Dubu Dubu

It is mid-week!!!! Hang in there foodies! :D This juicy review is on a Korean Restaurant at Mid Valley, Dubu-Dubu. 

Spacious restaurant but super packed.

Pa-Jeon (Korean Pancake) RM11.50-ala, RM12.50-set

-The pancake is a #musttry when you visit any Korean restaurant. Super delicious! The sauce they gave was sweet and sourish but the pancake was extra yummy when dipped into the sauce. However, it was kind of oily..but tasty! haha

Honey Garlic Bulgogi Beef/Chicken

Beef: RM18.90-ala; RM20.90-set

Chicken: RM15.90; RM17.90

**All sets are served with 3 banchan (side dishes) of the day as well as Dubu-dubu rice (RM3) and soup.

-When you visit Dubu-Dubu, it is advisable to order a set. Look at the price difference. Seriously, super worth it. If you're not a super big eater, 2 person can actually share one set. Just order another bowl of rice (beware, the rice is also quite a lot). The beef was a little overcooked for me. It was super rough and couldn't really taste the honey too. The side dishes were super tasty! The soup was-- YUMMY. I love miso soup a lot but...this was even tastier! But the soup should be drank when it's served hot (for best taste).

Korean Spicy Wings RM16.90; RM19.90

>Dubu-dubu's version of Korean fried chicken

-Ordered this because the display set of this dish looked super good. The fried chicken wasn't really 'fried' because of the red sauce that was covering it; made it a bit less crunchy. The seasoning was quite delicious. I thought to myself that it probably wasn't gonna be enough but i almost couldn't finished the dish! I was so full! The kimchi side dish was super spicy!!!! hahah But pretty good. The macaroni was served cold which was quite tasty as well!

Cheese BibimBap Beef/Chicken 

Beef: RM18.90 (ala), RM20.90 (set)

Chicken: RM17.90 (ala), RM19.90 (set)

-Apparently this dish was not that tasty. The cheese smelled (if you're not a cheese lover, you might hate it) and it was pretty hard to swallow; couldn't even finish this dish because it wasn't that appetizing anymore. Wouldn't recommend this at all especially if you despise cheese.

Dubu Dubu Bingsu RM8.90

-Dessert! This was pretty delicious. I think it's their popular dessert at Dubu Dubu. Worth trying :D

Citron Dubu RM7.90

-Some might like it, some might not. Depending on how much you love the citrus taste. This wasn't a 'wow' or 'mmm' to me. It was just--'meh' The dessert was not cold enough and the overall it was pretty sweet.

Mustard Smoked Chicken RM13.90; RM15.90 (**limited time only)

>Smoked chicken with chives and spring onion in creamy sauce with a hint of mustard 

-This one was pretty yummy! I loved the overall sauce for the chicken. The meat was tender. Not bad actually.

Aloe Vera Punch RM6.90

-It looks like a plain cup of water with ice in it right??? Yeah. Was pretty shocked too. But it tasted quite delicious. Small pieces of aloe vera at the bottom of the cup. A refreshing drink worth trying too!

Spicy Udon Soup RM16.90-ala; RM18.90-set

-We ordered this during our 2nd visit. The soup was not as spicy as the kimchi side dish. The udon noodles were sooooo yummy and chewy! But it was so little :( There were seafood in it too; 2 big prawns, clams and squid (if i'm not mistaken). I think the dish tasted pretty good and I could actually eat some more!!! 

Grilled Fish Ball RM7.90

-DO NOT ORDER THIS. Not worth ordering/trying at all. Nothing special. The fish ball was served cold!!! It tasted like--it has been sitting in the kitchen for several hours! eeekkkk nothing special about the sauce or anything. #disappointed 

Dol Sot Bibimbap Beef/Chicken

Beef: RM17.90-ala; RM19.90-set

Chicken: RM16.90; RM18.90

-This dish was pretty okay to me. Others might love it for its various type of vegetables served on top of the bed of rice. I wasn't a fan of it but it was pretty good to other people.

Overall, 8/10.

We'll definitely come back because we love their sets! So worth it! If you're a K-pop fan, they have all the Music Videos or Korean award shows displayed on their TV's in the restaurant!

However, they can still improve more on serving their dishes hot to the consumers. 

Share these juicy reviews to others so that they won't regret the choices they make! :P

Till then, 

have a great week peeps!

xx

Kyochon

Happy New Year everybody! Hope you guys had an awesome week! This post will definitely make this week even extra awesome for those who are Korean fans!!!!! :D I will tell you at the end of this post! But for now, food first :)

KyoChon 1991 is located at One Utama (near cold storage). And guess what? Super Juniors are the ambassador of KyoChon!!! (anybody screaming/going gaga yet?) haha This restaurant is famous for its fried chicken. Literally! Their menu is all about the chicken...

Took a picture of the restaurant's name board! (hidden behind the red cloth, you'll know why soon!) and yes, that's a wax figurine of **ahemmm** I don't know who but you'd know soon! HAHAHHA ;)

Kitchen. (spot that korean guy?) heheh

From the left to right;

Bori-cha (Roasted Barley Tea), Oksusu-Cha (Roasted Corn Tea), and Nok-Cha (Korean Green Tea)

RM2.50 (hot & refillable)/RM3.50 (cold, not refillable) 

>We tried all 3 different flavors of tea. They really taste as what they are described. I like the corn and barley flavor. Different kind of taste! 

