We drove 36 km from Kota Kemuning to Ampang just for Dakgalbi, again! This is the very first Dakgalbi restaurant in Malaysia opened about a year ago. Before they rename to Uncle Jang with the logo of a bald Korean uncle which is the owner, the restaurant was named "Chuncheon Myeongdong Bonga Dakgalbi". Where the name carry some meaning of Dakgalbi Origiin. First, Chuncheon is well known with Dakgalbi - a spicy stir-fried chicken dish with diced chicken, cabbage, sweet potatoes, scallions and tteok with gochujang-based sauce cook on a large iron case pan in the middle of the table.
Secondly, there are three major alley selling dakgalbi in Chuncheon. Myeongdong (a downtown in Chuncheon, not the Myeong-dong in Seoul) is one of the most popular among three. This explained why this restaurant was named "Chuncheon Myeongdong Bonga Dakgalbi" when they first started their business. Great news is, owner told us that they have already expand to Solaris Mont' Kiara and Bandar Puteri Puchong. The branch will handle by other family members. Now we can choose to go to their Bandar Puteri Puchong branch which is so much nearer than coming to Ampang.
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They have 2 foreign workers who are very good in cooking dakgalbi! All we have to do is wear the apron (the sauce might splash around the table or our clothes during stir-frying!) and watch the waiter stir fry the dakgalbi! That icy-cold broth served in bowl is Dongchimi (Radish water kimchi). An appetizer or dessert that help to reduce body heat after having hot and spicy stir fried chicken. Complimentary lettuce, garlic, ssamjang, pickle onions and kimchi served along for those who like to had the dakgalbi in wraps where refill is available.
Here is some tips of how to order and enjoy the Dakgalbi. There is a minimum requirement where you need to order min. 2 servings :
- First, choose the dakgalbi - original flavour (which is mid spicy) @ RM19.00 per pax or spicy (can be very spicy) @ RM22.00 per pax.
- Choose extra sides to be added into your dakgalbi (optional). Choices are mushroom (RM8) udon (RM8), ramyeon noodle (RM6), tteok (RM6), sweet potatoes (RM6) and rice (RM6). We normally add 1 serving of ramyeon sari as extra here with the dakgalbi.
- Enjoy your dakgalbi with or without wraps.
- Left about 1/3 of the dakgalbi, order rice to make fried rice with the leftover dakgalbi. The fried rice is strongly recommended as it taste so good after absorb all the flavours from leftover of dakgalbi and veggie!!
The restaurant is the typical Korean sitting on the floor type, there are 2 tables with chairs available if you can't tolerate sitting on floor. And, you will smell like Dakgalbi from head to toe after dine-in here lol! Something that cannot avoid when you dine-in at a Korean BBQ / Grill restaurant.