082“Mu Jin Jang Korean BBQ Restaurant, Ampang”
posted by cibol on June 4th, 2008
WARNING : NON HALAL FOOD PICS AHEAD
Lily’s last day in KL I brought her to Korea Town for lunch. Her flight back to Miri will be around 7.00 PM that very day. So, I thought of bringing her there because we always talked about having a nice Korean BBQ as in the real Korean BBQ la. Lucky thing Roy was not busy and I managed to persuade him to take us there. It is not that far actually from where I stay. It takes about 5-7 minutes drive.
I randomly picked one particular restaurant as it looks not so expensive and quite okay.
Image courtesy of : http://www.shaolintiger.com
Basically Korean barbecue, or gogi gui, refers to grilled dish which comprises several different dishes made from beef, pork, and chicken are among the most popular Korean foods. You always see them having this meal on TV if you happened to stumble upon scenes where they would have gogi. I’m a big fan!
Galbi is the most popular variety of Korean barbecue. It is marinated in a sauce that may contain soy sauce, water, garlic, sugar, and sliced onions. It is believed to taste best when grilled with charcoal or soot. Joo mul luhk is short steaks marinated with sesame oil, salt and pepper. It is almost similar to non-marinated Korean barbecue and one thing that distinguishes from other kinds is its steaklike juicy texture. Spicy pork bulgogi is also one of the most famous Korean barbecue dishes, and it is quite different from beef bulgogi because the marinade is not soy sauce-based, but instead consists of gochujang and/or chili powder, garlic, sesame oil, onions, and ground Asian pear. This is also unsuitable for cooking over a grill, and is thus cooked in a pan.
Side dishes usually comes earlier, the best damn thing would be later
Green Onion Salad (Pajori)
Roy is not a big fan of green vege. He might want to skip this one. This is the vege that you will use to wrap the BBQ in, dip it in the sauce and put that in your mouth. Yummy!
The real thing. Pork, chicken and beef altogether.
Some seafood soup, I forgot what was the name. Can anybody help me?
Korean sambal (Bean paste sauce)
Wangi towel I call it. I used it after meal but Steph told me I was supposed to use it before I eat. So, watever. Steph been to Japan before, so she said they did the same thing when she was there. I took her words la. I never been there, so I don’t know.
After eating we thought of just wondering around the mini market around Korea Town for a while. And She bought a bottle of nice Korean Plum Wine. I just love the taste.
Signing off with a kiss, off to the airport!
Ahnyeounghigaseyo!
Images taken with : Sony Ericsson W660i
001: Lynnwei,
June 4th, 2008 at 3:57 amwah….so nice…i was thinking this time around when i go over to KL, to try out Jap restaurant..now got more, korean restaurant! aha….the food sure looks yummy!
dont need to go korea to eat korean food! but of course the feeling is different!
Miri also got Japanese restaurant what? ha ha ha .. seriously you should try. This is equally the same because the place is in Korea Town. The area is populated with Koreans all around.
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002: Kopi Soh,
June 4th, 2008 at 4:09 am*panting panting panting* Ok I kam I kam, just read your komen in angeles blog, faster run over here sked u dowan fren me……
Ha ha ha .. Joking oni nia! I kipas for you la .. fuh fuh fuh …
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004: Debbie,
June 4th, 2008 at 8:57 amAniyo!
Currently am loving (correct word is supposed to be ADDICTED) Korean drama, and now the food!! Wanted to make kimbap (Korean rice rolls) but couldn’t find the dried seaweed.
Awesome pics! Love them. Thanks for sharing ya!! =)
It’s ahnyeong la Debbie. Aniyo means “No”. You can find them easily in supermarket if you want to make kimbab. It’s the same seaweed that they used for making sushi actually, the same vinegar and rice can be used.
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005: mrcoolku,
June 4th, 2008 at 9:33 amAnyohaseyo…
hey, can’t believe that w660i can take such nice photo!
Now you got to be believing it eh?
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006: giddy tigress,
June 4th, 2008 at 10:40 amI haven’t tasted food in a Korean restaurant in Malaysia that is above average, but yours looks good! Wonder if it’s as good as the one in Korea….
