Seoul Garden Korean BBQ IOI Mall Puchong @ Bandar Puchong Jaya [11th June 2010]

It was the birthday of my buddy Chee, and we decided to celebrate it by having dinner at Seoul Garden in IOI Mall Puchong. From it's name, you've guessed it right as Seoul Garden offers Korean BBQ, in a buffet style.

Priced at RM 35.88++ per head, they offer variety of marinated meat for you to bbq at your table with an accompanying hot pot for some steamboat. Drinks however is not included, and you will required to top up RM 3.88++ per head for a free flow of soft drinks and juices.

Seoul Garden, IOI Mall Puchong

Space is valuable and as such, you could see them fully utilizing every inch of the space made available to them.

Space is being fully utilized

Each table is equipped with a hot plate and hot pot for you to cook at your pleasure and it can occupy up to 4 adults.

Hot pan and a hot pot
The hot pan can be replaced with a new one upon request should it stained badly after some grilling.

Time to scroll for food and drinks. I went to their drinks station first and I was overwhelmed to see the fruit juice station made available to us.

Nestle Fruit Drinks

They have marinated chicken, beef, lamb, fish and squid to choose from for you to grill. Flavours ranges from black pepper, bbq, curry to the exotic coffee flavour.

Variety of meat for BBQ purpose

Ingredients for steamboat

Vegetables and side condiments

Sauce staion
My personal favourite would be the Seoul Garden Special Sauce as it adds flavour to the grilled meat.

Time to take the raw marinated meat to the table. My first helping consisted a variety flavour of chicken meat.

Chicken meat in different flavour

Time for some Bar-be-Q

Keep an eye as not to overcook them

After a few minutes of grilling them, it's time to enjoy them while they're still sizzling hot!

And it's ready to go
The chicken meat marination were pretty decent, not something that really 'wow' you but you won't complain it either. On a side note, the coffee flavoured chicken tasted too exotic for my taste bud!

If you are tired of grilling, you can have a short break by having some steamboat.

A mini steamboat

The grilling won't stop at the first helping. It continued with lamb meat marinated with black pepper sauce.

Black Pepper Lamb
This was the bomb! Not only the marination was good, but the meat were well infused with the black pepper marination as well. And if you grill them in the right way, you are off to enjoy some really good juicy black pepper lamb!

Curry Flavour Squid
Squids are usually very resistant to marination, but the squid somewhat are well infused with the curry flavour marination in this case. It makes me wondered how they get it done.

More lamb chop with green and red pepper

Grilling them in a teppanyaki style

A fully utilized hot plate

Some Garden Salad

I continued by having more black pepper lamb and some Bulgoki flavoured chicken. I took some lettuce too so that I can enjoy the grilled meat in a Korean BBQ way.

Black Pepper Lamb and Bulgoki Chicken

As the grilling is done, it's time to savour the Bulgoki flavoured chicken in a Korean BBQ way by wrapping the grilled meat with a slice of lettuce.

Bulgoki Chicken wrapped in lettuce
The fresh and crunchy lettuce went so well with the grilled Bulgoki flavoured chicken.

Here are some of the ready food made available to you.

You can make your own rojak

Stuffed cheese meat in crab shell
I thought it was lacking in flavour and tasted awful.

Dessert Bar
Consisted of a few fruits and various condiments for you to shape your own bowl of ais kacang (shaved ice).

Ais Kacang
I tried mixing a few of this and that condiments but it ended up not nice. The ais kacang tasted bland and could have been better if they provide some gula Melaka.

Ice Cream Bar
They offer King's ice cream. My favourite were the chocolate and honey dew flavour.

Happy 26th Birthday to you Chee!

This was my first time visiting Seoul Garden and I must admit that I really enjoyed savouring their grilled meat in a very cozy atmosphere. Not only that, their customer service of this branch was great as well, as we were attended almost instantly upon request. I also noted that the food are always replenished when they are finishing.

