Few days ago, I brought mum to KimchiHaru for a taste of contemporary Korean cuisine. Mum's experience of Korean food is far less developed than Japanese food, hence, a subconscious bias towards the former. We'll see how it goes for her this time round.
KimchiHaru
KimchiHaru Revisit. Not wanting to delve more on repetitive statements written about this restaurant, I shall leave the rest of the reading to you
Here.
To begin with, it wasn't that long ago since I've last visit. Even before I was seated, I already have a rough idea of what I wanted for dinner, hence ordering came easy.
For drinks - as usual, I ordered my favourite Aloe Vera Juice. To my disappointment, my order returned to no avail. I opted for a glass of chilled Korean tea for a change instead.
As we waited for our mains, complimentary banchan
(korean side dishes) of kimchi and cabbage with green apple slices topped with cream dressing was served. I did not enjoy the latter but the former was amazing.
Kimchi was still as good as the other time. The distinct flavours and mixture of herbs and spices used, unquestionably complemented each other. I still think Kimchiharu serves one of the better version I've tasted thus far - good enough to warrant second helpings.
Fried Mandu. Rm6.90.
I had a hankering for dumplings, so I ordered a portion to share for starters. Mum complained that the skin was too thick - constantly comparing it with the Chinese sui kaws. I beg to differ - it was meant to be that way. I thought it could've been plumper, but it was a delightful treat. The skins were crispy and a little chewy, with warm fillings.
Fish Jeon. Rm5.80.
The fish pancake was a simple dish but it was quite pleasing. We polished off the whole plate in seconds.
BBQ Pork Set. Rm27.50.
Thinly sliced pork laid on a bed of chopped lettuce - the pork was tasty and tender though it was slightly on the dry side for me. Apart from that, the chopped lettuce looked like recycled portions from someone else's order earlier in the evening.
Spicy Bulgogi Noodle. Rm15.30.
At first sight, it looked like it might take awhile to digest the whole dish - it was huge. The combination of noodles and rice cakes tasted pretty decent; the noodles were springy and the sauce was done just right - not too spicy. Mum wasn't too fond of this nonetheless - to her, it was a bowl of instant noodles drenched in weird sauce.
lol. I shall not comment further this time.
Spicy Bulgogi Topokki. Rm13.30.
My dish arrived simmering and steaming hot. I've always been a big fan of Korean rice cakes. This was chewy and sticky with loads of vegetables, fishcakes and chicken bits thrown together. The sauce, made from fermented red chili pepper paste - I thought was just too gooey and didn't have a distinct punch and spiciness that I expected it to be.
Why-oh-why, after numerous versions of topokki try-outs, I still kept on going back to the one I had at
Ko Hyang Country Delights.
Overall Rating: 6/10 for the food and environment. I'm also impelled to share that I wasn't too thrilled with their customer service. At numerous instances, I had difficulties prompting the waiters to the table - they looked at me then glanced away; no one seemed to catch my eye. This happen on both occasions while I was there.
KimchiHaru is located at:
Jaya One
13-LG1, Block D, Jaya One, 72A, Jalan Universiti, Petaling Jaya,
46200
03-7931 2680Mon - Sat: 11:30 -
22:30
Sun: 12:00 - 22:00