Natural Sparkling Yuza Fruit Tea (RM5.90)

>We were recommended to try this! They have really good service. Staff are friendly and patient! Anyway, this drink was quite bitter but has a sweet tangy sparkling taste. Taste a bit of pomelo fruit+citrus skin. lol Not too bad. Worth trying though! 

The restaurant is quite big. But to fit the fans.....? I don't think they can :P

Honey Wing & Drumette 

(small 5pcs RM10.90; medium 10pcs RM21.80; large 20 pcs RM43.50)

>They have 3 types of flavor

1) Original Soy Sauce

2) Red Spicy Sauce

3) Honey Sauce

>The Honey flavor is their best seller. And it was very tasty. We took the medium one. But the wings and drumettes were really tiny. (like really tiny) Nevertheless, flavor was good!

Original Soy Wing & Drumette 

(5pcs RM9.90; 10pcs RM19.80; 20pcs RM39.50)

>Slightly cheaper than the Honey flavored one. But the wings and drumettes were tinier!!!!!! It was quite sad and according to the guy, pretty salty. It is best to eat with the Korean rice. But I would definitely order more of the Honey flavored if I went there again.

On the left; Korean Butter Rice (RM4) Right; Normal Korean Rice (RM3)

> I personally preferred the buttered Korean Rice. It tasted really yummy even on its own! It is a must order if not you would not be full with just tiny chicken wings and drumettes.

Rice Cake Soup with Chicken (RM6.90)

>The friendly waiter recommended us this. On the menu, the picture seriously looked different. When this dish came, we were quite shocked/puzzled. Like, where were the Rice Cake??? The rice cake sank and was at the bottom of the soup. I would not recommend ordering this dish. Just a normal kind of soup. The rice cake tasted chewy. Nothing special. But go ahead if you want to try! haha

Mandarin Salad RM15.90 (add grilled chicken RM6)

> Obviously we weren't full and decided to order a salad. The waiter recommended this. So we ordered just the salad itself. This dish was not worth it at all! :( RM15.90 for just the vegetables and mandarin sauce?! Seriously don't order. If you are a salad lover, go to Kita No Zen or any other Japanese restaurants. They have better salad+other ingredients at about the same price. 

TA-DA! So do you guys know who this is? 

So here's the BIG surprise...are you ready for it?

SUPER JUNIOR IS COMING TO TOWN KYOCHON!!!!!!!!!! Technically not all 9 of them are coming according to the store manager. But 2 of them will be coming to officiate the opening of the restaurant; Kyuhyun and Kangin (the poster of the guy at the far right of the photo is coming but i don't know who's who LOL) 

The event starts at 7pm but obviously you've got to be earlier and you'd need to register to be in the lucky draw contest. And here's a tip on how you can meet them/take photo/get their autograph:

Only 7 lucky winners (lucky draw) will get to take picture with them and their autograph. 

BUT, you would need to have KyoChon's calendar! (how to get that?) 

SIMPLE! Just dine in and you'll get a calendar which they will ONLY sign on! 

All the best!

Date: 10th January 2014 (Friday)

Venue: KyoChon (near Cold Storage), One Utama

Time: 7pm (but go earlier to register)

Share this post around to all the Super Junior Fans! :D

Have a great week!!!

xx

Bulgogi brothers

Okay so other than japanese & western food and a little thai, finally tried korean food! & honestly, this is my first time trying korean food so I wouldn't know what to expect, here goes!

Soji-to

I don't drink alcohol, but the rest of them said it was good! 

Appetizers/side dishes are served before your meal. They're refillable btw! Like one on the right, in the middle. I think it's something like mash potatoes? but it's sweet potatoes!

A closer look.

Another side dish

Kangdoenjang RM 22.90

Traditional korean soybean paste stew with minced beef, green chilies, tofu and doenjang.

This was not bad, but the taste wasn't memorable.

This was the same but it's chicken.

Chicken bibimbab RM26.90

Why did I choose bibimbab? Cause I've always seen my friends raging about it, saying how good and yummy and scrumptious it is. Did I regret it? Well sort of. Or maybe it's just not my cup of tea. After mixing it all together, it just tasted.... odd. My mom said it was like 'chap fan' (mixed rice) & honestly, I don't find it VERY special.... I couldn't finish it and I had to take away, don't think I would try bibimbab ever again. Maybe you wouldn't agree with me but, this is my first time trying korean food, maybe it's suppose to taste like that, maybe it just doesn't suite me :p

Chicken Naengchae

This was the dish that I liked best among the rest! The chicken was very well marinated, and it was really juicy and flavourful :D plus they serve it with salad + tomato slices in this special sauce, really good!

Cielo dolci ice cream!

What's better than ending your meal with ice cream? Just head on to cielo dolci, same floor as tesco, and 2 flavours for RM8.80! Yes it might be slightly expensive but hey, it's handmade & it's gelato! My must-choose flavour would ALWAYS be earl grey tea! & the other flavour I chose was green tea :) Really worth a try! Have yet to try their nasi lemak flavour (their famous one), can't wait though!

Well, that concludes my very first experience of korean food. I hope I get to try some diff korean restaurant! If you have any recommendations, please do comment! :D

'til then,

x.