Making things better, we only paid for 7 pax as they have a promotion which entitled birthday person on the same day to eat free with a minimum of 7 paying adults. I would definitely revisit them for more and more grilled meat! Do visit their website at http://www.seoulgarden.com.my/promotions-br0.php for the latest ongoing promotions.

Atmosphere: 6.5/10
Overall varieties: 6/10
Food: 6.5/10
Price: 6/10
Verdict: Black pepper lamb and Bulgoki flavoured chicken are those meat that you should not miss out.

Seoul Garden IOI Mall Puchong
Lot EG 9 & EG 10, Ground Floor
IOI Mall New Extension
Batu 9, Jalan Puchong
Bandar Puchong Jaya, 47170
Puchong, Selangor
Malaysia
Tel: 603 - 8076 8726
Fax: 603 - 8076 8736

Business hours: 11.30am - 10pm daily
Website: http://www.seoulgarden.com.my/seoulmenu0.php

Woo Ga Chon Korean BBQ @ Sunway Mentari Business Park 2

Have known the existence of this BBQ Restaurant months ago as I always traveled along the main road it is situated at. Always wanted to try it but unfortunately people that I do know doesn't really fancy Koreans a lot.

Not until one Sunday, where I dragged my parents to join me a late lunch for the Korean as I was craving for it badly.

By the time we patronized, they were only us the in the whole restaurant. Feels like as though you have booked the whole place and it was very peaceful.

Nice settings and ambiance

Mini Bar

The waitress were quick to attend to us and they were very polite and helpful, introducing and explaining to us the promotions and food that they were having.

The thick and heavy Menu

Korean tea was not my cup of tea, so the best to go was still the pure H20.

H2o in a unique bottle?

Since mum and dad was rushing, I have to forgo my BBQ dishes and opted for the set lunch. The set lunch was priced at RM 13.90++ with a choice of Stir Fried Kimchi Chicken, Seafood, Pork or Beef . It comes with a rice and a lot of side dishes too.

Seafood Kimchi Bokum
Also known as Stir Fried Kimchi Seafood. It consists of a big prawn, a mussel, lots of squids, and La la. My first bite leads me to speechless because it was too good. It was full with flavour, the marination, the spiciness and the sweetness were all perfect! I just couldn't stop putting them into my mouth. And it goes so well with the sticky white rice.

Side Dishes
It comes with stir-fried spinach, dried vegetables and stripped melon; hard boiled egg; mashed potatoes; fried anchovies; deep fried prawn and the must have signature dish, the Kimchi.

Shortly, the second set arrived.

Pork Strips Kimchi Bokum
The marination for the pork was even better! Each of the pork strips was full with flavour as though they have been infused with the Kimchi Bokum sauce. They must have marinated these pork strips over night. With the well flavoured tender pork, I gulped in even more rice though I know I shall not. Two thumbs up!

And our last set,

Chicken Kimchi Bokum
The chicken meat was a little soft. Maybe it was due to my after taste of the pork. But, the flavour of the Kimchi Bokum was still at it's best. Now you know what is called "wok hei" in Korean food.

The set does come together with a soup.

Dried Vegetable Soup
The soup was cold and bland. I could only taste the saltiness and the strong hint of the dried vegetable.

The complete set

They served us some fruits too.

Slices of Watermelon

And we were surprised, as they still served us a bowl of dessert.

Barley Dessert
I suppose it was Barley. Anyway, the dessert was cold and tasted a little too sweet for my likings.

At the end of the meal, we were all so full, thanks to the generous portion of the food being served. The bill came up to RM 45.85 after 10% of service charges. Making things better, they did not even charge us for the bottle of water in which many other restaurant did. Ambiance was perfect, food was fantastic and the unbelievably reasonable price make it a great beginning to my Saturday. Would definitely be back to taste their BBQ stuff!

Atmosphere: 7/10

Food: 8/10 (non-halal)
Price: 8/10
Verdict: The fantastic ambiance and set lunch will lure you to be back for more!

Woo Ga Chon
17-G, Jalan Mentari
PJS 8/10, Bandar Sunway
Petaling Jaya
Tel: 03-56301051
Business hours: 12pm-10pm
*Closes on Saturday