Chung Wa Dae @ Ampang
We was at book exhibition held at KLCC some time ago and Sam’s request for a Korean BBQ dinner was met with instant approval by her always-says-YES dad 😛
Ampang, the KL’s ‘Little Korea’ was our destination that evening because it’s just a short distance away from KLCC. This place is filled with a lot of Korean restaurants serve different types of Korean cuisine such as BBQ, Korean Fried Chicken and Korean street food. There are also a good number of Korean grocery marts which offer basic Korean food product that generally needed for Korean cooking as well as beauty products and various household items.
We were spoilt for choice and obviously Chung Wa Dae was the lucky one that day 😛
Reflecting a casual style Korean dining, Chung Wa Dae was furnished with a few rows of simple wooden tables and chairs but the interior design was a bit dated. This place was fully air-conditioned and equipped with plenty of wall and ceiling fans, ventilation was ok as most of the the meat grilling was done in the kitchen.
There are also private rooms which I think advanced booking is needed.
Banchan, the Korean side dishes are the quintessential of any Korean meal. The offerings at Chung Wa Dae was unquestionably generous, we had total of 13 small plates of refillable banchan that evening.
Some condiments and sauces for the grilled meat.
Pork Belly (RM25.00) & Pork Jowl (RM25.00)
Portion wise, I thought they could be more generous with the pork jowl. The meat was nicely grilled especially the pork belly, well browned and cripsy on the edges. Both our meat choice was non-marinated and we able to savour the original meat flavor but I’ll prefer something more flavourful (marinated meat), next round perhaps.
Kimchi Soup with Rice (RM15.00)
Complimentary fruit at the end of the meal.
Verdict: A pretty standard Korean meal at this little Korean town. Nothing really to pinpoint and it did not hit us with huge surprise either.
Chung Wa Dae
You must love Korean food a lot. Pork is always my go-to grilled meat at these places 🙂
Yes, not only me, Sam always request for Korean food as well but it doesn’t come cheap, so once in a while ok lah, hehe 😛
Always say YES daddy，哈哈哈！！难怪父女俩感情特好！！“顺德爸爸”！！我吃韩国餐很在意冷盘小菜，只要小菜做得好做得有诚意，其他餐牌里的食物也不会马虎。
对啊，我上次告诉你他们不止是前世情人那么简单，今世也是咯 =.=”
以份量来说，他们绝对诚意爆灯！
Nothing beats proper kimchi soup on a rainy day
Exactly!
I have been to this end lot restaurant many times but I think they have changed the name as the signboard looks different. I need to visit this Little Korea again after a long hiatus.
My sister likes to brag that daughters are always very close to fathers! I kinda agree!
Oh really? They’ve changed their name? I seldom venture to this area, so I’m not really aware about this 😛
Since I’m the “black face” in my family, so….. Sam is closer & like her papa more 🙁
This reminds me that I have not had Korean for quite some time. They are very generous with the banchan, so many! The most I have seen is about 6 or 7.
Yes, I must say they are very generous with the banchan. You know what, this Korean restaurant has another branch near my house and every time we dine in there, the banchan alone can make us half full, LOL
i like this always-say-yes dad! my kind of dad indeed! 😀
Everyone want a daddy like this, Sean =.=”
Worst service… bad attitude