Eat-All-You-Can Korean BBQ Buffet at San Nae Deul | Empire Damansara

Recently found a place that near to my office for Korean buffet. Great news to all Korean food fans, you can now enjoy all-you-can-eat buffet at Empire Damansara. The place is named as San Nae Deul Korean BBQ Bistro. The place is easy to find if you remember their lot number, their signboard wasn't as visible as it should be to new cutomers.

Buffet price: (exclude beverage)

Lunch- RM 39++ 

Dinner for RM 45++

In their menu, there are quite a wide range of BBQ meat to choose from and other side dishes as well (9 types of Pork, 4 types of beef, 1 type of lamb, 1 type of chicken, Korean fried chicken, pancakes, soup and Bibimbap).

Drinks are not included in the buffet price. However, you can order a jug of green tea that costs around RM 10 and it is refillable.

6 type of Banchan- taste quite nice too.

Check out the items we ordered. The portion is quite big as well for each dish.

Grilled Slices Pork

Bamboo Grilled Slices Pork

However, you will have to grill the meat on your own. They will set up the grill pan for you and provide you the tool. As you can see here, they use a special type of paper that is heat resistant and prevents the meat from sticking to the grill. We're amazed as the paper doesn't burn at all in the hot grill.

Kimchi Soup

I found that their Kimchi soup taste quite nice, not very spicy and taste better than the soy bean paste soup as well.

Soy Bean Paste Soup

Fried Chicken

Seasoned Spicy Chicken

You may notice that after a while, the grill pan tends to get a bit burnt, but don't worry as they can replace the special paper with a brand new one, you just have to request them to do so.

In conclusion, I think this is quite a nice place for people with a big appetite. The food is quite good, and even though you're not much of a meat eater, you can balance it by wrapping your meat with lettuce. So it's definitely worth visiting, only if you don't mind smelling like smoky BBQ after your meal!

San Nae Deul Korean BBQ Bistro

G16-17, Empire Damansara, 47820 Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

Tel no.: 012-3575865 , 03-7611 0615 / 03-7611 0616

Business Hour: Mon-Sun 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

https://www.facebook.com/SNDbbqbistro

Sae Ma Eul Korean BBQ | Jaya One

We went for food hunting one day and my brother recommended me this Korean BBQ place at Jaya One. There are two branches at Solaris Mont Kiara and Jaya One, but we decided to try the one that is nearer to our house.

It's located opposite of Tappers in Jaya One and it's really easy to spot the place. It's just slightly weird that the ground floor is a mini market, and you have to go to the second floor where the restaurant is.

They give you three sauces: pickled cabbage (slightly sour), salt & pepper, and korean bbq chilli. Each of them have their own distinct tastes and when combined with different meats. Personally, I like to combine the salt & pepper with the korean chilli together.

Their side dishes is what that's really lacking in this restaurant. Normally, other korean restaurants gives at least 5 side dishes, but here they only give three. I'm not hoping for the steamed egg but at least, maybe some anchovies or eggplants to go with the meat when I wrap them? I was rather disappointed with their side dishes.

We ordered the BBQ set menu which cost RM 58 that able to cater for 2-3 pax. The BBQ set menu comes with sliced pork belly, pork shoulder and grilled baby octopus. We also ordered an addition spicy rice ball that is recommended.

Sliced Pork Belly and Pork Shoulder

I'd say the pork belly and shoulder's portion is somewhat small. Just barely enough for 3 persons. I'd highly recommend you order one other BBQ item if you have 3 persons and above. Taste wise, it's not bad actually, I just wish they had cut the slices slightly thicker so that I could taste the meat when I wrap it with the lettuce.

Grilled Baby Octopus

It's a bit too chewy, but it's pretty much what an octopus should be. I wouldn't say it is great, but it's a worthy alternative to chicken meat.

One thing I'd like to say about their service is that, they're very short handed. The staff isn't enough to accommodate so many customers that were present that day, so we had to flip the meat ourselves sometime to avoid them being burnt. Also, as we were eating the rice balls for the first time we didn't know what to do with the rice. So we had to ask the staff to prepare them for us.

Spicy Rice Ball- RM 22

These spicy rice balls are really spicy, not for those who can't stand spicy food. But despite that, it's quite tasty though when the outer layer is slightly crunchy and the inside is soft. I would like to try the rice balls again but maybe not so spicy the next time.

