile, EGS’ wait staff serves up a big broad one along with the food. “Hopefully, the customers will leave here with a smile, too,” beams the Korean owner.

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