Go to Korea town in Ampang, just opposite Ampang point. You will see a lot of Korean restaurant around. You should try. It’s genuine Korean food made by them.
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007: drumsticks,
June 4th, 2008 at 12:54 pmyeah.. its genuine.. authentic.. oh bee won, one of the shops there, give free kim chi..
Kimchi is given free in any Korean Restaurant here. You order bulgogi u will definitely have kimchi .. well, not entirely free la but it comes with all the set though it’s not shown in the menu.
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008: Debbie,
June 4th, 2008 at 2:59 pmHehe..thanks for correcting me. I know that the seaweed is the same as the one used to make sushi. I’ll see if I have the time to drop by a supermarket later. 
Not a problem! Enjoy ur kimbab!
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009: melbie,
June 4th, 2008 at 4:01 pmLola, now you definitely have to bring me and belanja me Korean food!! Cibol went and show all these nice food already ….
Dun forget to bring me also ya!
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010: Jani,
June 4th, 2008 at 5:52 pmnot all korean food fits my taste. so do japanese food. haha… some of the kimchi would be heaven for me, some are just nasty.
yup, the towel is for you to clean your hands before you have your meal. hygenic~
Yeah, didn’t know that. I tot the towel was for something else .. ha ha ha
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012: mymy,
June 4th, 2008 at 10:54 pmLooks delicious thou..not a big fan of meat Love those vege thou..Wah, RM108 ka?..Next time, can belanja again la hor?:P wink wink
I pokai liw la .. ha ha ha
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013: angeles,
June 5th, 2008 at 1:34 amside dishes are sometimes better! i hv had some very nice korean food in sri hartamas.. chef also authentic wan.. import fr korea mia… long time no go there liao.. but one thing i no like is the smell of my hair after coming out fr the restaurant!!
Smells like Jalan Imbi dried pork meat
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014: suituapui,
June 5th, 2008 at 7:34 pmDon’t like Korean…got one here!!! I agree with angel! After makan, baju all bau!!!
Well, you different I different ma, We couldn’t possibly be having the same taste rite?
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015: suituapui,
June 5th, 2008 at 7:36 pmMana Jalan Imbi dried pork meat??? All sitting inside the bank there, izzit? Worst bank in Sibu, staff work like snails!!! Hahahahahhahaha!!!!!!
Then you go other bank lor .. you got the right to choose ma. If me like you, I wouldn’t want to wait
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016: Coral,
June 5th, 2008 at 8:22 pmWhatever Korean food u guys eat, NEVER eat the cold mee (forgot the name already). The mee in soup is really cold, how to swallow oh?!!!
I think I had that one before. That was during the Lunar New Year at my lecturer’s house. I also forgot the name liw
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017: drumsticks,
June 6th, 2008 at 1:11 pmwoo.. cold mee? if the soup is hot and the mee cold.. sensitive teeth can’t eat .. later.. very painful.. haha
Lidat you can’t take it lor …
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018: Sean,
June 8th, 2008 at 2:13 pmI never fancy about Korean foods… It just so different with my taste… haha~~
Well, different people have different taste and liking ma .. some people can’t tolerate with the taste .. ha ha ha
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019: roses,
June 13th, 2008 at 10:54 pmi tried some of the korean rest. around that area too. the one near the main road is the best at the best price too, i gotta say~~
anyway, i love their side dishes anytime…but the BBQ definitely stinks on diners~~
as far as i can remember, yeah, the napkins are meant to be used at the start of meals..and in some rest. u might receive two napkins, one at the beginning and the other after u r done pigging~~
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020: LeeZ,
August 11th, 2008 at 11:14 amAnyone knows where I can eat in a ‘NO-PORK/HALAL’ Korean BBQ/Steamboat in KL???
Thanks in advance.
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cibol replied on August 11, 2008 at 9:11 pm:
You can try the SEOUL bulgogi, situated at Kerinchi station. Normally the commercialized korean food are halal but original Korean food, it-s non halal eventhough with no pork
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LeeZ replied on August 13, 2008 at 9:07 am:
sorry, kerinchi station? u mean the LRT station or this is a totally different place? sorry for the ignorance
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