Sae Ma Eul Korean BBQ

77-1, Block E, The Square, Jaya One, 

Jalan University, 46200 Petaling Jaya,Selangor

Business Hours: Mon-Sun 11:30 am-11:30 pm

Tel. no: 012-349 9196

https://www.facebook.com/smejayaone

Oiso Korean Traditional Cuisine & Café | Tropicana City Mall (Updated 4 May 2015)

Let me introduce you to a Korean restaurant in PJ area that I recently visited. I found this restaurant when visiting the Tropicana City Mall two months back. Instantly, I felt in love with their food and I did came back a few time. So, I decided to write about it this time and share with you their delicious food!

The restaurant is called Oiso Korean Traditional Cuisine, located at ground floor of Tropicana City Mall (direct opposite of Sushi Tei). This restaurant has a few branches around Selangor and KL, i.e: Bangsar South, Cheras Leisure Mall, Ikano Power Centre and Menara Hap Seng. I always find it to be packed during the lunch hour and dinner time. So, just be ready to queue when visiting in the peak hour.

The menu is a bit torn, seem like it has been used for quite sometime. (Updated: The latest I went, they have change the menu and new prices as well)

A sample of the dishes and prices in the menu. (Updated: New prices)

Organic Brown Tea- RM 0.90  Organic Barley Tea- RM 1.90

I love this brown tea, taste very similar to the Japanese Genmai green tea. There is the smell of toasted brown rice but lighter and smoother. The best of all- it is refillable! 

Chicken BBQ set- RM 18.90 RM 20.90

The set come with rice, banchan(side dishes) and soup. The banchan is refillable. The chicken BBQ is cooked in gochujang (Korean red chilli paste) sauce, very mild of spicy, don't really feel the pinch. I love the taste of the gochujang, not too sweet or salty, just nice. It is delicious!

Deon Jang Jji Gae Set- RM 14.90 RM 16.90

I always never fail to order this when visiting a Korean restaurant. I always believe if a Korean shop can serve a good Deon Jang Jji Gae, their food will be good (this doesn't apply to kimchi). And their soybean paste soup indeed delicious! However the soup come with tofu, some clams, mushrooms and vegetables, not much of ingredients. I will only treat it as a soup and I will order another main dish. It is best you can have someone to share it together. 

Another dish to try is their Kimchi soup set (I didn't not take photo), although it written spicy level is 4/5 but I personally think it is only 2/5 for my level, I would think our Indian curry is double or triple than that.

 Beef Bulgogi- RM 22.90

The beef bulgogi taste quite nice. This dish is non-spicy, suitable to all who can't taste spicy food. The bulgogi sauce is on the sweetness part instead of salty, but overall was delicious.

Steam Egg- RM 10.90

I always love the Korean steam egg however I feel this one put too much of the seasoning which I taste mostly the Ajinomoto taste throughout my mouth. The steam egg was smooth and nice but the down side is too much seasoning.

There is a small area at the corner that sells Korean snacks and others cooking food that you can buy home. With the reasonable price and delicious food served, it is definitely a must visit restaurant when you come over Tropicana City Mall.

Oiso Korean Traditional Cuisine & Café
Lot G-13, Ground Floor, Tropicana City Mall,
3, Jalan SS 20/27, Damansara Jaya, 47400 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
Tel. no.: 03-22421349
Business Hours: Mon - Sun: 10:00 am - 10:30 pm

MilkCow Malaysia | The Gardens Mall

I wanted to try out their ice-cream for quite sometime now but always was too full after a heavy meal or was rushing back home. Finally last week night, we purposely drive all the way to The Gardens Mall to try out their ice-cream. Last year end ice-cream was the talk of the town, one is the magnum cafe (which I still have not try it out yet T.T) and this one the Korean soft serve ice-cream-Milkcow.

The line piled up after our order and it is 9pm, people are queueing for ice-cream. This is amazing!

Milkcow is located at ground floor of The Gardens Mall, opposite the cold storage entrance. They took up a small space in the middle area and throw in a few small tables and chairs for people to sit and enjoy their ice-cream.

The price has increased RM 0.50 compare to last year and price are inclusive of gst. This means that the price that shown on the board is nett price. 

Let's check out what I have ordered!

Milky Cube- RM 13.50

We ordered their signature honey comb ice-cream. I was told they are famous for the honey comb but we didn't list it to be our favourite. We love their rich texture of the ice-cream however with the honey, it was too sweet. We felt like overdose of sweetness.

