Young Po is a new Pan-Asian restaurant opening soon, created by local chef Khaled AlBaker (@chefkb). When I found out he was opening an Asian concept I was pretty excited since I love Chinese food and there aren’t that many “nice” Chinese restaurants in Kuwait. I had the opportunity to try out Young Po last week, and I had a great overall experience.
Young Po isn’t limited to just Chinese food but also covers a wide range of Asian food including Japanese and Korean. The menu was divided into six categories:
Starters
Dim Sum
Sushi & Sashimi
Special Quests
Robata
Wok
The special quests category is for items like roasted duck and shabu shabu, while the rest of the categories are pretty self-explanatory. I ended up ordering the following dishes:
Master Garden Salad
Lobster on Toast
Deobokki (Rice Cakes)
Prawn Jiaozi (Dim Sum)
Not-so California Roll
Chu Toro Nigiri
Wagyu Tenderloin (Robata)
Baloul Clay Pot (Robata)
Brocollini (Robata)
Sweet & Sour Shrimp
Egg Fried Rice
It was a lot of food for just two people, but it gave me a chance to try out a variety of dishes I usually wouldn’t order. I ended up loving everything I tried but, my go-to dish is always sweet & sour (I’m boring like that) and the one at Young Po might be the best I’ve ever had.
There were no prices on the menu when I was there, and of this post they’re still being finalized. But, it will be an “upper” casual dining experience.
If you want to try Young Po they’re opening in Shuwaikh this Wednesday, May 1st. Reservations are currently open on their website but there will be tables available for walk-ins as well.
The Instagram account is @youngpo.me, but to reserve a table, head over to youngpo.com