Cookies & Cream -RM 11.50

We actually find this oreo cookies blend quite well with the ice-cream. The sweetness was just nice with the crunchy cookies crumb on top. I love it!

Milkcow (Opposite Cold Storage)
Gardens Mall - LG-K23,
Lower Ground Floor.

Da On Fine Korean Cuisine | Pavillion

It was the month again to celebrate my birthday and this year I requested for something different compare to my usual birthday place. I found this place through comments from tripadvisor. It seem like it have quite good comments on it. I love Korean food, so why don't have a try on it.

Let's follow me and discover it now!

Da On Fine Korean Cuisine 

“May all good things and fortune come your way.”

It is located at the top floor of Pavillion, in the centre court. Da On features modern and elegant ambience and give you a relax way of your dining experience.

Selection of food in the menu is limited, you can either choose beef, chicken or seafood for BBQ. They do not serve pork but offers alcohol on its menu and uses Halal ingredients.

We were served with 6 different variety of side dishes which is called Ban chan.

For BBQ dishes, you may choose to have it cook outside or inside (in front of you). We choose to cook it inside because we like the experience of seeing our food cook. However, we were surprised that there isn't any grill exhaust pipes installed in the restaurant. We were worry at first about the BBQ smoke but noticed that no smell of smoke at all since we sat in.

Dak Galbi- RM 60

Charbroiled Marinated Chicken

Well cooked by the waiter using charcoal. Surprisingly there wasn't any strong smoke and smell of BBQ. The marinated chicken was good, the meat was tender and well marinated. I like when it is wrapped with lettuce. However, the lettuces served was not fresh enough, the leaves was soggy with dark spot around. 

Ojingeo Gui-RM 65

Charboiled Marinated Spicy Cuttlefish

We decided to ordered the cuttlefish which seem to be quite nice from the presentation. The spicy sauce they used was indeed delicious. However, the cuttlefish did not able to adsorb the marinated sauce well, leaving it bland.

Doenjang Jjigae-RM 30

Home made Soya Bean Paste Soup with Rice

In addition, we ordered my all time favourite bean paste soup. The soup was a bit spicy but overall was pretty ok. I still love the one in Ampang. The portion served was small but still reasonable with that kind of price.

Testing out my new Sony RX100M II camera for this review, the end result is good. The best digital camera I ever used so far, the quality of photos taken are nearly as good as a DSLR. All the above photos are non edited except adding of caption. See the next post soon about the camera!

Da On Fine Korean Cuisine
Address: 6.40.00, Level 6, Pavilion Kuala Lumpur
Phone: 03-2141 2100
Operating Hour: 11am-11pm

Dubu Dubu Seoul Food | Midvalley

I was craving for Korean Food the other day and can't manage to get a place in Ko Hyang @ The Gardens.   While walking and thinking what to have, I bumped into this new Korean Food outlet-Dubu Dubu. Dubu in Korean means Tofu, and this restaurant wants to bring us healthy traditional cuisine using tofu, bean paste, chillies, garlic and thick soothing broths. This is also a Halal Korean restaurant.

Click HERE for full menu.

There is always a leaflet on the table to teach you how to enjoy your soondubu in case you are new to Korean food.

The service was really really slow. We got our meals after 40 mins and there weren't many customers that day, around 6 tables only. If you are looking for a fast meal, you would be better off going somewhere else I think.

  Korean Spicy Chicken Set-RM 17.90

The spicy chicken is quite nice except that it is very spicy, but you can actually count the number of chicken chunks, which means the majority of the dish is actually vegetables and are some kind of white dough which is hard to chew (*hard to digest too I guess*). In the end, all of the white dough is left uneaten; at this price, it's not that worth to order this dish.

 Bulgogi Chicken Set-RM17.90

The chicken bulgogi tastes quite nice at first but as you keep going at it, the flavour eventually "runs flat". The onions were cut slightly too big chunks which gave me hard time to chew and swallow. As for the banchan (side dishes), I didn't really like all of it.

I love korean food but the two dishes I ordered were kinda disappointing. Maybe I will come back again to try out their soondubu jigae next time.

Dubu Dubu Seoul Food @ Midvalley

LG-048, Lower Ground Floor,

Mid Valley Megamall,

Mid Valley City, Lingkaran Syed Putra,

59200 Kuala Lumpur.

Tel/ Fax: 03-22878980